🌱 Blood Drive @ the Monroe Community Library and 11 more events

Hi Monroe! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• CELEBRATE HEROES TILTING wIth 21st CENTURY WINDMILLS! with WORLD-CLASS STORY-TELLER KRAY VAN KIRK!! at Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
• BAM! - Business Association of Monroe Meeting
• 1135 Technical Advisory Committee

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, a little rain, temps: high: 58, low: 46.
• Friday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 58 and low of 47 degrees.

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📸 Around Monroe

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Monroe

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday November 22

• CELEBRATE HEROES TILTING wIth 21st CENTURY WINDMILLS! with WORLD-CLASS STORY-TELLER KRAY VAN KIRK!! →
  Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, 333 SE Bay Blvd., Newport
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• BAM! - Business Association of Monroe Meeting →
  Monroe OR
  6:00 pm

Monday November 16

• 1135 Technical Advisory Committee →
  Monroe OR
  4:00 pm

Wednesday November 18

• Personnel Committee Meeting →
  605 Main St, Monroe
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• Economic Development Committee →
  Monroe Community Center, 605 Main St, Monroe
  6:00 pm

Friday November 20

• Blood Drive @ the Monroe Community Library →
  Monroe Branch Library, 668 Commercial St, Monroe
  9:00 am

Monday November 23

• City Council Regular Meeting →
  Monroe Community Center, Monroe
  6:00 pm

Thursday November 26

• Thanksgiving Day - City Hall Closed →
  Monroe OR

Friday November 27

• Day After Thanksgiving - City Hall Closed →
  Monroe OR

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📣 Monroe Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• All The Single Ladies Heifer Sale →
  Eugene Livestock Auction, 92380 Oregon 99, Junction City
  10:00 am

Thursday November 12

• TCCC: DSA Awards Banquet →
  Junction City Local Aid, 210 E 6th Ave, Junction City
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• TES Bingo and Dessert Social
  Junction City SD 69 Junction City, OR 97448

Saturday November 14

• Saturday Livestock Auction →
  Eugene Livestock Auction, 92380 Oregon 99, Junction City
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• pOpshelf posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in HARRISBURG OR S17223 in Harrisburg. Apply here.
• Acme Markets posted a job opening for Retail Sales and Store Support in Junction City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Junction City

• Cheapest gas stations in Eugene (newsbreak.com)
• Football Recap: Junction City Falls in a Tight One to Marist (maxpreps.com)

Philomath

• Six residents earn certificates from Philomath Citizens' Academy (philomathnews.com)
• Antique Musical Roadshow brings rare instruments to BCGS program (philomathnews.com)
• Five Warriors earn all-conference honors in boys soccer (philomathnews.com)

Corvallis

• Free Hamze's Building Bridges (austinchronicle.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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