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🌱 Full Moon Night Hike and 10 more events

Coming up on the Cottage Grove Patch calendar: Family Playtime at The Grove

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Family Playtime at The Grove at The Grove Church
  • Full Moon Night Hike
  • Fun with Fire

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)


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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 55.
  • Saturday: Occasional rain and drizzle, with a high of 64 and low of 55 degrees.

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • REUNITED WITH OWNER!
    Thanks for your help :) Found a dog! Male Pit-bull. White head. Black body. Didn't have a collar... He's wearing one of mine. I'm at Ivywood and… (Nextdoor Pinetree Pond Park)
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    m. 9/22/26. I am having work done on my house, the workers left my gates opened. I have been driving through my neighborhood, calling his name -… (Nextdoor Kingston)
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Cottage Grove. Apply here.
  • Maurices posted a job opening for Temporary Retail Sales Support in Hastings. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cottage Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Hastings

  • Hastings Fire Chief Highlights 85th Booya Fundraiser and New Fire Station Equipment – KDWA 1460 AM & FM 97.7 (kdwa.com)
  • City of Hastings To Hold Hwy. 61 Public Hearing Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. – KDWA 1460 AM & FM 97.7 (kdwa.com)
  • Hastings Man Charged After 1-Pound Suspected Meth Seizure (mncrime.com)

Oakdale

  • 'A vital role for creators seeking genuine connection' (nujournal.com)
  • School bus driver hurt in T-bone crash in Oakdale (fox9.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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