🌱 Tennis: Girls Varsity Match vs Collinsville (Away) and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Tennis: Girls Varsity Match vs Collinsville (Away) at Collinsville High School
• Golf: Boys Varsity Match vs Multiple Schools vs. Mt. Olive (Away) at Timber Lakes Golf Course
• Girls Tennis (Home) vs. Jersey at East Alton-Wood River High School

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 73, low: 60.
• Tuesday: Cloudy and less humid, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Alton

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Monday September 21

• Tennis: Girls Varsity Match vs Collinsville (Away)
  Collinsville High School
  3:30 pm
• Golf: Boys Varsity Match vs Multiple Schools vs. Mt. Olive (Away)
  Timber Lakes Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Girls Tennis (Home) vs. Jersey
  East Alton-Wood River High School, 777 N Wood River Ave, Wood Ri
  4:00 pm
• Girls Tennis (Away) vs. Waterloo
  Waterloo High School, 505 E Bulldog, Waterloo
  4:00 pm
• Golf: Girls Varsity Match vs Multiple Schools vs. Mt. Olive (Away)
  Timber Lakes Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Soccer: Boys Varsity Game vs Metro East Lutheran (Home)
  Roxana High School, Norman Lewis Field
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball: Girls Varsity Game vs Marquette (Away)
  Marquette High School
  7:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Hall-Regular Bingo Resumes!
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349, 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River
• Girls Tennis (Away) vs. Bunker Hill
  Bunker Hill High School, 314 S Meissner St, Bunker Hill
  4:00 pm
• Golf: Girls Varsity Match vs Multiple Schools (Home)
  Belk Park Golf Club, Belk Park Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer (Away) vs. Carlyle
  Carlyle High School, 1461 12th St, Carlyle
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball (Home) vs. Mt. Olive (JV & V)
  Memorial Gymnasium, Whitelaw Ave, Wood River
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I bought a house in East Alton July of this year.
  There are a few small handyman jobs that I need taken care of if anyone could suggest someone who services this area. I tried getting quotes from… (Nextdoor N Old St Louis Rd/Aberdeen Ave)
• I was wondering has anyone had a successful garage/yard sale in our area this year?
  Was it worth the cost a nd effort, or did you end up on the losing end of the deal? (Nextdoor N Old St Louis Rd/Aberdeen Ave)

• Sonic posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in East Alton. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Overnight Team Member in East Alton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Alton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wood River

• Difference Maker: Wood River 911 Telecommunicator Recognized For Community Service (riverbender.com)

Alton

• 2026 Illinois Legal Leaders: Samuel A. Mormino Jr. (molawyersmedia.com)
• Collinsville edges Alton in back-and-forth thriller 30-28 (thetelegraph.com)
• Mississippi River mayors help cities navigate rising data center interest (neworleanscitybusiness.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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