🌱 Mendota Firework Celebration and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Mendota Firework Celebration
• Alumni Day--HS Gym at Earlville CUSD 9
• Red Raiders Boys Basketball Camp--HS Gym at Earlville CUSD 9

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 87, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

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📸 Around Earlville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Earlville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 27

• Mendota Firework Celebration →
  Mendota Il Parks and Recreation, 800 Washington St, Mendota
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday June 6

• Alumni Day--HS Gym →
  Earlville CUSD 9 Earlville, IL 60518

Monday June 8

• Red Raiders Boys Basketball Camp--HS Gym →
  Earlville CUSD 9 Earlville, IL 60518
  9:00 am

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📣 Earlville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Dismissal- Last Day (Tentative)
  Leland CUSD 1 Leland, IL 60531
  1:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• ANNUAL DRAW DOWN
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Sandwich, IL 60548

Friday June 5

• Lake Holiday Picnic
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Lake Holiday Beach 2

Saturday June 6

• Utica Garden Club Garden Faire & Plant Sale →
  La Salle County Historical Society, 101 E Canal St, North Utica
  9:00 am

Monday June 8

• Library Open
  Leland CUSD 1 Leland, IL 60531
  3:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Starved Rock
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Sandwich, IL 60548
• Alzheimer's support / nights
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Sandwich, IL 60548
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Shabbona Farmers Market 2026 →
  Purdy Park, E Navaho Ave, Shabbona
  9:00 am
• Joe Majors - Mill St. in Utica, IL →
  Bruce & Ollie's Ice Cream, Specialty Coffee & Deli, North Utica
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kingspan Light and Air posted a job opening for Production Supervisor in Mendota. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Sandwich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Earlville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mendota

• Mendota High School students to attend leadership seminars at EIU (shawlocal.com)

Somonauk

• National FFA names 88 teacher ambassadors for 2026-2027 (agdaily.com)

Ottawa

• Parker history students win state, earn trip to national competition (hfchronicle.com)
• Ottawa hosts electronics recycling drive-thru Saturday (shawlocal.com)
• 10 Charming Illinois River Towns Made For A Summer Day Trip (everafterinthewoods.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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