🌱 How Belle Plaine edged Waseca in a tense 4–3 tennis duel

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• How Belle Plaine edged Waseca in a tense 4–3 tennis duel

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 41 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 63, low: 49.
• Saturday: A shower; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bluejays fall to Tigers and Saints as regular season dwindles down (hometownsource.com) — Belle Plaine's girls tennis team edged Waseca 4–3 in a tight Big South Conference matchup, winning four of seven matches to seal the road victory. The result capped divisional play for Waseca and highlighted Belle Plaine's strength in singles and doubles as the regular season nears its end.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Belle Plaine

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Traditions Holiday Open House →
  Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House, 410 N Cedar St, Belle Plaine

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Shakopee Library's Beans & Books at the Shakopee Brewhall
  Off-site Event, 124 1st Ave E, Shakopee
  9:00 am
• Stories and a Song
  Shakopee Library
  11:00 am
Monday October 5
• Eligibility Specialist at the Jordan Library
  Jordan Small Meeting Room, Jordan Library
  3:00 pm
• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Scott County Law Library
  New Prague Large Meeting Room, New Prague Library
  10:00 am
• Visit the Readmobile at the Jordan Community Education and Recreation Center →
  Jordan Community Education and Recreation Center, 500 Sunset Dr, Ste 3, Jordan
  10:00 am
• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  1:00 pm
• Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial vs Le Sueur-Henderson →
  Le Sueur Henderson High School, 901 Ferry St, Le Sueur
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Heritage Fest Debrief →
  Green Isle MN
• Special Event - Home Defense Planning →
  2 If By Sea Tactical, 222 2nd Ave SW, New Prague
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Scott County 55+ Senior Expo: Deadline to register is this week!
  Friday, October 16, 9 AM – 1 PM Shakopee West Middle School 200 10th Avenue East Shakopee, MN 55379 Featuring the Holy Rocka Rollaz Take a fantastic… (Nextdoor )

• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MANAGER - DGPP in BELLE PLAINE MN S30311 in Belle Plaine. Apply here.
• Cambria Company, LLC posted a job opening for Material Handler-Day Shift in Le Sueur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Belle Plaine here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jordan

• Man carrying 27 empty Fireball whiskey bottles and other liquor in his Ford Bronco crashes into couple, killing husband and injuring wife: Cops (meigsindypress.com)
• MnDOT announces overnight closure of Highway 169 (finance-commerce.com)
• 🍂2026 Apple Orchard & Pumpkin Patches 🍎🎃🍏 (macaronikid.com)

New Prague

• Newell Ram Sale Sees Higher Averages (kbhbradio.com)

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