🌱 Board of Trustee Meeting and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Hudson Girls Varsity Volleyball @ AGWSR
• Board of Trustee Meeting
• Stepping Up (adult exercise class)

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A bit of rain in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 42 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 43.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aplington

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13
• Hudson Girls Varsity Volleyball @ AGWSR →
  Ackley-Geneva-Wellsburg-Steamboat-Rock High School, 713 Hardin St, Ackley
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Board of Trustee Meeting →
  Aplington IA
  3:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Stepping Up (adult exercise class) →
  Aplington IA
  9:00 am
• Stepping Up →
  Aplington IA
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Story Time (ages 0-6) →
  Aplington IA
  10:00 am
• Story Time →
  Aplington IA
  10:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Stepping Up (adult exercise class) →
  Aplington IA
  9:00 am
• Stepping Up →
  Aplington IA
  9:00 am
Monday October 12
• Preschool Story Time →
  Aplington IA
  10:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• Stepping Up →
  Aplington IA
  9:00 am
• Stepping Up (adult exercise class) →
  Aplington IA
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Tales Around Town: Aplington Historical Society →
  Aplington Historical Society, southeast end of Parriott Street, Aplington
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Growmark, Inc. posted a job opening for Crop Specialist - AgVantage FS - Ackley, IA in Ackley. Apply here.
• UnityPoint Health posted a job opening for LPN-Clinic in Grundy Center. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aplington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Parkersburg

• Area tennis teams advance in team regional postseason (radioonthego.com)

Iowa Falls

• Mayor Pro Tem change by Iowa Falls City officials raises questions (timescitizen.com)
• Cadets top C-G-D and are second in Pride Division (timescitizen.com)
• Preliminary Alden student count decreases (timescitizen.com)

Cedar Falls

• Eastview marching band places first in Mankato (hometownsource.com)
• A small-batch miso maker in Cedar Falls is crafting Japanese ingredients from Iowa farms (iowapublicradio.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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