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🌱 How Paris FFA plans to brighten Christmas for 80 local families
What's up Paris! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Paris FFA plans to brighten Christmas for 80 local families
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Paris? Post it to Paris photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 40, low: 33.
- Thursday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, with a high of 54 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• FFA members living to serve this holiday season (agdaily.com) — Paris FFA members in Paris are collecting food and monetary donations to assemble Christmas baskets for more than 80 local families, which officers will hand-deliver to spread holiday cheer. Their project is featured alongside other FFA chapters nationwide, showcasing how students are stepping up with creative service efforts to support neighbors during the holiday season. 
📸 Around Paris
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Semester Exams (2:15 Dismissal)
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SIU Edwardsville @ Eastern Illinois
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
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Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars at Eastern Illinois Panthers - Doubleheader
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
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Teacher Institute
Oakland CUSD 5 Oakland, IL 61943 -
Lindenwood Lions at Eastern Illinois Panthers Womens Basketball
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
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Winter Break
Oakland CUSD 5 Oakland, IL 61943 -
East-west Phantoms vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
12:00 pm -
East-West University Phantoms at Eastern Illinois Panthers Mens Basketball
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
2:00 pm -
East West University Phantoms at Eastern Illinois Panthers Mens Basketball
Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
2:00 pm -
DOTY & DEXTER
Jackson Avenue Coffee , 708 Jackson Ave , Charleston
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Suicide Awareness at Ashmore Estates
Ashmore Estates , 22645 E Co Rd 1050 N , Ashmore
12:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bell American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Overnight Team Member in Paris. Apply here.
- North American Lighting Inc posted a job opening for Operator - All Shifts (Assembly) in Paris. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paris here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Extreme Cold takes over tonight and Sunday morning (newschannel20.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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