🌱 Library Board Meeting and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Library Board Meeting at Rantoul Public Library

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 64 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 45, low: 31.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, brisk and cool, with a high of 42 and low of 25 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gifford

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday November 17

• Library Board Meeting →
  Rantoul Public Library, 106 W Flessner Ave, Rantoul
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• Become a Dementia Friend
  Rantoul Public Library, 106 West Flessner Avenue, Rantoul
  10:00 am
• Words, Power, and Community: Dr. Eve L. Ewing
  Rantoul Public Library, 106 West Flessner Avenue, Rantoul
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Paint Together (Art Together
  Rantoul Public Library, 106 West Flessner Avenue, Rantoul
  2:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Pearson Vue Testing
  Ludlow CCSD 142, 3358 Big Pine Trail, Champaign
• Basketball (Girls F)
  Rantoul Township High School (Main Gym)
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• Basketball (Girls JV)
  Urbana High School
  5:30 pm
• Beyond the Words - The Parent Network
  Ludlow CCSD 142, 500C N Walnut St, Champaign
  6:00 pm
• Basketball (Girls V)
  Urbana High School
  7:00 pm

Friday November 20

• Wrestling Girls (V)
  Mahomet-Seymour High School
  4:30 pm
• Meet the Eagles
  Rantoul Township High School (Main Gym)
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 21

• Local Author and Artist Event
  Rantoul Public Library, 106 West Flessner Avenue, Rantoul
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ROE #9 Champaign-Ford County School Districts posted a job opening for Custodian in Rantoul. Apply here.
• GPAC posted a job opening for Custom Applicator in Paxton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gifford here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rantoul

• Rantoul, Mahomet police pursue 25-year training agreement (news-gazette.com)
• New Morrow Plots Gate Unveiled as Historic Research Site Marks 150 Years (morningagclips.com)
• Governor JB Pritzker appealed the Trump administration's decision to deny Illinois' request for federal disaster relief on Thursday (wpxnradio.com)

Urbana

• Community Spotlight: Urbana Park District celebrates ‘America Recycles Day' (wcia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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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