🌱 Patch AM: How Marilyn Michelini helped reshape Montgomery’s busiest corridor and village services

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In today's newsletter:

• How Marilyn Michelini helped reshape Montgomery’s busiest corridor and village services

Also on today's calendar: Our 14th Annual Sing Along Messiah - Fox Valley Orchestra & Chorus and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one astronaut stranded on the moon say to another? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy and much colder, with a high of 26 and low of 23 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy, temps: high: 42, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Montgomery honors its first woman village president with street dedication (shawlocal.com) — Montgomery has renamed part of River Street as “Michelini Way” to honor longtime village president Marilyn Michelini, the first woman to hold the role and a key figure in the village’s rapid growth. Village officials praised her leadership in expanding residential neighborhoods, attracting major retailers along Ogden, and overseeing construction of the current Village Hall and police department.
   

📸 Around Montgomery

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montgomery

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Our 14th Annual Sing Along Messiah - Fox Valley Orchestra & Chorus
  Marmion Abbey Church, 850 Butterfield Road, Aurora, IL USA,
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve @Altitude!
  Altitude Trampoline Park Oswego, 1600 Douglas Rd, Oswego
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Family Support Group (3rd Saturday - Montgomery)
  Oswego Public Library-Montgomery Branch , 1111 Reading Dr , Montgomery
  10:00 am
• The History and Folklore of Santa Claus
  Oswego Public Library-Montgomery Branch , 1111 Reading Dr , Montgomery
  1:00 pm
• Irving Berlin's White Christmas
  Paramount Theatre , 23 E Galena Blvd , Aurora
  2:00 pm
• Brother Chimp Brewing (Solo)
  Brother Chimp Brewing , 1059 W Orchard Rd , North Aurora
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Storytime with the Grinch - SOLD OUT
  Blackberry Farm , 100 S Barnes Rd , Aurora
  1:30 pm
• Afternoon Teatime By The River (multiple Dates)
  SAAGE Culinary Studio , 160 S River St #102 , Aurora
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Intergovernmental Committee
  Montgomery, IL Calendar Montgomery, IL 60538
  6:30 pm
• Village Board Meeting
  Montgomery, IL Calendar , 200 N. River St. , Montgomery
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• NOON Year's Eve @Altitude!
  Altitude Trampoline Park Oswego , 1600 Douglas Rd , Oswego
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 19

• Homeschool Huddle: Holiday Hoopla
  Santori Library - Meeting Room 125/126 Combined
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Noon Lions Club Free Vision Screening
  Santori Library - Storytime Room 139
  9:30 am
• Dungeons & Dragons
  Oswego Public Library , 32 Jefferson St , Oswego
  2:00 pm
• 3RD ANNUAL HOLLY JOLLY BAR CRAWL
  Roadhouse 71 "America's Saloon" , 4571 IL-71 , Oswego
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There are a lot of geese by the Fox River.
  Neat! There are ducks and other birds also. Saw a bald eagle the other day! (Nextdoor Boulder Hill)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Baker and Packager Associate in Montgomery. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Seasonal Team Supervisor in Montgomery. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montgomery here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oswego

• Kellers Farmstead Gets Best Of 2025 Recognition (patch.com)

Aurora

• Aurora Activates Overnight Warming Center For The Weekend (patch.com)

North Aurora

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t think you know the gravity of this situation.
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