🌱 Wild Driftless Adventure Race and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Art in the Park at Founders' Park
• V Football vs Cedar Ridge Christian (Homecoming) at Jack Dittmer Field
• Wild Driftless Adventure Race

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 65, low: 42.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 49 degrees.

📸 Around Elkader

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elkader

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Art in the Park →
  Founders' Park, 302 S. Main Street, Elkader

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• V Football vs Cedar Ridge Christian (Homecoming)
  Jack Dittmer Field , Elkader, IA
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Wild Driftless Adventure Race →
  Elkader IA
• BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) →
  130 N Main St, Elkader
  10:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Regional Arts Forum: Elkader →
  Elkader IA
  1:00 pm
• Witches Night Out-Witches Shopping and Spells Popping! →
  Main Street, Elkader
  4:00 pm
• Friends of the Elkader Public Library Meeting →
  130 N Main St, Elkader
  4:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Library Board of Trustees Meeting →
  130 N Main St, Elkader
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3
• Missouri S&T Miners at Upper Iowa Peacocks Football →
  Upper Iowa University Football Stadium, Wadena Rd, Fayette
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Flu Shot Clinic (Edgewood) →
  Edgewood Community Room, 203 W Union St, Edgewood
  11:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Backbone Trail Run →
  Backbone State Park, 1347 129th St, Dundee
  10:00 am
• Truman State Bulldogs at Upper Iowa Peacocks Football →
  Upper Iowa University Football Stadium, Wadena Rd, Fayette
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MercyOne posted a job opening for Dietary Cook PRN in Elkader. Apply here.
• Trinity Health posted a job opening for Housekeeping - Elkader in Monona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elkader here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fayette

• Thrive Iowa to launch in Fayette and Clayton counties (cbs2iowa.com)
• Northern Iowa intersection crash leaves both drivers facing citations (northiowatoday.com)

West Union

• SWINETIME — EPISODE #95 Beyond the Barn Visit: The Future of Swine Veterinary Service (swineweb.com)
• New Hampton continues on winning path in league play (nhtrib.com)

Manchester

• Rain Returns Wednesday into Early Friday – Mix 94.7 KMCH (kmch.com)
• Water Trail Designation for Lower Half of Maquoketa River in Delaware County – Mix 94.7 KMCH (kmch.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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