🌱 How Creston runners dominated the weather-delayed Panther Invitational at home

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• How Creston runners dominated the weather-delayed Panther Invitational at home

Also on today's calendar: BINGOCIZE w/Connections Area Agency on Aging and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 67, low: 47.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grass tops field at Panther Invitational (redoakexpress.com) — Creston's McKinley Park hosted the Panther Invitational, where the Creston boys and girls cross country teams both captured team titles on a weather-altered course. Red Oak's Emmanuel Grass won the boys race, while several Southwest Valley runners logged big personal improvements in only their second meet of the season after multiple weather cancellations.
   

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Friday October 2
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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Football: Harlan Community vs Creston (Freshman)
  Creston Comm School District Creston, IA 50801
  4:15 pm
• Football: Harlan Community vs Creston (Varsity)
  Creston Comm School District Creston, IA 50801
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• BINGOCIZE w/Connections Area Agency on Aging →
  Creston IA
  11:00 am
• Adult Coloring →
  Creston IA
  1:00 pm
• Chess Club →
  Creston IA
  5:00 pm
• Library Board Meeting →
  Creston IA
  5:15 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Toddler Time →
  Creston IA
  10:30 am
• City of Creston Council Meeting →
  Creston, IA Calendar, 116 W Adams St, Creston
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• BINGOCIZE w/Connections Area Agency on Aging →
  Creston IA
  11:00 am
• Crochet Group →
  Creston IA
  1:00 pm
• Craft Night - Book Page Pumpkins →
  Creston IA
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• RCDC celebrates accomplishments (mtayrnews.com)
• Outdoor Alliance has big showing (mtayrnews.com)
• Homecoming: It's more than a football game (mtayrnews.com)

Winterset

• Meet the minds behind a small-town home decor empire in rural Iowa (desmoinesregister.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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