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🌱 Sterling’s latest property transfers include a $1.3 million land sale
Sterling, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Sterling! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Sterling’s latest property transfers include a $1.3 million land sale
- Remembering Harvey Yoder Nice, engineer, author and family-farm mechanic
Also on today's calendar: Writer’s Group and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 38 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy; windy, cooler, temps: high: 45, low: 30.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Whiteside County Property Transfers: Nov. 2 to 6 (shawlocal.com) — Two parcels on Polo Road in Sterling sold for $1,333,695 to Sterling Land and Cattle Inc., according to Whiteside County’s Nov. 2–6 property transfers. Other Sterling transactions included $135,000 for 602 14th Ave. and $199,000 for 616 W. 11th St. 
• Harvey Yoder Nice (1942 (thecity1.com) — Harvey Yoder Nice, 84, of Morrison, who attended Science Ridge Mennonite Church in Sterling, died Nov. 6. An electrical engineer and technical-book co-author, he also helped run his family’s dairy farm. Visitation begins at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home’s Morrison Chapel, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m.
📸 Around Sterling
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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WCSC Food Pantry →
Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W 9th St, Sterling
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Writer’s Group →
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Toddler Time →
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Friday Book Club →
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Preschool Storytime →
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Tanyalee Davis Comedy at the Rusty Fox →
The Rusty Fox Wine & Alehouse, Sterling
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Twin City Farmers Market OPEN YEAR AROUND! →
Sterling, IL Calendar, 2nd Street between Avenue A and Avenue B, Sterling
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Craft Night: Paper Ornaments →
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City Council Meeting →
Sterling, IL Calendar, Sterling City Hall Council Chambers 212 3rd Avenue, Sterling
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Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
📣 Sterling Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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6th Boys Basketball vs Morrison
Rock Falls Middle School, 1701 12th Ave, Rock Falls
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6th Boys Basketball vs Sauk Valley
Rock Falls Middle School, 1701 12th Ave, Rock Falls
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ZOWA Live: Tough Guys ft Jim Duggan →
The Classroom Bar & Lounge at Parties on Pope, 207 Pope Street, Nelson
4:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - Sterling CUSD #5 in Sterling. Apply here.
- K.A. Recruiting posted a job opening for Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical / Med-Surg in Sterling. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sterling here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rock Falls
- Rock Falls firefighters retirees paid $730,906 into their pension fund and have collected an estimated $4.0 million (rockislandtoday.com)
- Why More Homeowners Are Choosing Low-Maintenance Flooring (shawlocal.com)
- Along the Rock: S3 Ep 230-Sterling Township Thanksgiving Vouchers Help 400 Local Families Celebrate the Holiday (theradar.online)
Dixon
- Dixon's Tools for School unpacks hope for children (shawlocal.com)
- Dixon's Better Bargains offers pallets of possibilities (shawlocal.com)
Ok Sterling! 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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