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In today's newsletter:
- Spring Valley counselor earns top IVCC honor for student support work
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Wednesday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 79 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: Some sun, windy and very warm, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Aseret Loveland Receives IVCC Support Staff Distinguished Service Award for Student Advocacy (regionalmedianews.com) — A Spring Valley resident, Project Success counselor Aseret Loveland, has been honored with Illinois Valley Community College’s Connie Dzierzynski Skerston Memorial Award for Support Staff Distinguished Service. Colleagues and students praised her compassion, leadership, and work strengthening orientation and transfer programs, as well as her involvement in local organizations and commitment to empowering first-generation and underserved students.

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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
Saturday April 25
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Paintball - Field
Hall Township Echo Bluff Park, 12641 County Rd 3065 E, Spring Valley
10:00 am
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🗓 Events Nearby
Wednesday April 22
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Wilmington Girls Varsity Soccer @ DePue
Depue Unit Schools , 204 Pleasant St , DePue
4:30 pm
Thursday April 23
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Cord Cutting & Release Work
Unwind at Westclox , 304 5th St , Peru
6:00 pm
Friday April 24
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Bingo w/ Habitat
Habitat ReStore-Peru , 1011 Shooting Park Rd Suite 108 , Peru
2:00 pm
Saturday April 25
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Weekend Rembrandts “Sweet As Can Bee”
Music Suite 408 / 408 Fine Arts Factory , 408 5th St , Peru
10:00 am
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Orion Girls Varsity Soccer @ DePue
Depue Unit Schools , 204 Pleasant St , DePue
11:00 am
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Kids Stem Lab: Spring Experiments
Peru Public Library , 1409 11th St , Peru
1:00 pm
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The Living Field: A Collective Transmission with Faiza Karim
Unwind at Westclox , 304 5th St , Peru
3:30 pm
Thursday April 30
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Ladies Night @ South Shore Boat Club
South Shore Boat Club , 2380 Water St , Peru
5:00 pm
Friday May 1
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Monmouth-Roseville Girls Varsity Soccer @ DePue
Depue Unit Schools , 204 Pleasant St , DePue
4:30 pm
Saturday May 2
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Adaptive Athlete Experience Seminar
Starved Rock CrossFit , 714 Schuyler St , Peru
10:00 am
Tuesday May 5
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Hinckley-Big Rock Girls Varsity Soccer @ DePue
Depue Unit Schools , 204 Pleasant St , DePue
4:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Peru. Apply here.
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PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part Time in Peru. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spring Valley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Peru
- Hogan praised for decades' service to Peru (shawlocal.com)
- Future of Mendota YMCA uncertain as Illinois Valley YMCA explores closure (shawlocal.com)
- Peru adopts 'spiller pays' ordinance to recover cleanup costs from hazardous spills (shawlocal.com)
Oglesby
- Ameren : LaSalle County residents have more reliable energy grid after completion of transmission line project (marketscreener.com)
Princeton
- Princeton outlines next steps for business development district (shawlocal.com)
- Central Bank in Princeton proposes expansion, seeks input from council (shawlocal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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