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🌱 Christmas gift drive reaches veterans in Anna care facilities

Anna, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning to you Anna! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Christmas gift drive reaches veterans in Anna care facilities

Also on today's calendar: SUMMER of ’86 and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A stray morning thundershower, with a high of 71 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 34.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 46 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DAR to once again spread Christmas cheer to veterans (southernillinoisnow.com) — Veterans in Anna care facilities are among those set to receive Christmas gift bags through the Isaac Hull DAR chapter’s annual project. Organizers are collecting money and supplies for 520 bags filled with practical comforts and thank-you cards, with volunteers assembling them in Salem on December 14 for Christmas-week delivery.
   

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  • Sonic posted a job opening for Team Member in Carbondale. Apply here.
  • Western Pest Services posted a job opening for Pest Control Technician in Carbondale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Anna here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carbondale

  • AAUW Carbondale Branch to host luncheon on homelessness Tuesday (thesouthern.com)
  • SIU Carbondale announces $1.2 million in salary increases for 190 faculty members - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.com)
  • Media Advisory: SIU ROTC programs celebrate Military Appreciation Week (siu.edu)

Vienna

  • Vienna receives state cultural district designation, $200,000 grant - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News (kbsi23.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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