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🌱 How Sterling’s bowlers rolled past Moline with nearly 3,000 pins
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In today's newsletter:
- How Sterling’s bowlers rolled past Moline with nearly 3,000 pins
Also on today's calendar: Cookies for Santa and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Ice fog in the morning, with a high of 34 and low of 26 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 35, low: 28.
- Thursday: Becoming very windy; rain, with a high of 41 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Dixon's Ahmyrie McGowan scores 20 points in loss to Morton: Monday's Sauk Valley Roundup (shawlocal.com) — Sterling High’s boys bowling team topped Moline 2,968-2,756, led by Bryce Kooy’s 581 series and 212 high game, giving local fans a solid win to celebrate. The wider Sauk Valley roundup also highlights strong girls and boys basketball performances from nearby schools at holiday tournaments and regular-season games. 
📸 Around Sterling
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Cookies for Santa - Sterling, IL 2025
Woodlawn Arts Academy, 3807 Woodlawn Rd, Sterling
10:00 am
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
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Twin City Farmers Market OPEN YEAR AROUND!
Sterling, IL Calendar , 2nd Street between Avenue A and Avenue B , Sterling
8:00 am -
Cookies for Santa
Woodlawn Arts Academy , 3807 Woodlawn Rd , Sterling
10:00 am -
Writer’s Group
Sterling Public Library , 102 W 3rd St , Sterling
10:00 am
Saturday December 20
Thursday December 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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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 -
Board of Education Meeting
Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021
6:00 pm -
Early Dismissal - School Improvement
Montmorency CCSD 145 Rock Falls, IL 61071 -
First Semester Ends
Dixon USD 170 Dixon, IL 61021 -
White Christmas
The Dixon: Historic Theatre , 114 S Galena Ave , Dixon
7:30 pm -
No School - Christmas Holiday
Montmorency CCSD 145 Rock Falls, IL 61071
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Friday December 19
Monday December 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Walmart posted a job opening for Orderfiller / Loader / Unloader in Sterling. Apply here.
- ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Part Time Commercial Janitorial in Sterling. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sterling here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rock Falls
- Blackhawk Hills Regional Council announces Northwest Illinois Housing design competition winners (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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