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🌱 Grothus wins state title as Madrid girls finish second
Madrid, Iowa Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Madrid! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Grothus wins state title as Madrid girls finish second
Also on today's calendar: Wise (Wellness Initiative for Senior Education) Program at the Library and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 42, low: 26.
- Friday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Madrid girls cap season with individual champion and team runner-up finish (kwbg.com) — Madrid senior Madelyn Grothus closed her high school cross country career with a Class 1A state title, helping the Tigers finish second as a team. She ran a season-best 18:17.6, while most of her teammates also posted their fastest times of the season at state. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Tech Help Thursdays at the library →
Madrid
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Wise (Wellness Initiative for Senior Education) Program at the Library →
Madrid IA
1:00 pm -
Adult craft night - small standing turkeys craft
Madrid Library, 100 West 3rd St., Madrid
7:00 pm -
Adult craft night – small standing turkeys craft →
Madrid IA
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Saturday Family Storytime at the Library →
Madrid IA
10:30 am -
Outreach Tiger Tots →
Madrid IA
12:30 pm -
Adult Book Discussion →
Madrid IA
7:00 pm -
Pages for Early Ages Storytime at the Library
Madrid Library, 100 West 3rd St., Madrid
10:00 am
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Qigong/Tai Chi →
Polk City IA
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Women's Coffee →
Polk City IA
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Slater Tots →
Slater IA
10:00 am -
STEAM Storytime →
Polk City IA
10:15 am
Wednesday November 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Van Wall Equipment posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Madrid. Apply here.
- Scooter's Coffee posted a job opening for Barista in Boone. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madrid here.
🗞 Nearby News
Polk City
- Polk County introduces AI-powered tech to help in its budget process (desmoinesregister.com)
- Polk, Dallas counties shift siren test day to reach more people (desmoinesregister.com)
- Behind the scenes with Iowa's soil and water conservation commissioners (who13.com)
Boone
- Boone girls' swimming qualifies 13 entries for state (kwbg.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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