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🌱 JH A/B Volleyball vs Wayne and 11 more events
You won't want to miss Blue Plate Mystery Dinner & Auction on the Oakland Patch calendar
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- Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 65 degrees.
- Wednesday: Humid with rain, some heavy, temps: high: 69, low: 56.
- Thursday: Windy with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
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Cass County Community Building, 805 W 10th St, Atlantic
5:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- JH A/B Volleyball vs Wayne
Bancroft-Rosalie jr/sr High School Bancroft, NE 68004, USA
4:00 pm - Girls Volleyball: West Point-Beemer vs Wayne (Reserve)
Wayne High School Jr. Sr. High School Gym
5:00 pm - Boys Football: West Point-Beemer vs Fort Calhoun (Junior High)
Fort Calhoun High School Football - Game Field/Track
5:00 pm - VB Double Dual @ Madison
Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs Lyons, NE 68038
5:00 pm - JV/V vs Homer
Bancroft-Rosalie jr/sr High School Bancroft, NE 68004, USA
5:30 pm - Girls Volleyball: West Point-Beemer vs Wayne (Junior Varsity)
Wayne High School Jr. Sr. High School Gym
6:00 pm - Girls Volleyball: West Point-Beemer vs Wayne (Varsity)
Wayne High School Jr. Sr. High School Gym
7:00 pm - District Land Evaluation
Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs Scribner, NE
8:00 am - Womens Quiz Bowl
Seward High School
8:00 am - Varsity CC @ Staton
Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary School Bancroft, NE 68004
4:00 pm - Boys Cross Country: 2026 Stanton Cross Country Invite (Varsity)
Stanton High School Elkhorn Acres Golf Course
4:00 pm - Girls Cross Country: Stanton XC Invite (Varsity)
Stanton High School Elkhorn Acres Golf Course
4:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
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- Aventure Staffing Professional Placement posted a job opening for LPN / RN - Licensed Nurse or Registered Nurse in Oakland. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Congregational Anniversaries (October 2026) (lcms.org)
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- Foundation grant helps FPD improve technology (thebestmix1055.com)
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- Lila M. Gosker, 92 (enterprisepub.com)
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