🌱 Volley4Vets Showdown and 11 more events

Hello Rockdale! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Volley4Vets Showdown at West Campus
• Joliet West Spring Band Concert at West Campus
• Joliet Central Choir Concert at Central Campus

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

Today's riddle: How do you measure a snake? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, a few showers; breezy, temps: high: 74, low: 49.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 43 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rockdale

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Tuesday May 12

• Volley4Vets Showdown
  West Campus
  4:30 pm
• Joliet West Spring Band Concert
  West Campus
  7:00 pm
• Joliet Central Choir Concert
  Central Campus
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• School Registration Night →
  Rockdale SD 84 Joliet, IL 60436
  4:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Kermes 2026: Fiesta at the Castle Dance Party
  Central Campus
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday May 11

• Work Session →
  Crest Hill, IL Calendar, 20600 City Center Boulevard, Crest Hill
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 12

• 6th Grade & LASEC Field Trip The Forge Adventure Park Lemont
  The Forge Adventure Park & Ziplines, 227 Heritage Quarries Dr, Crest Hill
  9:00 am
• Early Learners Parent Teach Conferencers
  Milne Grove School, 565 E 7th St, Lockport
  12:40 pm
• Volley4Vets Showdown
  West Campus
  4:30 pm
• Care Night at Christ Community Church Joliet →
  Christ Community Church Joliet
  6:30 pm
• All That Remains →
  The Forge, 22 W Cass St, Joliet
  6:30 pm
• 6th Grade Band Concert
  William B. Orenic Intermediate School, 5800 Theodore St, Plainfield
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Joliet

• Joliet House Fire On Arbor Gate Drive: Crews Remained On The Scene For 90 Minutes (patch.com)
• Wild Things cruise past the Slammers (thepaper1901.com)

Plainfield

• Man Charged With Arson In Connection With 'Suspicious' Plainfield Fire: Authorities (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In inches. Snakes don't have feet! (Thank you Kay L. for sending it in!)
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