🌱 Germantown Hills crews help Washington tackle two serious weekend apartment fires

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In today's newsletter:

• Germantown Hills crews help Washington tackle two serious weekend apartment fires

Also on today's calendar: Knit & Stitch Group and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Washington leaders praise first responders after weekend fires (centralillinoisproud.com) — Germantown Hills firefighters were among the neighboring departments called in to help Washington battle two serious apartment fires over the weekend, including one at an assisted living facility. Washington officials praised the all‑volunteer fire crews and mutual aid partners for safely evacuating residents, making multiple rescues, and handling what they describe as an unusually busy month of emergencies.
   

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📸 Around Germantown Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Germantown Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday June 9

• Book Buzz Book Club →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Germantown Hills Branch, 509 Woodland Knolls Rd, Germantown Hills
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday June 9

• Softball Open Fields @ MTCO Park
  Germantown Hills Elementary School Metamora, IL 61548
  8:00 am

Wednesday June 17

• Knit & Stitch Group →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Germantown Hills Branch, 509 Woodland Knolls Rd, Germantown Hills
  10:00 am

Monday June 29

• Getting Started with Native Plants →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Germantown Hills Branch, 509 Woodland Knolls Rd, Germantown Hills
  6:00 pm

Wednesday July 1

• Knit & Stitch Group →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Germantown Hills Branch, 509 Woodland Knolls Rd, Germantown Hills
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Ribbon Cutting - Big Papa Jake's Mobile Kitchen
  East Peoria Chamber of Commerce Fondulac Admin Building 201 Veteran's Drive East Peoria, IL 61611
  10:45 am
• Make AI Work for Local Businesses - Grow with Google
  Washington Chamber of Commerce https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/dt36bSBwSFmRIJLls3wx4g
  11:00 am
• Picnic at the Branch: Forest Park Nature Center
  Washington Chamber of Commerce Sunnyland Branch 16 Sunnyland Plz, Washington, IL 61571
  11:30 am
• TIME TBD- BASEBALL-V Boys - VS TBA (Game)
  Washington Chsd 308 HOME - Brian Wisher Field
  4:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• AA 4025 AI in Action: A Leader’s Guide to... →
  Washington Community High School, 115 Bondurant St, Washington
  9:00 am
• Field Trip to Hornbaker Gardens in Princeton, IL
  Washington Chamber of Commerce 105 S Spruce St, Washington, IL 61571
  10:15 am
• Ribbon Cutting - Hampton Inn East Peoria
  East Peoria Chamber of Commerce 220 Conference Center Drive East Peoria, IL 616611
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Washington

• Softball and soccer heroes: Vote for Journal Star girls athlete of the week for May 25-30 (pjstar.com)
• ‘My duty': Washington man on why he ran into a burning nursing home (centralillinoisproud.com)
• The Latest: Trump faces new inflation warning from bond market, adding to midterm challenges (wcia.com)

Metamora

• Vote for Journal Star boys athlete of the week for May 25-30, presented by CEFCU (pjstar.com)
• Festivals, concerts and more: Here are 18 things to do in Peoria in June (pjstar.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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