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🌱 Girls Wrestling: ELC Middle School Girls Wrestling Tournament (Junior High) and 11 more events
Spotted on the Dickens calendar: Boys Wrestling: SCC Wrestling Quad (Varsity)

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- Thursday: An icy mix in the p.m., 1-3", with a high of 22 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Cloudy and windy, temps: high: 22, low: 1.
- Saturday: Much colder with snow, with a high of 2 and low of -21 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Wrestling: ELC Middle School Girls Wrestling Tournament (Junior High)
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
4:15 pm - Boys Wrestling: SCC Wrestling Quad (Varsity)
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
6:00 pm - Titan HS Band / Vocal Concert
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
7:00 pm - Boys Basketball: South Central Calhoun vs GTRA (Junior Varsity)
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
4:30 pm - Boys Wrestling: JV Boys Wrestling @ Algona (Junior Varsity)
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
5:00 pm - Girls Basketball: South Central Calhoun vs GTRA (Varsity)
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
6:15 pm - Boys Basketball: South Central Calhoun vs GTRA (Varsity)
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
7:30 pm - Spencer Hy-Noon Kiwanis Club Meeting
Clay County Regional Events Center , 800 W 18th St , Spencer
12:00 pm - Spencer Rotary Club Meeting
Clay County Regional Events Center , 800 W 18th St , Spencer
12:00 pm - Boys Basketball: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn vs GTRA (Junior Varsity)
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
4:30 pm - Girls Basketball: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn vs GTRA (Varsity)
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
6:00 pm - Boys Basketball: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn vs GTRA (Varsity)
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
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Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Leader - Urgently Hiring - Taco Bell in Dickens. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Spencer
- Spencer's Snow Removal: A Well-Choreographed Operation for Maximum Efficiency (northwestiowanow.com)
- E-Hawks Sweep Tigers in Non-Conference Play (northwestiowanow.com)
- South Dakota man found guilty of Spencer alley murder (siouxlandproud.com)
Okoboji
- Soviet-era art exhibit opens Thursday at Pearson Lakes Arts Center (ktiv.com)
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