🌱 Boys's V H.s. Basketball VS West Prairie (Game) and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Boys's V H.s. Basketball VS West Prairie (Game) at United High School

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Snow late in the afternoon, with a high of 28 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 27, low: 1. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 6 and low of -11 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alpha

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Saturday December 13

• Boys's V H.s. Basketball VS West Prairie (Game)
  United High School
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Alli from Birth to Five IL attending story time
  Edwards River Public Library , 200 North College Avenue , Aledo
  10:30 am
• PJ's and Pancakes Storytime
  Sherrard Public Library , 201 5th Avenue , Sherrard
  10:30 am
• Christmas Mouse
  Art Defined , 306 E Simmons St , Galesburg
  6:00 pm
• Wine Cork Holiday Creations
  Lake Storey Pavilion , 1572 Machen Dr , Galesburg
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Country Line Dancing
  Lakeside Recreation Facility , 1033 S Lake Storey Rd , Galesburg
  6:00 pm
• 2025 Lucia Nights (Festival of Lights)
  Bishop Hill Heritage Association , 103 Bishop Hill St , Bishop Hill
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Boys's F H.s. Basketball VS Monmouth-Roseville HS (Game)
  Monmouth-Roseville Jr High , E Gossett St , Roseville
  9:00 am
• Girls's V H.s. Basketball VS West Central (Game)
  United High School
  9:00 am
• What’s Up with Winter Weather?
  Lakeside Nature Center , 1033 S Lake Storey Rd , Galesburg
  9:30 am
• Candle Making
  Edwards River Public Library , 200 North College Avenue , Aledo
  10:30 am
• Boys's F H.s. Basketball VS SHERRARD HIGH SCHOOL (Game)
  Monmouth-Roseville Jr High , E Gossett St , Roseville
  11:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• State of Illinois posted a job opening for DOC Hill Security - Correctional Officer Trainee in Galesburg. Apply here.
• CHIPOTLE posted a job opening for Crew Member in Galesburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alpha here.

🗞 Nearby News

Galesburg

• Galesburg District 205 lists Hawthorne warehouse for sale after move to new facility (wgil.com)
• Graham Health System commits $500,000; Sandburg names Science & Technology Center atrium (wgil.com)
• Chicago Post-Punk Trio Uniflora Flowering All At Once The band will be featured in Color Club's 'Green' series, celebrating new and young music talent. (newcity.com)

Colona

• City of Colona City Council met Nov. 10 (rockislandtoday.com)

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