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🌱 Volleyball: Treynor vs Underwood (Junior Varsity) and 11 more events
Coming up on the Carter Lake Patch calendar: Special Neighbors Meal Community BBQ
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Special Neighbors Meal Community BBQ at The Gathering Cass County Inc
- 43rd Annual Creighton University School of Medicine Walk for Wishes 5K
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.
- Friday: An afternoon t-storm; warmer, temps: high: 89, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carter Lake
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★ Featured events ★
- Special Neighbors Meal Community BBQ →
The Gathering Cass County Inc,
3:00 pm - 43rd Annual Creighton University School of Medicine Walk for Wishes 5K →
8901 S 154th St, Omaha
9:00 am
Monday September 21
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Volleyball: Treynor vs Underwood (Junior Varsity)
Underwood High School Main Gym
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Red Oak vs Missouri Valley (Junior Varsity Reserve)
Missouri Valley High School MVHS
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Treynor vs Underwood (Junior Varsity Reserve)
Underwood High School Auxiliary Gym
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Red Oak vs Missouri Valley (Junior Varsity)
Missouri Valley High School MVHS
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Treynor vs Underwood (Varsity)
Underwood High School Main Gym
7:30 pm - Volleyball: Red Oak vs Missouri Valley (Varsity)
Missouri Valley High School MVHS
7:30 pm - TJ Class of '81: 45 Year Reunion →
Big Al's, 2700 2nd Avenue, Council Bluffs
6:00 pm - Football: Red Oak vs Missouri Valley (Varsity)
Missouri Valley High School MVHS
6:30 pm - Football: Underwood vs Tri-Center (Varsity)
Tri-Center Community Schools Tri-Center Athletic Complex
7:00 pm - Pat Hazell's Permanent Record →
The Arts Center at Iowa Western, 2700 College Road, Council Bluffs
7:30 pm - Council Bluffs/Omaha Monthly Chapter Meeting →
Council Bluffs - Volleyball: 2026 Red Oak Varsity Volleyball Invitational (Varsity)
Red Oak Jr.-Sr. High School Orange Gym
8:00 am
Thursday September 17
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Council Bluffs
- Council Bluffs school leaders raise concerns over education savings accounts (wowt.com)
- Vice President Vance set to speak at Council Bluffs rally Friday (kcrg.com)
- Council Bluffs Police Seek Public's Help Finding Missing Man (westerniowatoday.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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