🌱 Blue Earth farm family remembers life with 20 kids under one roof
Blue Earth, Minnesota Patch AM: a 3 min readHi Blue Earth! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Blue Earth farm family remembers life with 20 kids under one roof
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Showers late in the afternoon, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
- Friday: Warmer with clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Growing up one of 20! (srperspective.com) — A large farm family that once lived in Blue Earth is looking back on what it was like to grow up with 20 siblings, shared beds, and endless chores. Their memories include years spent on a Blue Earth farm, crowded church trips, and simple celebrations that still shape how they see family, work, and faith today. 
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Reading & Math, Inc. posted a job opening for Math Tutor K-3 in Blue Earth. Apply here.
- United Hospital District posted a job opening for Lab MT or MLT (ASCP or NCA certified) in Blue Earth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blue Earth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fairmont
- Empower Coalition helps ‘change the narrative' on mental health (fairmontsentinel.com)
- Council hears findings for city-run cannabis store (fairmontsentinel.com)
- Huskies win state-ranked matchup (lakefieldstandard.com)
Albert Lea
- Albert Lea City Council to discuss changes to pet ordinance Monday night (kaaltv.com)
- Josh Turner To Perform At Freeborn County Fair In Albert Lea (b105country.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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