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🌱 Brainerd students bring backstage antics to life in ‘Curtains!’

Brainerd, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Brainerd! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Brainerd students bring backstage antics to life in ‘Curtains!’
  • Brainerd’s CJK Group adds Nisswa label maker to its portfolio
  • Brainerd police blotter: Domestic assault investigation leads to arrest

Also on today's calendar: Crowder Live! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler; a morning shower, with a high of 44 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 38, low: 26.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 36 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. BHS theater students to stage ‘Curtains!' (brainerddispatch.com) — Brainerd High School theater students bring the comedy “Curtains!” to the Gichi-ziibi Center for the Arts this weekend. The play-within-a-play gives newer actors a manageable challenge as the department rebuilds after graduating 28 seniors. Tickets cost $9 for adults and $7 for students and seniors, online or at the door.
   

2. CJK Group acquires Viking Label & Packaging (brainerddispatch.com) — Brainerd-based CJK Group is expanding into label and packaging manufacturing with its acquisition of Nisswa’s Viking Label & Packaging. Viking will keep its name and existing management team, and customers will retain their contacts as daily operations continue without interruption, the companies said.
   

3. Police Blotter - Nov. 9 (brainerddispatch.com) — A 39-year-old man was arrested after a domestic assault investigation on County Road 45 in Brainerd on Nov. 4, according to the Crow Wing County sheriff’s blotter. Brainerd police also reported an assault on South Seventh Street on Nov. 6 and a misdemeanor theft citation on South Sixth Street the previous day.
   

4. Best family holiday fun in Brainerd (bestofthemidwest.com) — Sertoma’s Winter Wonderland is heading into its final holiday season at Baxter’s Northland Arboretum, with more than 80 lighted and animated displays opening Thanksgiving. Families also have Brainerd outings ahead, including “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” at Chalberg Theatre Dec. 1–6 and the Off the Rails Christmas Market Dec. 11–12.
   

5. Super One Round-Up campaign returns to support local patients (walkermn.com) — Brainerd shoppers can help patients cover expenses such as transportation, lodging and groceries through Super One’s Nov. 13–30 checkout donation campaign. Six participating stores across Brainerd, Baxter, Crosby and Pequot Lakes will collect round-ups and donations for the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Foundation, which supports patients facing difficult medical circumstances.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • This might be a long shot but
    Im starting a little bible study group with the neighborhood kids to hopefully try to curve some of the bullying going on around here. They are all… (Nextdoor W Laurel St)
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Ok Brainerd! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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