🌱 Moonlight Horseback Ride- with bonfire, S'mores... and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Tradtional Music Festival at Goold Park
• Illinois Food Bank - Mobile Food Pantry at Newark Elem School
• Moonlight Horseback Ride- with bonfire, S'mores...

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy with lots of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 84, low: 61.
• Sunday: Windy with clouds breaking, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newark

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Tradtional Music Festival →
  Goold Park, 308 Northern Ave, Morris
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday June 16

• Illinois Food Bank - Mobile Food Pantry →
  Newark Elem School Newark, IL 60541
  4:00 pm

Friday June 26

• Moonlight Horseback Ride- with bonfire, S'mores... →
  Millbrook Trail Rides - Rides by appointment only, 8078 Whitfield Rd, Newark
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Shedd Aquarium bus trip
  Morris Area Public Library 604 Liberty Street, Morris, IL 60450
  7:00 am
• Tai Ji Quan/ Allan / Catholic Charities
  Morris Area Public Library Auditorium
  1:30 pm
• Moonlight Horseback Ride- Fox River Trail (long... →
  Millbrook Trail Rides - Rides by appointment only, 8078 Whitfield Rd, Newark
  6:45 pm

Saturday June 13

• ASID Illinois Art & Design Series: Farnsworth House →
  Edith Farnsworth House, 14520 River Rd, Plano
  12:00 pm
• Outside library Table Craft / book marks
  Morris Area Public Library at a table outside the library
  2:30 pm

Sunday June 14

• Niagra Falls
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Sandwich, IL 60548
• True Crime Club/ Allan
  Morris Area Public Library New Community Room
  2:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Summer Meet up and Activity
  Morris Area Public Library auditorium
  10:00 am
• Magic the Gathering Card Game/ PAM
  Morris Area Public Library new Community Room
  4:30 pm
• Movie Night @ Plano Library →
  Plano Community Library District, 15 W North St, Plano
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for USPS Mail Sorter in Plano. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Sandwich

• Tornado Watch, Severe Storm Warning, Flood Watch In Effect As 2nd Round Of Severe Weather Hits Chicago Area (patch.com)
• In Loving Memory of Janice Elaine (Fred) Nehring (krtnradio.com)

Plano

• Cole Bennett engineered Summer Smash's success and made Eminem breathe fire. Up next: a Chief Keef film (suntimes.com)
• Girls basketball teams get summer tuneup at Braidwood Shootout (shawlocal.com)

Yorkville

• In Yorkville, Democrats and Republicans are fighting three massive data centers, and it might be changing how they see each other. (chicagoreader.com)
• Officials break ground on $400M project to bring Lake Michigan water to Oswego, Yorkville and Montgomery (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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