🌱 FREE Yoga at River Place Plaza and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• FREE Yoga at River Place Plaza at River Place Plaza

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 61.
• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.

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📸 Around Janesville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Janesville

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday August 12

• FREE Yoga at River Place Plaza →
  River Place Plaza, 100 State St Unit 203, Cedar Falls
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

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📣 Janesville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Band: HS Band Percussion Camp (High School)
  Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District Waverly-Shell Rock High School
  8:00 am
• Remember to put the trash out for Thursday garbage pickup! →
  Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  7:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Snail Mail Social: A Pen Pals Program
  Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  1:30 pm
• Remember to put the trash out for Friday garbage pickup! →
  Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• 2026 Romance Rendezvous Book Blast Tickets →
  Hilton Garden Inn Cedar Falls, 7213 Nordic Dr, Cedar Falls
  10:00 am
• Local Author Fair
  Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  1:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Peter Rabbit Escape Room
  Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
• Band: Band Camp (High School)
  Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District Waverly-Shell Rock High School FB Practice Fields West Field
  8:00 am
• Baby Playtime
  Cedar Falls Public Library 524 Main Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  10:30 am
• Human Rights Commission Meeting →
  Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
  Cedar Falls Calendar, City Hall 220 Clay Street, Cedar Falls
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Assistant Manager- Full-Service Accepting Fast Food Management in Waverly. Apply here.
• University of Northern Iowa posted a job opening for Temporary Custodian I - Custodial Services in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Janesville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Waverly

• After a long wait, pool project enters final stages (communitynewspapergroup.com)
• Iowa Corn Growers Respond to Senate Farm Bill, Welcome E15/ICGA Priorities (morningagclips.com)
• Boozman calls for markup this week as comments continue (thefencepost.com)

Cedar Falls

• How One Cedar Falls Tree Service Protects Both Your Property and Your Budget (wcfcourier.com)
• August 4 recap: Waterloo and Cedar Falls news you may have missed today (wcfcourier.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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