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🌱 How a $9,204 grant will upgrade Gardner’s fire protection gear
Gardner, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Gardner! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $9,204 grant will upgrade Gardner’s fire protection gear
Also on today's calendar: HUGE TENT/GARAGE sale and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: When is the best time to buy a trampoline? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A severe p.m. t-storm; breezy, with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: A severe p.m. t-storm; humid, temps: high: 89, low: 63.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Volunteer fire districts across northern Illinois get $495,000 in federal grants (shawlocal.com) — Gardner residents should know the Gardner Fire Protection District is receiving $9,204.28 in federal pass-through grant funding to upgrade equipment or training. The money comes from the USDA-funded Volunteer Fire Capacity program, which supports rural departments statewide. This matching grant helps ensure local volunteer firefighters have safer, more modern tools to protect the community. 
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★ Featured events ★
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HUGE TENT/GARAGE sale →
34928 S Center St, Braidwood
8:00 am -
Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Tradtional Music Festival →
Goold Park, 308 Northern Ave, Morris
9:00 am
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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AARP Smart Driver Course - Day 2 →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
9:00 am -
Tech Tuesdays →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
5:00 pm -
GSW Board Meeting
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S Gardner, IL 60424 -
Kids Summer Fun →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
10:00 am -
Adult Exercise →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
9:00 am -
Midtown Market →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
9:00 am -
Tween Cooking Class →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
1:00 pm
Thursday June 11
Tuesday June 16
Wednesday June 17
Wednesday June 24
Thursday June 25
Saturday June 27
Monday June 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sweet as Summer: Watermelon Planters 🌱🍉 (Teens Only) →
Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood
6:00 pm -
Create a Pet Rock →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
3:00 pm -
Teen Cooking Class →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
1:00 pm -
GSW Board Meeting
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S Gardner, IL 60424 -
Administration Office Closed
Reed Custer CUSD 255U Braidwood, IL 60408
Wednesday June 10
Thursday June 11
Monday June 15
Wednesday June 17
Friday June 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Gardner. Apply here.
- McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Braidwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gardner here.
🗞 Nearby News
Coal City
- Coal City, IL, Man, Jeni Tjelle, 55, Dies Suddenly at Work, Leaving Behind Dance Studio Family and Grieving Community (theunionstar.com)
- Barbara Farrero (freepressnewspapers.com)
Braidwood
- Richard Strubin (freepressnewspapers.com)
- From Tail Risk to Design Baseline: How the Grid Is Adapting to Extreme Heat (powermag.com)
- Forest Preserve renames two Custer Township preserves (reconnectwithnature.org)
Dwight
- Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 to Travel Across Illinois on Historic Coast-to-Coast Tour; Will Pass Through Dwight July 17 (thepaper1901.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Springtime (Thank you Cathy A. for sending it in!)
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