🌱 How close is Preston’s food pantry to its new building goal?

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• How close is Preston’s food pantry to its new building goal?

Today's riddle: Knock-knock! Who’s there? Irish. Irish who? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 64 and low of 35 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 59, low: 39.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The road to rebuilding the Preston Community Food Pantry (hjnews.com) — Preston’s Community Food Pantry is moving ahead with a new 4,800‑square‑foot building after securing a city land lease and bond backing. Organizers still need about $87,000 in donations as demand rises, with several new local families signing up for help each month.
   

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📸 Around Preston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Preston

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday June 2

• StepIt Strength with FitForce →
  FitForce Fitness LLC, 25 E Depot St, Weston
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday May 11

• Last week of Programs
  Larsen-Sant Public Library, 109 South First E, Preston

Wednesday May 13

• Literary Lovers-"The Secret Garden", by Frances Hogson Burnett
  Larsen-Sant Public Library 109 South First E, Preston, ID 83263
  7:00 pm

Monday May 18

• Summer Reading Activity Sign Ups Start
  Larsen-Sant Public Library 109 South First E, Preston, ID 83263
• No Programs-Last week of School
  Larsen-Sant Public Library 109 South First E, Preston, ID 83263

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 6

• MMS Music Festival
  Oneida County District Malad City, ID 83252

Thursday May 7

• 8th Grade History Field Trip
  Oneida County District Malad City, ID 83252

Friday May 8

• Baseball State Play-In Touranment
  Oneida County District Malad City, ID 83252

Saturday May 9

• All-Area Dance
  Oneida County District Malad City, ID 83252
  8:00 pm

Sunday May 10

• Mothers Day
  Malad Middle Malad City, ID 83252
  7:00 am

Monday May 11

• Faculty Meeting
  Oneida County District Malad City, ID 83252
• PLC Meetings- Data Coach
  Oneida County District Malad City, ID 83252
  3:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Preston. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Montpelier

• LDS Church sending semis loaded with food to local communities in honor of America's 250th birthday (hjnews.com)

Pocatello

• Pocatello launches 32nd annual Water Week open house (eastidahonews.com)
• May dance opportunities in Pocatello (idahostatejournal.com)
• City of Pocatello Calendar for May 4-8, 2026 (pocatellochubbuckobserver.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Irish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day! (Thank you Eileen C. for sending it in!)
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