🌱 Food Pantry and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 66, low: 52.
• Tuesday: Cloudy and cool with a shower, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 20

• Food Pantry →
  Cambridge Food Pantry, 123 West Exchange Street, Cambridge
  3:00 pm

Monday September 21

• Adult Coloring →
  Galesburg Public Library, 264 W Main St, Galesburg
  1:30 pm
• COTW Meeting →
  Village of Cambridge, 124 West Exchange Street, Cambridge
  4:00 pm
• Golf (Boys V) - Princeville High School
  Gibson Woods Golf Course, 1321 N 11th St, Monmouth
  4:00 pm
• Golf (Girls V) @ Macomb Jr/Sr HS
  Gold Hills Golf Club, 10980 E 900th St, Colchester
  4:00 pm
• Mendota at Orion/Sherrard →
  Orion/Sherrard, 1100 13th St, Orion
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball (Girls F/JV/V) @ Mercer County High School
  Mercer County High School
  5:00 pm
• Football (Boys JV) @ Abingdon-Avon High School
  Abingdon-Avon High School
  6:00 pm
• Girls JV Volleyball VS West Central
  AlWood HS Gym
  6:00 pm
• Biggsville West Central at Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] →
  Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], 301 W 5Th Ave, Woodhull
  7:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Tween / Teen Book Bundles
  Sherrard Public Library, 201 5th Avenue, Sherrard
  10:00 am
• Take a Book Break
  Sherrard Public Library, 201 5th Avenue, Sherrard
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Mehr Consultancy posted a job opening for Hotel Breakfast Attendant in Galesburg. Apply here.
• Advance Services posted a job opening for Quoter in Galesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alpha here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cambridge

• Prosecution seeks contempt of court charge against Jamison Fisher (wqad.com)

Colona

• See 12 photos of the sixth annual Girls in Aviation Day (qctimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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