🌱 Mommy + Me Christmas Cookie Decorating Class and 9 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Mommy + Me Christmas Cookie Decorating Class

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon flurry, with a high of 35 and low of 32 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 41, low: 21.
• Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 25 and low of 4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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Friday December 19

• Candle Making Class
  Social Events and Rentals, 9 W Main St, Albion
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Mommy + Me Christmas Cookie Decorating Class
  Social Events and Rentals , 9 W Main St , Albion
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Girls Basketball
  Fairfield Comm High School , 300 W King St , Fairfield
  6:00 pm
• City Council Meeting Dec 11, 2025
  Havoline Hall , 715 12th St , Lawrenceville
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Boys Basketball - 3 Levels
  Fairfield Comm High School , 300 W King St , Fairfield
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Christmas Concert
  Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225 , 300 W King St , Fairfield
  3:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Christmas at the Library - Photos, Treats and Crafts Dec. 15th 4-6pm
  Olney Public Library , 400 W Main St. , Olney
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• AI in Action: A Leader’s Guide to Implementation (Admin Academy #4025)
  1715 College Ave , Carmi
  3:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• 3D Printing Exploration
  Olney Public Library , 400 W Main St , Olney
  4:00 pm
• 3D Print Lab
  Olney Public Library , 400 W Main St. , Olney
  4:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Boys Basketball
  Fairfield Comm High School , 306 E Edgar Ave , Casey
  7:30 pm

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• Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for ESL Teacher in Albion. Apply here.
• Verano posted a job opening for Transport Specialist in Albion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bone Gap here.

🗞 Nearby News

Grayville

• Grayville Council Wants to Hear from Public Before Allowing Sunday Liquor Sales to Start at 10am - WRUL-FM (wrul.com)
• A Month Later; Nothing New from ISP on Investigation; Sheriff Says Special Prosecutor Assigned - WRUL-FM (wrul.com)

Olney

• Illinois State Board of Education Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education met Dec. 9 (silnews.com)
• Registered sex offender sentenced for distributing child porn (wsiu.org)
• Junior High NTC Seventh-Grade Tourney, Area Boys Basketball Results - Dec. 8 - Effingham's News and Sports Leader, 979XFM and KJ Country 102.3 (thexradio.com)

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