🌱 Abingdon-born community servant Connie Healey remembered with services in Galesburg

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• Abingdon-born community servant Connie Healey remembered with services in Galesburg

Also on today's calendar: Indoor Pickleball: Drop-in and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 34.
• Thursday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 44 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Connie L. Healey Obituary – Galesburg, IL (1940–2025) (wgil.com) — An Abingdon-born resident, Connie L. Healey, has passed away at age 85, with services set for Friday, December 19, in Galesburg. Raised in this area, she devoted her life to family, church, and community service through numerous local organizations and boards. Friends and neighbors can pay their respects at Hinchliff-Pearson-West and a gathering at Leiber’s Boxcar Express.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Indoor Pickleball: Drop-in
  Hawthorne Gym, 2265 Veterans Dr, Galesburg
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• HS GBB vs Bureau Valley
  Abingdon-Avon High Sch Abingdon, IL 61410
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• HS BBB vs Monmouth Roseville 6:00
  Abingdon-Avon High Sch Abingdon, IL 61410
  6:00 pm
• Indoor Pickleball: Drop-in
  Hawthorne Gym , 2265 Veterans Dr , Galesburg
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Country Line Dancing
  Lakeside Recreation Facility , 1033 S Lake Storey Rd , Galesburg
  6:00 pm
• HS BBB vs Jacksonville Routt (V)
  Abingdon-Avon High Sch Abingdon, IL 61410
  6:30 pm
• Nature at Night: Winter Solstice Celebration
  Lakeside Nature Center , 1033 S Lake Storey Rd , Galesburg
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Great Western Shootout (V) A-Town vs TBD
  Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276 Abingdon, IL 61410
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Galesburg-Moline Area Gathering
  Pizza Ranch , 2590 N Seminary St , Galesburg
  11:30 am
• Craft & Chat
  Galesburg Public Library , 264 W Main St , Galesburg
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Varsity BBKB @ United High School Holiday Tournament Time :TBA
  United High School Knoxville, IL 61448
  8:00 am
• KJHS Boys Basketball vs Mercer County (H)
  Knoxville CUSD #202 Knoxville, IL 61448
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in ABINGDON, IL S09386 in Abingdon. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Abingdon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Abingdon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Galesburg

• Robert Dean Anderson (wgil.com)
• Winter woes plague some Amtrak trains in Midwest (trains.com)
• Galesburg loses second alderman in four months as Evan Miller steps down over move (wgil.com)

Monmouth

• Ruth L. Gosney (wgil.com)

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