🌱 LEGO Free Play and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Senior Social Hour at Illinois Prairie District Public Library
• LEGO Free Play at Illinois Prairie District Public Library

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

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📸 Around Roanoke

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roanoke

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 13

• Senior Social Hour →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library, 208 E Partridge St, Metamora
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 18

• LEGO Free Play →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library, 208 E Partridge St, Metamora
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Centennial new student registration
  El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 El Paso, IL 61738
  8:00 am
• Middle School New Student Registration
  El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 El Paso, IL 61738
  8:00 am
• Silent Book Club: Coffeehouse Edition →
  Eli's Coffee Shop - Metamora, 101 W Partridge St, Metamora
  4:00 pm
• Softball @ Dunlap Middle School
  Germantown Hills Elementary School Metamora, IL 61548
  4:15 pm
• FMS Softball @ Shepherd
  Fieldcrest High School Minonk, IL 61760
  4:30 pm
• New Student Orientation
  Germantown Hills SD 69 Metamora, IL 61548
  6:00 pm
• BAND-V - VS Eureka (Game)
  Eureka High School HOME - McCollum Field
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• FMS Softball @ Metamora St Mary's Tournament
  Fieldcrest CUSD 6 Minonk, IL 61760
  9:00 am
• Softball @ St. Mary's Tournament (MTHS)
  Germantown Hills SD 69 Metamora, IL 61548
  9:00 am

Sunday August 9

• 08/09 Hot Rods and Hamburgers →
  Metamora Village Square, Metamora
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Loft Rehabilitation and Nursing of Eureka posted a job opening for Housekeeping Aide in Eureka. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roanoke here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Eureka

• Calendar: Discover daylily cross-pollination (agrinews-pubs.com)

Metamora

• 12 burning questions for the 2026 Illinois high school football season (pjstar.com)

Washington

• Washington considering addition of business development district (wmbdradio.com)
• Digest recent restaurant closures with PJStar Dining (pjstar.com)
• Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case (centralillinoisproud.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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