Community Corner
🌱 Baked Potato Meal Fundraiser and 11 more events
Make time for LIBRARY CLOSED on the Ottosen Patch calendar

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Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 64 degrees.
- Wednesday: Periods of rain, some heavy, temps: high: 69, low: 54.
- Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Baked Potato Meal Fundraiser →
West Bend Community Center
11:00 am - LIBRARY CLOSED →
Livermore IA
1:00 pm - Yoga for Adults →
Livermore IA
6:00 pm - Houseplant & Seed Swap & Share →
Livermore IA
1:00 pm - Banned Book Week →
Livermore IA
9:00 am - Fall Yard Waste and Branch Pickup →
8:00 am - Pumpkin Decorating Contest - grab your pumpkin →
Livermore IA
1:00 pm - Board Meeting →
Library Meeting Room, Livermore
6:00 pm - GLOW WALK →
Livermore IA
7:00 pm - Library CLOSED - Columbus Day →
Livermore IA - City Council Meeting →
City Hall, 301 S Broadway Ave, West Bend
7:00 pm - Field and Forest Dual Sport Ride - West Bend →
West Bend
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
Thursday October 8
Monday October 12
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Algona. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Algona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ottosen here.
🗞 Nearby News
Emmetsburg
- Iowa Central in action at home for rugby matchup (messengernews.net)
Fort Dodge
- Webster City football upends Humboldt in district opener, 21-7 (kqradio.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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