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🌱 Charles City students honor veterans at today's community tribute

Charles City, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Charles City students honor veterans at today's community tribute
  • Charles City gathers for Veterans Day ceremony today
  • Remembering Beverly Olesen, 87, of Charles City

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Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 43, low: 26.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Charles City FFA Prepares for Veterans Day Program Wednesday, November 11, Celebrates National Honors (kchanews.com) — Charles City FFA's annual Veterans Day tribute is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. today in the middle school gym, with retired Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Pratt speaking and students providing music. The public is welcome, and KCHA plans video and radio broadcasts for those unable to attend.
   

2. List of Veterans Day ceremonies in North Iowa and SE Minnesota (kimt.com) — Charles City's Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today at the Government Administration Building. The program includes posting the colors, a moment of silence, remarks from county leadership and a wreath-laying ceremony honoring fallen service members, along with a community reception.
   

3. Beverly Olesen (charlescitypress.com) — Beverly Olesen, 87, who raised her family on a farm in rural Charles City with her husband, Eldon, died November 8. Her graveside service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, November 13, at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City. The family suggests memorials to St. Croix Hospice.
   

4. 10 Tractors That Powered American Family Farms Through the 20th Century (newsbreak.com) — Charles City's Oliver 70 takes a place alongside Fordson, Farmall and John Deere models in a look at tractors that powered American family farms. Built locally from 1935 to 1948, the six-cylinder Oliver came in row-crop, standard and orchard versions, reflecting the different jobs farmers needed their machines to handle.
   

5. North Iowa Concert Band plays free show at NIACC Tuesday, Nov. 24 (kimt.com) — Charles City musicians Lynn Bauer, Makenna Jensen and Lyle Western are among the North Iowa Concert Band members performing a free fall concert Nov. 24 in Mason City. The 7:30 p.m. show at NIACC's North Iowa Community Auditorium will include a tribute to the band's founder, Chuck Cooper, who recently died.
   

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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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