🌱 East Alton’s Clara Nipper earns spot on WashU spring dean’s list

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In today's newsletter:

• East Alton’s Clara Nipper earns spot on WashU spring dean’s list
• How East Alton helped launch a 2,400-mile women’s air race

Also on today's calendar: Porch Cafe Band at Fast Eddie's - Alton IL — Porch Cafe Band and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 80, low: 68.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Several Local Students Make Spring 2026 Dean's List At Washington University In St. Louis (riverbender.com) — An East Alton student, Clara Nipper, has earned a spot on Washington University in St. Louis’s spring 2026 dean’s list, recognized through the College of Arts & Sciences. The announcement also highlights high-achieving students from nearby Alton, Godfrey, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Granite City, and Jerseyville. Strict GPA and course-load requirements show how significant this accomplishment is for local families.
   

• 68-year-old San Juan Capistrano pilot soars through life, always seeking new adventures (ocregister.com) — East Alton briefly took center stage in June when more than 100 women pilots gathered there to launch the Air Race Classic, a four-day, 2,400-mile cross-country competition. The story follows 68-year-old race president Donna Harris, who mentors younger pilots as their self-described “sky mom” while continuing a life of travel and adventure. Her experiences highlight how the East Alton stop fits into a nationwide celebration of women in aviation.
   

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📸 Around East Alton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Alton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• Porch Cafe Band at Fast Eddie's - Alton IL — Porch... →
  Fast Eddie's Bon Air, 1530 E 4th St, Alton
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 6

• Hall-Lightening
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095
• Softball: JH Game vs Mascoutah vs. Roxana Junior High School (Aw
  Roxana Cusd 1 Mascoutah High School
  4:00 pm
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  Alton Little Theater ALTON LITTLE THEATER, 2450 N. HENRY, Alton, IL, 62002, United States
  7:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Hall-Quarter Auction (Andrea)
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095

Saturday August 8

• Gurnee Days Parade
  Woodland Ccsd 50 Wood River, IL 62095
  9:30 am
• Porch Cafe Band at Fast Eddie's - Alton IL — Porch Cafe Band →
  Fast Eddie's Bon Air, 1530 E 4th St, Alton
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Smokin Aces
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 5

• Self-Care with Eileen Wolfington: Walking the Labrynth →
  Hayner Public Library, 132 Alton Square, Alton
  10:00 am
• Softball: JH Game vs Liberty Middle vs. Roxana Junior High Schoo
  Roxana Cusd 1 Roxana, IL 62084
  4:00 pm
• Bar Bing & Queen of Hearts
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095
  6:30 pm

Thursday August 6

• Hall-Lightening
  Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wieland Rolled Products North America posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in East Alton. Apply here.
• BJC posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Alton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Alton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wood River

• Wood River Seeks Solar Projects For Fire Department, Rec Center (riverbender.com)
• Our Past: The Telegraph headlines for Aug. 4 over past 100 years (thetelegraph.com)
• Metro East announces religious gatherings for Aug. 2-8 (metroeastsun.com)

Alton

• 19-year-old college student enters Alton mayor's race with City Hall accountability vow (bnd.com)
• Alton's Grandpa Gang Seeks Volunteers for 2026 Christmas Wonderland Setup (riverbender.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mississippi (Thank you Eloy R. for sending it in!)
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