🌱 Harrisburg community to lay 1965 graduate John Lommen to rest

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• Harrisburg community to lay 1965 graduate John Lommen to rest

Also on today's calendar: Riley Green.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Hazy sun, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• John Lommen, Who Helped Open 40 Dairy Queen Franchises, Dies At 79 (wjon.com) — Harrisburg residents are invited to remember John David Lommen, a 1965 Harrisburg High School graduate who will be laid to rest at Springdale Cemetery in town after services in St. Cloud. The longtime Dairy Queen franchise developer is remembered as a hardworking, family-focused man whose life journey began on a Sioux Falls farm and touched communities across the Midwest.
   

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📸 Around Harrisburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harrisburg

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 16

• Dylan Gossett →
  Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1201 N W Ave, Sioux Falls
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 21

• Riley Green →
  Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1201 N W Ave, Sioux Falls
  7:00 pm

Thursday August 27

• Ben Chapman →
  The District, 4521 W Empire Pl, Sioux Falls
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Marching Band Parent Preview Night
  Sioux Falls Jefferson High School Commons
  5:00 pm
• Fundraiser: Football / Volleyball / Girls Soccer
  Tea Area School District Tea Area High School Main Gym
  6:00 pm

Friday August 7

• Cassidy Daniels →
  Levitt at the Falls, 504 N Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls
  7:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Football Concussion Testing
  Sioux Falls Jefferson High School Gym Main
  6:00 am
• Middle School New Hire
  Sioux Falls Jefferson High School F Wing
  7:00 am
• Staff In-Service
  Tea Area School District Tea, SD 57064
  8:00 am

Tuesday August 11

• WEB training
  Edison Middle School Classroom
  8:00 am

Saturday September 12

• September 12th – Levitt at the Falls Concert →
  Levitt at the Falls, 504 N Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls
  7:00 pm

Sunday September 27

• Sioux Falls Reptile Expo Sept 27, 2026 →
  Ramkota Inn Exhibition Hall, 3200 W Maple St, Sioux Falls
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Harrisburg. Apply here.
• US Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Delivery Driver in Harrisburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harrisburg here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sioux Falls

• Sioux Falls man indicted on 15 counts related to child pornography (argusleader.com)
• What are visitors saying about Sioux Falls? (pigeon605.com)
• Murder suspect extradited to Sioux Falls, judge orders no bond (siouxfallslive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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