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🌱 Helping Hands seeks Thanksgiving sponsors, sets Staunton pickup dates

Staunton, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Staunton! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Helping Hands seeks Thanksgiving sponsors, sets Staunton pickup dates
  • Diabetes-friendly cooking comes to Staunton hospital’s kitchen classroom
  • Staunton voters reject city electricity-buying proposal

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Greens Workshop: Create Your Own Large Porch Pot.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A stray morning thundershower, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy and cooler, temps: high: 48, low: 30.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 45 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Helping Hands Seeks Thanksgiving Sponsors (stauntonstartimes.com) — Staunton Helping Hands is seeking $30 donations to sponsor Thanksgiving meals for local families. Existing guests living within the Staunton School District can collect turkeys and sides Nov. 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., or Nov. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. Donors can use Venmo @stauntonhelpinghands and mark contributions “turkey.”
   

• Cooking Class At Staunton Hospital Offered Nov. 19 (stauntonstartimes.com) — A free cooking class at Community Hospital of Staunton will offer hands-on help preparing diabetes-friendly meals Nov. 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Participants will prepare and taste dishes while learning about carbohydrates and meal planning. Register with Brandi Crawford at 618-635-4218.
   

• Voters Favor New State Proposal, Reject Staunton Energy Measure (stauntonstartimes.com) — Staunton voters rejected a proposal allowing the city to arrange electricity supply for homes and small businesses, with 935 voting no and 780 voting yes. Separately, nearly 68 percent of Macoupin County voters backed exploring a new state separate from Cook County, an advisory result that does not authorize separation.
   

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-- 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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