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🌱 BINGO Night at Reserve 173° and 11 more events
Happening soon: Crafternoon on the Ventura Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- BINGO Night at Reserve 173° at Reserve 173 Bar & Grill
- Crafternoon at Clear Lake Public Library
- Jazz Night at Reserve 173° at Reserve 173 Bar & Grill
... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 62 degrees.
- Wednesday: Periods of rain, some heavy, temps: high: 68, low: 57.
- Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 41 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ventura
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- BINGO Night at Reserve 173°
Reserve 173 Bar & Grill, 306 1st Ave N, Ventura
6:00 pm - Crafternoon
Clear Lake Public Library, 200 N 4th St, Ventura
1:00 pm - Jazz Night at Reserve 173°
Reserve 173 Bar & Grill, 306 1st Ave. N., Ventura
6:00 pm - All Request DJ Night at Rookies
Rookies Rockin' Sports Bar, 307 Main Ave., Ventura
9:00 pm - Karaoke Night at Rumorz
Rumorz Bar & Grill, 1210 South Shore Dr., Ventura
9:00 pm - Farmers Market
Surf Ballroom Parking Lot, 460 North Shore Drive, Ventura
9:00 am - Sing Along Brunch
Reserve 173° Bar & Grill, 306 1st Ave. N., Ventura
11:00 am - 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 - Writing Group
Clear Lake Public Library, 200 N 4th St, Ventura
6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lapsit Baby Time →
Clear Lake IA
10:30 am
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Clear Lake. Apply here.
- MercyOne posted a job opening for Family Medicine - Physician - Clear Lake, Iowa- $100,000 sign-on bonus! in Clear Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ventura here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clear Lake
- Northern Iowa drug probe nets Clarion man on six felony charges, alleged multi-state trafficking operation (northiowatoday.com)
- Iowa high school football stat leaders heading into Week 6 (kcci.com)
Forest City
- Gregory Geerdes (kiow.com)
- Local Sports – Monday, September 28, 2026 (kynt1450.com)
Mason City
- Mason City man nabbed on second-offense OWI charge as five-year prison sentence looms (northiowatoday.com)
- Hockey: Alexandria Blizzard secure opening-weekend split behind Carpenter's overtime winner (echopress.com)
Ok Ventura! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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