🌱 Salem Elks Lodge #1678 Meeting – Salem, IL and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Salem Elks Lodge #1678 Meeting – Salem, IL at Elks Lodge
• Family Reading Night at Iuka CCSD 7

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Hot with sun and some clouds, with a high of 93 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 74, low: 59.
• Tuesday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Iuka

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 1

• Salem Elks Lodge #1678 Meeting – Salem, IL →
  Elks Lodge, 315 N Broadway Ave, Salem
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29

• Family Reading Night
  Iuka CCSD 7 Iuka, IL 62849
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 21

• Crazy about Canva? Advanced Skills, Fresh Features, and Custom Creation →
  KC Salem Learning Center, 1475 West Whittaker Street, Salem
  9:00 am
• Crazy about Canva? Advanced Skills, Fresh Features, & Custom Creation →
  Kaskasia College Salem Learning Center, 1475 West Whittaker St, Salem
  9:00 am
• CC St. Mary's Invite @ Foundation Park @ 4pm
  Selmaville Elem School Salem, IL 62881
  4:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• ACT Instructional Mastery: Math →
  KC Salem Learning Center, 1475 West Whittaker Street, Salem
  8:00 am

Thursday September 24

• One Team, One Mission: Bridging the Divide in School Culture and Climate →
  KC Salem Learning Center, 1475 West Whittaker Street, Salem
  9:00 am
• CC OBC Meet @ Lions Park - C. City @ 4pm
  Selmaville Elem School Salem, IL 62881
  4:00 pm

Tuesday September 29

• Exceptional Needs in the General Ed Setting →
  KC Salem Learning Center, 1475 West Whittaker Street, Salem
  9:00 am
• CC KC Invite @ KC College @ 4pm
  Selmaville Elem School Salem, IL 62881
  4:00 pm

Wednesday September 30

• AI as Your Superpower →
  KC Salem Learning Center, 1475 West Whittaker Street, Salem
  12:00 pm
• AI as your Teaching Superpower →
  Kaskasia College Salem Learning Center, 1475 West Whittaker St, Salem
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Salem. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Parts Specialist-2 in Salem. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iuka here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Salem

• Spitfire Grill in Final Weekend of Performances (southernillinoisnow.com)
• 2026 09/22 – Eleanor J. Kelly (southernillinoisnow.com)

Centralia

• Church Women United Centralia Community to gather for Fall M... (morningsentinel.com)
• Mineral Area downs KC in four sets (morningsentinel.com)
• Heather Marie Turczi (wmix94.com)

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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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