🌱 From backyard sapling to Red Bud's community Christmas tree
Red Bud, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Red Bud! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- From backyard sapling to Red Bud's community Christmas tree
- BJC agreement preserves state retirees' in-network care through 2027
- Red Bud falls one win short of volleyball state finals
Also on today's calendar: Red Bud Lighted Parade and Tree Lighting.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 53, low: 34.
- Friday: Partly sunny and chilly, with a high of 48 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Getting ready for the holidays (northcountynews.org) — Red Bud's community Christmas tree is up in Santa's Village at City Hall Park, thanks to a Waterloo family's donation. Quinn Walster planted the spruce as a tiny sapling in 2002, but it grew beyond 30 feet and outgrew his yard. 
• Rep. Friess Welcomes BJC, Aetna One-Year Extensionto Protect State Retirees' Access to Care (suntimesnews.com) — Illinois state retirees in Aetna's TRAIL Medicare Advantage plan will keep in-network access to BJC hospitals and providers throughout 2027. Red Bud Rep. David Friess welcomed the agreement, which averts a year-end contract cutoff but leaves longer-term coverage unresolved.
• IHSA Volleyball Super-Sectional Scoreboard (wrmj.com) — Red Bud fell to Breese Central in Monday's Class 2A volleyball super-sectional, missing a berth in the state finals. Breese Central won 25-14, 26-24 as super-sectional matches across Illinois settled the state tournament field in all four classes.
📸 Around Red Bud
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Red Bud Christmas Walk →
Downtown Red Bud, Red Bud
Sunday November 22
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Other local events
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Red Bud Lighted Parade and Tree Lighting →
Downtown Red Bud, Red Bud
Friday November 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Golf FORE Veterans Golf Scramble →
212 North Main Street, Marissa
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Veteran's Dinner →
212 North Main Street, Marissa
11:00 am -
Diabetes Support Group →
Waterloo IL -
Tech Time →
212 North Main Street, Marissa
1:00 pm -
Resin Christmas Tree Night (Full: wait list available)
Smithton Public Library, 109 S Main St, Smithton
5:30 pm -
MASC presents “The Cottage” →
Capitol Theatre, 202 South Main Street, Waterloo -
House of Neighborly Service Festival of Christmas →
Waterloo IL -
Class of 2028 Chili Supper →
212 North Main Street, Marissa
4:00 pm -
Chili Supper - Class of 2028
Marissa CUSD 40 Marissa, IL 62257
4:30 pm -
Orange/Black Basketball Game
Marissa CUSD 40 Marissa, IL 62257
6:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hi, I’m Miguel, and I’m 38 years old.
I’d like to learn English. If you have some time to spare, I could teach you Spanish, share some photography tips, or perhaps play a game of chess… (Nextdoor Red Bud)
- Majestic Custom posted a job opening for Machine Operator (Red Bud), 2nd Shift in Red Bud. Apply here.
- Cedarhurst Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Waterloo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Red Bud here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waterloo
- 11-4-26 - Republic-Times (republictimes.net)
Sparta
- Jr. Oilers Stop Sparta Late to Capture 9U Championship (riverbender.com)
Belleville
- For sale: 5 Lloyd Circle, Belleville, IL 62223 (riverbender.com)
- Belleville honors Korean War veteran identified nearly 75 years after he went missing (firstalert4.com)
- From ‘The Office' to the Shaggs: Belleville's Ken Kwapis takes on a new story (bnd.com)
Ok Red Bud! 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: "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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