🌱 Versiti Blood Drive of Illinois and 10 more events

Good day Godley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Well- Read Book Club at Fossil Ridge Public Library
• Versiti Blood Drive of Illinois at Coal City Public Library District
• Dining with Dewey Cookbook Club

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Godley

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8

• Well- Read Book Club →
  Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10

• Versiti Blood Drive of Illinois →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  3:00 pm

Monday September 21

• Dining with Dewey Cookbook Club →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  6:00 pm

Tuesday September 29

• Volunteer Morning: Braidwood Dunes and Savanna Nature Preserve →
  Braidwood Dunes and Savanna Nature Preserve, 24329 IL-113, Braidwood
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 7

• Administration Office Closed
  Reed Custer CUSD 255U Braidwood, IL 60408
• No School - Labor Day
  Reed Custer CUSD 255U Braidwood, IL 60408

Tuesday September 8

• Paper & More →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  9:00 am
• Beginning Band Open House
  Gardner CCSD 72C Gardner, IL 60424
  3:30 pm

Thursday September 10

• Manteno Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Coal City →
  Coal city High School, Northeast Illinois, Coal City
  5:00 pm

Friday September 11

• Streator Varsity Football @ Coal City →
  Coal city High School, Northeast Illinois, Coal City
  7:00 pm

Saturday September 12

• 13th Annual Operation Firm Handshake Coal City
  Gardner CCSD 72C Gardner, IL 60424
  10:00 am

Saturday September 19

• Medinah Sportsman's Mega Raffle →
  Diamond Banquet Hall, 55 S Daly St, Diamond
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Coal City

• Streator girls volleyball serves up first loss of season to Pontiac (shawlocal.com)

Wilmington

• PokeKon-Fest to bring voice actor Mike Pollock, collectors to downtown Wilmington (wmbfnews.com)
• Durbin hears from Illinois Wesleyan students benefitting from nursing investment (pantagraph.com)
• Officers respond after student posts threat on social media, police say (k991fm.com)

Manhattan

• Crew Burglarizes Peotone Travel Center, Smashes Gaming Machines In Minutes: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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