🌱 Sit & Stitch and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: A gusty thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 66 degrees.
• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 73, low: 58.
• Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 14

• Sit & Stitch →
  600 E. First St., Anamosa
  7:00 am
• Mats for Homelessness →
  600 E. First St., Anamosa
  1:00 pm

Tuesday September 15

• Storytime →
  Solon IA
  10:30 am
• Switch & Social →
  Solon IA
  3:15 pm
• TBD Tuesdays →
  600 E. First St., Anamosa
  3:30 pm
• Family Storytime →
  600 E. First St., Anamosa
  5:30 pm
• Book Club: Canary Girls →
  Solon IA
  6:30 pm

Wednesday September 16

• Coffee & Conversations →
  Solon IA
  9:00 am
• Movers & Shakers at Wapsipinicon State Park! →
  21301 County Road E34, Anamosa
  10:30 am
• Dementia Caregivers Support Group →
  600 E. First St., Anamosa
  4:30 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Solon, IA Calendar, 100 S. Cedar Street, Solon
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 17

• BAM POW: Make It! Perler Beads →
  Solon IA
  1:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Home Depot Forklift Operator in Tipton. Apply here.
• Anamosa Community School District posted a job opening for Kids Club Support Staff in Anamosa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mechanicsville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• Turnovers, red zone misses doom Beloit College at Cornell (gazettextra.com)

Solon

• Appearance in Solon (iowa.gov)
• Central Football Victory Highlights Busy Saturday for Dutch (kniakrls.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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