🌱 Preschool Storytime 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 34 and low of 28 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy, a.m. rain, then windy, temps: high: 40, low: 7. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder with sun, then clouds, with a high of 25 and low of 19 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Preschool Storytime
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  10:30 am
• Fulton High School BKB B FR Home Lena-Winslow High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 1207 12th Street , Fulton
  5:30 pm
• Woodland Christmas Paint Night
  Generations Brewing Company , 1400 S Adams Ave , Freeport
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Time: TBA -Fulton High School WR B V Away OPEN (Triangular @ Mercer Co with EP)
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 1500 S. College Ave , Aledo
• Cookies and Claus - Celebrate the Season!
  Chadwick Milledgeville School , 19 School St , Chadwick
  4:00 pm
• Cookies and Claus / Celebrate the Season – Chadwick
  Chadwick Milledgeville School , 19 School St , Chadwick
  4:00 pm
• HSBBB vs QCCS
  Unity Christian Elementary School , 711 10th St , Fulton
  5:00 pm
• South Beloit Girls Varsity Basketball @ Dakota
  Dakota Community School District , 400 Campus Dr , Dakota
  6:45 pm

Friday December 19

• Messy Masterpieces
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  10:00 am
• Fulton High School BKB G SO Away Bureau Valley Jr/Sr High School (Christmas Sweater )
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 9154 County Rd. 2152 N. , Manlius
  4:00 pm
• Fulton High School BKB B SO Away Bureau Valley Jr/Sr High School (Christmas Sweater )
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 9154 County Rd. 2152 N. , Manlius
  5:15 pm
• Fulton High School BKB G V Away Bureau Valley Jr/Sr High School (Christmas Sweater )
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 9154 County Rd. 2152 N. , Manlius
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wenger Manufacturing Inc posted a job opening for CNC Machinist II-Galena in Galena. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Galena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Galena here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Savanna

• Rep. McCombie calls for constituent ideas, asking for proposals for new legislation (shawlocal.com)

Freeport

• Freeport family's homemade scarves bring warmth to homeless (mystateline.com)
• How Rockford-area hospitals rate on safety, patient care (journalstandard.com)
• Men's basketball: SCC takes third in Highland Tournament (mississippivalleypublishing.com)

Morrison

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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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