🌱 Pancake Breakfast with Santa and 10 more events

Good day Atkinson! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Pancake Breakfast with Santa at Loyal Order of Moose
• Village Board Meeting — Cambridge, Illinois
• Riverdale Boys Varsity Basketball @ Geneseo

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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: A bit of afternoon snow, with a high of 28 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold; breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 27, low: 1.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 7 and low of -12 degrees.

📸 Around Atkinson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Atkinson

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Christmas Walk Chicken Dinner
  Loyal Order of Moose, 1025 S State St, Geneseo
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Pancake Breakfast with Santa
  Loyal Order of Moose , 1025 S State St , Geneseo
  9:00 am

Monday December 15

• Village Board Meeting — Cambridge, Illinois
  Cambridge Village Community , 125 N East St , Cambridge
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Riverdale Boys Varsity Basketball @ Geneseo
  Geneseo High School , 700 N State St , Geneseo
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Christmas Vacation Trivia Night
  Raelyn's Pub & Eatery , 217 N State St , Geneseo
  6:00 pm
• Galesburg Girls Varsity Basketball @ Geneseo
  Geneseo High School , 700 N State St , Geneseo
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Geneseo Farmer’s Market – Indoor Market
  Loyal Order of Moose , 1025 S State St , Geneseo
  12:00 pm
• 4th Annual Magical Christmas
  Central Theater , 111 N State St , Geneseo
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Boy's Basketball (A team) @ Edison
  Edison Jr. High School , 4141 9th St , Rock Island
  4:00 pm
• Board of Trustees mini-retreat
  Geneseo Public Library District , 805 N Chicago St , Geneseo
  4:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Band/Choir Fundraiser Pick-up
  Geneseo Community Center , 541 E North St , Geneseo
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Geneseo Christmas Walk
  Geneseo CUSD 228 Geneseo, IL 61254

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores posted a job opening for Retail Customer Service Cashier in Atkinson. Apply here.
• Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for Mathematics Teacher 2026-2027 school year in Kewanee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Atkinson here.

🗞 Nearby News

Geneseo

• A Most Enchanting Eve at Ye Olde Madrigal Dinner — Geneseo Current (geneseocurrent.com)
• Cookie Walks, Meal Sites and Warming Stations at Geneseo's Christmas Walk — Geneseo Current (geneseocurrent.com)
• Sarah Says Things: The Holiday Goodie Gauntlet — Geneseo Current (geneseocurrent.com)

Kewanee

• Wake Up Tri-Counties Samantha Rux from OSF HealthCare Talks Specialty Services and Dr. Heberer Joins Surgical Services in Kewanee (regionalmedianews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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