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🌱 Carroll honors veterans with free breakfasts and a special Mass
Carroll, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min readCoffee in hand, Carroll? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Carroll honors veterans with free breakfasts and a special Mass
- West Central Valley bowlers prepare for a new season
- Remembering Jerry Bellinghausen of Britt, father of Carroll resident
Also on today's calendar: Open Meetings and Open Records Training for Local Officials - November 17 and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and stiff winds, with a high of 59 and low of 28 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 42, low: 24.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 21 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Area Schools, Businesses Celebrate Servicemembers On Veterans Day (1380kcim.com) — Carroll veterans have two free breakfast options for Veterans Day: Hy-Vee from 6 to 10 a.m. and Carroll High School's National Honor Society meal from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. in the commons. Kuemper Catholic also plans a Veterans Mass at 2:15 p.m. at Holy Spirit Church. 
• Wildcats' Boys Bowling Begins Later This Month (raccoonvalleyradio.com) — West Central Valley's boys bowling team opens its season November 30 against the Valley Tigers in Waukee after graduating three seniors. The Wildcats won the Lenox Triangular last season and finished eighth at the state qualifying meet in Carroll to close out the year.
• Jerry Bellinghausen of Britt (1380kcim.com) — Jerry Bellinghausen, 74, of Britt, died November 7, leaving family that includes daughter Kourtney Payer of Carroll. A Lake City High School graduate who worked in agriculture and real estate, he will be remembered at a November 18 memorial service at Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt, with visitation November 17.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Bereavement Support Group hosted by St. Anthony Regional Hospital →
St. Anthony Regional Hospital, 311 S. Clark Street, Carroll
5:00 pm
Monday November 16
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Other local events
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Live Virtual Author Talk: Cooking/Food with Chef Pyet DeSpain
Carroll Public Library, 118 E 5th St, Carroll
1:00 pm -
Fall Musical - Grease (the school version)
Carroll High School GV Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Afternoon Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness
Carroll Public Library, 118 East 5th Street, Carroll
2:00 pm -
Fall Musical - Grease (the school version)
Carroll High School GV Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Survive the Dino's Scavenger Hunt
Carroll Public Library, 118 E 5th St, Carroll
10:00 am -
Football: TBD vs Carroll (Varsity)
Carroll Athletic Stadium
7:00 pm -
Fall Musical - Grease (the school version)
Carroll High School GV Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Open Meetings and Open Records Training for Local Officials - November 17 →
Region XII Council of Governments, 1009 East Anthony Street, Carroll -
Family Support Group →
1240 Heries Ave, Suite C, Carroll
5:30 pm -
Evening Book Club
Carroll Public Library, 118 E 5th St, Carroll
5:30 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Tuesday November 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Live Virtual Author Talk: Nonfiction with Paul Vigna **Online Only*
Carroll Public Library, 118 East 5th Street, Carroll
1:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Van-Wall Equipment, Inc. posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Carroll. Apply here.
- Seasons Center for Behavioral Health posted a job opening for Outpatient Therapist in Carroll. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carroll here.
🗞 Nearby News
Manning
- Auxiliary Donates Respiratory Care Equipment To MRHC (1380kcim.com)
- Nominations Open for Manning's Annual Giving Tree Program (1380kcim.com)
- Rolling Valley Conference announces all-conference volleyball teams (carrollspaper.com)
Coon Rapids
- Greene County district court, week ending Nov. 6 (greenecountynewsonline.com)
Perry
- Collection boxes out now for annual Toys and Gifts for Perry campaign (theperrynews.com)
- Perry Piecemakers Award Quilts of Valor to 4 Area Veterans (raccoonvalleyradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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