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š± How a grumpy walleye legend warmed up on Spring Valley waters
Spring Valley, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Spring Valley! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. āļø
In today's newsletter:
- How a grumpy walleye legend warmed up on Spring Valley waters
- Community remembers Jennifer Leonard, who spent her final days in Spring Valley
Also on today's calendar: Craig Gerdes Music and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? š¤ (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
- Saturday: Humid with decreasing clouds, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Sarley: Meeting the pro who always fished with his schnauzers (dailyherald.com) ā A regional outdoors columnist recounts fishing a major FLW Trail walleye tournament on the Illinois River out of Spring Valley, including a fishless first day and a tense pairing with legendary pro Ron Seelhoff. The story focuses on their onātheāwater conversations, his reputation, and how the long, unproductive day slowly softened their relationship, with a promise to finish the tale in a future column. 
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ā¢ Jennifer Noelle Leonard (love-985.com) ā Local readers may know Goldwater Care Spring Valley, where 56āyearāold Jennifer Noelle Leonard of Ottawa passed away on July 23 after a battle with cancer. Her obituary honors a devoted mother of sextuplets and one younger child, a compassionate social worker, and a talented singer and crocheter, and shares details for services and suggested memorial donations in nearby Streator. Ā Ā Ā
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Upcoming Events in
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Paintball - Field ā
Hall Township Echo Bluff Park, 12641 County Rd 3065 E, Spring Valley
10:00 am
Saturday August 8
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Other local events
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Craig Gerdes Music ā
Riverfront Bar & Grill, 1525 Water St, Peru
2:00 pm -
Paintball - Field ā
Hall Township Echo Bluff Park, 12641 County Rd 3065 E, Spring Valley
10:00 am -
Serena Boys JV Soccer @ LaSalle-Peru ā
LaSalle-Peru Township High School, 541 Chartres St, La Salle
4:30 pm
Sunday August 23
Saturday August 29
Tuesday September 1
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Steampunk Flower Arrangement Workshop ā Hegeler Carus Mansion ā
Hegeler Carus Foundation, 1307 7th St, La Salle
5:30 pm -
Wine on the Hill w/ Steve Sharp Band ā
August Hill Winery & Vineyard, 2 N 2551st Rd, Peru
12:00 pm -
Staff Institute Day
DePue USD 103 Depue, IL 61322 -
Teacher Institute- No School
Peru ESD 124 Peru, IL 61354 -
First Day of ACC
DePue USD 103 Depue, IL 61322 -
First Day of School
DePue USD 103 Depue, IL 61322 -
PreK Visits
DePue USD 103 Depue, IL 61322 -
Early Dismissal 2:00 p.m.
DePue USD 103 Depue, IL 61322
2:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Saturday August 8
Monday August 10
Wednesday August 12
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Peru. Apply here.
- Sapp Bros, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier/Cook in Peru. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spring Valley here.
š Nearby News
Peru
- Wallace Center for Hearing Introduces Madison Sudaj, Au.D. (shawlocal.com)
- Obituary-Thomas A. Gower (theradar.online)
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- Taste of History Returns with Food, Drinks and Tours of Decatur Landmarks (nowdecatur.com)
Princeton
- āTone change': NewsTribune/BCR teams turn focus to season as official practices begin (shawlocal.com)
- August Arrives on the TallgrassĀ Prairie (wordpress.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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