Community Corner
🌱 Why a major USA Swimming selection meet is coming to Westmont
Be sure to catch Farmland Owner Conservation Connections on the Westmont Patch calendar
Hi Westmont! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a major USA Swimming selection meet is coming to Westmont
Also on today's calendar: Farmland Owner Conservation Connections and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
- Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
- Thursday: A shower possible, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• How Caeleb Dressel Regained His Confidence and Returned to Superior Sprinting Ways (swimmingworldmagazine.com) — Westmont is set to host USA Swimming's selection meet for the Short Course World Championships this October, where star sprinter Caeleb Dressel plans to expand his event lineup. After rebuilding his training and confidence, Dressel has re-emerged as a top American sprinter and is eyeing a return to international competition, while embracing a new, more family-focused approach to his career. 
📸 Around Westmont
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westmont
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★ Featured events ★
- Farmland Owner Conservation Connections →
The Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle
6:30 pm - Great American Dog Show →
Cantigny Park, 151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton
8:00 am
Tuesday September 1
Saturday September 5
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Other local events
- Joint Meeting - Village Board & Planning & Zoning Commission →
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6:00 pm - WSEC Cruisin' Nights →
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5:00 pm - Electronics & More Recycling Event →
Westmont, IL Calendar, 31 West Quincy Street, Westmont
8:00 am - Teaching and Learning Committee Meeting
Maercker SD 60 Westmont, IL 60559 - 5th Annual Food Truck Social on Maple Street →
23 W Maple St, Lombard
4:00 pm - "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville →
Grace United Methodist Church, 300 E Gartner Rd, Naperville
3:00 pm - NAMIWalks DuPage →
St. James Farm Forest Preserve, St James Farm Forest Preserve, Warrenville
9:00 am
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Saturday August 29
Tuesday September 1
Saturday September 5
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
📣 Westmont Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Auditions for Dare to Dream play
Monroe Middle School Wheaton, IL 60189
7:00 am - Women In Business Committee Meeting
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Conference Room 301 W. Roosevelt Rd.
8:30 am - Board of Fire and Police Commission Meeting →
Village of Villa Park -
8:30 am - Rummikub Rumble
Downers Grove Township 4340 Prince St, Downers Grove, IL 60515
1:30 pm - Elementary School Meet and Greet
Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
2:45 pm
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Recently, someone asked how to quell dogs barking.
We did not want, nor would ever have used shock collars, etc. We have tried many alternatives and FINALLY found something that works! It has two… (Nextdoor Naperville Road-Westmont)
- Crash Champions Collision Repair Team posted a job opening for Construction Project Manager in Westmont. Apply here.
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Downers Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westmont here.
🗞 Nearby News
Downers Grove
- Downers Grove Park District receives $3,500 ComEd grant for Lyman Woods (shawlocal.com)
- What's new in District 58? Here's a summary of the big changes ahead for the new school year (shawlocal.com)
Hinsdale
- Community news: Hinsdale Hospital Foundation sets ice cream social, Leyden High lauded, more (chicagotribune.com)
Ok Westmont! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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