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🌱 A Snowy Day of Enchantment Block 1 and 10 more events
Ashton, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Ashton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- A Snowy Day of Enchantment Block 1 at Lincoln Arts Center
- Boys's 7th Basketball @ Forreston Middle School (Game) at Forreston Middle School
- Boys's 8th Basketball @ Forreston Middle School (Game) at Forreston Middle School
... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 36 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 44, low: 29.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 24 degrees.
📸 Around Ashton
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Upcoming Events in
Ashton
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★ Featured events ★
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A Snowy Day of Enchantment Block 1 →
Lincoln Arts Center, 108 S Main St, Rochelle
1:00 pm
Saturday November 21
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Other local events
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Boys's 7th Basketball @ Forreston Middle School (Game)
Forreston Middle School
4:00 pm -
Boys's 8th Basketball @ Forreston Middle School (Game)
Forreston Middle School
5:00 pm -
Coed's 8th Academic Bowl VS Forreston Middle School
Ashton Franklin Center Jr/Sr High School, 611 Western Ave, Ashto
4:00 pm -
Boys's 7th Basketball @ Winnebago Middle School
Winnebago Middle School, 407 N Elida St, Winnebago
4:00 pm -
Boys's 8th Basketball @ Winnebago Middle School
Winnebago Middle School, 407 N Elida St, Winnebago
5:00 pm -
Coed's 7th Academic Bowl VS Forreston Middle School
Ashton Franklin Center Jr/Sr High School, 611 Western Ave, Ashto
5:00 pm -
Girls's V Basketball @ Rockford Christian Life
Christian Life Schools, 5950 Spring Creek Rd, Rockford
5:30 pm -
Girls's V Basketball @ South Beloit High School (Tourney)
South Beloit High School, 245 Prairie Hill Rd, South Beloit
5:00 pm -
Girls's V Basketball VS South Beloit High School (Tourney)
South Beloit High School, 245 Prairie Hill Rd, South Beloit
5:00 pm -
Girls's V Basketball VS South Beloit High School (Tourney)
South Beloit High School, 245 Prairie Hill Rd, South Beloit
5:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Monday November 16
Thursday November 19
Friday November 20
Saturday November 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Two Ton Food Drive →
Prescott Brothers Ford, 620 S. 7th Street, Rochelle
6:00 am
Thursday November 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Whitsons Culinary Group posted a job opening for Cook - Ashton Franklin High School in Ashton. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Rochelle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ashton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rochelle
- Rochelle Chamber's Quartermania Returns Saturday (1023thecoyote.net)
- Veterans Day Services Planned Across Ogle County (1023thecoyote.net)
- Rochelle Council Rejects Data Center Development Agreement (1023thecoyote.net)
Oregon
- Oregon CUSD becomes 22nd Illinois district to achieve Heart Safe School Designation (shawlocal.com)
- Fire at Oregon foundry believed to have been intentionally set (wifr.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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