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🌱 Iowa City Train Show and 10 more events
Also check out Snarky Puppy on the Hills Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Snarky Puppy at Hancher Auditorium
- Iowa City Train Show
- Celebrate our Country's 250th at Kalona Historical Village
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
- Wednesday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 70, low: 67.
- Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hills
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★ Featured events ★
- Snarky Puppy →
Hancher Auditorium, 141 Park Rd, Iowa City
7:00 pm
Monday October 12
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Other local events
- Iowa City Train Show →
Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd SE, Iowa City
10:00 am - Celebrate our Country's 250th →
Kalona Historical Village, 715 D Ave, Kalona
11:00 am
Sunday October 18
Wednesday October 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2026 University Heights Farmers Market →
University Heights IA
4:00 pm - Farmers Market →
west end of the former University Athletic Club parking lot, University Heights
4:00 pm - WACO at Lone Tree →
303 S Devoe St, Lone Tree
5:00 pm - Volleyball: HLV-TC vs Hillcrest Academy (Freshman/Sophomore) →
Hillcrest Academy Gym, Kalona
5:00 pm - River Glen Duo LIVE at Bunker Mill Bridge Concert Series →
Bunker Mill Bridge, 1298 Poplar Blvd, Kalona
5:30 pm - Volleyball: HLV-TC vs Hillcrest Academy (Junior Varsity) →
Hillcrest Academy Gym, Kalona
6:00 pm - River Glen Duo at Bunker Mill Bridge →
Bunker Mill Bridge, 1298 Poplar Blvd, Kalona
6:30 pm - Volleyball: HLV-TC vs Hillcrest Academy (Varsity) →
Hillcrest Academy Gym, Kalona
7:00 pm - September's Featured Artist: Zanetta Hoehle from Tumbled Wire Designs →
355 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Iowa City. Apply here.
- Buffalo Wild Wings posted a job opening for Kitchen Team Member/Cook in Iowa City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hills here.
🗞 Nearby News
Iowa City
- Meet Elinor Levin, the Democratic candidate for State Representative District 89 (kcrg.com)
- Johnson County Housing Trust Fund offers up to $3M for affordable housing projects (cbs2iowa.com)
- Iowa man accused of assaulting convenience store employee and resisting arrest (1630kcjj.com)
Coralville
- See memorials to teacher, student who drowned at Borlaug Elementary (press-citizen.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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