🌱 Female Entrepreneur Event | Decatur Meet Up | Founding Females® and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 40 and low of 36 degrees.
• Thursday: Windy; rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 50, low: 16. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Much colder, with a high of 30 and low of 28 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Female Entrepreneur Event | Decatur Meet Up | Founding Females®
  Cass Concepts , 100 E Main St , Decatur
  10:00 am
• Trivia at Golden Fox Brewing
  Golden Fox Brewing, LLC , 3025 N Kandy Ln , Decatur
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Boys Basketball @ Riverton
  Meridian Middle School Macon, IL 62544
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Show 2025
  Decatur Civic Center , 1 Gary K Anderson Plz , Decatur
  6:30 pm
• Charleston Boys Varsity Basketball @ Mt. Zion
  Mt. Zion Junior and Senior High School , 305 and , Mt Zion
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• 2025- Christmas Recital
  Mt. Zion Junior and Senior High School , 305 and , Mt Zion
  10:00 am
• An Afternoon with Santa
  Golden Fox Brewing , LLC , Decatur
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• PMP Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Decatur, IL
  Business Center of Decatur , 2121 S Imboden Ct , Decatur
  9:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Taylorville Eagles Bingo Night @ 217 East Main Cross – Taylorville, IL
  Fraternal Order of Eagles , 217 E Main Cross St , Taylorville
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Decatur, IL Calendar

Saturday December 27

• Music BINGO
  Golden Fox Brewing, LLC , 3025 N Kandy Ln , Decatur
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 27

• CAPM Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Decatur, IL
  Business Center of Decatur , 2121 S Imboden Ct , Decatur
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate in Decatur. Apply here.
• Decatur Public Schools posted a job opening for Special Ed Teaching Assistant - SELA Program (6 hours) (two positions available) in Decatur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blue Mound here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Zion

• Shooting inspired by Islamic State; Trump sues BBC for $10B (herald-review.com)

Taylorville

• Taylorville Council nixes MOU with police Union (breezecourier.com)
• Domenica V. 'Mimie' Dunkirk (breezecourier.com)
• AFSCME members hear from Citizens Utility Board at meeting (breezecourier.com)

Decatur

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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