🌱 Remembering Marlene Haas of Freeburg, 80
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- Remembering Marlene Haas of Freeburg, 80
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy and cooler, temps: high: 51, low: 34.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 47 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Marlene Haas (–2026) of Freeburg, IL (riverbender.com) — Marlene M. Haas of Freeburg died November 7 at age 80 after living with Alzheimer's disease. She helped her husband, Robert, run newspaper businesses and was remembered for sharing homemade baked goods with coworkers. Visitation is November 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at George Renner & Funeral Home in Belleville, followed by her funeral. 
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- Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker I - Nashville School District #49 in Belleville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Belleville
- Belleville honors Korean War veteran identified nearly 75 years after he went missing (firstalert4.com)
- From ‘The Office' to the Shaggs: Belleville's Ken Kwapis takes on a new story (bnd.com)
- Chef behind Famous-Barr's French onion soup has died: His story and the recipe (bnd.com)
Shiloh
- Michael Clover (1955–2026) of Shiloh, IL (riverbender.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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