🌱 Cozy Creations: Needle Point Mittens 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 36 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 48, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; windy in the morning, with a high of 30 and low of 26 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Cozy Creations: Needle Point Mittens
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  5:30 pm
• Evening Bingo
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Polar Express Day
  Coal City Early Childhood Center Coal City, IL 60416
• Adult Exercise
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  9:00 am
• Builder's Club
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  3:30 pm
• Listen & Create-Santa Searchers
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  5:30 pm
• Peotone Girls Varsity Basketball @ Wilmington
  Wilmington High School , 209 Wildcat Court , Wilmington
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Movie Matinee- That Christmas (2024)
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  1:00 pm
• Movie: The Family Stone
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic - Bus Trip
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  1:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Happy Scrappers
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  9:00 am
• Will/Grundy R.O.S.C monthly council meeting
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Global Medical Response, Inc. posted a job opening for Firefighter Paramedic - Wilmington Fire Dept in Wilmington. Apply here.
• TravelCenters of America posted a job opening for Store Cashier I in Wilmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Coal City

• Physical education program highlights growth for young learners in Coal City schools (grundyreporter.com)
• Lincoln-Way Central wins OT thriller over Lincoln-Way East: Tuesday's Herald-News Sports Roundup (shawlocal.com)

Wilmington

• Ahresty : Notice of Personnel Change (marketscreener.com)

Herscher

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-- The Patch AM Team

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