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🌱 WACO at Columbus and 10 more events
And on the Columbus Junction Patch calendar - Fall in Love with Reading Challenge
Good morning to you Columbus Junction! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Fall in Love with Reading Challenge
- WACO at Columbus
- Walking Book Club
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
- Wednesday: Not as warm with rain, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
- Thursday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
📸 Around Columbus Junction
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Columbus Junction
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★ Featured events ★
- Fall in Love with Reading Challenge →
Columbus Junction
8:00 am
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- WACO at Columbus →
1004 Colton St, Columbus Junction
7:00 pm - Walking Book Club →
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9:00 am - Listening Lounge →
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9:30 am - Walking Book Club →
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9:00 am - Closed for Columbus Day →
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10:00 am - October Book Club →
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5:30 pm - Board Meeting →
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5:00 pm - Walking Book Club →
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9:00 am - Listening Lounge →
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9:30 am - Walking Book Club →
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9:00 am - Book or Treat with the Friends of CJPL →
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2:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 16
Tuesday October 20
Friday October 23
Saturday October 24
📣 Columbus Junction Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tyson Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Electrical Technician 6 - Louisa County Plant in Columbus Junction. Apply here.
- Wesley Retirement Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Resident Assistant/Medication Manager 2nd shift Part Time in Washington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbus Junction here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wapello
- Brown earns full WIU scholarship (mississippivalleypublishing.com)
Washington
- Republican Senate Candidates Break With Trump as Diesel Prices Soar: 'The War With Iran Needs to End' (latintimes.com)
- Trump announcing a new Iowa steel plant that the White House says will be the nation's biggest (klfy.com)
Muscatine
- Musco Sports Center Wins 2026 Iowa People's All-Star Community Award (voiceofmuscatine.com)
- Iowans Should Reject a Rushed Special Session for Steel Plant Tax Breaks (dubuqueinpursuitnews.com)
Ok Columbus Junction! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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