🌱 Byron marks Veterans Day with a breakfast today
Byron, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Byron! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Byron marks Veterans Day with a breakfast today
- ZooDazzle brings two weekends of holiday lights to Byron
- Three Byron soccer seniors earn All-State honors
Also on today's calendar: Create Crushed Glass & Resin Christmas Tree's Art.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 33 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, temps: high: 41, low: 24.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• List of Veterans Day ceremonies in North Iowa and SE Minnesota (kimt.com) — Benedictine Living Community-Byron will host its annual Veterans Breakfast today from 10 to 11:30 a.m. It is one of several Veterans Day gatherings across southeastern Minnesota, with Rochester also offering a breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. and a program from 10:30 to 11 a.m. 
• Best family holiday fun in Rochester (bestofthemidwest.com) — ZooDazzle will bring holiday lights to Zollman Zoo in Byron from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4, 5, 11 and 12. The first weekend includes treats and activities, with a possible Santa appearance, while the second weekend offers lights only.
• Century's McKenzie Perry among 12 local soccer players named All-State (postbulletin.com) — Three Byron seniors earned All-State girls soccer honors, with midfielder Leah Ellavsky and defender Ashlyn Kelm making the Class 2A first team. Attacker Alyse Ayen earned second-team recognition, putting the trio among 12 Rochester-area players honored by the Minnesota Coaches Association.
📸 Around Byron
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Upcoming Events in
Byron
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★ Featured events ★
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Paint Sleigh Bells Ring →
TT’s Tilted Tavern, 403 Frontage Rd NE, Byron
6:00 pm
Tuesday November 17
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Other local events
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Create Crushed Glass & Resin Christmas Tree's Art →
TT’s Tilted Tavern, 403 Frontage Rd NE, Byron
6:00 pm
Wednesday December 9
📣 Byron Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Lapsit Storytime →
Rochester Public Library, Rochester
10:30 am -
Get Moving Storytime →
Rochester Public Library, Rochester
11:00 am -
Puzzle & Game Night →
Chateau Theatre, 15 1st Street Southwest, Rochester
6:00 pm -
Peer Learning Cohort: Communications for Impact →
Rochester Area Foundation, 12 Elton Hills Dr NW, Rochester
8:00 am -
Holiday Open House →
On Track Boutique, Rochester
10:00 am -
Preschool Dance Party →
Rochester Public Library, Rochester
10:30 am -
Restoration Glen Ribbon Cutting →
Rochester MN
11:00 am -
Veteran Village Rochester Groundbreaking Event →
Rochester MN
1:00 pm -
Social Worker Hours →
Rochester Public Library, 101 2nd, Street SE, Rochester
1:30 pm -
SAM Southeast →
Cardinal of Minnesota, 3008 Wellner Drive NE, Rochester
5:30 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Somerby Golf Club posted a job opening for Banquet Server in Byron. Apply here.
- Benedictine posted a job opening for Part-Time Cook in Byron. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Byron here.
🗞 Nearby News
Kasson
- David 'Dave' Duane Folkert, 60, of Kasson, Minnesota (dodgecountyindependent.com)
Mantorville
- Mantorville man accused of repeated sexual assault of children (postbulletin.com)
Rochester
- UMR starts its $10 million lab and classroom expansion (postbulletin.com)
- Rochester Hotel Sex Assault Case Leads To Charge For Inmate (kroc.com)
- Jeff Lebakken: Where the Army Meets the Town (rtohq.org)
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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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