🌱 Volleyball: Northeast Invitational (Varsity) and 11 more events

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 71, low: 41.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Volleyball: Northeast Invitational (Varsity)
  Calamus-Wheatland Elem Attendance Center Calamus, IA 52729
  9:00 am
• Scarecrow Workshop →
  Maquoketa Art Experience, 124 S Main St, Maquoketa
  9:00 am

Monday October 5

• Girls Cross Country: (Junior High)
  Bellevue Golf Club
  4:15 pm
• Football: Calamus-Wheatland vs Central City (Junior High)
  Calamus-Wheatland Elem Attendance Center Calamus, IA 52729
  4:30 pm
• Boys Cross Country: (Varsity)
  Bellevue Golf Club
  4:35 pm
• Girls Cross Country: Marquette XC Invitational (Varsity)
  Calamus-Wheatland Elem Attendance Center Calamus, IA 52729
  5:00 pm
• Football: Calamus-Wheatland vs Central City (Junior Varsity)
  Calamus-Wheatland Elem Attendance Center Calamus, IA 52729
  6:00 pm
• Volleyball: Freshman Quad (Freshman)
  Davenport North High School
  6:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Girls Cross Country: Central DeWitt MS Cross Country Inviational (J
  Calamus-Wheatland Elem Attendance Center Calamus, IA 52729
  4:30 pm
• Boys Cross Country: Central DeWitt Invitational - Jim Hetrick Cross
  Calamus-Wheatland Elem Attendance Center Calamus, IA 52729
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball: Midland vs Calamus-Wheatland (Freshman/Sophomore)
  Calamus-Wheatland Elem Attendance Center Calamus, IA 52729
  5:15 pm
• Volleyball: Beckman Catholic vs Maquoketa (Junior Varsity)
  Maquoketa High School
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sysco posted a job opening for Local CDL-A Truck Driver in Maquoketa. Apply here.
• Kwik Trip, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Food Manager in Camanche. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Welton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Maquoketa

• Ruth C. Petersen (kmaq.com)
• Darrell Lee Andresen Jr (kmaq.com)

Eldridge

• School officials, police say North Scott Homecoming shenanigans have ‘escalated beyond acceptable boundaries' (kwqc.com)
• North Scott student sustains minor injuries following Thursday morning accident (northscottpress.com)

Clinton

• CBS announces Tony Romo's permanent exit following arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated (clintonherald.com)
• HS teacher fired after offering extra credit to students who donated to vacation: docs (local12.com)

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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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