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🌱 Monthly Book Club @Lawler Public Library and 11 more events
And on the Cresco Patch calendar - Boys Cross Country: Trent Smith Invitational (Junior High)
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- Thursday: A.M. rain; otherwise, cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 61, low: 45.
- Saturday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Monthly Book Club @Lawler Public Library →
Lawler Public Library, 412 E Grove St, Lawler
1:00 pm - Boys Cross Country: Trent Smith Invitational (Junior High)
Wildwood Golf Course
5:00 pm - SAC Promo Night →
Dahl Centennial Union, Cafeteria, Decorah
5:00 pm - Solar and Sheep Demonstration →
1193 Pole Line Rd (Luther College Solar Field), Decorah
5:00 pm - Girls Cross Country: (Varsity)
Wildwood Golf Course
5:30 pm - Boys Cross Country: Trent Smith Invitational (Varsity)
Wildwood Golf Course
6:00 pm - Borntreger's Farmers Market in Lime Springs →
Borntreger's Farmers Market, 4471 Timber Ave, Lime Springs - Homecoming →
Luther College, Decorah - Chapel →
Center for Faith and Life, Main Hall, Decorah
10:30 am - Clergy and College Ministries Alumni Coffee →
Impact Coffee, 101 W. Water Street, Decorah
11:00 am - Walking Campus Tour with Professor Emeritus David Faldet '79 →
Dahl Centennial Union, front entrance, Decorah
1:00 pm - Gerdin Fieldhouse Tour →
Gerdin Fieldhouse Lobby, Decorah
4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Croell, Inc. posted a job opening for Ready Mix Driver in Cresco. Apply here.
- footprint Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Lime Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cresco here.
🗞 Nearby News
Decorah
- Decorah Chamber recognizes Manufacturing Week (decorahleader.com)
- Craft Brews and Leaf Peeping Make This Iowa College Town the Quintessential Fall Getaway (midwestliving.com)
- What Are Heirloom Tomatoes? (foodandwine.com)
New Hampton
- Eastern Iowa school districts receive behavioral health grant funding (cbs2iowa.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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