🌱 Want to try painting at the Glen Carbon Senior Center?
Glen Carbon, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Glen Carbon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Want to try painting at the Glen Carbon Senior Center?
- What investigators found inside a Glen Carbon home with over 20 pets
- How did a Metro East local end up reviewing Hollywood films?
Also on today's calendar: WEW CONNECTworking Round Tables - Hybrid and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 73, low: 61.
- Tuesday: Cloudy and less humid, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Glen Carbon acrylic painting class for seniors in Illinois (theintelligencer.com) — Seniors in Glen Carbon can join a free Thursday afternoon acrylic painting class at the Glen Carbon Senior Center, where beginners are welcome and supplies are often available from an on-site art closet. Instructor Michele Suwe focuses on basic techniques in a relaxed, social setting, and longtime participants say the group has become a tight-knit circle of friends who keep growing with every canvas. 
• Three women charged after neglected and dead pets found in home (chronicleillinois.com) — Glen Carbon residents are learning more about a disturbing animal-cruelty case in a home on the 200 block of Glen Carbon Road, where authorities say more than 20 neglected and dead pets were found. Three women now face multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, and local police are still investigating related fraud allegations and asking anyone with information to contact Lt. Jeff Blind at 618-288-2643.
• Seven questions with Intelligencer movie reviewer Mary Cox (theintelligencer.com) — Local movie reviewer Mary Cox, who writes for a paper serving Edwardsville and Glen Carbon, shares how a lifetime love of films led her from the Metro East to UCLA and Hollywood and back home again. She explains how she judges movies, why story matters most, and offers practical advice for anyone here dreaming of a film career.
📸 Around Glen Carbon
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Mascoutah at Father McGivney Catholic →
7190 Bouse Rd, Glen Carbon
5:00 pm
Monday September 21
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Other local events
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WEW CONNECTworking Round Tables - Hybrid →
Brightly, 200 Brightly Wy, Glen Carbon
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Building & Development Meeting →
Glen Carbon, IL Calendar Glen Carbon, IL 62034
6:00 pm -
Village Board of Trustees Meeting →
Glen Carbon, IL Calendar, 151 North Main Street, Glen Carbon
7:00 pm -
BB →
The Studio, 60 School Street, Glen Carbon
6:00 pm -
Flannel Fest at Schon Park →
Glen Carbon, IL Calendar, 156 N. Main Street, Glen Carbon
6:30 pm -
Metro-East Lutheran at Father McGivney Catholic →
7190 Bouse Rd, Glen Carbon
7:00 pm -
Metro East Model Railroad Club Open House →
Glen Carbon, IL Calendar, Old Village Hall and Firehouse 180 Summit Street, Glen Carbon
10:00 am -
The Northeast Corner - Practice →
90 Kriege Farm Road, Glen Carbon
10:00 am -
AC →
The Studio, 60 School Street, Glen Carbon
12:00 pm -
From New York to the Heartland: The Orphan Train Experience in Illinois →
Glen Carbon, IL Calendar, Glen Carbon Centennial Library 198 S. Main Street, Glen Carbon
2:00 pm
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Thursday September 24
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Live Music - Spencer McDole →
1818 Chophouse, 6170 Bennett Drive, Edwardsville
11:00 am
Sunday September 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Office Depot posted a job opening for Retail Part Time Store Associate in Glen Carbon. Apply here.
- Ryder posted a job opening for Warehouse Sanitation in Edwardsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glen Carbon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Edwardsville
- Holyoake Road project in Edwardsville, Illinois, on track (theintelligencer.com)
- Edwardsville rolls past Granite City 48-0 for second straight shutout (thetelegraph.com)
- The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Route 66 Gas Stations (ridermagazine.com)
Troy
- Yankees Birthday of the Day: Bob Turley (pinstripealley.com)
Ok Glen Carbon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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