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🌱 Glasford’s Illini Bluffs stunned by late rally in sectional championship
Glasford, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Glasford! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Glasford’s Illini Bluffs stunned by late rally in sectional championship
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 88, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Triopia rallies past Illini Bluffs to win sectional thriller (bnd.com) — Glasford’s Illini Bluffs softball team saw its strong postseason run end in a 2-1 sectional title heartbreaker against Triopia, decided on a two-out, seventh-inning hit. The Tigers, perennial state contenders, finished 20-7 after leading most of the game, while Triopia advances to the Athens Super-Sectional seeking its first-ever state tournament berth. 
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IVC Alumni Association Banquet
Il Valley Central USD 321 Glasford, IL 61533
5:00 pm
Saturday June 13
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Senior Coffee at Alpha Park Clubhouse
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Softball Open Field
Hollis Cons SD 328 Butler Haynes Park, Mapleton, IL 61547, USA
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Baby Bounce In-Person
Pekin Public Library Storytime Room
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Norwood Garage Sale Day
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Zeller Banquet Center, 3401 Griffin Ave, Pekin
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Village Hall Administration Office Closed
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VOB Board of Trustees Meeting
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Sign and Sing Storytime In-Person
Pekin Public Library Storytime Room
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Peoria County Public Hearing
Bartonville Village Clerk 5912 S Adams St, Bartonville, IL 61607
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- The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Now Hiring: Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Glasford. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Pekin
- Who the Heck Is Alto Ingredients?! (thestreet.com)
- ‘You Can't Control Your Emotions': Karen Confronts Family at Illinois Park When They Mistakenly Feed the Ducks (thenerdstash.com)
Canton
- Art on Main Fine Arts Festival Returns June 6–7 (forgottoniatimes.com)
Peoria
- How a Peoria road project could pave the way for popular trail extension (pjstar.com)
- Peoria County Sheriff boosts patrols to curb illegal off-roading (centralillinoisproud.com)
- New bars, restaurants in Downtown Peoria targeting fall opening (eastpeoriatimescourier.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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