🌱 Waterman Farmers Market and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Defensive Red Dot Pistol
• Waterman Farmers Market at Pub West

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine and humid, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

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📸 Around Waterman

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Waterman

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• Defensive Red Dot Pistol →
  Aurora Sportsmen's Club Rifle/Pistol Range Area, 7749 Rueff Rd, Waterman
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27

• Waterman Farmers Market →
  Pub West, 100 E Adams St, Waterman
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 8

• Shabbona Farmers Market 2026 →
  Purdy Park, E Navaho Ave, Shabbona
  9:00 am

Monday August 10

• Special Board Meeting
  Sandwich CUSD 430 Sandwich, IL 60548
  7:30 am
• Board Meeting
  INDIAN CREEK CUSD 425 Shabbona, IL 60550
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Supply Drop Off →
  James R Wood Elementary School Somonauk, IL 60552
  5:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• D430 First day of Attendance
  Sandwich CUSD 430 Sandwich, IL 60548
• D430-1:10p Dismissal
  Sandwich CUSD 430 Sandwich, IL 60548
• Alzheimer's support / nights
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Sandwich, IL 60548
  6:00 pm

Monday August 17

• No School - Teacher Institute
  INDIAN CREEK CUSD 425 Shabbona, IL 60550

Tuesday August 25

• Indian Creek vs Ashton/Franklin Center →
  Indian Creek High School, 506 S Shabbona Rd, Shabbona
  5:00 pm

Thursday August 27

• Dixon Boys Varsity Soccer @ Somonauk →
  Somonauk High School, 501 W Market St, Somonauk
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• DeKalb County Regional Office of Education posted a job opening for Custodian - 2nd Shift in Dekalb. Apply here.
• DHL Express USA, Inc. posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Dekalb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waterman here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sandwich

• Jennifer Noelle Leonard (love-985.com)

DeKalb

• DeKalb and Aurora are flush with data center cash. They differ in how to spend it (nprillinois.org)
• DeKalb County Has Talent in need of performers (shawlocal.com)
• Barb City Manor introduces new way to support annual Light Up the Manor campaign (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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