🌱 Big Daddy Weave and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• DANCIN' ON THE DIRT | FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS at Fairbury American Legion Speedway
• Band Camp - HS Band at Prairie Central CUSD 8
• One Hour Early Out School Improvement at Prairie Central CUSD 8

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Saturday: Humid with decreasing clouds, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

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📸 Around Fairbury

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairbury

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• DANCIN' ON THE DIRT | FAIRBURY, ILLINOIS →
  Fairbury American Legion Speedway, 600 S 3rd St, Fairbury
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• Band Camp - HS Band
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Prairie Central High School, 411 N 7th St, Fairbury, IL 61739
  8:00 am

Monday August 10

• One Hour Early Out School Improvement
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Fairbury, IL 61739

Thursday August 13

• Night Rehearsal - HS Band
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Fairbury, IL 61739
  5:00 pm

Monday August 17

• One Hour Early Out School Improvement
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Fairbury, IL 61739
• Night Rehearsal - HS Band
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Fairbury, IL 61739
  5:00 pm

Thursday August 20

• Big Daddy Weave →
  Fairbury Fair, 600 S 3rd St, Fairbury
  7:00 pm

Friday September 4

• Illinois Dirty Shootout →
  Fairbury American Legion Speedway, 600 S 3rd St, Fairbury
  10:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Pontiac Food Forest U-Pick Thursdays →
  Pontiac, IL Calendar Pontiac, IL 61764
  5:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Downtown Pontiac Farmers Market →
  Pontiac, IL Calendar Pontiac, IL 61764
  8:00 am
• Pontiac Elks Lodge Freedom Ride for Veterans →
  Pontiac, IL Calendar Pontiac, IL 61764
  10:00 am

Sunday August 9

• Football Officials Clinic
  Pontiac High School High School - Auditorium Stage and Seating
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PTC posted a job opening for Mill Operator in Fairbury. Apply here.
• DCC Propane posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Fairbury. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairbury here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pontiac

• AFSCME release statement on Pontiac prison stabbing (centralillinoisproud.com)
• Powerball winning numbers last night, Aug. 3. Did anyone win? Lottery results (pontiacdailyleader.com)
• Calendar: Discover daylily cross-pollination (agrinews-pubs.com)

Gibson City

• Budget ordinance approved by Gibson City aldermen (fordcountychronicle.com)
• Ludlow man charged with DUI in hit-and-run with motorcyclist (news-gazette.com)

Dwight

• Obituary – Bernard 'Barney' C. Vigna Jr., Gardner (thepaper1901.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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