🌱 LEGO Free Play and Are You Game? and 11 more events

Hey there, Varna! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds and sun; breezy, warm, with a high of 82 and low of 43 degrees.
• Saturday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 35.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, windy and cool, with a high of 54 and low of 35 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday April 20

• LEGO Free Play and Are You Game?
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Washburn Branch , 104 W Magnolia St , Washburn
  3:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• FHS Co-Ed Track & Field @ Livingston County Meet
  Pontiac Township High School , 1100 E Indiana Ave , Pontiac
  4:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Docs & Dialogue: Banned Together (McNabb Branch) — Illinois America 250
  Mc Nabb Library Branch (Putman County Library) , 322 Main St , McNabb
  5:00 pm
• Docs & Dialogue: Banned Together McNabb
  McNabb Branch Library , 322 West Main , McNabb
  5:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• LEGO Free Play
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Roanoke Branch , 123 E Broad St , Roanoke
  10:00 am

Wednesday April 29

• Chapter 250: Reading America’s Story Together - Teens (McNabb Branch) — Illinois America 250
  Mc Nabb Library Branch (Putman County Library) , 322 Main St , McNabb
  5:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Senior Social Hour
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library , 208 E Partridge St , Metamora
  9:00 am

Monday May 4

• ROWVA/Williamsfield at Henry-Senachwine
  1023 College Ave , Henry
  9:30 pm

Thursday May 7

• Silent Book Club
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library , 208 E Partridge St , Metamora
  4:00 pm

Tuesday May 12

• IPDPL Board of Trustees Meeting
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Washburn Branch , 104 W Magnolia St , Washburn
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Original Goat Yoga Experience
  Cedar Creek Ranch , 249 IL-71 , Cedar Point
  9:30 am

Saturday July 4

• Next Thing Smokin'
  Condit's Ranch , 7597 Log Cabin Hill Rd , Putnam
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in Chillicothe. Apply here.
• United Natural Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Equipment Operator - NO WEEKENDS in Oglesby. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Varna here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Henry

• 2026 'Veterans' Walk' Now Taking Applications For Additions For Memorial Day (henrynews-republican.com)
• Wenona Highlighters Meeting Featured Speaker Katherine Girone, Ag In The Classroom Educator (henrynews-republican.com)
• Hamm's Buys Trumbull Fleet, Assets (waterwaysjournal.net)

Chillicothe

• 'Proud of our team': These establishments had no violations in March (geneseorepublic.com)
• Robert and Mary Allington (thecounty-chronicle.com)

Metamora

• SIU fashion studies students take center stage with fashion, merchandising concepts (wsiu.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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