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🌱 Paynesville Area vs Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City and 10 more events
And on the Atwater Patch calendar - Willmar Senior Expo
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Willmar Senior Expo at Willmar Civic Center
- Paynesville Area vs Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 65 and low of 41 degrees.
- Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 60, low: 49.
- Saturday: Some sun with a stray shower, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Atwater
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★ Featured events ★
- Willmar Senior Expo →
Willmar Civic Center, 2707 Arena Dr, Willmar
9:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Paynesville Area vs Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City →
Atwater Cosmos Grove City School (5th - 12th Grade), 27250 MN-4, Grove City
7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Cross Country Running, Girls: (C)
Redwood Falls Golf Club
4:30 pm - Cross Country Running, Boys: (Junior Varsity)
Redwood Falls Golf Club
4:30 pm - Cross Country Running, Boys: Redwood Valley CC Invite (Varsity)
Redwood Falls Golf Club
4:30 pm - Cross Country Running, Girls: (Varsity)
Redwood Falls Golf Club
4:30 pm - Cross Country Running, Boys: (C)
Redwood Falls Golf Club
4:30 pm - Cross Country Running, Girls: (Junior Varsity)
Redwood Falls Golf Club
4:30 pm - Girls Volleyball: Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City vs Maple Lake (Junior V
Maple Lake Public Schools High School Gym
5:30 pm - Girls Volleyball: Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City vs Maple Lake (C Team)
Maple Lake Public Schools Elementary Gym
5:30 pm - Girls Volleyball: Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City vs Maple Lake (Varsity)
Maple Lake Public Schools High School Gym
7:00 pm - Football: Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City vs Paynesville Area (Varsity)
Paynesville Area High School Varsity Football Field
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
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- SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Cable Installer in Atwater. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Litchfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Atwater here.
🗞 Nearby News
Litchfield
- Volleyball roundup: Paynesville rallies to knock off Litchfield (wctrib.com)
- LHS Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (klfdradio.com)
- Work Session Narrows Down Candidate List for County Administrator Position (klfdradio.com)
Willmar
- Volleyball roundup: Willmar Cardinals break in new Big Red Gym (wctrib.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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