🌱 Christmas at the Castle — The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce and 9 more events

What's up Kell! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Christmas at the Castle — The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce at Castle Ridge - Wedding & Event Venue
• Connection Before Correction: Prioritizing Relationships in the Classroom at Kaskaskia College Salem Education Center
• Salem Elks Lodge #1678 Meeting – Salem, IL at Elks Lodge

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, chilly; p.m. flurries, with a high of 36 and low of 32 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning; cloudy, temps: high: 37, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Quite cold with low clouds, with a high of 22 and low of 2 degrees.

📸 Around Kell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kell

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Holiday Escape Rooms at Castle Ridge — The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce
  Castle Ridge - Wedding & Event Venue, 1750 Tee Ln, Centralia
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Christmas at the Castle — The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce
  Castle Ridge - Wedding & Event Venue , 1750 Tee Ln , Centralia
  10:00 am

Monday December 15

• Connection Before Correction: Prioritizing Relationships in the Classroom
  Kaskaskia College Salem Education Center , 1475 W Whittaker St , Salem
  9:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Salem Elks Lodge #1678 Meeting – Salem, IL
  Elks Lodge , 315 N Broadway Ave , Salem
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Sippin' with Santa — The Greater Centralia Chamber of Commerce
  Castle Ridge - Wedding & Event Venue , 1750 Tee Ln , Centralia
  6:00 pm
• Sippin' With Santa 🎄🎅@ Castle Ridge
  Castle Ridge , Centralia
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Darla's CRUSH
  Arizona Joe's , 1435 S Hickory St , Centralia
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• GIRLS WRESTLING @ MATTOON -
  Salem Community High School Salem, IL 62881
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Cinnamon GRITS: Christmas In The South
  Salem Theater and Cultural Center , 121 S Broadway , Salem
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Crochet Club February Meetings @ Centralia Library – Centralia, IL
  Centralia Regional Library , Library Park , 515 E Broadway , Centralia
  4:00 pm

Tuesday February 24

• Apple iPad, Centralia Salem COED 8060 SA01E
  Kaskaskia College Salem Education Center , 1475 W Whittaker St , Salem
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• RB American Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Salem. Apply here.
• Kaskaskia College posted a job opening for Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in Centralia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Centralia

• Sandoval man sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to drug and driving charges (southernillinoisnow.com)
• Free job training in southern Illinois covers tuition, childcare costs (dailyegyptian.com)
• Centralia City Schools Board supports TIF 3 extension (southernillinoisnow.com)

Mount Vernon

• Downtown Mount Vernon Announces 2025 Window Display Contest Winners (wmix94.com)
• Rend Lake College Celebrates with 46th Annual Dinner (wmix94.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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