🌱 Patch AM: Romeoville’s Ovation Center is ending senior activities next month

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In today's newsletter:

• Romeoville's Ovation Center is ending senior activities next month
• How Romeoville figured into Stagg's long-awaited football turnaround

Also on today's calendar: Sontag Speed Supplies Car Show and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 86, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Humid with near record heat, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Senior Services of Will County shutting down most operations (shawlocal.com) — Senior Services of Will County is shutting down all senior activities at its Ovation Center in Romeoville and moving out of the facility as it restructures under bankruptcy. The last day for games, arts, dance, and exercise classes is Sept. 30, though core services like adult protective services and care coordination will continue, with seniors referred to other activity providers.
   

• Steve Millar's 5 high school football games to watch in the Southland and Week 2 predictions (bnd.com) — Romeoville gets a brief mention as the team Stagg edged 6-3 in Week 1, snapping Stagg's 10-game losing streak. The story mainly previews several Southland high school football matchups for Week 2, highlighting key players, X-factors, and predictions for teams like Homewood-Flossmoor, Crete-Monee, Oak Forest, Lincoln-Way East, and Mount Carmel.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Romeoville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Sontag Speed Supplies Car Show →
  Sontag Speed Supplies, 1931 Donmaur Dr, Crest Hill
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 30
• Isle a la Cache Museum presents 'Our Storytellers: Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets' Exhibit →
  Romeoville, IL Calendar, 501 E. Romeo Rd., Romeoville
  10:00 am
• Isle a la Cache Museum presents Back-to-school Scavenger Hunt →
  Romeoville, IL Calendar, 501 E. Romeo Rd., Romeoville
  10:00 am
• Sensory Swim →
  Romeoville, IL Calendar, 630 Townhall Drive, Romeoville
  10:00 am
Monday August 31
• White Oak Library presents ESL Reading & Conversation Group →
  Romeoville, IL Calendar, 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville
  11:00 am
• Baseball Game Vs. Elwood
  Lockport SD 91 Kelvin Grove Middle School, 808 Adams St, Lockport, IL 60441
  4:15 pm
• Softball Game Vs. AVM
  Lockport SD 91 Kelvin Grove Middle School, 808 Adams St, Lockport, IL 60441
  4:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• White Oak Library presents Pinochle Club →
  Romeoville, IL Calendar, 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville
  9:30 am
• Cheer Practice
  Lockport SD 91 Feneli Gym
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• 10 Years of Stories & History
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
  1:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Teen Volunteering
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Vortex
  3:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Library Express Van Visit: Heritage Woods
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
  10:00 am
• Library Express Van Stop: Greenleaf Apartments
  Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
  1:00 pm

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• Visiting Angels Plainfield — (815) 254-0152
• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: David L. Stephenson —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Hildegarde June Schildgen —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Raul Gutierrez —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Gretchen M. (Grote) Mayall —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• RTC posted a job opening for Production/ Assembly Associate in Romeoville. Apply here.
• Ryder posted a job opening for Material Handler in Romeoville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Romeoville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bolingbrook

• Chick-Fil-A Plans Approved In Bolingbrook (patch.com)
• ULTA Maintains Buy Rating by DA Davidson -- Price Target Raised (gurufocus.com)
• Plainfield's Bags of Hope Marks 10 Years, Honors Late Champion Tom Hernandez (thetimesweekly.com)

Crest Hill

• EF-5 Tornado Slams Into Plainfield 36 Years Ago Today (wjol.com)
• Obituary of Charles H. Newland (fredcdames.com)

Lemont

• Lemont Student Receives Scholarship From Butterfield Partners (patch.com)

Ok Romeoville! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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