🌱 How do Big Lake’s firefighters juggle training, jobs and emergencies?
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In today's newsletter:
- How do Big Lake’s firefighters juggle training, jobs and emergencies?
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 40.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Answering the Call: Area Firefighters Serve Their Communities (patriotnewsmn.com) — Big Lake residents get an inside look at how their paid-on-call firefighters train, respond to emergencies, and balance service with family and full-time jobs. The story also highlights neighboring departments in Becker, Clear Lake, and Clearwater, showing how regional crews work, train, and invest in new facilities to keep growing communities safe. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Big Lake. Apply here.
- Panera Bread posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Monticello. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Big Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Monticello
- Monticello blast from the past sports: October 2026 (hometownsource.com)
- Raffle fundraiser kicks off at Monticello Senior Center (hometownsource.com)
- Leslie Lawrence Hughes, Rockville Musician, Dies At 94 (wjon.com)
Becker
- Becker boys CC takes 8th at Rocori (patriotnewsmn.com)
- Kriesel to speak at Dylan's Hope engagement (patriotnewsmn.com)
- Arrests & DNR report for Oct. 1 (hometownsource.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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