🌱 Golf Croquet and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Golf Croquet at Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
• Hydro Heroes at Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
• Thursdays on Main at Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Not as warm with a t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 63.
• Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.

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📸 Around Ventura

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ventura

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Thursday June 4

• Golf Croquet
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Central Gardens of North Iowa
  10:00 am
• Hydro Heroes
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Clear Lake Public Library 200 N 4th St
  10:30 am
• Thursdays on Main
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Downtown Clear Lake
  6:00 pm
• Jazz Night at Reserve 173°
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Reserve 173 Bar & Grill, 306 1st Ave. N.
  6:00 pm
• Petals & Patterns: a Floral Installation hosted at the Clear Lake Arts Center
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Clear Lake Arts Center 17 S 4th St Clear Lake, Iowa 50428
  10:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Clear Lake City-Wide Garage Sales
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Clear Lake Mirror Reporter, 12 N 4th St.
• Free Fishing Weekend
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce 205 Main Ave, Clear Lake, IA 50428
• Fresh on Fridays →
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Central Gardens of North Iowa
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Summer Story Time
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Clear Lake Public Library Children's Department 200 N 4th Street
  10:30 am
• BINGO Night at Reserve 173°
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Reserve 173 Bar & Grill, 306 1st Ave N
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Golf Croquet
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Central Gardens of North Iowa
  10:00 am
• Hydro Heroes
  Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Clear Lake Public Library 200 N 4th St
  10:30 am

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.
• Fareway Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Clear Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ventura here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Clear Lake

• Renovated Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce building opens (superhits1027.com)
• Bloomingdale falls to Ollenburg in House District 60 GOP race, Hermanson wins GOP nomination in House 59 (kgloam.com)
• Public hearing tonight on land swap that's part of the Oaks Hotel project in Clear Lake (superhits1027.com)

Forest City

• The Forest City Council Meeting for 6/1/26 (kiow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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