🌱 Grow Solar BN 2026 Power Hour @ Keg Grove Brewery and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Periods of sun; windy, cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 52.
• Friday: Windy; a few morning showers, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 14

• Grow Solar BN 2026 Power Hour @ Keg Grove Brewery
  Keg Grove Brewing Company, 712 East Empire St, Bloomington
  5:30 pm
• Senior Awards
  Gym 1
  7:00 pm
• Torn Curtain
  Normal Theater, 209 W North St, Normal
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• JH State Track Meet
  Lexington CUSD 7 Lexington, IL 61753
• Softball-V Girls - VS St. Thomas More (Game)
  Pchs Softball Field HOME -
  4:30 pm
• Baseball-V Boys - VS Reed Custer High School (Game) →
  Pchs Baseball Field HOME -
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Baseball-V Boys - VS Dwight High School (Game) →
  PCHS Baseball Field HOME -
  10:00 am
• Baseball-Jv Boys - VS Dwight High School (Game)
  Pchs Baseball Field HOME -
  12:00 pm
• North by Northwest
  Normal Theater, 209 W North St, Normal
  3:00 pm
• Downtown Pontiac Cruise Night →
  Welcome to Downtown Pontiac Sign, 221 Mill St, Pontiac
  5:00 pm
• Pontiac Cruise Night 2026 Season →
  Welcome to Downtown Pontiac Sign, 221 Mill St, Pontiac
  5:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Grand Prairie Bird Alliance Queer Bird Outing
  Ewing Park II, 1001 Ethell Parkway, Bloomington
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LifeWise Academy posted a job opening for Elementary Teacher in Fairbury. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Maintenance Team Member in Gibson City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colfax here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fairbury

• Remembering a local doctor (fairburynews.net)
• Mamma Mai's Bar & Grill to open on Wednesday (muscatinejournal.com)

Bloomington

• Bloomington OKs land exchange with IWU, with eye toward future development (wglt.org)
• Woodward Community Media Hosts Future Broadcasters for IBF Media Career Academy (wcmspi.com)
• Along the Rock: S3 Ep 83-Pokémon, Sports Cards and More! (theradar.online)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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