🌱 Silent Book Club and 10 more events

Hello Washburn! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Senior Social Hour
• Silent Book Club
• LEGO Free Play

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 65 degrees.

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📸 Around Washburn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Washburn

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday June 4

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

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Other local events

Thursday June 4

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

Tuesday June 9

• LEGO Free Play →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library, 208 E Partridge St, Metamora
  3:30 pm

Thursday June 18

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

Thursday July 2

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

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📣 Washburn Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Knit & Stitch Group →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Germantown Hills Branch, 509 Woodland Knolls Rd, Germantown Hills
  10:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting - Big Papa Jake's Mobile Kitchen
  East Peoria Chamber of Commerce Fondulac Admin Building 201 Veteran's Drive East Peoria, IL 61611
  10:45 am
• Oh, Say Can You See? Our National Anthem and the... →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library, 208 E Partridge St, Metamora
  11:00 am
• What the Tech?! Intro to AI
  Chillicothe Public Library District, 430 N Bradley Ave, Chillico
  11:00 am
• Sound Bath Meditation →
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Germantown Hills Branch, 509 Woodland Knolls Rd, Germantown Hills
  5:30 pm

Thursday June 4

• National Cheese Day Magnolia
  Magnolia Branch Library 114 North Chicago Street, Magnolia, IL 61336
• FHS Softball - IHSA State
  Fieldcrest CUSD 6 Minonk, IL 61760

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Now Hiring: Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Washburn. Apply here.
• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Washburn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Washburn here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Metamora

• Vote for Journal Star boys athlete of the week for May 25-30, presented by CEFCU (pjstar.com)
• Festivals, concerts and more: Here are 18 things to do in Peoria in June (pjstar.com)

Chillicothe

• Peoria County Sheriff boosts patrols to curb illegal off-roading (centralillinoisproud.com)
• Bomber Baseball Sees Season End In Regional Final (communitynewsmarket.com)

Eureka

• Superman's Greatest Enemy Gets the Comic-Accurate Upgrade Fans Have Been Waiting For (collider.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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