🌱 Winter Solstice Celebration and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Winter Solstice Celebration
• New Year's Eve afternoon at Sully's DeKalb at Sullivan's Tavern

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, windy, with a high of 45 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Some sun; breezy, much colder, temps: high: 24, low: 20.
• Saturday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 40 and low of 15 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Malta

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• A Magical Motown Christmas
  Egyptian Theatre, 135 N 2nd St, DeKalb
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Winter Solstice Celebration
  Dekalb Public Library , 309 Oak St , DeKalb
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve afternoon at Sully's DeKalb
  Sullivan's Tavern , 722 E Lincoln Hwy , DeKalb
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• DeKalb Farmers’ Market
  Frank Van Buer Plaza , 148-198 N 2nd St , DeKalb
  10:00 am
• GKMS Band Concert (6,7,8, Jazz)
  Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 Genoa, IL 60135
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• End of 2nd Quarter
  Creston CCSD 161 Creston, IL 60113
• Parent’s Escape for Errands
  Sycamore Park District Community Center , 480 Airport Rd , Sycamore
  6:15 pm
• Parents' Escape for Errands
  Sycamore Park District , 480 Airport Rd , Sycamore
  6:15 pm

Sunday December 21

• Winter Break
  Creston CCSD 161 Creston, IL 60113

Monday December 22

• Indian Creek Timberwolves vs Somonauk Bobcats
  Indian Creek High School , 506 S Shabbona Rd , Shabbona
  5:30 pm
• City Council Meeting
  Rochelle City Clerk , 420 N 6th St , Rochelle
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Dining in Maple Park
  Acquaviva Winery & Ristorante & Wedding Venue , 47W614 IL-38 , Maple Park
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Northern Illinois University posted a job opening for Global Marketing Instructor, Department of Marketing (Creating a Pool for Anticipated Openings) in Dekalb. Apply here.
• Dekalb District 428 posted a job opening for Substitute-Paraprofessional Library Media Assistant in Dekalb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Malta here.

🗞 Nearby News

DeKalb

• Stitching the holidays together: DeKalb seniors crochet scarves for kindergarteners with special needs (11alive.com)
• No ‘good behavior credit' for electronic monitoring violators (legalnewsline.com)
• Sycamore woman dead after car vs. pedestrian crash near her home (shawlocal.com)

Rochelle

• Bearrows family, Rochelle Area Community Foundation start Future of Focus House designated fund (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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