🌱 Sparta Healthy Holiday Hustle 2026 and 10 more events

Good morning Sparta! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Girls Basketball (V): Sparta Tournament at Sparta High School
• Sparta Healthy Holiday Hustle 2026 at Sparta HHH
• Adult Mental Health First Aid Training at Auxiliary Room B at Broadway Plaza

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny spells, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 51, low: 34.
• Friday: Chilly with periods of sun, with a high of 48 and low of 28 degrees.

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📸 Around Sparta

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sparta

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★ Featured events ★

Monday November 16

• Girls Basketball (V): Sparta Tournament →
  Sparta High School, 205 W Hood Ave, Sparta

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Other local events

Saturday November 28

• Sparta Healthy Holiday Hustle 2026 →
  Sparta HHH, 203 S Vine St, Sparta
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 2

• Adult Mental Health First Aid Training →
  Auxiliary Room B at Broadway Plaza, 818 E Broadway St, Sparta
  8:30 am

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📣 Sparta Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Golf FORE Veterans Golf Scramble →
  212 North Main Street, Marissa
  8:00 am
• Veteran's Dinner →
  212 North Main Street, Marissa
  11:00 am

Thursday November 12

• Tech Time →
  212 North Main Street, Marissa
  1:00 pm

Friday November 13

• 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

Saturday November 14

• Scouting for Food - Bags put out →
  212 North Main Street, Marissa
• Team Lucas: Chicken & Beer Dinner →
  212 North Main Street, Marissa
  6:00 pm
• Jr/Sr High Homecoming Dance →
  212 North Main Street, Marissa
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Memorial Hospital, Chester, IL posted a job opening for LPN or CMA / RMA - Full-Time for Specialty Clinic in Chester. Apply here.
• Eaton Aerospace posted a job opening for Press Brake Operator - 1st Shift in Pinckneyville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sparta here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Red Bud

• For sale: 1117 Monroe Street, Red Bud, IL 62278 (riverbender.com)
• Getting ready for the holidays (northcountynews.org)
• IHSA Volleyball Super-Sectional Scoreboard (wrmj.com)

Chester

• Chester Marketing & Revitalization Committee meeting agenda (suntimesnews.com)

Pinckneyville

• Vada Geraldine Lytle, 99 (wsjd.fm)

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Ok Sparta! 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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