🌱 Thursday Book Club and 10 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• CommunityGro Summer Social at Lake Storey Pavilion
• 1st Day of School for the 26/27 School Year at Knoxville CUSD 202
• Thursday Book Club at Jimmys Pizza

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

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📸 Around Knoxville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Knoxville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 9

• CommunityGro Summer Social →
  Lake Storey Pavilion, 1572 Machen Dr, Galesburg
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 12

• 1st Day of School for the 26/27 School Year
  Knoxville CUSD 202 Knoxville, IL 61448
  8:00 am

Thursday August 13

• Thursday Book Club →
  Jimmys Pizza, 379 E Tompkins St, Galesburg
  6:30 pm

Saturday August 15

• KJHS Cross Country - Blue Bullet Invite
  Knoxville CUSD 202 1572 Machen Dr, Galesburg, IL 61401, USA
  9:00 am

Monday August 17

• Adult Coloring →
  Galesburg Public Library, 264 W Main St, Galesburg
  1:30 pm
• KJHS Football practice begins
  Knoxville CUSD 202 701 Mill St, Knoxville, IL 61448, USA
  3:30 pm

Thursday August 20

• Matt Stone - Elvis Tribute →
  The Orpheum Theatre, 57 S Kellogg St, Galesburg
  7:30 pm

Monday August 24

• Macomb JV Football @ Knoxville →
  Knoxville High School, 600 E Main St, Knoxville
  6:00 pm

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📣 Knoxville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Food Pantry Day
  Hedding Grade Sch Abingdon, IL 61410
  4:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Yoga in the Park →
  Lake Storey Park, 1572 Machen Dr, Galesburg
  9:00 am
• Janet’s Memory Keepers’ Side by Side Run →
  Liquor Box & Gaming, 347 West Hwy, Oneida
  11:00 am
• Jon Langston with Tyson Schulte presented by NWTF... →
  Big Catz BBQ, 221 E Main St unit a, Knoxville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores posted a job opening for Diesel Technician in Knoxville. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Galesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Knoxville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Galesburg

• Galesburg police issue dozens of tickets in July (galesburg.com)
• A seven-piece soul band makes its first Galesburg stop at First Fridays (wgil.com)
• Bridgeway to open ‘urgent care'-style mental health crisis center in downtown Galesburg (wgil.com)

Abingdon

• Gaye L. Conlon (wgil.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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