🌱 How Wood River once packed 1,000 swimmers into its new pool
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- How Wood River once packed 1,000 swimmers into its new pool
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 73.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 100 Years Ago: Wood River Pool Opens with 1,000 Swimmers in the Water (riverbender.com) — A century ago, Wood River celebrated the grand opening of its massive Standard Oil–funded swimming pool with a parade from City Hall, bands, and 1,000 swimmers in the water at once. This look back details how the refinery’s growth spurred the pool’s construction, what it cost to swim there, and how residents turned opening day into a true “gala day.” 
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Treehouse Wildlife Center →
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Wood River Moose Lodge #1349 730 Wesley Dr, Wood River, IL 62095
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- Bethalto approves SRO contract, welcomes deputy police chief (thetelegraph.com)
- New credit union under construction (springfieldbusinessjournal.com)
- The Bethalto Floor Store named RBGA Small Business Excellence Award winner (ibjonline.com)
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