🌱 Varsity Robotics - Robotics Competition and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 35 and low of 24 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 33.
• Thursday: Strong winds developing, with a high of 38 and low of 3 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Varsity Robotics - Robotics Competition
  Marion High School
  4:00 pm
• Freshman Boys Basketball - Marion vs West Delaware
  West Delaware High School
  4:30 pm
• Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs West Delaware
  West Delaware High School
  5:45 pm
• Fuller's Pub - Dec 17, 6pm
  Fuller's Pub & Grub Inc. , 107 N Main Ave , Alburnett
  6:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Swimming - Cedar Rapids Washington vs Bettendorf
  Bettendorf High School
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Boys Swimming - Cedar Rapids Washington vs Bettendorf
  Bettendorf High School
  6:00 pm
• West Liberty Boys Varsity Basketball @ Alburnett
  Alburnett Community Schools , 131 Roosevelt St , Alburnett
  6:00 pm
• Sophomore Boys Basketball - Marion vs West Delaware
  West Delaware High School
  6:00 pm
• Varsity Boys Basketball - Marion vs West Delaware
  West Delaware High School
  7:15 pm

Thursday December 18

• Forever Fit
  709 W Main St , Manchester
  2:00 pm
• Expressive Arts for Teens
  Hiawatha Public Library , 150 W Willman St , Hiawatha
  4:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Boys Swimming - Cedar Rapids Washington vs Iowa City High
  Mercer Park
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pirc-Tobin Construction posted a job opening for Utility Crew Team Member in Alburnett. Apply here.
• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Springville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Central City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Marion

• Photo Gallery: Gazette's Best Photos for the First Half of December 2025 (thegazette.com)
• UnityPoint's Adult Day Health Centers provide support for older adults with dementia, intellectual disabilities (thegazette.com)
• Linn-Mar Superintendent Amy Kortemeyer to retire (thegazette.com)

Hiawatha

• Medal of Honor Monday: Salvatore Giunta's Korengal Valley Stand (sofrep.com)
• Kimberly K. Bowe (kmaq.com)

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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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