🌱 Little Free Costume Closet and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Little Free Costume Closet

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and t-storm; cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy with a passing shower, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
• Sunday: Cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carter Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 31

• Little Free Costume Closet →
  Carter Lake

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 30

• State Cross Country
  Missouri Valley Comm School District Missouri Valley, IA 51555
  8:00 am
• 2026 ReFILL My Cup - Pumpkin Spice Edition →
  The Warehouse Event Venue, 1414 West Broadway, Council Bluffs
  9:00 am

Saturday October 31

• Halloween Trick-or-Treat Night →
  Council Bluffs - IA 51503
• Spooky Self Care →
  Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Avenue, Council Bluffs
  2:00 pm

Thursday November 5

• Girls Swimming & Diving: Waukee State Qualifying Diving Meet (Varsity)
  Waukee CSD Natatorium
  5:00 pm
• Girls Swimming & Diving: Waukee State Qualifying Diving Meet (Varsi
  Waukee CSD Natatorium
  5:00 pm

Friday November 6

• Quiet Riot →
  Whiskey Roadhouse, 2701 23rd Ave., Council Bluffs
  8:00 am
• Girls Wrestling: West Monona JH Invite (Junior High)
  West Monona High School
  4:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling: West Monona JH Invite (Middle School)
  West Monona High School
  4:00 pm

Saturday November 7

• Variety Show
  Underwood High School Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra →
  Mid-America Center, 1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Presbyterian Homes & Services posted a job opening for Life Enrichment Coordinator in Council Bluffs. Apply here.
• Fareway Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Council Bluffs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carter Lake here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Council Bluffs

• 5 businesses to compete for $21,250 in Council Bluffs business pitch contest (valleynewstoday.com)
• Ranking the Top 10 small, large school football teams in Western Iowa, Oct. 28 (nonpareilonline.com)
• Council Bluffs retiree's Medicare premium slashed after insurer says billing error affected 92 Iowans (3newsnow.com)

Underwood

• Hinson asks Iowans for ‘gas money' as fuel costs climb amid Iran war (heartlandsignal.com)

Glenwood

• Bulldogs Battle Tigers With Volleyball State Birth On The Line; Coverage on KSOM (westerniowatoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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