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🌱 What Harlem’s rout of Belvidere North reveals about this football season.

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  • What Harlem's rout of Belvidere North reveals about this football season.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 59.
  • Thursday: A shower possible, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Harlem, Lena-Winslow lead off Week 1 key takeaways, for different reasons (rrstar.com) — Belvidere North's defending NIC-10 champions took a tough opening loss as Harlem surged to a big halftime lead and never let up, powered by standout performances from quarterback Braxton Fausett and his teammates. The article also breaks down other Rockford-area Week 1 football results and what they might signal for the rest of the season.
   

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  • Thursday August 27
  • Picture Day: Freshman/Sophomores
    Belvidere High School Belvidere, IL 61008
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    Cherry Valley Public Library District 755 East State Street, Cherry Valley, IL, 61016, US
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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