🌱 Sleigh Paint Party and 9 more events

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little snow, up to 1", with a high of 31 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy with low clouds, temps: high: 26, low: 7. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of 10 and low of -13 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• Sleigh Paint Party
  Milk & Honey , 919 7th St , Harlan
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Wrestling: Girls Varsity/JV Meet vs Knoxville (Away)
  Knoxville High School
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Wrestling: Boys Varsity Meet vs Multiple Schools vs. North Mahaska Junior-Senior (Away)
  North Mahaska High School
  6:00 pm
• Basketball: Varsity/JV Game vs HLV/Tri-County vs. Sigourney Junior-Senior (Home)
  H-L-V High School
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Tim Javorsky
  Azria Health Rose Vista , 1109 Normal St , Woodbine
  10:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Wrestling: Girls Varsity/JV Meet vs Multiple Schools vs. WACO (Away)
  Waco High School
  6:00 pm
• Book Bedazzling Class — Green House Iowa
  The Greenhouse Event Space , 131 3rd St Building C , Underwood
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Silent Book Club @ Milk & Honey
  Harlan Community Library , 718 Court St , Harlan
  5:30 pm

Monday December 22

• Underwood Girls Varsity Basketball @ Tri-Center
  Tri-Center High School , Neola
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• New Year's Eve Party
  Walnut Public Library , 224 Antique City Dr , Walnut
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Harlan. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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Exira

• Some damage from wind Tuesday night, Wednesday morning (swiowanewssource.com)
• Boyer Valley girls searching for identity with new coach (kmaland.com)

Council Bluffs

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