🌱 Intro to Red Dot - Pistol (Summer 2026) and 10 more events

Hello again Bonfield! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Titan Mini-workshop #5: Sunday Steel Duels- "Let Freedom PING!" at Illinois State Rifle Association
• Intro to Red Dot - Pistol (Summer 2026) at Illinois State Rifle Association
• Skill Builder - Defensive Drills at Illinois State Rifle Association

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: More humid; a morning shower, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid with some sun, temps: high: 88, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.

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📸 Around Bonfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bonfield

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 2

• 2026 Titan Mini-workshop #5: Sunday Steel Duels- "Let Freedom PING!" →
  Illinois State Rifle Association, 1589 N 7000 Rd W, Bonfield
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 9

• Intro to Red Dot - Pistol (Summer 2026) →
  Illinois State Rifle Association, 1589 N 7000 Rd W, Bonfield
  9:00 am
• Skill Builder - Defensive Drills →
  Illinois State Rifle Association, 1589 N 7000 Rd W, Bonfield
  10:00 am

Friday August 14

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

Sunday August 23

• Defensive Shotgun 2 (afternoon session) →
  Illinois State Rifle Association, 1589 N 7000 Rd W, Bonfield
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Baptism-Spanish Arrieola, Cortez, Lopez, Ojeda
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish JP2 Church
  11:00 am
• Presentación de 3 anos- Luna
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish 956 S 10th Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901
  11:45 am
• Live Music at The Lush Vine →
  The Lush Vine, 150 N Schuyler Ave Ste 101, Kankakee
  7:00 pm
• Live Music at BrickStone →
  Brickstone Brewery, 557 William R Latham Senior Dr, Bourbonnais
  8:00 pm

Sunday July 26

• Settles Center - Encuentros
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish Settles Center
  12:00 pm
• Unplug & Play →
  The Grove, 700 Main St NW, Bourbonnais
  1:00 pm
• KVTA Presents: HOME (Sunday) →
  Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School 307, 700 W North St, Bradley
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Murphy USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Bourbonnais. Apply here.
• Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53 posted a job opening for Student Teacher Application 2025-26 School Year *Invite Only* in Bourbonnais. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bonfield here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bourbonnais

• About Us (bbchs.org)
• Bourbonnais' Lee Caddell Jr. to travel to Portugal for youth soccer tournament (shawlocal.com)
• Braidwood crash update (wivr1017.com)

Kankakee

• From the Farm: President Teddy Roosevelt hunted and fished our Grand Kankakee Marsh (chicagotribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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