🌱 Sherrard JV Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• May Day Celebration at Sweet Briar Corner at Sweet Briar Corner Market
• Sherrard JV Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville
• Doug Stone School Tour Concert: Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Some sun, then clouds; warm, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.

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📸 Around Kirkwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kirkwood

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 1

• May Day Celebration at Sweet Briar Corner
  Sweet Briar Corner Market, 598 40th Ave, Roseville
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday May 4

• Sherrard JV Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville
  Monmouth Roseville High School , 200 S B St , Monmouth
  4:30 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Doug Stone School Tour Concert: Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival
  United Junior Senior High School , 1905 100th St , Monmouth
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Sherrard Varsity Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville
  Monmouth Roseville High School , 200 S B St , Monmouth
  4:30 pm

Tuesday May 12

• Rushville-Industry at Monmouth United
  United Junior Senior High School , 1905 100th St , Monmouth
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Farmington Varsity Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville
  Monmouth Roseville High School , 200 S B St , Monmouth
  4:30 pm

Monday May 18

• Illini West Varsity Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville
  Monmouth Roseville High School , 200 S B St , Monmouth
  4:30 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Macomb JV Baseball @ Monmouth-Roseville
  Monmouth Roseville High School , 200 S B St , Monmouth
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Preschool Screenings
  United CUSD 304 , 411 W Hunt Ave , Alexis
  3:45 pm
• Monmouth-Roseville High School TR C V Away Macomb Invite
  Monmouth - Roseville High School , 1525 S. Johnson Rd. , Macomb
  4:00 pm
• Monmouth-Roseville High School TR C V Away FR/SO Wethersfield Invi
  Monmouth - Roseville High School , 439 Willard St. , Kewanee
  4:00 pm
• HS FS B T @ Wethersfield
  Wethersfield High School , 439 Willard St , Kewanee
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for Bilingual Teacher in Monmouth. Apply here.
• Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Monmouth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kirkwood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

• Monmouth College's Ashby Named MWC Softball Player of the Week (977wmoi.com)
• Violet Davis – Visitation 4/25/26 (wrmj.com)
• Kathy Ann Thomas (977wmoi.com)

Abingdon

• Robert Forest Davis (977wmoi.com)
• Melvin Lee Purchase Obituary – Galesburg, IL (1934-2026) (wgil.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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