🌱 8th Grade boys Bball Tourney @ Holy Cross and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 8th Grade boys Bball Tourney @ Holy Cross at Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School
• 8th Grade Boys Bball Tourney @ Holy Cross TBD at Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School
• Boys Basketball @ Plano 8th Grade plays first) at Paw Paw CUSD 271

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 53 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler; windy in the morning, temps: high: 43, low: 29.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 42 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Paw Paw

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Friday November 13

• 8th Grade boys Bball Tourney @ Holy Cross
  Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School, 1008 Jefferson St, Mendot
  5:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• 8th Grade Boys Bball Tourney @ Holy Cross TBD
  Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School, 1008 Jefferson St, Mendot

Monday November 16

• Boys Basketball @ Plano 8th Grade plays first)
  Paw Paw CUSD 271, 804 S Hale St, Plano
  4:30 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Girls Basketball vs Indian Creek
  Paw Paw Junior/Senior High School, 511 Chapman St, Paw Paw
  4:30 pm

Thursday November 19

• Boys Basketball vs Earlville
  Paw Paw Junior/Senior High School, 511 Chapman St, Paw Paw
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• 8th Grade Girls Basketball JTC Tournament
  Indian Creek Middle School, 335 E Garfield St, Waterman
  4:30 pm

Thursday November 12

• Basketball/Cheer vs Eswood
  Steward Elementary School, 602 Main St, Steward
  5:00 pm

Friday November 13

• FFA 3 French Hens Craft Show
  Earlville CUSD 9 Earlville, IL 60518

Saturday November 14

• Coffee Barn Shop Small Saturday Pop up Shop Series →
  Coffee Barn, 701 Illinois Avenue, Mendota
  8:00 am
• JH Boys Basketball @ Holy CrossTourney
  Holy Cross, 1008 Jefferson St, Mendota
  9:00 am

Monday November 16

• Mendota City Council Meeting @ Mendota Police Department →
  Mendota Police Department, Mendota
• Blood Drive
  Earlville CUSD 9 Earlville, IL 60518

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Constellation Energy posted a job opening for Senior Reactor Operator in Earlville. Apply here.
• KFC posted a job opening for ShiftSupervisor in Mendota. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paw Paw here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mendota

• Mendota police retirees paid $1.4 million into their pension fund and have collected an estimated $6.2 million (illinoisvalleytimes.com)
• La Salle-Peru's Aubrey Duttlinger named co-Interstate 8 MVP: NewsTribune/BCR sports briefs (shawlocal.com)

Rochelle

• Rochelle Chamber's Quartermania Returns Saturday (1023thecoyote.net)
• Veterans Day Services Planned Across Ogle County (1023thecoyote.net)
• Rochelle Council Rejects Data Center Development Agreement (1023thecoyote.net)

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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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