🌱 Veteran's Day - City Hall is Closed 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 59 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 48, low: 31.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 26 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Veteran's Day - City Hall is Closed →
  City Hall, 120 N College Ave, Aledo
  8:00 am

Thursday November 12

• Oquawka Faith Bible →
  Oquawka IL
  10:00 am
• Basketball (G-JH) @ Central Junior High School
  Central Junior High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (B-JH) - Alwood Middle/High School
  Rockridge Jr High School
  5:30 pm

Friday November 13

• Junior High Dance
  Rockridge CUSD 300 Taylor Ridge, IL 61284
• Winter Sports Tip-Off
  United Junior Senior High School, 1905 100th St, Monmouth
  5:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Early Bird Shopping Downtown Aledo →
  Downtown Aledo IL, Aledo
  10:00 am
• Candle Making
  Edwards River Public Library, 200 North College Avenue, Aledo
  10:30 am
• Basketball (B-JH) @ Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School
  Wethersfield Jr\/Sr High School Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School
  11:00 am
• Early Bird Shopping →
  Aledo Main Street, 100 East Main Street, Aledo
  7:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Basketball (G-JH) - Knoxville Jr High School
  Rockridge High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (B-JH) @ Knoxville Jr High School
  Knoxville Jr High School
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MercyOne posted a job opening for Medical Lab Technologist II in Aledo. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

• Ralph Velazquez Jr Now Chair of Monmouth College's Board (rcreader.com)
• Millikin swimming places at Monmouth Invite (democratherald.com)
• Sarah J. (Raymond) Martin (wgil.com)

Rock Island

• QCT From the Stacks: St. Ambrose University recommends young adult novel about hope and healing (qconline.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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