🌱 Harmon kids take the stage in October’s ‘Madagascar Kids’ musical

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• Harmon kids take the stage in October’s ‘Madagascar Kids’ musical

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, a shower; cool, temps: high: 63, low: 47.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Woodlawn Academy October Production: 'Madagascar Kids' (thecity1.com) — Young performers from Harmon and nearby towns are gearing up to present “Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Kids” at Sterling High School’s Centennial Auditorium the weekend of October 9–11. Harmon first- through fifth-graders are among the 42 students in the cast, with tickets available online starting September 28 and at the door for $11 plus processing fees.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harmon

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Friday September 25

• Taco Throwdown Festival →
  RB&W District Park, 201 E 2nd St, Rock Falls
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 21

• Moms on the Move →
  Dixon Riverfront, 87 S. Hennepin Ave, Dixon
  9:00 am
• Craft Night: Papier-Mâché Lantern →
  Sterling IL
  5:30 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Raising Readers Storytime →
  Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon
  5:00 am
• Dixon Quartermania for United Way of Lee County! →
  Dixon Elks Lodge, 1279 Franklin Grove Rd., Dixon
  6:00 pm

Wednesday September 23

• Tot Tales Storytime →
  Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon
  4:30 am
• See You at the Pole →
  MS/HS Campus, 7571 S. Ridge Road, Dixon
  7:30 am
• OSF Saint Katharine Blood Pressure Screenings →
  Dixon Family YMCA, Dixon
  10:00 am
• Blood Pressure Checks →
  Dixon Family YMCA, Dixon
  10:00 am
• All the World's A Stage Exhibition →
  The Next Picture Show, 113 W 1st St, Dixon
  10:00 am
• Farms & Barns Art Exhibition →
  The Next Picture Show Gallery, 113 W. First St, Dixon
  10:00 am
• Chapter and Verse Writer’s Group →
  The Next Picture Show Gallery, 113 W. First St, Dixon
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Arby's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Rock Falls. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Rock Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harmon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sterling

• Sterling Fire cadet program takes shape (shawlocal.com)
• What were the 10 most expensive homes sold in Lee County / Whiteside, Sept. 7 to 13? (shawlocal.com)

Dixon

• Dixon to seek comments about ITEP grant application for Bloody Gulch extension at Sept. 23 meeting (shawlocal.com)
• 23.8% of Dixon High School graduates attending Illinois community colleges took remedial courses in 2024-25 (nwillinoisnews.com)
• Historical covers for Sept. 20: Cubs clinch National League championship (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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