🌱 Restoration Day - Pioneer Fen - Ringwood, IL 2025 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Restoration Day - Pioneer Fen - Ringwood, IL 2025
• Make Your Own Paper
• An Afternoon with the Short-Eared Owls - Ringwood, IL 2025

... and check out 5 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!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 21 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Very cold with flurries, temps: high: 25, low: -3.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 2 and low of -8 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ringwood

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Johnsburg Skyhawks vs Plano Reapers
  Johnsburg High School, 2002 W Ringwood Rd, Johnsburg
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Restoration Day - Pioneer Fen - Ringwood, IL 2025
  Glacial Park Conservation Area , 6705 State Rte 31 , Ringwood
  9:30 am
• Make Your Own Paper
  Lost Valley Visitor Center , 6310 Harts Rd , Ringwood
  10:30 am

Saturday December 20

• An Afternoon with the Short-Eared Owls - Ringwood, IL 2025
  Glacial Park Lost Valley Visitor Center , 6316 Harts Rd , Ringwood
  3:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Animal Seed Portraits - Ringwood, IL 2025
  Lost Valley Visitor Center , 6310 Harts Rd , Ringwood
  1:00 pm
• Animal Seed Portraits
  Lost Valley Visitor Center , 6310 Harts Rd , Ringwood
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Restoration Day - Glacial Park - Ringwood, IL 2025
  Glacial Park Conservation Area , 6705 State Rte 31 , Ringwood
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Peck-tacular Woodpeckers! - Ringwood, IL 2025
  Lost Valley Visitor Center , 6310 Harts Rd , Ringwood
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Shelby Van Pelt
  Woodstock Opera House , 121 W Van Buren St , Woodstock
  10:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting - Holiday House
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce , 1404 N Chapel Hill Rd , McHenry
  2:00 pm
• HCA Boys Varsity Basketball @ Johnsburg
  Johnsburg High School , 2002 W Ringwood Rd , Johnsburg
  4:30 pm
• Paws on the Patio
  Squire on the Square , 101 N. Johnson St. , Woodstock
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Alden Terrace of McHenry Rehabilitation and Health Care Center posted a job opening for Activity Aide in Mchenry. Apply here.
• The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for Paraprofessional / Educator in Mchenry. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ringwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Johnsburg

• Boys cross country: 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area team (shawlocal.com)

McHenry

• Governor JB Pritzker visits Crystal Lake Food Pantry during surprise McHenry County visit to learn about food insecurity (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Worker Sustains Serious Burn Injuries In Fire At McHenry County Plant (patch.com)
• Early, heavy snows bump some fall leaf collection to spring in McHenry (shawlocal.com)

Crystal Lake

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