🌱 How Sterling’s bowlers rolled past Moline with nearly 3,000 pins

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• 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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Weather forecast:

• 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 Sterling

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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

• 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

Thursday December 25

• Writer’s Group
  Sterling Public Library , 102 W 3rd St , 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

• 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

Monday December 22

• No School - Christmas Holiday
  Montmorency CCSD 145 Rock Falls, IL 61071

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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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