🌱 Hoover’s desk phone connects West Branch to presidential technology history

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• Hoover’s desk phone connects West Branch to presidential technology history

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Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with periods of sun, temps: high: 46, low: 29.
• Friday: Some sunshine, with a high of 45 and low of 24 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• What BlackBerries and Horseshoes Reveal About Our Presidents (dailygazette.com) — A telephone displayed at West Branch’s Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum helps tell the story of changing presidential technology in photographer Peter Adams’ forthcoming book. Installed on Hoover’s desk in 1929, it gave the president a place for private calls, decades before Barack Obama’s BlackBerry raised new questions about presidential communication.
   

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Saturday November 21

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  Wildwood Iowa City, 4919 Walleye Dr SE, Iowa City
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Other local events

Thursday December 3

• VIP Member Reception: Festival of Trees →
  Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, 210 Parkside Dr, West Branch
  5:00 pm

Friday December 4

• Christmas Past →
  West Branch IA
  9:00 am

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Wednesday November 11

• Hawk Talk with Kirk Ferentz →
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Thursday November 12

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  1120 North Dodge Street, Iowa City
  6:00 pm
• Farm to Fork →
  Iowa City IA
  6:30 pm
• Farm to Table – Investigate Midwest Storytelling Event →
  Trumpet Blossom Cafe, 310 East Prentiss Street, Iowa City
  6:30 pm

Friday November 13

• NCAA Division I Midwest Region Championships →
  Iowa City IA
• Free Lunch Program- offsite →
  Free Lunch Program, 1105 S Gilbert Ct #100, Iowa City
  11:00 am
• More Than Demographics: Marketing That Reflects Real People →
  Meeting Room, Water Treatment Facility, 80 Stephen Atkins Drive, Iowa City
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Johnson County is proud to partner with the Be SMART for Kids campaign to increase awareness of responsible gun ownership.
  Pick up your FREE gun lock at the Treasurer's Office, 913 S. Dubuque Street in Iowa City. Visit https://johnsoncountyiowa.gov/gun-safety for more… (Nextdoor )

• Club Car Wash posted a job opening for Team Member in Iowa City. Apply here.
• CosmoProf Beauty posted a job opening for Beauty Advisor Sally Beauty 10067 in Iowa City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Branch here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Iowa City

• Where to find vintage UI gear in Iowa City (dailyiowan.com)
• Iowa City School Board votes to sell district administration building (kcrg.com)
• Iowa City nail technician Giselle Rubio builds community through artistry and comfort (dailyiowan.com)

Solon

• Football state semifinals begin at the UNI-Dome Wednesday (cbs2iowa.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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