🌱 Creative Crafters and 10 more events

What's up Washburn! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Creative Crafters at Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Washburn Branch
• LEGO Free Play and Are You Game? at Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Washburn Branch

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 32.
• Thursday: Windy with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 45 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📸 Around Washburn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Washburn

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• SWAG: Seniors With Attitude Group
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library, 208 E Partridge St, Metamora
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Creative Crafters
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Washburn Branch , 104 W Magnolia St , Washburn
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• LEGO Free Play and Are You Game?
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Washburn Branch , 104 W Magnolia St , Washburn
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• LEGO Free Play
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library , 208 E Partridge St , Metamora
  3:30 pm
• Boys Swim at Dunlap
  Dunlap High School , 5220 Legion Hall Rd , Dunlap
  4:30 pm
• Boys Wrestling at Dixon
  Dixon High School , 300 Lincoln Statue Dr , Dixon
  5:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling at Washington
  Washington Community High School , 115 Bondurant St , Washington
  5:00 pm
• Boys JV Basketball at Canton
  Alice Ingersoll Gymnasium , 44 W Walnut St , Canton
  5:30 pm
• Boys Varsity Basketball at Canton
  Alice Ingersoll Gymnasium , 44 W Walnut St , Canton
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Boys JV Basketball vs Pekin
  Metamora Township High School , 101 W Madison St , Metamora
  5:30 pm
• Boys Varsity Basketball vs Pekin
  Metamora Township High School , 101 W Madison St , Metamora
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Boys Swim at Richwoods
  Richwoods High School , 6301 N University St , Peoria
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MANAGER - DGPP in LACON, IL S08298 in Lacon. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Chillicothe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Washburn here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Metamora

• Family affair: Two Metamora brothers finish among the best in the world in their class (centralillinoisproud.com)

Chillicothe

• Wrestling: King Finishes 1st, Lady Leafs 2nd Overall At Pontiac Invite! — Geneseo Current (geneseocurrent.com)

Eureka

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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