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🌱 Dream of Owls: Puppet Show and 11 more events
Coming up: Read With an Animal on the Loretto Patch calendar

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- Thursday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 66 and low of 41 degrees.
- Friday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 62, low: 50.
- Saturday: Rather cloudy with a shower, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Dream of Owls: Puppet Show
Rogers Library, 21300 John Milless Drive, Rogers
10:00 am - Read With an Animal
Maple Plain Library, 5184 Main Street East, Maple Plain
2:00 pm - Baby Storytime
Rogers Library, 21300 John Milless Drive, Rogers
10:00 am - Family Storytime
Rogers Library, 21300 John Milless Drive, Rogers
10:00 am - Connect and Play
Rogers Library, 21300 John Milless Drive, Rogers
10:30 am - Richie Yurkovich & Polkarioty at St. Therese of Corcoran →
St. Therese of Corcoran, Corcoran
4:00 pm - Fall Festival →
Corcoran MN
4:00 pm - Voting and Election Resources With Hennepin County Elections
Maple Plain Library, 5184 Main Street East, Maple Plain
2:00 pm - Trailer Trash at The Zuhrah Shrine Horsemen Barn Dance →
Zuhrah Shrine Horsemen, 4505 County 82 N, Maple Plain
6:00 pm - Trailer Trash at The Zuhrah Shrine Horsemen →
Zuhrah Shrine Horsemen, 4505 County 82 N, Maple Plain
6:00 pm - The 70's Magic Sunshine Band at Medina Entertainment Center →
Medina Entertainment Center, Medina
8:00 pm - Happy Ha-Ha-Ha-lidays: A Night of Comedy and Music →
Le Musique Room, 4300 O'Day Ave NE #9642, St Michael
7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 17
Saturday October 24
Friday December 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Looking for recommendations for mechanic shop that can quote a turbocharger replacement for a F150 with 3.
0L power stroke. Preferably one that regularly works on diesel pickups. (Nextdoor Greenfield)
- ProtoLabs posted a job opening for Global Trade Compliance & Import/Export Specialist in Maple Plain. Apply here.
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Delano. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Loretto here.
🗞 Nearby News
Maple Plain
- Head-To-Head Contrast: Highway (NASDAQ:HIHO) & Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) (defenseworld.net)
Orono
- Hennepin County's lowest midgrade gas price recorded at $4.39 for week ending Sept. 19 (northhennepinnews.com)
- Orono approves preliminary tax levy as property values rise (hometownsource.com)
- Park Hopkins Sun Sailor Sports: Looking ahead for the week of Oct. 1 (hometownsource.com)
Plymouth
- Lights, camera, action: Mann Theatres introducing IMAX screen at Plymouth Grand 15 (kstp.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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