🌱 Story time in the park weather permiting / Megan and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.
• Thursday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 88, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Story time in the park weather permiting / Megan
  Morris Area Public Library auditorium
  10:00 am
• Pre K craft/ Megan
  Morris Area Public Library auditorium
  11:00 am
• Midweek Movie/ Audrey or Makenna
  Morris Area Public Library 604 Liberty Street, Morris, IL 60450
  1:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• ANNUAL DRAW DOWN
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Sandwich, IL 60548
• Thursday Afternoon Story time/ Audrey
  Morris Area Public Library 604 Liberty Street, Morris, IL 60450
  1:30 pm
• s'mores in the garden/ Peg
  Morris Area Public Library 604 Liberty Street, Morris, IL 60450
  6:00 pm
• Administrative/Health & Safety committee meeting →
  City of Plano Meetings City Hall Council Chambers - 17 E. Main St. Plano IL 60545
  6:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Lake Holiday Picnic
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Lake Holiday Beach 2
• Moonlight Horseback Ride- with bonfire, S'mores... →
  Millbrook Trail Rides - Rides by appointment only, 8078 Whitfield Rd, Newark
  8:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Dungeons and Dragons/ Pam
  Morris Area Public Library 604 Liberty Street, Morris, IL 60450
  1:00 pm

Monday June 8

• teen/tween movie scene
  Morris Area Public Library 604 Liberty Street, Morris, IL 60450
  2:30 pm
• Finance committee meeting →
  City of Plano Meetings City Hall Conference Room - 17 E. Main St. Plano IL 60545
  5:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Newark. Apply here.
• Mars, Incorporated posted a job opening for Machine Operator (3rd Shift - $1,500 Sign on Bonus) in Yorkville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Millington here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Somonauk

• National FFA names 88 teacher ambassadors for 2026-2027 (agdaily.com)

Plano

• Inside hotshot trucking's ghost fleets (freightwaves.com)

Yorkville

• Yorkville Christian names former NIU basketball player Ryan Paradise new athletic director (shawlocal.com)
• Sale closed in Yorkville: $440,000 for a single-family home (shawlocal.com)
• Pro AV Newsmakers: PAMA Tracks Best-Selling Projectors, Plus Strategic Hires/Appointments You Need to Know (avnetwork.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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