🌱 Food Pantry Day and 11 more events

Hi Abingdon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Food Pantry Day at Hedding Grade Sch
• Basketball (Girls MS) @ Sand Valley Conference tournament at Immaculate Conception School
• Basketball (Boys MS) @ Lewistown Junior High School at Central Junior High School

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler; a morning t-shower, with a high of 57 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 44, low: 30.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 26 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Abingdon

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Thursday November 12

• Food Pantry Day
  Hedding Grade Sch Abingdon, IL 61410
  4:00 pm
• Basketball (Girls MS) @ Sand Valley Conference tournament
  Immaculate Conception School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (Boys MS) @ Lewistown Junior High School
  Central Junior High School
  6:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Basketball (Girls MS) - Immaculate Conception School
  Abingdon Avon Middle School
  5:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Basketball (Boys MS) @ Aledo Mercer Jr High School
  Aledo Mercer Jr High School
  5:30 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Basketball (Boys MS) - United Jr Sr High School
  Abingdon Avon Middle School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (Girls MS) @ West Prairie Jr/Sr High School
  West Prairie Jr\/Sr High School West Prairie Jr/Sr High School
  5:30 pm

Thursday November 19

• Basketball (Boys MS) @ Alwood Middle/High School
  Alwood Middle\/High School Alwood Middle/High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (Girls V, JV) @ Camp Point Central Junior/Senior High S
  Camp Point Central Junior\/Senior High School Camp Point Central Junior/Senior High School
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 21

• Basketball (Girls V) @ Elmwood Girls Tourney 11/21, 11/23, 11/26
  Elmwood High School

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• Basketball (Girls MS) @ Sand Valley Conference tournament
  Immaculate Conception School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (Boys MS) @ Lewistown Junior High School
  Central Junior High School
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Steak 'n Shake posted a job opening for Team Member in Galesburg. Apply here.
• Scooter's Coffee posted a job opening for Barista in Galesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Abingdon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Knoxville

• Galesburg's G logo lands on the cover of a new book about the strangest high school nicknames (wgil.com)

Galesburg

• Galesburg High's fall play brings ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' to the Hegg stage (wgil.com)
• Retail Sales Show Growth in Galesburg and Monmouth During First Half of 2026 (977wmoi.com)
• Garnett Anna Mae Brown (wgil.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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