🌱 Cookies for Santa and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Cookies for Santa

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Ice fog in the morning, with a high of 34 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 35, low: 28.
• Thursday: Becoming very windy; rain, with a high of 41 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rock Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Cookies for Santa - Sterling, IL 2025
  Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Rd, Sterling
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Cookies for Santa
  Woodlawn Arts Academy , 3807 Woodlawn Rd , Sterling
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• ROE 47 Technology Round Table
  ILMTSS Network , 1001 St Mary's St , Sterling
  12:30 pm
• Community Engagement Committee Meeting
  Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
  3:30 pm
• 7th-12th Grade Band Concert
  DHS Auditorium Dixon, IL 61021
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Board of Education Meeting
  Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• First Semester Ends
  Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
• Early Dismissal - School Improvement
  Montmorency CCSD 145 Rock Falls, IL 61071
• White Christmas
  The Dixon: Historic Theatre , 114 S Galena Ave , Dixon
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Twin City Farmers Market OPEN YEAR AROUND!
  Sterling, IL Calendar , 2nd Street between Avenue A and Avenue B , Sterling
  8:00 am

Monday December 22

• No School - Christmas Holiday
  Montmorency CCSD 145 Rock Falls, IL 61071
• Winter Break
  Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Rock Falls. Apply here.
• Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Rock Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rock Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sterling

• December's Job Search Workshop Featured Leslie Neal from Tri-County Opportunities Council (theradar.online)
• Whiteside County property transfers for Dec. 8-12, 2025 (shawlocal.com)
• Savanna business aims to reclaim (shawlocal.com)

Dixon

• Cocar is Dixon High School's student of the month for December (shawlocal.com)
• Fire officials urge following these safety tips this holiday season (shawlocal.com)
• Volunteers battle snow, frigid temps to honor veterans at Daysville Cemetery during Wreaths Across America (shawlocal.com)

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