🌱 Patch AM: Ukulele Club and 10 more events

Coffee in hand, Marion? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Ukulele Club at Marion Public Library
• Sunday Social at CSPS
• Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Washington at Washington High School

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Areas of fog in the morning, with a high of 52 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Rain, then snow late; windy, temps: high: 44, low: 10. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Windy; a little snow, with a high of 17 and low of 9 degrees.

📸 Around Marion

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Marion

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• Sunday Bingo at NewBo City Market
  NewBo City Market, 1100 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• Ukulele Club
  Marion Public Library , 1101 6th Ave , Marion
  2:00 pm
• Sunday Social
  CSPS , 1103 3rd St SE , Cedar Rapids
  4:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Junior Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Washington
  Washington High School
  5:00 pm
• Varsity Girls Basketball - Marion vs Washington
  Washington High School
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Varsity Boys Wrestling - Wrestling Quad
  Beckman Catholic High School
  5:30 pm
• Varsity Boys Swimming - Iowa City West vs Cedar Rapids Washington
  Washington High School
  6:00 pm
• Junior Varsity Boys Swimming - Iowa City West vs Cedar Rapids Washington
  Washington High School
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" Movie & Craft
  Cedar Rapids Public Library , 450 5th Ave SE , Cedar Rapids
  12:30 pm
• Zamboni Class at the ImOn Ice Arena
  ImOn Ice , 1100 Rockford Rd SW , Cedar Rapids
  12:30 pm
• Fresh Conversations
  Hiawatha Public Library , 150 W Willman St , Hiawatha
  1:00 pm
• Five Seasons Lights
  McGrath Amphitheatre , 475 1st St SW , Cedar Rapids
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Merry Christmas stay safe everyone.
  Not much here not even a dinner. But stay safe and eat as much as you can (Nextdoor Prairie Hill Dr)

• Iowa Staffing posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Marion. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Marion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Marion here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cedar Rapids

• How to properly dispose of Christmas trees, lights across Eastern Iowa (kcrg.com)
• KXEL Morning News for Fri. Dec. 26, 2025 (kxel.com)
• Dense Fog Advisory in effect this morning (kcrg.com)

Anamosa

• Boy sends 600 holiday cards, nearly 4,000 treats to dad's National Guard unit in Syria (kcrg.com)

Ok Marion! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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