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🌱 Patch AM: Want free Saturday sports? UNI volleyball hosts Omaha in Cedar Falls
Also check out Shop the Basement! on the Cedar Falls Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- Want free Saturday sports? UNI volleyball hosts Omaha in Cedar Falls
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, SuzyQ J.!
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Less humid with sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 52.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Panther volleyball welcomes Omaha in final exhibition on Saturday (unipanthers.com) — UNI volleyball wraps up its preseason this Saturday at 2 p.m. with a free exhibition against Omaha at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, and fans are invited to attend. The four-time defending MVC champions return a loaded roster and will sell concessions and team gear, while enforcing the arena's clear bag policy for spectators.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedar Falls
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★ Featured events ★
- Shop the Basement! →
Waterloo Public Library, 415 Commercial St, Waterloo
10:00 am
Monday August 24
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Other local events
- Remember to put the trash out for Friday garbage pickup! →
Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
7:00 pm - E-Bike Informational Event →
Cedar Falls Calendar, 4600 S. Main St., Cedar Falls
10:00 am - Input Conferences / Supply Drop Off
Cedar Heights Elementary School Cedar Falls, IA 50613
8:15 am - School pictures in the gym!
Helen a Hansen Elementary School Cedar Falls, IA 50613
8:15 am - Input Conferences!
Helen a Hansen Elementary School Cedar Falls, IA 50613
8:15 am - School Pictures in the Gym
North Cedar Elementary School Cedar Falls, IA 50613
8:45 am - K-6 Input Conf.
North Cedar Elementary School Cedar Falls, IA 50613
8:45 am
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
🗓 Events Nearby
- Special Storytime: School Buses!
Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
10:30 am - Movie Matinee.
Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
2:00 pm - Football: Wapsie Valley vs Hudson (Varsity)
Hudson Comm School District Hudson, IA 50643
6:00 pm - Teen After Hours Back to School Party
Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
6:00 pm
Friday August 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I am a professor at UNI and seek a few volunteers to come into my class on Weds Sept 2nd at 9am (for approximately 40-45 minutes).
For this particular session the students (grad level Athletic Training) will conduct health histories on their respective 'patient' including… (Nextdoor Clay Park)
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Logistics Material Handler - 1st shift in Cedar Falls. Apply here.
- Kimco Facility Services, LLC posted a job opening for Janitorial Crew Member in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Falls here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waterloo
- Waterloo Regional Airport runway closure set for September (wcfcourier.com)
- Bernie Sanders Demands Changes To Cost Of U.S. Sporting Events (kansas.com)
- What to know about city's nuisance lawsuit against Vulture Lounge (wcfcourier.com)
Waverly
- Waverly Health Center Invests $146.1M in Community (midwestmedicaledition.com)
Ok Cedar Falls! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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