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🌱 Macomb’s Altrusa Bazaar returns Saturday with 150-plus vendors

Macomb, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Macomb’s Altrusa Bazaar returns Saturday with 150-plus vendors
  • Leathernecks return home with conference title hopes alive
  • Meet the Macomb students earning recognition for indoor mapping

Also on today's calendar: Trivia Night and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler; a morning t-shower, with a high of 59 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 48, low: 29.
  • Friday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, with a high of 45 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 61st Annual Macomb Altrusa Bazaar Set For Nov. 14 (communitynewsmarket.com) — Macomb’s Altrusa Bazaar returns to Macomb High School Nov. 14 with more than 150 vendors, running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free, but visitors are asked to bring a new or gently used children’s book. Proceeds support scholarships, literacy projects and winter boots for children.
   

2. Leathernecks win third straight, remain tied atop OVC standings (wgem.com) — Western Illinois brings a three-game winning streak and a share of first place into its final home football game, Saturday at 1 p.m. against Gardner-Webb. Coming off a 44-23 win at Eastern Illinois, the Leathernecks face quarterback Cole Pennington, who threw for more than 350 yards in the teams' previous meeting.
   

3. Two WIU GIS Students Receive ILGISA Awards (wiu.edu) — Two Macomb students earned statewide recognition for work that helps turn building plans into detailed indoor maps. Western Illinois University seniors Seth Johnson and Connor Clark received Illinois GIS Association Outstanding Student Awards, with Johnson recognized for work on the 911 Indoor Mapping Project and Clark for converting school floor plans into digital files.
   

4. Pamela Sue Hines (wgil.com) — Pamela Sue Hines, a Macomb native who worked at Western Illinois University for 31 years, died Nov. 8 at her Smithshire home at age 79. She earned her bachelor’s degree at WIU in 1996 and retired in 2012. Graveside services are Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. at Warren County Memorial Park in Monmouth.
   

5. Ceremic Pot Painting at Macomb Public Library (communitynewsmarket.com) — Kids ages 10 to 17 can paint a ceramic pot to take home at Macomb Public Library on Nov. 18 at 3:30 p.m. Supplies are limited, so advance registration is required through the form on the library’s official Facebook page or the QR code on the event flyer.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday November 18
  • PreK Fall Festival
    West Prairie North Elementary, 100 N Washington St, Good Hope
    5:30 pm
    • Thursday November 19
  • Family Reading Night
    West Prairie North Elementary, 100 N Washington St, Good Hope
    5:00 pm
    • Thursday November 26
  • 15th Annual Good Hope Turkey Trot →
    Good Hope IL

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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