🌱 First Day of School for Students - FULL DAY and 11 more events

Hello Mahomet! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• First Day of School for Students - FULL DAY at Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3
• INSTITUTE DAY at Kenwood Elem School
• Building Led Institute at Garden Hills Elem School

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

Today's riddle: Have you heard the rumor about butter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 83, low: 70.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

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📸 Around Mahomet

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mahomet

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Wednesday August 12

• First Day of School for Students - FULL DAY
  Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 Mahomet, IL 61853
• INSTITUTE DAY
  Kenwood Elem School Champaign, IL 61821
  8:00 am
• Building Led Institute
  Garden Hills Elem School Champaign, IL 61821
  8:00 am
• SOFTBALL @ Danville
  Jefferson Middle School Champaign, IL 61821
  4:15 pm
• Back-to-School Night
  Robeson Elem School Champaign, IL 61821
  5:30 pm

Thursday August 13

• BASEBALL @ Franklin
  Jefferson Middle School Champaign, IL 61821
  4:00 pm
• SOFTBALL vs. Lincoln
  Jefferson Middle School Champaign, IL 61821
  4:15 pm
• Open House
  Garden Hills Elem School Champaign, IL 61821
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 11

• INSTITUTE DAY
  Kenwood Elem School Champaign, IL 61821
  8:00 am
• District Convocation
  Garden Hills Elem School Champaign, IL 61821
  8:00 am
• Communications & Marketing Professionals Resource Group
  Champaign County Chamber of Commerce 303 W. Kirby Ave. Champaign, Il. 61820 Large Conference Room
  9:00 am
• Kindergarten Meet & Greet
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  3:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• https://www.cleaningservicemahometil.com/
  Frye Cleaning LLC We would love to help you out (Nextdoor Candlewood)

• Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Mahomet. Apply here.
• Culver's posted a job opening for Porter in Champaign. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mahomet here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Champaign

• Celebrating the Champaign County Courthouse's 125th birthday (news-gazette.com)
• Crime Stoppers seeks suspect in Champaign burglary (newschannel20.com)
• Parker praises ‘great leadership' of Clarke, returning DBs (wcia.com)

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Ok Mahomet! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I cant spread it (Thank you Julie R. for sending it in!)
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