🌱 How CM girls soccer turned a rough start into real momentum
Bethalto, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Bethalto! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How CM girls soccer turned a rough start into real momentum
- Bethalto sergeant joins elite group for powerful National Police Week trip
- Bethalto-area community remembers Civic Memorial graduate Betty Jane Schuette
Also on today's calendar: Stream Cleanup at Steve Bryant Park, Bethalto.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 85, low: 62.
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'The next step is tougher': CM girls soccer trending up by season's end (thetelegraph.com) — Civic Memorial’s girls soccer team in Bethalto wrapped up a 12-11-1 season, falling narrowly to Litchfield in the sectional semifinals but showing major growth along the way. Coach Eric Zyung highlights senior leader Delaney Griffin and standout scorer Landree Wallace, plus a strong core of returning players as CM shifts conferences next year. 
• BE LIKE BLAKE AWARD WINNERS share their Police Week experiences (rivercountynews.com) — Bethalto residents may be proud to know Sergeant Jack Wofford of the Bethalto Police Department was among nine area officers honored with a life-changing trip to National Police Week in Washington, D.C. Funded by Mustache March 4PD’s Be Like Blake Award, the experience left officers re-energized about community policing and eager to help more colleagues attend in future years.
• Betty Schuette (riverbender.com) — Bethalto connections run deep in the life of Betty Jane Schuette, a 1967 Civic Memorial High School graduate who has passed away at 76. Family and friends can pay their respects at visitation and funeral services on Monday, June 8, at Net Community Church in Staunton, with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery and memorials suggested to the church or Meals on Wheels.
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Flip The Frog →
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Thursday June 4
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Stream Cleanup at Steve Bryant Park, Bethalto →
Steve Bryant Community Park, 4300 Culp Ln, Bethalto
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Third Tuesday →
St. Louis Regional Airport (KALN), 8 Terminal Dr, East Alton
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Saturday June 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Madison County Townhall Meeting →
Piasa Armory, 625 Lewis and Clark Blvd, East Alton
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Community Resale Event Hosted by the Foundation
Woodland Ccsd 50 Woodland Middle School, 7000 W Washington St, Gurnee, IL 60031\
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Relay For Life of Riverbend Presented by OSF... →
Rox-Arena, 2 Park Dr, Roxana
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Teen Summer Reading →
Wood River Public Library, 326 E Ferguson Ave, Wood River
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Tales2Tails with Zillah →
Wood River Public Library, 326 E Ferguson Ave, Wood River
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OPTIONAL: In-Person Registration Assistance
Woodland Ccsd 50 Woodland Middle School, 7000 W Washington St, Gurnee, IL 60031\
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Alton Athletic Assoc. Meeting
Alton CUSD 11 Alton, IL 62002
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Historic Preservation Commission →
City of Edwardsville Council Chamber - 118 Hillsboro Ave Edwardsville IL 62025
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Adult Summer Reading →
Wood River Public Library, 326 E Ferguson Ave, Wood River
10:00 am
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Tuesday June 9
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Thursday June 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- There is a small white and brown dog near Mill St in Bethalto.
Possibly a yorkie mix with a pink harness on and some sort of big tag on the harness. She ran away when approached and ran into an open space between… (Nextdoor Village of Bethalto) - My account has been disabled for a few days due to not understanding I had to sign up with my real name.
I think I have most of the business pictures under this account. I'm working on getting the Top Notch Residential Services page back up and running… (Nextdoor Bethalto News)
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Bethalto. Apply here.
- Crescent posted a job opening for Line Leader (2nd Shift) in South Roxana. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bethalto here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wood River
- Midwest Members Credit Union Female Athlete Of The Month: East Alton-Wood River Senior Honored for Soccer Success (riverbender.com)
- Wood River Approves $125,000 Expansion Of Sidewalk Replacement Contract (riverbender.com)
- Wood River man charged after East Alton police chase (thetelegraph.com)
East Alton
- 37-year-old Wood River man charged after East Alton police chase (bnd.com)
- Rhonda Ontis (riverbender.com)
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