🌱 Paint And Sip and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Paint And Sip
• BASKETBALL-V Girls @ Serena HS (Game)

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and cold, with a high of 27 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with a few snowflakes, temps: high: 27, low: 2.
• Saturday: Frigid with 1-3" of snow, with a high of 9 and low of -9 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marseilles

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Dave Rudolf CRACKED CHRISTMAS SHOW
  Seneca Public Library District, 210 N Main St, Seneca
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Paint And Sip
  Marseilles Lions Club , 511 Commercial St , Marseilles
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• BASKETBALL-V Girls @ Serena HS (Game)
  Serena High School , 2283 N 3812nd Rd , Serena
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Playful Pages
  Streator Public Library , 130 S Park St , Streator
  10:00 am
• Memory Cafe - Alan
  Morris Area Public Library , 604 Liberty Street , Morris
  1:00 pm
• 7/8 BB @ ASCA (Peru Catholic)
  Peru Catholic School , 2003 5th St , Peru
  5:00 pm
• 5/6 BB Home vs ASAC (Academy of Carlo Acutis)
  Wallace Grade School , 1463 N 33rd Rd , Ottawa
  5:00 pm
• Band/Choir Concert
  Shabbona Middle School Morris, IL 60450
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Ottawa Chris Kringle Market
  Washington Square Park , 101 E Lafayette St , Ottawa
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Premier Sports Cards and Memorabilia Auction
  Matthew Bullock Auction Gallery , 421 N 3059th Rd , Ottawa
  9:00 am
• Tannenbaum Brunch — Hegeler Carus Mansion
  Hegeler Carus Foundation , 1307 7th St , La Salle
  2:00 pm
• Celebration of Lights
  Rotary Park , 2837 E 5th Rd , La Salle
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Uber Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Flexible schedule - Earn at least $2765 by driving 218 trips with Uber - Uber Technologies, Inc. in Marseilles. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Cashier in Ottawa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marseilles here.

🗞 Nearby News

Seneca

• Illinois Farm Bureau members elect officers (capitolcitynow.com)

Ottawa

• FOIA request sent to City of Ottawa regarding new or amended contracts on December 9, 2025 (illinoisvalleytimes.com)
• OwnerShift Launches Podcast on the Quiet Work-Life Crisis of Restaurants (under30ceo.com)
• Shopify president says some of the greatest workers he knows only clock in 40-hour weeks (fortune.com)

Morris

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-- The Patch AM Team

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