🌱 Calvary Baptist Church Annual Turkey Dinner and 10 more events

Good morning Monmouth! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• ICS GBB @ United at United Junior Senior High School
• Basketball (Girls JH) @ Stark County Junior High School at Stark County Junior High School
• Basketball (Boys JH) - Knoxville Junior High at United Junior \/ Senior High School

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

Today's riddle: You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, with a high of 68 and low of 64 degrees.
• Tuesday: Rain; windy in the morning, temps: high: 68, low: 51.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 47 degrees.

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📸 Around Monmouth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monmouth

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 5

• ICS GBB @ United →
  United Junior Senior High School, 1905 100th St, Monmouth

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Other local events

Tuesday November 3

• Basketball (Girls JH) @ Stark County Junior High School
  Stark County Junior High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (Boys JH) - Knoxville Junior High
  United Junior \/ Senior High School United Junior / Senior High School
  5:30 pm

Wednesday November 4

• Fall Band Concert
  United Junior Senior High School, 1905 100th St, Monmouth
  7:00 pm

Thursday November 5

• Calvary Baptist Church Annual Turkey Dinner →
  Calvary Baptist Church, 1000 South First Street, Monmouth
  11:00 am
• Basketball (Girls JH) - Immaculate Conception School
  United Junior \/ Senior High School United Junior / Senior High School
  5:30 pm

Saturday November 7

• ILMEA District Band and Choir Festival
  Augustana College, 639 38th St, Rock Island
• The Legacy of Bobby Dunlap Lecture →
  Warren County History Museum, Monmouth
  11:00 am

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📣 Monmouth Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday November 2

• Toddler Storytime →
  Galesburg Public Library, 264 W. Main Street, Galesburg
  10:00 am
• Skill of the Month - Crochet →
  Galesburg Public Library, 264 W. Main St., Galesburg
  1:00 pm
• Tech Lab Open Hours →
  Galesburg Public Library, 264 W. Main St., Galesburg
  4:00 pm
• Young Adventurers: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners →
  Galesburg Public Library, 264 W. Main St., Galesburg
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunham's Sports posted a job opening for Team Member in Galesburg. Apply here.
• Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Full-Time in Galesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monmouth here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Galesburg

• A 1976 newspaper photo led Cottage Hospital nurses to a time capsule under the Mother Bickerdyke statue (wgil.com)
• Phenomenal Phil honors Harry Houdini's legacy (centralillinoisproud.com)
• Sandburg will recognize community leader, Korean War vet, at Veterans Day event (ourquadcities.com)

Knoxville

• Mark Crapnell (qconline.com)

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Ok Monmouth! 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: "You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out?" — Look in the mirror and see what you saw, take the saw and cut the table in half. Two halves make a whole, climb out of the hole. (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)
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