🌱 Band: HS Band Percussion Camp (High School) and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 58.
• Saturday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Band: HS Band Percussion Camp (High School)
  Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District Waverly-Shell Rock High School
  8:00 am

Saturday August 8

• Wooden Nickel Saturday →
  Farmer's Daughters Quilts, 21 E Charles St, Oelwein
  9:00 am

Monday August 10

• Band: Band Camp (High School)
  Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District Waverly-Shell Rock High School FB Practice Fields West Field
  8:00 am
• Weekly AA Meetings @Upham Memorial Library →
  Upham Memorial Library, 138 W Main St, Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Block Party – Sew Day →
  Farmer's Daughters Quilts, 21 E Charles St, Oelwein
  10:00 am

Wednesday August 12

• Weekly Burger & Fry Night @Plum Creek Golf, Fredericksburg →
  Plum Creek Golf Course & Putters Lounge, 2689 Country Club Rd Box 241, Fredericksburg
  4:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• Girls Tennis: Waverly-Shell Rock vs Charles City (Varsity)
  Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District Charles City - Sportsmen's Park
  4:00 pm

Tuesday August 18

• Girls Tennis: Waverly-Shell Rock vs Mount Vernon (Varsity)
  Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District Mount Vernon High School HS Tennis Courts
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball: W-SR Scrimmage (Varsity)
  Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District Waverly-Shell Rock High School Go-Hawk Gym
  4:00 pm

Saturday August 22

• George Strait Tribute →
  Williams Center For the Arts, 317 8th Ave SE, Oelwein
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 26

• Coffee, Conversations, and Kids @Nashua Public Library →
  Nashua Public Library - Iowa, 220 Brasher St, Nashua
  10:30 am

Thursday September 3

• Denver Varsity Football @ SFHS →
  Sumner-Fredericksburg High School, 802 W 6th St, Sumner
  7:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Assistant Manager- Full-Service Accepting Fast Food Management in Waverly. Apply here.
• University of Northern Iowa posted a job opening for Temporary Custodian I - Custodial Services in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tripoli here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Waverly

• After a long wait, pool project enters final stages (communitynewspapergroup.com)
• Iowa Corn Growers Respond to Senate Farm Bill, Welcome E15/ICGA Priorities (morningagclips.com)
• Boozman calls for markup this week as comments continue (thefencepost.com)

New Hampton

• Lions Field Pool Closed for Repairs, Set to Re-Open Thursday (08.06) – 95.1 The Bull (951thebull.com)
• Bob's Bits August 4th (fivestarcoop.com)

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