🌱 8th Grade Boys JTC Tournament and 8 more events

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 35, low: 31.
• Thursday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 42 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 8th Grade Boys JTC Tournament
  Newark Community High School , 413 Chicago Rd , Newark
  4:30 pm
• HS Girls Basketball @ Polo Tournament
  Polo Community High School , 100 S Union Ave , Polo
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Yin + Meditation (LASALLE)
  Shine Yoga Garage by Katrina Marie Yoga , 135 N 31st Rd , La Salle
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Elementary Holiday Music Program
  Earlville CUSD 9 Earlville, IL 60518
  1:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Special Olympics--JH Gym
  Earlville CUSD 9 Earlville, IL 60518
  9:00 am
• Oh, Christmas Tree Tour — Hegeler Carus Mansion
  Hegeler Carus Foundation , 1307 7th St , La Salle
  9:00 am
• Photos with Sankt Nikolaus — Hegeler Carus Mansion
  Hegeler Carus Foundation , 1307 7th St , La Salle
  9:00 am
• Celebration of Lights
  Rotary Park , 2837 E 5th Rd , La Salle
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• HS Boys Basketball Shipyard Showdown
  Seneca High School , 307 E Scott St , Seneca
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Peru

• Putnam County Rotary Contributes $4000+ to Shop with a Cop Program (starvedrock.media)
• Horizon House Tree of Hope campaign seeks $75K goal (shawlocal.com)
• Nearly 2,000 Santas flood Grafton for raucous SantaCon (thetelegraph.com)

Oglesby

• Jan. 3 ceremony set for Starved Rock photo contest winners (shawlocal.com)

Ottawa

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