🌱 SPARK! - Museum of Danish America and 10 more events

Good morning to you Exira! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• SPARK! - Museum of Danish America

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 91, low: 69.
• Friday: Sunshine, very warm and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees.

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📸 Around Exira

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Exira

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 4

• SPARK! - Museum of Danish America →
  Museum of Danish America, 2212 Washington St, Elk Horn
  10:00 am

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Other local events

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📣 Exira Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Tennis Camp - High School Tennis Courts
  Harlan Community School District Harlan, IA 51537
  8:45 am

Thursday July 16

• HS Volleyball Open Gym - High School Gym
  Harlan Community School District Harlan, IA 51537
  7:30 am
• Community Theater - Hunchback of Notre Dame - Auditorium
  Harlan Community School District Harlan, IA 51537
  7:00 pm

Friday July 24

• Skin Care Workshop with Brooke Nelson →
  Milk & Honey, 919 7th St, Harlan
  6:00 pm

Saturday July 25

• 24th Annual Fish Fry →
  The 309 Club, 309 Elm St, Atlantic
  11:30 am

Thursday August 6

• Kile Jackson →
  New Homestead & Homestead Acres, 2306 State St, Guthrie Center
  2:00 pm

Friday August 21

• Milk & Honey Farm to Table Dinner →
  Milk & Honey, 919 7th St, Harlan
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• DIY Herbal Bath Bag Workshop →
  Milk & Honey, 919 7th St, Harlan
  10:00 am

Thursday August 27

• Brad Morgan: Produce in the Park →
  Produce in the Park, 10 W 7th St, Atlantic
  4:30 pm

Friday September 4

• Coon Rapids-Bayard Varsity Football @ CAM →
  CAM High School, 1000 Victory Park Rd, Anita
  7:00 pm

Saturday September 5

• Bash at the Ballfields →
  Atlantic, IA Little League Complex, Atlantic
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Key Rehabilitation posted a job opening for Speech Language Pathologist in Exira. Apply here.
• Focus Workforce Management posted a job opening for Sanitation Worker Jobs in Audubon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Exira here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Atlantic

• Atlantic Softball beats Unity Christian to Advance to Regional Final (kjan.com)
• Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 7/14/26 (kjan.com)
• Cash Grain July 13, 2026 (westerniowatoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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