🌱 How an 11-year-old Eldorado volunteer earned Rotary’s top honor
Eldorado, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Eldorado! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How an 11-year-old Eldorado volunteer earned Rotary’s top honor
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy this morning, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 83, low: 63.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 11-year-old Eldorado student receives surprise Rotary Club award for volunteer efforts (kfvs12.com) — An 11-year-old Eldorado boy, Aiden Dillard, has been honored by the Eldorado Rotary Club with the Paul Harris Fellow Award for his remarkable volunteer work. He’s spent years helping at Heaven’s Kitchen Food Pantry in Harrisburg and fundraising with his Army veteran father for veteran-related charities, while planning a 2028 Pacific Ocean row to raise awareness about veteran suicide. 
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Softball @ Carmi
Carmi Eldorado, IL 62930
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Baseball vs. Carmi
Carmi Eldorado, IL 62930
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Softball vs. Carmi
Eldorado High School Eldorado, IL 62930
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CEO Trade Show
Eldorado High School Eldorado, IL 62930
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Girls Soccer @ Pinckneyville H.S.
Pinckneyville H.S. Eldorado, IL 62930
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Carmi-White Art Show
Eldorado High School Eldorado, IL 62930
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Baseball vs. Gallatin Co.
Eldorado High School Eldorado, IL 62930
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Girls Soccer @ Mt Carmel H.S.
Eldorado High School Eldorado, IL 62930
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Thursday April 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Fairfield Varsity Softball @ Harrisburg
Harrisburg High School , 333 W College St , Harrisburg
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The Cake Share and "The Frosted Republic"
Harrisburg District Library , 2 W Walnut St , Harrisburg
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Carbondale Varsity Baseball @ Harrisburg
Harrisburg High School , 333 W College St , Harrisburg
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SIC Community Chorus Presents Let Freedom Sing
George T. Dennis Visual & Performing Arts Center Theatre , 3575 College Rd , Harrisburg
7:00 pm
Saturday April 25
Sunday April 26
Tuesday April 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- GrowMark Inc. posted a job opening for Custom Applicator - Southern FS, Inc. - Eldorado, IL in Eldorado. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Harrisburg
- Communities unite for child safety at courthouse events (wsiltv.com)
- Mistakes (afa.net)
- SIC receives Can-Am Defender through statewide giveaway program (hometownregister.com)
McLeansboro
- McLeansboro Man Charged with Kidnapping and More in Hamilton County Court Monday; Plus White County Court News – WRUL-FM (wrul.com)
- Sue Lambert, 78, of Robinson, IL (formerly of Wayne City) (wfiwradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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