🌱 Friends of the Library Sale and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Rain Barrel Workshop at Pella Public Library
• Friends of the Library Sale at Pella Public Library
• Tinker Tuesdays at Pella Public Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 81 and low of 35 degrees.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; windy, cooler, temps: high: 52, low: 34.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 59 and low of 37 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leighton

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday April 22

• Rain Barrel Workshop
  Pella Public Library, 603 Main St, Pella
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 24

• Friends of the Library Sale
  Pella Public Library , 603 Main St , Pella
  10:00 am

Tuesday April 28

• Tinker Tuesdays
  Pella Public Library , 603 Main St , Pella
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Brown Bag Book Club at Pella Public Library
  Pella Public Library , 603 Main St , Pella
  12:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Craft Beer & Bingo
  The Cellar Peanut Pub - Pella , 629 Franklin St , Pella
  7:00 pm

Friday May 8

• A Neil Diamond Story
  Pella Opera House , 611 Franklin St , Pella
  4:30 pm
• A Neil Diamond Story - Pella Opera House
  Pella Opera House , 611 Franklin St , Pella
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 9

• Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Kent Jager on the Barton Theatre Organ
  Pella Opera House , 611 Franklin St , Pella
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• STEAM Story Time @Your Library
  Oskaloosa Public Library , 301 South Market Street , Oskaloosa
  10:30 am
• Historic Preservation Commission
  Oskaloosa, IA Calendar Oskaloosa, IA 52577
  12:00 pm
• Tennis: B/V
  Oskaloosa HS Tennis Courts
  4:15 pm
• Pizza, Puzzles and Pints
  Pella Opera House , 611 Franklin St , Pella
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(01766) - 1540 Washington st. in Pella. Apply here.
• Suntex Marinas posted a job opening for Maintenance Associate in Pella. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leighton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pella

• Live tulip cam goes online ahead of Pella's three-day Tulip Time Festival (cbs2iowa.com)
• Pella Spring Athletes Hoping to Take Advantage of Rare Good Weather Day (kniakrls.com)
• 4.15.26 Readers (towncriernews.com)

Oskaloosa

• Mahaska Health Encourages Participation in Statewide 99 Counties Project Cancer Education Event – KBOE 104.9FM Hot Country (kboeradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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