🌱 Wins Day Horse Racing and 11 more events

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds and sun, a t-storm, with a high of 63 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 31.
• Friday: Chilly with sunny spells, with a high of 43 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Wins Day Horse Racing →
  Golden Fox Brewing, 3025 N. Kandy Lane, Decatur
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• DOVE Homeward Bound Outreach →
  Decatur Public Library, 130 N Franklin St, Decatur
  9:00 am
• DPL Baby Talk →
  Decatur Public Library, 130 N Franklin St, Decatur
  10:00 am
• Book Sale →
  Decatur Public Library, 130 N Franklin St, Decatur
  3:00 pm
• Atmosphere.TV Trivia →
  Golden Fox Brewing, 3025 Kandy Lane, Decatur
  6:00 pm
• GriefShare Decatur, Illinois →
  First Christian Church Decatur, 3350 N MacArthur Rd, Decatur
  6:00 pm
• GriefShare Decatur →
  First Christian Church Decatur, 3350 N MacArthur Rd, Decatur
  6:00 pm
• Atmosphere TV Trivia →
  Golden Fox Brewing, 3025 N. Kandy Lane, Decatur
  6:00 pm
• Boys Basketball vs. Maroa Forsyth →
  Meridian Middle School Macon, IL 62544
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• 2026 Spotlight Series - Show #12 - X-Krush →
  Lincoln Square Theater, 141 N Main St, Decatur
  6:00 pm
• 2026 "SPOTLIGHT SERIES" - Show #12 - 'X-KRUSH' →
  Lincoln Square Theater, 141 N Main St, Decatur
  6:00 pm
• Friday Night Comedy →
  Golden Fox Brewing, 3025 N. Kandy Lane, Decatur
  7:30 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

• So if you’re looking for a job, please call if you’re looking for a job be sincere about it.
  Be a hard worker and everything no alcohol or drugs while you working if you got a car, no smoking weed in the car or any of that but if you’re… (Nextdoor Carrington Estates)

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🗞 Nearby News

Decatur

• Decatur students turn sweet ideas into cinnamon rolls for a good cause (wandtv.com)
• ADM commits $175,000 to Decatur's new Scoville Acres clubhouse (wandtv.com)
• Decatur World War II veteran tells stories of 80 years ago (herald-review.com)

Macon

• Walk the Walk Event to Highlight Hunger and Homelessness in Macon County (decaturradio.com)

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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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