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In today's newsletter:
- How a Houston freshman athlete beat cancer without quitting her sports.
- How cramped was a night at Houston County's tiny "seven by nine"?
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 68 and low of 61 degrees.
- Wednesday: Periods of rain, some heavy, temps: high: 68, low: 58.
- Thursday: Less humid with high clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Houston's Madi Schwanbeck a lesson in courage, persistence (postbulletin.com) — A Houston High School freshman, three-sport athlete Madi Schwanbeck, has come through months of cancer treatment while still staying active with her Rushford-Peterson/Houston track team and Caledonia/Spring Grove/Houston soccer squad. Supported by her family and the wider Houston community, she finished chemo in July, rang the Mayo Clinic bell cancer-free, and is now inspiring classmates and coaches with her resilience and upbeat spirit. 
• Peering at the Past – A Great Meal and a Muzzleloader (fillmorecountyjournal.com) — A new installment of a local history series revisits Captain Samuel McIntire's family journey through early Houston County, including a cramped night at the "seven by nine" hotel on the Brownsville–Caledonia road. Readers get vivid details of pioneer travel, hospitality, and hunting lore that shaped life in the Yucatan Valley and the broader Houston area.
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Friday October 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SAIL – Caledonia →
City of Caledonia Municipal Auditorium, 219 E Main St, Caledonia
9:00 am - Powerful Tools for Caregivers Seminar →
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 21 N Hill St., La Crescent
2:00 pm - Upcycled Journal Making →
La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent
6:00 pm - St. Charles vs Rushford-Peterson →
Rushford Peterson High School, 102 N Mill St, Rushford
7:15 pm - Eulenspiegel Puppets Presents: Kate Shelley's Train Rescue →
La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent
6:00 pm - Eulenspiegel Puppets Presents: Kate Shelley's Train Rescue →
La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent
6:00 pm - Breakfast of Champions Middle School
La Crescent-Hokah School District La Crescent, MN 55947
7:00 am - Old Fashioned Gravel →
The Wieser Farm, 7661 Wieser Rd, Hokah - Coffee Cabaret →
Groovy Grounds Bistro + Coffee, 28 North Walnut Street, La Crescent
10:00 am - Two Plus Two at Hot Dish and Hot Rods →
Giants of the Earth Heritage Center, Spring Grove
12:00 pm - Lake City vs La Crescent-Hokah →
LA CRESCENT HOKAH HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, La Crescent
7:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- WNB Financial, N.A. posted a job opening for Universal Banker in Winona. Apply here.
- Shopko Optical posted a job opening for Regional Manager- Minnesota in Winona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Houston here.
🗞 Nearby News
Caledonia
- Caledonia School Board recognized (fillmorecountyjournal.com)
- Miken Sports' All-American Story Started in a Garage (fillmorecountyjournal.com)
- Warriors Celebrate Homecoming by Shutting Out Dover-Eyota, Allen Tallies Three Sacks (hometownsource.com)
Spring Grove
- Spring Grove School Board Sets Proposed Property Tax Levy and Truth in Taxation Hearing (fillmorecountyjournal.com)
- Lewiston-Altura vs Spring Grove (maxpreps.com)
La Crescent
- Meet the Candidates Pt. 2 (fillmorecountyjournal.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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