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🌱 Patch AM: How a Linn-Mar senior’s music nonprofit is lifting Marion neighbors’ spirits
Coming up on the Marion Patch calendar: Teen Drawing Class
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Linn-Mar senior's music nonprofit is lifting Marion neighbors' spirits
Also on today's calendar: Preserving Nature's Bounty and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid with rain, some heavy, with a high of 70 and low of 65 degrees.
- Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 68, low: 50.
- Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Linn-Mar senior uses music to connect generations and cultures (kcrg.com) — A Linn-Mar High School senior in Marion is using Indian classical music and a student-founded nonprofit, United Harmonies for Humanity, to bring joy to local seniors and patients. Her performances at area care centers and community events connect generations and cultures, while she also pursues medical research with the University of Iowa, blending artistic passion with future scientific goals. 
📸 Around Marion
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marion
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★ Featured events ★
- Teen Drawing Class →
Marion Public Library, 1101 6th Avenue, Marion
4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- Freshman Volleyball - Marion vs Prairie
PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL
4:00 pm - Preserving Nature's Bounty →
Marion Public Library, 1101 6th Avenue, Marion
4:30 pm - Longfellow "Pop" Into Learning Night
Longfellow Elementary School
5:00 pm - Sophomore Volleyball - Prairie vs Marion
Marion High School > Red Gym
5:00 pm - Technology Help Table →
Marion Public Library, 1101 6th Avenue, Marion
12:30 pm - Freshman/Sophomore Football - Clear Creek Amana vs Marion
Marion High School > Marion Stadium
5:00 pm - Varsity Football - Clear Creek Amana vs Marion
Marion High School > Marion Stadium
7:30 pm - Stitching & Flags →
Marion Public Library, 1101 6th Avenue, Marion
10:00 am - Beginner Embroidery Class →
Marion Public Library, 1101 6th Avenue, Marion
5:30 pm - Culinary Class: Easy Soups for Fall →
Marion Public Library, 1101 6th Avenue, Marion
5:30 pm - Art Contest: What America Means to Me →
Marion Public Library, 1101 6th Avenue, Marion
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
📣 Marion Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My sweet baby boy is turning the big 1 soon, I want him to have a dinosaur theme party!
Does anybody have anything dinosaur theme that they are getting rid of and don't want anymore, anything helps even if it's green theme!!! (Nextdoor Chapel Ridge)
- Thrive Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Line Cook in Marion. Apply here.
- Presbyterian Homes & Services posted a job opening for Nursing Assistant / CNA - LTC in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cedar Rapids
- Czech festival tradition continues in Iowa in spite of changes (homegrowniowan.com)
- Sub-Zero wants 800,000-square-foot warehouse expansion (ibmadison.com)
- The flood of 2016 reinvigorated plans for permanent flood protection in Cedar Rapids (cbs2iowa.com)
Mount Vernon
- FEMA Approves Nearly $29 Million in Funding to Help Communities Recover from Recent Disasters and Strengthen Their Resilience Against Future Disasters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska (mykdkd.com)
Ok Marion! 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: You don't want to press your luck! (Thank you Tee E. for sending it in!)
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