🌱 Football Team Dinner and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Woodstock Sunday Art in The Square at Woodstock Square Historic District
• Football Team Dinner at Johnsburg High School
• Dual Ribbon Cutting for gkFRENCH & Soda Bliss at Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; a morning shower, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 55.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodstock

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30

• Woodstock Sunday Art in The Square →
  Woodstock Square Historic District, 121 W Van Buren St, Woodstock
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27

• Football Team Dinner
  Johnsburg High School JHS Cafe
  4:00 pm
• Dual Ribbon Cutting for gkFRENCH & Soda Bliss
  Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry 101 N Johnson Street Woodstock, IL
  5:00 pm
• Author event featuring James Cleary →
  Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry Read Between The Lynes
  6:30 pm
• Trivia Night - Pub Trivia USA →
  Woodstock, IL Calendar, 121 W Van Buren St, Woodstock
  7:00 pm
• Plant Bingo
  Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry 219 N Benton St.
  7:30 pm

Friday August 28

• Link Crew - Freshman Check-ins
  Johnsburg High School JHS Cafe
  7:30 am
• Cosmic Bowling Fridays - EXTENDED
  Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry Kingston Lanes
  6:00 pm
• McHenry County Neurodivergent Young Adults Social Club →
  Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry Unity Spiritual Center of Woodstock
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26

• MC3 Meeting →
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce McHenry Area Chamber Board Room. 1307 N Green St, McHenry, IL 60050
  7:30 am
• MC Hammer Marketing Connection Group →
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce Huntington Bank 5555 Bull Valley Road McHenry, IL
  8:00 am
• MC IV - R.I.S.E. Marketing Connection Group
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce Please contact Kelsey or Beth to attend.
  8:00 am
• Route 47 Business Relief Fund Application Assistance →
  Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce 101 N. Johnson Street, inside the Old Courthouse
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone actually had a contractor tear out and replace a built in walk-in shower surround, or done it themselves?
  What was you experience, and do you recommend someone? (Nextdoor Banford Park)

• Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in Woodstock. Apply here.
• Great Clips, Inc. posted a job opening for Salon Manager in Woodstock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodstock here.

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🗞 Nearby News

McHenry

• Woman of Distinction: Stitching together stories, destinations in McHenry County (shawlocal.com)

Algonquin

• Man Flown To Hospital After ATV Crash (patch.com)
• Man Approached Teens, Asked Them To Leave To 'Film Commercial' (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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