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In today's newsletter:

• Which Irish bands are coming to Cedar Falls this winter?
• How a Cedar Falls program could slash your business’s energy bills

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 34 and low of 30 degrees.
• Monday: Some sun, temps: high: 43, low: 29.
• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Flash sale: Iowa Irish Fest tickets discounted for the weekend (kwwl.com) — Cedar Falls residents can catch two Iowa Irish Fest Winter Concert Series shows at the Oster Regent Theatre early next year, featuring Socks in the Frying Pan and the Screaming Orphans. The fest itself is in Waterloo, and this weekend only, discounted 2026 festival passes are on flash sale online for families planning ahead.
   

• Iowa small businesses to benefit from renewed energy efficiency program (kwwl.com) — Cedar Falls-based experts at UNI’s Iowa Waste Reduction Center are relaunching a free Energy Efficiency Assistance Program to help small businesses cut utility costs. Any Iowa business with under 100 employees can request on-site energy audits and guidance, with organizers aiming for at least 72 audits and significant statewide savings.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedar Falls

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Tuesday December 23

• 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
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  7:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Garbage Day is on Friday this week! 12/26/25
  Cedar Falls Calendar Cedar Falls, IA 50613
  7:00 pm
• Remember to put the trash out for Friday garbage pickup!
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  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• 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

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Party
  Cedar Falls Public Library , 524 Main Street , Cedar Falls
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Children's Christmas Program
  Zion Lutheran Church , 5831 Grundy Rd , Hudson
  9:00 am
• North Carolina Tar Heels Wrestling at Northern Iowa Panthers Wrestling
  McLeod Center , 2501 Hudson Rd , Cedar Falls
  1:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  Cedar Falls Community Theatre , 103 Main St , Cedar Falls
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Oelwein Boys Varsity Basketball @ Hudson
  Hudson High School , 245 S Washington St , Hudson
  7:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The City of Cedar Falls will host a public meeting on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, from 5:00 p.
  m. to 6:00 p.m. regarding the 2026 Alley Reconstruction Project. The meeting will take place in the Cedar Falls City Hall Council Foyer (220 Clay… (Nextdoor )

• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Cedar Falls. Apply here.
• IDEX Corporation posted a job opening for Machinist and General Labor in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waterloo

• Waterloo's Ali Parrish announces bid for City Council Ward 2 (kwwl.com)
• UPDATE: Blaze at National Cattle Congress in Waterloo destroys Barn Four (kwwl.com)
• Photos: Don Bosco vs. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows in Boys Battle of Waterloo, Dec. 20 (wcfcourier.com)

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