🌱 Big Lake explosives defendant's earlier weapons case closes
Big Lake, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Big Lake! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Big Lake explosives defendant's earlier weapons case closes
- What's growing beneath the solar panels near Big Lake?
Also on today's calendar: Library Use: and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Cooler; a morning shower, with a high of 53 and low of 34 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of sun, temps: high: 42, low: 26.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bomb-lab defendant sentenced in Monticello weapons case (hometownsource.com) — Big Lake resident Jantje Rorman will serve no additional jail time for violating probation in a Monticello weapons case, which the court closed Nov. 4. He received credit for 188 days already served and remains on probation for separate explosives and shotgun convictions stemming from the Big Lake Township investigation. 
• Minnesota projects see promising early results from blending solar, agricultural production (minnpost.com) — At Big River Farms near Big Lake, farmers are finding that solar panels and food crops can share more than just space. Cucumbers have flourished beneath the panels, and University of Minnesota researchers report promising results for leafy greens, with final findings from their two-year study expected next spring.
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Coffee with the Mayor →
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Library Use: book tasting →
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Rejuvenate Women's Ministry →
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High School Transition Program →
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Library Use: Snake Discovery →
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Cleaning →
City of Big Lake Community Room, 790 Minnesota Avenue, Big Lake
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High School Transition Program →
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing posted a job opening for Assembler/Deburrer - Manufacturing - Big Lake in Big Lake. Apply here.
- Howmet Aerospace posted a job opening for Assembler - Manufacturing in Big Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Big Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Monticello
- Magic rout rival Elks to reach state (hometownsource.com)
Becker
- Clay County officials outline recount plans for closely contested Minnesota Senate race (am1100theflag.com)
- Sports Scoreboard (Nov. 9, 2026) (inforum.com)
Elk River
- Elk River man accused of grooming sisters at daycare center (cbsnews.com)
- Online Vehicle Marketplace ‘Remarket Space' Expands (rvbusiness.com)
- 2 St. Cloud-area grocery stores named among the best (miamiherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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