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🌱 Patch AM: How Cedar Falls faith and grit helped one missionary overcome double amputation
And on the Cedar Falls Patch calendar - Remember to put the trash out for Tuesday garbage pickup!
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In today's newsletter:
- How Cedar Falls faith and grit helped one missionary overcome double amputation
Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 42 and low of 31 degrees.
- Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 43, low: 29.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon mist, with a high of 40 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Iowa service missionary finds joy in serving after losing both legs (deseret.com) — A young service missionary connected to a Latter-day Saint congregation in Cedar Falls has persevered through the loss of both legs, drawing strength from his faith and local church support. Despite multiple surgeries and setbacks, he plans to complete his mission in January 2026, sharing how he feels Christ walks beside him through hardship. 
📸 Around Cedar Falls
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedar Falls
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- Remember to put the trash out for Tuesday garbage pickup!
Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
7:00 pm - Garbage day is Tuesday this week! - 12/23/2025
Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
7:00 pm - Remember to put the trash out for Friday garbage pickup!
Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
7:00 pm - Garbage Day is on Friday this week! 12/26/25
Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
7:00 pm - Friends Morning Book Discussion
Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
10:15 am - 20 Somethings' Book Club!
Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
6:30 pm - Remember to put the trash out for Tuesday garbage pickup!
Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
7:00 pm - New Year's Eve Party
Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
11:30 am
Tuesday December 23
Friday December 26
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Oelwein Boys Varsity Basketball @ Hudson
Hudson High School , 245 S Washington St , Hudson
7:45 pm - Board of Supervisors Meeting
Black Hawk County Courthouse , 316 E. 5th Street Room 201 , Waterloo
9:00 am - PMP Certification 4 Days Classroom Training in Waterloo, IA
Waterloo WorkSpace , 215 E 4th St , Waterloo
9:00 am - Board of Adjustment Meeting
Waterloo City Hall , 715 Mulberry Street , Waterloo
6:00 pm
Monday December 22
Tuesday December 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Free to a good home kids lost interest in caring for their pets.
Large bearded dragon with habitat and accessories and hermit crab with habitat and accessories. Serious inquiries only please. (Nextdoor Cedar Heights II) - Hermit crab and bearded dragon each with own habitats and.
Accessories..free to a good home my kids lost interest in caring for their animals. (Nextdoor Cedar Heights II)
- University of Northern Iowa posted a job opening for Assistant Professor of Instruction - Religious Ethics in Cedar Falls. Apply here.
- International Staffing Consultants, Inc. posted a job opening for Fabrication Welder in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Falls here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waterloo
- Cold challenges Waterloo firefighters at National Cattle Congress fire (kwwl.com)
- Popeyes franchise workers report ongoing payment issues (kcrg.com)
- Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints two Iowa Board of Regents members (wcfcourier.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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