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🌱 Coffee and Cards @Ionia Community Library and 10 more events
Happening soon: Muscles In Motion on the Ionia Patch calendar
Good morning Ionia! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Coffee and Cards @Ionia Community Library at Ionia Community Library
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A.M. rain; otherwise, cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 44.
- Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.
📸 Around Ionia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ionia
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★ Featured events ★
- Coffee and Cards @Ionia Community Library →
Ionia Community Library, 101 W Iowa St, Ionia
10:00 am
Wednesday October 14
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📣 Ionia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Muscles In Motion →
New Hampton IA
9:30 am - Head Start Storytime →
New Hampton IA
11:00 am - Mahjong! Beginners welcome →
New Hampton IA
1:00 pm - Benefit Grill out for Michelle Lechtenberg →
Mikkelson Park, New Hampton
12:00 pm - Nashua-Plainfield vs Belmond-Klemme →
Nashua IA
5:00 pm - Belmond-Klemme vs Nashua-Plainfield →
Nashua IA
5:00 pm - Fall Paint →
New Hampton IA
5:00 pm - Cozy Fall Pumpkin Paint →
New Hampton Public Library, 20 W Spring St, New Hampton
5:30 pm - Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS vs Nashua-Plainfield →
Nashua IA
6:00 pm - Nashua-Plainfield vs Clarion-Goldfield/DOWS →
Nashua IA
6:00 pm - Family Storytime - Firetrucks & Firefighters →
New Hampton IA
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Wednesday October 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kwik Trip, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in New Hampton. Apply here.
- MercyOne posted a job opening for Patient Access Rep - PRN - Days in New Hampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ionia here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Hampton
- Eastern Iowa school districts receive behavioral health grant funding (cbs2iowa.com)
- WPU Rallies to Force Fifth Set, Denied Reverse Sweep of Clarke (oskynews.org)
Charles City
- City, HydroCorp to Replace Aging Water Meters in Charles City at No Cost (kchanews.com)
- Wear Orange for Hunger Action Day on Tuesday (Sept. 29) (kchanews.com)
- Edward Louis Cajthaml (charlescitypress.com)
Ok Ionia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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