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In today's newsletter:

• Which Yorkville Library Halloween events will your kids love most?
• How Yorkville students turned a scarecrow into an accessibility lesson
• How does Yorkville's E15 price stack up against the rest of Illinois?

Also on today's calendar: Voluntary Action Center's Escape. Stay. Play! Raffle Fundraiser for Meals on Wheels in DeKalb Co and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 45 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 73, low: 49.
• Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 74 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Yorkville Library features kids' programs with fall and Halloween themes (shawlocal.com) — Yorkville parents have a full slate of October activities at the Yorkville Public Library, from weekly story times and Spanish Storytime to Halloween crafts, trivia, and a no-carve pumpkin contest. The library also offers an author visit, Lego and Pokémon clubs, therapy-dog reading sessions, and 3D-printing appointments, with some programs requiring advance registration.
   

• Scarecrow Walk is back; Yorkville students' design advocates for the blind and visually impaired (shawlocal.com) — Yorkville families can visit the Scarecrow Walk at Riverfront Park East through Oct. 31 to see District 115's student-designed scarecrow celebrating White Cane Day and Braille literacy. The fox-themed display includes tactile and audio features and competes in the city's scarecrow contest, where visitors can vote for their favorites via QR code.
   

• Kendall County's lowest E15 gas price recorded at $4.09 for week ending Sept. 19 (kendallcountytimes.com) — Yorkville drivers saw Kendall County's lowest reported E15 gas price at $4.09 per gallon for the week ending Sept. 19, according to GasBuddy reports. County and statewide averages were slightly higher, and analysts say international tensions and refinery issues continue to drive volatile fuel costs that can change daily.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yorkville

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 28
• Voluntary Action Center's Escape. Stay. Play! Raffle Fundraiser for Meals on Wheels in DeKalb Co →
  Kishwaukee Country Club, 1901 Sycamore Rd, DeKalb
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Kickin up the Dust 5k →
  Fox Ranch, 12474 Walter Payton Memorial Hwy, Plano
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Artful Beginnings (preschool) →
  902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  10:30 am
• Monday Movie Matinee →
  902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  1:00 pm
• Horror Book Club →
  902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Kids Eat Free* Tuesday at Craft'd Yorkville →
  Craft'd Yorkville, 2075 Marketview Drive, Yorkville
• Homeschool Meet- Up (Pre-K - 2nd) →
  902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  10:00 am
• Mindful Movement + Meditation →
  902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Hispanic Heritage Night →
  Fox Republic Brewing Co., 101 W Hydraulic Ave, Yorkville
  5:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Yorkville Education Association Presents: Mary Poppins - The Musical! →
  Yorkville Middle School, 920 Prairie Crossing Dr, Yorkville
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• GO PINK with Girls Run The World! →
  Yorkville Middle School, 920 Prairie Crossing Dr, Yorkville
  12:00 pm
• Yorkville Education Association Presents: Mary Poppins - The Musical! →
  Yorkville Middle School, 920 Prairie Crossing Dr, Yorkville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Shirley Jeanette Evans Lang —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Lorene Marie "Lori" Schmitt (Konte) —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Darrell R. Strong —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Yorkville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Plano

• Lowest premium gas price in Kendall County available at $5.04 per gallon in week ending Sept. 19 (kendallcountytimes.com)
• Who among former Kane County area high school athletes will be active on Saturday, Sept. 26? (kanecountyreporter.com)

Oswego

• Week of Sept. 14: Best residential property deals in Kendall County (shawlocal.com)
• Oswego Police issue shelter-in-place order after shot fired during welfare check (news-usa.today)

Montgomery

• Jury convicts Streator man of 1st-degree murder in 2021 Montgomery shooting (shawlocal.com)
• Cheapest premium gas in Kane County reach $4.87 in week ending Sept. 19 (kanecountyreporter.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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