🌱 What changes are coming to Arnolds Park’s shoreline and library staffing?

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

In today's newsletter:

• What changes are coming to Arnolds Park's shoreline and library staffing?
• How firefighters juggled three emergencies in under two hours

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 64 and low of 42 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 62, low: 46.
• Saturday: Windy; a shower in the p.m., with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Arnolds Park City Council Awards Pump House Demo Bid; Talks Park Study & Approves Library Staffing Proposal (exploreokoboji.com) — Arnolds Park's city council has approved a nearly $204,000 contract to demolish the old pump house on Pillsbury Point and move forward with shoreline work. Council members also agreed to seek a citywide parking study and backed added staffing for the larger library in the new civic center, anticipating heavier use from local residents.
   

• Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire/Rescue Responds to Three Back-to-Back Calls (northwestiowanow.com) — Emergency crews from Arnolds Park-Okoboji Fire/Rescue handled three calls in under two hours Monday, including a water rescue at Sawmill Park and a gas leak on Shady Oaks Drive. They also assisted Milford Fire with a vehicle crash near the landfill east of Arnolds Park, where one person was taken to the hospital before crews returned to the station.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Football: St. Edmond vs GTRA (Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Omelet Brunch →
  Camp Okoboji, 1531 Edgewood Drive, Milford
  9:30 am
• Omelet Brunch (1st Sunday of the Month May-October) →
  Camp Okoboji, 1531 Edgewood Drive, Milford
  9:30 am
Monday October 5
• Football: Harris-Lake Park vs GTRA (Junior High)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  4:00 pm
• Volleyball: TLC JV VB Quad (Junior Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  5:30 pm
• Football: Harris-Lake Park vs GTRA (Junior Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Girls Cross Country: Dick Bell (Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  4:55 pm
• October Science on the Menu →
  Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Dining Hall, 1838 Iowa 86, Milford
  5:00 pm
• Boys Cross Country: Dick Bell (Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Volleyball: GTRA vs Alta-Aurelia (Junior Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball: GTRA vs Alta-Aurelia (Junior Varsity Reserve)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  5:30 pm
• Football: GTRA vs North Iowa (Junior Varsity)
  Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril, IA 51364
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC posted a job opening for Delivery Driver in Arnolds Park. Apply here.
• Kwik Trip, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Milford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arnolds Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Milford

• Milford to Add Second Officer to Regional HEAT Team (northwestiowanow.com)
• Okoboji Writers' and Songwriters' Retreat happening this week (kcau9.com)

Spirit Lake

• Updated Flu Vaccine Now Available in Dickinson County (northwestiowanow.com)
• Fierce Competition at Algona Cross Country Invite (northwestiowanow.com)
• ABA Nominates Officers Board for 2026 2027 (aba.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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