🌱 Comfort Dog Reading Hour and 11 more events

Coffee in hand, Hampshire? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The VIKINGS are COMING! at Good Templar Park Association
• Girls District Track Meet @ JHS at Jacobs High School
• Boys District Track Meet @ JHS at Jacobs High School

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: How do you measure a snake? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 40 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, a few showers; windy, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
• Wednesday: Clouds and sun; windy, cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hampshire

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• The VIKINGS are COMING! →
  Good Templar Park Association, 528 East Side Dr, Geneva
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday May 12

• Girls District Track Meet @ JHS
  Jacobs High School
  4:30 pm
• Boys District Track Meet @ JHS
  Jacobs High School
  4:30 pm
• Comfort Dog Reading Hour →
  Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District, 109 S State St, Hampshire
  5:00 pm
• Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning →
  Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District, 109 S State St, Hampshire
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Dungeons & Dragons →
  Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District, 109 S State St, Hampshire
  5:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• HMS/BTES/GDW/HES Orchestra Concert
  Gary D Wright Elem Sch, 1600 Big Timber Road, Hampshire
  7:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Learn to Play Mahjong Club! →
  Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District, 109 S State St, Hampshire
  1:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Jacobs High School Graduation - NOW Arena - Hoffman Estates
  NOW Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday May 12

• Girls District Track Meet @ JHS
  Jacobs High School
  4:30 pm
• Boys District Track Meet @ JHS
  Jacobs High School
  4:30 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Board of Police Commissioners Meeting →
  Pingree Grove, IL Calendar, 555 Reinking Rd., Pingree Grove
  4:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• HMS/BTES/GDW/HES Orchestra Concert
  Gary D Wright Elem Sch, 1600 Big Timber Road, Hampshire
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Baker in Hampshire. Apply here.
• TravelCenters of America posted a job opening for Store Cashier I in Hampshire. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hampshire here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Huntley

• Aiden Eickelmann, Gavin Rettberg spark sixth-inning rally as Huntley comes back to beat McHenry (shawlocal.com)
• A champion of youth, valuable mentor (dairystar.com)
• Home State Bank in Crystal Lake announces new VP of retail banking, headquarter renovations (shawlocal.com)

Elgin

• This Illinois City Was Named the Best Retirement Destination for Great Healthcare (And No, It's Not Chicago) (parade.com)
• As another Mother's Day passes, no answers in 10-year-old missing teen case (chicagotribune.com)
• Elgin man who police say gave false name when arrested in Woodstock with cocaine pleads guilty (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In inches. Snakes don't have feet! (Thank you Kay L. for sending it in!)
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