🌱 Farmers Market — Aledo Main Street and 11 more events

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, a shower; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 67.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Farmers Market — Aledo Main Street →
  Aledo Main Street, 100 E Main St, Aledo
  4:00 pm
• Softball (Girls JH) @ Orion Middle School
  United High School Orion High School, 1100 13th St, Orion, IL 61273, USA
  4:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Softball (Girls JH) - CO-OP Annawan/Wethersfield
  United High School United Junior / Senior High School
  4:30 pm

Monday August 10

• Teachers Inservice
  United CUSD 304 Monmouth, IL 61462
• Teacher Inservice Days
  United CUSD 304 Monmouth, IL 61462
• Teacher's Inservice
  United CUSD 304 Monmouth, IL 61462
• Softball (Girls JH) - Stark County Junior High School
  United High School United Junior / Senior High School
  4:30 pm
• Golf (Coed JH) @ Immaculate Conception School
  United High School Monmouth Country Club, 1451 3rd Ave, Monmouth, IL 61462, USA
  4:30 pm
• Softball - Canton Ingersoll
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High
  4:30 pm
• Backpack Night
  United CUSD 304 411 W Hunt Ave, Alexis, IL 61412, USA
  5:00 pm
• PK-6 Backpack Night
  United CUSD 304 2138 IL-135, Monmouth, IL 61462, USA
  5:00 pm
• UIS Backpack Night →
  United Jr High Sch Monmouth, IL 61462
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Monmouth. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

• 26th Maple City Street Machines Cruise Night Rolls into Town This Friday, August 7th (977wmoi.com)
• Chief Switzer Urges Drivers to Stay Alert as School Year Approaches (977wmoi.com)

Abingdon

• Gaye L. Conlon (wgil.com)

Macomb

• Macomb's Early Tradition of Higher Education (communitynewsmarket.com)
• McDonough County Law & Legal, Macomb City Council Preview (communitynewsmarket.com)
• 'A Real One:' The Legacy of C.T. Vivian Lives On (communitynewsmarket.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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