🌱 Which standout runners shined at the Spencer district cross country meet?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which standout runners shined at the Spencer district cross country meet?

Also on today's calendar: Day After Christmas Clean Comedy Show.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 41 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Windy in the afternoon, temps: high: 42, low: 28.
• Thursday: Very windy; colder, with a high of 34 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Meet the 2025 Sioux City Journal All-Area Girls Cross County Team (siouxcityjournal.com) — Area runners from schools like Sioux Center and Unity Christian are being honored on the Sioux City Journal’s 2025 All-Area Girls Cross Country team, with one key district race held in Spencer. Local readers may recognize Spencer as the Class 3A district meet site where Sioux Center’s Audrina Jones placed fourth, helping cap a strong season for several northwest Iowa programs.
   

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📸 Around Spencer

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spencer

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 22

• Spencer Hy-Noon Kiwanis Club Meeting
  Clay County Regional Events Center, 800 W 18th St, Spencer
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 26

• Day After Christmas Clean Comedy Show
  The Great Hall of Royal , 300 1st Ave , Royal
  7:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Spencer Hy-Noon Kiwanis Club Meeting
  Clay County Regional Events Center , 800 W 18th St , Spencer
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Milford Memorial Library Book Club
  Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St , Milford
  1:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Emmetsburg MS Girls Wrestling Tournament (Junior High)
  Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
  4:15 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Humboldt's Michelle Jensen Invitational (Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• CrAFTER Hours
  Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St , Milford
  5:00 pm
• MML's CrAFTER Hours - Mocktails
  Milford Memorial Library , 1009 9th St , Milford
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Boys Wrestling: Boys Wrestling Quad (Varsity)
  Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Boys Basketball: GTRA vs East Sac County (Junior Varsity)
  Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
  4:30 pm
• Boys Wrestling: Austin Roberts Memorial Tournament - JV (Junior Varsity)
  Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
  5:00 pm
• Girls Basketball: GTRA vs East Sac County (Varsity)
  Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District Ruthven, IA 51358
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Custodian in Spencer. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member TB37478-SPENCER in Spencer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spencer here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hartley

• Man arrested for attempted murder after shooting at Jeep (nwestiowa.com)

Okoboji

• Spirit Lake Man Arrested for Attempted Murder After Highway Shooting (northwestiowanow.com)

Sibley

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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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