🌱 Summer at the Museum (June) and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Summer at the Museum (June)

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Breezy with variable clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Porte City

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday June 9

• Summer at the Museum (June) →
  La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum, 408 Main St, La Porte City
  10:00 am

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Preschool Storytime →
  Waterloo Public Library, 415 Commercial St, Waterloo
  10:30 am
• Storytime at the Children's Garden, Cedar Valley... →
  Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens, 1927 E Orange Rd, Waterloo
  10:30 am
• FREE Yoga at River Place Plaza →
  River Place, 200 State St Suite 201-C, Cedar Falls
  5:30 pm
• Paint & Partake →
  La Porte City FFA Historical and Ag Museum, 408 Main St, La Porte City
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Terrific Twos Storytime →
  Waterloo Public Library, 415 Commercial St, Waterloo
  10:30 am
• Community Energy Education W/ Green Iowa AmeriCorps →
  Waterloo Public Library, 415 Commercial St, Waterloo
  5:30 pm

Friday June 5

• Alzheimer's / Dementia Support Group
  Grow Cedar Valley CedarStone Senior Living Connections Room 4715 Algonquin Drive Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  1:00 pm
• The Commodores →
  My Waterloo Days, 716 Commercial St, Waterloo
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Family Storytime →
  Waterloo Public Library, 415 Commercial St, Waterloo
  10:30 am

Sunday June 7

• 2026 Weekly Racing | Night #6 + Pro Late Models →
  Benton County Speedway, Vinton
  5:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Grinnell Freshman Baseball @ Vinton-Shellsburg →
  Vinton-Shellsburg High School, 210 W 21st St, Vinton
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Raymond. Apply here.
• Pilot Travel Centers, LLC posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Evansdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Porte City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Waterloo

• Our Town: Waterloo Museums preserve history from World War II to wrestling (kcrg.com)
• Nikole Hannah-Jones: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Creator of The 1619 Project, and Leading Voice on Racial Injustice (shinemycrown.com)
• Waterloo data center plan sparks protest at city hall (kwwl.com)

Cedar Falls

• Cedar Falls Aquatic Center opens for summer season (kwwl.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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