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🌱 Why giant wooden trolls are popping up around Clinton
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In today's newsletter:
- Why giant wooden trolls are popping up around Clinton
- Family with Clinton ties remembers Gary E. Borchardt's long, full life
Also on today's calendar: Storytime and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
- Wednesday: Not as warm with rain, temps: high: 69, low: 66.
- Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• John Corbett's Debut Novel (newcity.com) — Clinton is getting regional attention for using outdoor art to reinvent its historic Mississippi River lumber town image and draw visitors. Recent civic investments include three giant wooden trolls by Danish artist Thomas Dambo, placed around the city to spark pride and curiosity among residents and tourists alike. The piece appears in a broader roundup of Midwest arts news. 
• Obituary-Gary E. Borchardt (theradar.online) — A recent obituary honors Gary E. Borchardt, whose family now includes a granddaughter living in Clinton along with many other relatives across the Midwest. The longtime John Deere employee and horse enthusiast will be laid to rest in a private graveside service in Albany, with his survivors remembering his quiet passions and long career.
📸 Around Clinton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clinton
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★ Featured events ★
- Moose's Office Hours →
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9:00 am
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- Storytime →
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10:30 am - American Mahjong Open Play →
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4:30 pm - Teentober Begins! | Reading Challenge and Art Contest →
Clinton IA - Central District Foursquare Leader Conference →
Church of the Open Door, 816 13th Avenue North, Clinton
2:00 pm - Central District Foursquare Leader Conference | Clinton, IA →
Church of the Open Door, 816 13th Avenue North, Clinton
2:00 pm - Makerspace Hours →
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3:30 pm - Learn to Sew: A Beginner's Workshop →
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5:00 pm - Fiber Friends | Weekly Craft Club →
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5:00 pm - Halloween Costume Swap | Pick-Up →
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10:00 am - Storytime →
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10:30 am - Memory Lab Hours →
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2:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
📣 Clinton Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Constellation Energy posted a job opening for Senior Reactor Operator in Clinton. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Clinton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clinton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Eldridge
- Girls swimming: Burlington takes second at Grayhound Invitational (mississippivalleypublishing.com)
Bettendorf
- Bettendorf announces fun Halloween happenings (ourquadcities.com)
- Rise Up Coffee opens a second location, new Flip's Pancake House, Just Us & Treats opens and more Quad-Cities business news (qctimes.com)
- Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 9/28/26 (radioiowa.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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