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🌱 K-4 Christmas Programs and 8 more events
Make time for Illinois 3 hour Concealed Carry Renewal Class on the Benton Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- K-4 Christmas Programs at Benton CCSD 47
- Boys' Basketball at DuQuoin at Benton CCSD 47
- Boys' Basketball vs Carbondale at Benton CCSD 47
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- Tuesday: Sunny and not as cold, with a high of 46 and low of 32 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 52, low: 40.
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 55 and low of 22 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
- Illinois 3 hour Concealed Carry Renewal Class
Extreme Exigency, 9911 River Bend Rd, Benton
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- K-4 Christmas Programs
Benton CCSD 47 Benton, IL 62812
8:30 am - Boys' Basketball at DuQuoin
Benton CCSD 47 Benton, IL 62812
5:00 pm - Boys' Basketball vs Carbondale
Benton CCSD 47 Benton, IL 62812
5:00 pm - Girls' Basketball at Carbondale
Benton CCSD 47 Benton, IL 62812
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Christmas Program - K-4
Ewing Northern CCSD 115 Ewing, IL 62836
6:00 pm - Christmas Program - 5-8th Grades
Ewing Northern CCSD 115 Ewing, IL 62836
7:00 pm - HS Girls Basketball at Home vs Trico@ 6:00
Sesser-Valier CUSD 196 Sesser, IL 62884 - Christmas at Central
Central Christian Church , 301 N 10th St , Mt Vernon
4:00 pm - BYOB Pub Theology
The Frosty Mug Bar & Grill , 1113 Salem Rd , Mt Vernon
6:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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Du Quoin
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