🌱 Tony Danza: Standards & Stories and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Tony Danza: Standards & Stories at North Iowa Community Auditorium
• Cosmic Bowling at Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
• All Request DJ Night at Rookies at Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 40.
• Monday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.

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📸 Around Ventura

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ventura

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Saturday October 3

• Tony Danza: Standards & Stories
  North Iowa Community Auditorium, 500 College Drive, Mason City
  7:00 pm
• Cosmic Bowling
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, 514 Buddy Holly Place, Ventura
  8:00 pm
• All Request DJ Night at Rookies
  Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar, 307 Main Ave., Ventura
  9:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Writing Group
  Clear Lake Public Library, 200 N 4th St, Ventura
  6:00 pm

Wednesday October 7

• BINGO Night at Reserve 173°
  Reserve 173 Bar & Grill, 306 1st Ave N, Ventura
  6:00 pm

Thursday October 8

• Jazz Night at Reserve 173°
  Reserve 173 Bar & Grill, 306 1st Ave. N., Ventura
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Farmers Market
  Surf Ballroom Parking Lot, 460 North Shore Drive, Clear Lake
  9:00 am
• Sing Along Brunch
  Reserve 173° Bar & Grill, 306 1st Ave. N., Clear Lake
  11:00 am
• Walking with the Spirits →
  Clear Lake IA
  5:00 pm
• Tony Danza: Standards & Stories
  North Iowa Community Auditorium, 500 College Drive, Mason City
  7:00 pm
• Cosmic Bowling
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, 514 Buddy Holly Place, Clear Lake
  8:00 pm
• All Request DJ Night at Rookies
  Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar, 307 Main Ave., Clear Lake
  9:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Clear Lake. Apply here.
• Perkins Restaurant & Bakery posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Supervisor in Clear Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ventura here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Clear Lake

• Clear Lake Harvest Festival 2026: Wine Tastings, Champagne 5K, Grape Stomp on Main Avenue (kiow.com)
• When Pigs Fly Fundraiser Moves to Oct. 4, Tops $47,000 in Clear Lake (kiow.com)
• Photos: Plain Ol' Pumpkins pumpkin patch in Clear Lake (globegazette.com)

Forest City

• 119 scholarships awarded at Waldorf University's honors day (kimt.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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