🌱 Area Assembly and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Area Assembly
• Southern Illinois Area 21 Assembly
• BB vs North Womac at Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon flurry, with a high of 37 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Low clouds, temps: high: 39, low: 21.
• Saturday: Low clouds and colder, with a high of 29 and low of 2 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Opdyke

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• ECHOES OF CHRISTMAS
  The Granada Theatre, 108 N 9th St, Mt Vernon
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Area Assembly
  Farm Credit Illinois , 410 Potomac Blvd , Mt Vernon
  9:00 am
• Southern Illinois Area 21 Assembly
  Farm Credit Illinois , 410 Potomac Blvd , Mt Vernon
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• BB vs North Womac
  Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch Opdyke, IL 62872
  5:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• BYOB Pub Theology
  The Frosty Mug Bar & Grill , 1113 Salem Rd , Mt Vernon
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Christmas at Central
  Central Christian Church , 301 N 10th St , Mt Vernon
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• BYOB Pub Theology
  The Frosty Mug Bar & Grill , 1113 Salem Rd , Mt Vernon
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• North Fulton BKB G V&JV Home Petersburg Porta High School
  Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 , 20325 North IL State Route 97 , Cuba
  6:00 pm
• Fun with Watercolors
  Rend Lake College , 468 Ken Gray Pkwy , Ina
  6:00 pm
• North Fulton BKB B V Away Stark County High School
  Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 , 418 S. Franklin , Toulon
  6:45 pm

Friday December 12

• North Fulton BKB B V&JV Home West Prairie High School
  Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 , 20325 North IL State Route 97 , Cuba
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• VBB @ Carbondale - Dan Cross Shootout
  Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201 Mount Vernon, IL 62864
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Mount Vernon. Apply here.
• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Mount Vernon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Opdyke here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• Downtown Mount Vernon Announces 2025 Window Display Contest Winners (wmix94.com)
• Rend Lake College Celebrates with 46th Annual Dinner (wmix94.com)
• Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers return from overseas deployment (statenews.net)

McLeansboro

• Dennis Oestringer,78 of McLeansboro (wfiwradio.com)

Benton

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