🌱 NRA Basic Instructor Training (BIT) and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• USPSA Set-up/Practice – Ranges 8-11 – 2:00-7:00
• NRA Basic Instructor Training (BIT) at The Range
• NRA Basic Pistol Instructor at The Range

... 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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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 46, low: 31.
• Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 43 and low of 27 degrees.

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📸 Around Bonfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bonfield

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★ Featured events ★

Friday November 20

• USPSA Set-up/Practice – Ranges 8-11 – 2:00-7:00 →
  Illinois State Rifle Association, 1589 N 7000 Rd W, Bonfield
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday November 14

• NRA Basic Instructor Training (BIT) →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  12:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• NRA Basic Pistol Instructor →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  8:30 am
• Common Caliber CCL →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  9:00 am
• Basic CCL Qualification →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  1:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Indoor Air Rifle and Pistol 2026 →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  5:00 pm

Friday November 20

• USPSA Set-up/Practice →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  2:00 pm

Saturday November 21

• USPSA Match →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  8:30 am
• CCL Renewal & Qualification →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  9:00 am

Sunday November 22

• ISRA Marksmanship League →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  8:00 am

Tuesday November 24

• Indoor Air Rifle and Pistol 2026 →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday November 13

• Los Servidores Guadalupanos
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish, 956 S 10th Ave, Kankakee
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Olive Garden posted a job opening for To Go Specialist in Bourbonnais. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Bourbonnais. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Herscher

• A mostly average 2026 harvest for Kankakee County farmers (shawlocal.com)

Bourbonnais

• Riverview house walk to open Frank Lloyd Wright homes, St. Rose Church, Dec. 6 (shawlocal.com)

Kankakee

• Renewed Hope As Lost Dog Believed Spotted In Kankakee, His 'Person' Won't Give Up (patch.com)
• Kankakee Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway Drops Advance Registration Requirement (thechicagolandjournal.com)
• Crawford's Kankakee 3rd Ward candidacy questioned (shawlocal.com)

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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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