🌱 How Center City’s 1858 founding fits into Minnesota’s busy past

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In today's newsletter:

• How Center City’s 1858 founding fits into Minnesota’s busy past

Also on today's calendar: Hugo Oktoberfest - Vendors, Crafters, Food & Fun.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 37.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Glimpses into the past: A week in Minnesota's history (hometownfocus.us) — A Minnesota history roundup this week includes the 1858 establishment of Center City as Chisago County’s seat, noting early Swedish immigration that shaped the area’s identity. It also revisits events from forest fires and engineering mishaps to Amelia Earhart’s St. Paul visit and the opening of Southdale Center, the world’s first enclosed mall.
   

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📸 Around Center City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Center City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3

• Hugo Oktoberfest - Vendors, Crafters, Food & Fun →
  American Legion Post 620, 5383 140th St N, Hugo
  10:00 am

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Other local events

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📣 Center City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Create a Kjolväskor (Skirt Pocket or Purse) with Natalie Norman →
  Gammelgården Museum of Scandia, 20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia
  10:15 am
• Harvest Howl →
  Wildlife Science Center, 22830 Sunrise Road Northeast, Stacy
  11:00 am
• Harvest Howl — Wildlife Science Center →
  Wildlife Science Center, 22830 Sunrise Rd NE, Stacy
  11:00 am
• Acrylic Painting – Ghost Portraits →
  Lindstrom MN
  1:00 pm
• Tour and Tasting →
  Rustic Roots, 20168 St. Croix Trail North, Scandia
  3:00 pm
• Twilight Music and Wine Tasting Cruise on the Saint Croix River →
  Taylors Falls Scenic Boat Tours, 220 South St, Taylors Falls
  7:15 pm
• Twilight Music and Wine Tasting Cruise on the Saint Croix River! →
  Taylors Falls Scenic Boat Tours, 220 South St, Taylors Falls
  7:15 pm
• Twilight Music and Wine Tasting Cruise on the... →
  Taylors Falls Scenic Boat Tours, 220 South St, Taylors Falls
  7:15 pm

Sunday October 4

• Second-Hand Swedish Sale Donations Accepted →
  20880 Olinda Trail North, Scandia
• The Great Pumpkin Trail →
  The Great Pumpkin Trail, 28186 Kettle River Blvd N, Wyoming
  7:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Sip and Share Mondays →
  Rustic Roots, 20168 St. Croix Trail North, Scandia
  4:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Needle Felting, Free Senior Art Class →
  5521 East Viking Boulevard, Wyoming
  2:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on I-35 S reported at...
  There is road construction on I-35 S reported at 2:25 PM. (Nextdoor )

• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation posted a job opening for Driver in Center City. Apply here.
• Chisago Lakes School District posted a job opening for Custodian - 2nd Shift in Chisago City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Center City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

North Branch

• Timely defensive plays lead North Branch to first victory (chisagocountypress.com)
• County adopts TIP for 2027 (chisagocountypress.com)
• Thielen Meats Bacon From Little Falls Now At Jerry's In Eden Prairie, Woodbury, Edina, And North Branch (newsbreak.com)

Forest Lake

• School board race (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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