🌱 District Meeting/Toy Run and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• District Meeting/Toy Run

Today's riddle: What do you get when you mix a broccoli and a melon? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Humid with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Humid with plenty of sun, temps: high: 90, low: 63.
• Tuesday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 92 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hartley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday July 18

• District Meeting/Toy Run →
  J R's, 265 Main St, Melvin
  11:00 am

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Other local events

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📣 Hartley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday July 12

• Danny Seraphine →
  Roof Garden Ballroom, 91 Lake St, Arnolds Park
  7:30 pm

Monday July 13

• MML's Y.A. Maker Monday
  Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St, Milford, IA 51351, USA
  9:30 am
• MML's Building Bookworms Storytime
  Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St, Milford, IA 51351, USA
  10:30 am

Tuesday July 14

• MML's Summer Movies
  Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St, Milford, IA 51351, USA
  2:00 pm
• Tequila Tuesdays w/ Scott Kirkhart →
  Snappers & Parks Boat Club, 24457 178th St, Okoboji
  7:00 pm

Wednesday July 15

• Color Guard Choreography Camp
  Sheldon Comm School District HS Choir Room
  8:30 am
• Geology of the Kettlehole with Danika Cox — Inkpaduta Canoe Trail →
  Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve, 8QVJ+26, Milford
  9:00 am
• MML's YA Beach Read Bags
  Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St, Milford, IA 51351, USA
  9:30 am
• MML'S CrAFTER Hours
  Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St, Milford, IA 51351, USA
  5:00 pm

Thursday July 16

• Village Panthers Softball
  Sheldon Comm School District Northwest Corner Softball Field
  4:00 pm
• Lake Park Farmers Market on Market →
  Rise & Grind Bakery and Kitchen by Carstensen's, 211 S Market St, Lake Park
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Ascend Staffing posted a job opening for Assembly - Hiring Immediately in Spencer. Apply here.
• Bimbo Bakeries USA posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Spencer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Spencer

• Healthcare Careers at Spencer Hospital in Spencer, Iowa (nwestiowa.com)
• Tiger Softball Scores Early and Often in Regional Quarterfinal Against Le Mars (northwestiowanow.com)
• 8 Jewelers on the Small Problems That Spiraled Out of Control (instoremag.com)

Sheldon

• Immediate Job Openings at Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon IA (nwestiowa.com)
• Inwood Man Faces Kidnapping Charge After Incident In Sheldon (kiwaradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The saddest vegetable known to man: a melonccoli. (Thank you Francie H. for sending it in!)
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