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🌱 Patch AM: MakerSpace Open Hours and 10 more events

And on the Marion Patch calendar - Encore Café - Registration Required

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What's up Marion! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Encore Café - Registration Required at Marion Public Library
  • MakerSpace Open Hours at Marion Public Library
  • Adult Dungeons & Dragons at Marion Public Library

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Friday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 76, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Sunny, breezy and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 53 degrees.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Final reminder!
    Join us today (Wednesday) over the lunch hour to take part in the Healthiest State Walk. This is an effort by communities across Iowa to get together… (Nextdoor )
  • Can anyone recommend an Excellent house cleaner, someone who's very detailed.
    My former person went to care for her very ill mother, and she will not be returning back. She was outstanding and I did hire someone who was not… (Nextdoor Indian Creek)
  • Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate - Temporary in Marion. Apply here.
  • Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hiawatha

  • Waypoint marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Cedar Rapids (cbs2iowa.com)

Cedar Rapids

  • 'Game-changing' C.R. housing project works toward fall opening (thegazette.com)
  • Grab Tacos And Pantry Staples At One Of The Best Mexican Restaurants In Iowa (takingthekids.com)
  • EVO ICL in Cedar Rapids: Why High-Rx Eastern Iowa Patients Choose Implantable Lenses (usatoday.com)

Ok Marion! 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: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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