🌱 HS Band Pre-Season practice and 11 more events

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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 77 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
• Saturday: Humid with decreasing clouds, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• HS Band Pre-Season practice
  Blue Ridge CUSD 18 Farmer City, IL 61842
  8:30 am
• Walk In Registration
  Blue Ridge CUSD 18 Farmer City, IL 61842
  10:00 am
• Softball-JH Girls @ Thomas Metcalf (Game) →
  Blue Ridge CUSD 18 Away - Champion Fields
  4:30 pm
• Boys Basketball Weights
  Blue Ridge CUSD 18 Farmer City, IL 61842
  5:00 pm
• Boys Basketball Open Gym
  Blue Ridge CUSD 18 Farmer City, IL 61842
  6:00 pm
• Cheerleading Practice
  Blue Ridge CUSD 18 Farmer City, IL 61842
  6:00 pm
• Football Regular Season Practice
  Blue Ridge CUSD 18 Farmer City, IL 61842
  6:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Football Cheer 8-11am
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843

Monday August 10

• Kindergarten Jumpstart
  Blue Ridge CUSD 18 Farmer City, IL 61842
• First Grade Supply Drop Off
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  2:30 pm
• 2nd Grade Supply Drop Off
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  3:30 pm
• Softball-JH Girls @ Lexington JH (Game) →
  Blue Ridge CUSD 18 Away - LEXINGTON JH
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Saybrook. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Forklift Driver/Reach - 1st Shift at Maker's Pride in Gibson City, Illinois in Gibson City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saybrook here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gibson City

• Budget ordinance approved by Gibson City aldermen (fordcountychronicle.com)
• Ludlow man charged with DUI in hit-and-run with motorcyclist (news-gazette.com)

Fisher

• The Buhses of Gibson City (news-gazette.com)

Bloomington

• Hauman quits Bloomington Election Commission after McLean County GOP complaint (wglt.org)
• Sr. Finance Assistant in Bloomington, Illinois (statefarm.com)
• KBRA Affirms Ratings for HBT Financial, Inc. (kbra.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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