🌱 Early Out and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Slater Tots
• Pages for Early Ages Storytime at the Library at Madrid Library
• Early Out

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with rain, some heavy, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
• Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Slater

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Slater Tots →
  Slater
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Pages for Early Ages Storytime at the Library
  Madrid Library, 100 West 3rd St., Madrid
  10:00 am
• Early Out →
  Slater IA
  1:30 pm
• Early Out Hangout at the Library
  Madrid Library, 100 West 3rd St., Madrid
  2:15 pm
• Marble Paper →
  Slater IA
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Tech Help Thursdays at the library
  Madrid Library, 100 West 3rd St., Madrid
• Wise (Wellness Initiative for Senior Education) Program at the Library
  Madrid Library, 100 West 3rd St., Madrid
  1:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Yoga →
  Slater IA
  9:00 am
• Speakers Bureau: Butter Sculpting an Artist's Journey →
  Slater Public Library, 105 N Tama St, Slater
  11:30 am
• Meet 'n' Eat →
  Slater IA
  11:30 am
Saturday October 3
• S.T.E.M. Saturdays →
  Slater IA
  10:00 am
Monday October 5
• Community Helpers Photo Frames →
  Slater IA
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Scooter's Coffee posted a job opening for Barista in Huxley. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Ames. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Slater here.

🗞 Nearby News

Madrid

• Walk for CMT cure creates community, raises funds for research (who13.com)

Polk City

• Polk City father gets liver transplant from surprise donor (kcci.com)

Ames

• Ames dog named Bo is adopted mommy to a litter of orphaned kitties (amestrib.com)
• Third Annual Iowa Dairy Industry Doubleheader is Oct. 30–31 (morningagclips.com)
• DEVELOPING: Ames police investigating shots fired on Tripp Street (iowastatedaily.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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