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๐ฑ Basketball: Boys Varsity Game vs Columbia (Away) and 10 more events
Make time for Third Tuesday on the East Alton Patch calendar

Good morning to you East Alton! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. โ๏ธ
Coming up on the calendar:
- Basketball: Boys Varsity Game vs Columbia (Away) at Columbia High School
- Wrestling: Varsity JV Match vs Multiple Schools vs. Triad (Away) at Triad High School
- Basketball: Boys 8th Game vs Roxana Junior High School vs. Lewis and Clark (Home) at Roxana Junior High School
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
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- Tuesday: Abundant sunshine, with a high of 50 and low of 31 degrees.
- Wednesday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 51, low: 40.
- Thursday: Rain, then a shower, with a high of 53 and low of 17 degrees. โ๏ธ Brr!
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๐ Upcoming Events in East Alton
โ Featured events โ
- Third Tuesday
St. Louis Regional Airport (KALN), 8 Terminal Dr, East Alton
6:45 pm
Tuesday December 16
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Other local events
- Basketball: Boys Varsity Game vs Columbia (Away)
Columbia High School
7:30 pm - Wrestling: Varsity JV Match vs Multiple Schools vs. Triad (Away)
Triad High School
6:00 pm - Basketball: Boys 8th Game vs Roxana Junior High School vs. Lewis and Clark (Home)
Roxana Junior High School , JH Gymnasium
4:30 pm - Basketball: Girls JV Game vs East Alton-Wood River (Home)
Roxana High School , Larry Milazzo Gymnasium
6:00 pm - Girls Basketball at Roxana (JV & V)
Roxana High School , 323 Chaffer Ave , Roxana
6:00 pm - Basketball: Girls Varsity Game vs East Alton-Wood River (Home)
Roxana High School , Larry Milazzo Gymnasium
7:30 pm - Wrestling: Varsity Invitational vs Mascoutah (Away)
Mascoutah High School
4:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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๐ Events Nearby
- Roll-n-Read
Wood River Parks & Recreation , 655 N Wood River Ave , Wood River
9:00 am - Basketball: Boys 8th Game vs Roxana Junior High School vs. Jerseyville (Home)
Roxana Junior High School, JH Gymnasium
4:30 pm - Basketball: Boys JV Game vs Columbia (Away)
Columbia High School
6:00 pm - Boys Basketball (Home) vs. Red Bud
Memorial Gymnasium , Whitelaw Ave , Wood River
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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๐ฌ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I live on Bender.
Have a half acre and oak trees which don finish dropping till thanksgiving. With the snow I was stuck. Called the people who normally do it and theyโฆ (Nextdoor East Alton-Rosewood Heights)
- Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Overnight Shift Leader in East Alton. Apply here.
- Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in EAST ALTON, IL S01085 in East Alton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Alton here.
๐ Nearby News
Wood River
- Judith Glassmeyer (riverbender.com)
Alton
- Alton Christmas workshop delights kids with crafts, games (thetelegraph.com)
- Alton Seeks Proposals For Wadlow Town Center Development (riverbender.com)
- Alton FOIA: Police Chief sought late-night liquor license meeting (thetelegraph.com)
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