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🌱 Homecoming Parade and 11 more events
Make time for V Football vs Cedar Ridge Christian (Homecoming) on the Elkport Patch calendar
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- Thursday: Rain, then a shower, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.
- Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 65, low: 43.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Homecoming Parade
Central Comm School District Elkader, IA 52043
5:30 pm - V Football vs Cedar Ridge Christian (Homecoming)
Jack Dittmer Field , Elkader, IA
7:00 pm - Art in the Park →
Founders' Park, 302 S. Main Street, Elkader - Wild Driftless Adventure Race →
Elkader IA - BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) →
130 N Main St, Elkader
10:00 am - Flu Shot Clinic (Edgewood) →
Edgewood Community Room, 203 W Union St, Edgewood
11:00 am - 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 - Backbone Trail Run →
Backbone State Park, 1347 129th St, Dundee
10:00 am - Fall Jamboree with The Two Tracks and Between Howls →
Volga City Opera House, 609 Washington Street, Volga
5:00 pm - McGregor Fall Art Festival →
Triangle Park
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
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- Legacy Healthcare posted a job opening for Certified Nursing Assistant CNA Weekend Package in Guttenberg. Apply here.
- Innovative Ag Services Company posted a job opening for Ag Equipment Operator in Elkader. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elkport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dyersville
- Iowa and Kansas Field of Dreams Game Available on Streaming Service (worldbaseball.com)
- Dollar Fresh Market eliminates all 18 of its stores (miamiherald.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)
Fayette
- Northern Iowa intersection crash leaves both drivers facing citations (northiowatoday.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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