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🌱 AHS Boys Basketball (H) Leland-5:30 pm and 11 more events
Be sure to catch AHS Freshman Boys Basketball Jamboree (H) 9:00 am-2:00 pm on the Amboy Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- AHS Boys Basketball (H) Leland-5:30 pm at AHS
- AHS Freshman Boys Basketball Jamboree (H) 9:00 am-2:00 pm at AHS
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- Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 35 and low of 27 degrees.
- Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 35, low: 31.
- Thursday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 44 and low of 9 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Amboy
- AHS Boys Basketball (H) Leland-5:30 pm
AHS Amboy, IL 61310 - AHS Freshman Boys Basketball Jamboree (H) 9:00 am-2:00 pm
AHS Amboy, IL 61310
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- ROE 47 Technology Round Table
ILMTSS Network , 1001 St Mary's St , Sterling
12:30 pm - Community Engagement Committee Meeting
Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
3:30 pm - 7th-12th Grade Band Concert
DHS Auditorium Dixon, IL 61021
6:30 pm - Yin + Meditation (LASALLE)
Shine Yoga Garage by Katrina Marie Yoga , 135 N 31st Rd , La Salle
5:30 pm - Amvets Post #180 Meeting
American Legion , 1549 W Peru St , Princeton
6:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
6:00 pm - First Semester Ends
Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021 - Early Dismissal - School Improvement
Montmorency CCSD 145 Rock Falls, IL 61071 - Home for the Holidays Light Show
Bureau County Fairgrounds , 811 W Peru St , Princeton
5:00 pm - White Christmas
The Dixon: Historic Theatre , 114 S Galena Ave , Dixon
7:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
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- Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Amboy. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Dixon
- Cocar is Dixon High School's student of the month for December (shawlocal.com)
- Fire officials urge following these safety tips this holiday season (shawlocal.com)
- Volunteers battle snow, frigid temps to honor veterans at Daysville Cemetery during Wreaths Across America (shawlocal.com)
Ohio
- Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, and Ohio Brace for Dangerous Arctic Blast With Temperatures 30–35 Degrees Below Normal Tonight (chicagomusicguide.com)
- Kardex reaches milestone of 100 AutoStore sites in less than five years (ajot.com)
Rock Falls
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