🌱 Patch AM: Lemont High School Honors December 2025 Students Of The Month

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the four Lemont High School standouts leading in class and community
• Why Lemont families adore Three Stories Bookstore and its resident axolotl

Also on today's calendar: NL VFW Trivia Night Wednesday in the Bar "Elf Movie Trivia". NO COVER, PUBLIC WELCOME!! 21+ and 8 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!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Windy with rain, then cooler, temps: high: 45, low: 16. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lemont High School Honors December 2025 Students Of The Month (patch.com) — Lemont families can celebrate four Lemont High School students recognized as December 2025 Students of the Month for their academic excellence, leadership, and service. The honorees represent departments from Social Studies to Industrial Technology, and their award also directs a local charitable donation to Feed6 and the Lemont High School National Honor Society, highlighting student impact beyond the classroom.
   

• 'A Place To Spoil Kids': Three Stories Bookstore Gets Best Of 2025 Nod (patch.com) — Lemont residents are celebrating Three Stories Bookstore as a Best of 2025 standout, praising it as a go-to spot to spoil kids and track down hard-to-find titles. The nomination highlights the shop’s beloved axolotl, Cookie and Cream, and reflects how places like this help Lemont retain its close-knit, village-like feel. Readers are also invited to nominate their own local favorites for recognition.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lemont

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• NL VFW Trivia Night Wednesday in the Bar "Elf Movie Trivia". NO COVER, PUBLIC WELCOME!! 21+
  VFW Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Rd, New Lenox
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Narrative Nights
  Lemont Public Library - Event Space
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Not Quite Ready for Storytime (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)
  Lemont Public Library - Children's Activity Center
  10:00 am
• Classics & Coffee
  Lemont Public Library - Event Space
  10:00 am
• Teen Volunteer Squad (Volunteer Opportunity)
  Lemont Public Library - Children's Activity Center
  4:00 pm
• Happy Bookers on the Town
  Lemont Public Library - Lemont Public Library -
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Move & Groove (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)
  Lemont Public Library - Children's Activity Center
  10:00 am
• This week, holiday food events delivered to you from Bittersweet, Manny's Deli, Urbanbelly, & more!
  3:00 pm
• An American Prayer w/ Lime Forest
  Heroes West Lemont , 1015 State St , Lemont
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Pop-Up Movie: Gremlins (PG, 1984)
  Lemont Public Library - Event Space
  2:00 pm
• It's a Wonderful Life! Holiday Movie Night
  Lemont Area Historical Society , 306 Lemont St , Lemont
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Toddler Storytime (Ages 0 - 3 with caregiver)
  Lemont Public Library - Children's Activity Center
  10:00 am
• Connect With Your Council
  Palos Park, IL Calendar , 8999 W. 123rd Street , Palos Park
  12:30 pm
• Little Sprinkles Creative Cupcakes (Ages 7+)
  Lemont Public Library - Children's Activity Center
  5:00 pm
• OP Choir Concert
  Oak Prairie Jr High School HOMER GLEN, IL 60491
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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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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