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Weather forecast:
- Thursday: Cooler with clouds and sun, with a high of 64 and low of 40 degrees.
- Friday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 62, low: 48.
- Saturday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mapleton
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★ Featured events ★
Monday October 5 - SAIL – Mapleton →
MAPLETON COMMUNITY CENTER, 304 2nd Ave NE, Mapleton
9:15 am
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🗓 Events Nearby
Thursday October 1 - Rain Date - fall picnic
Washington Elementary Mankato, MN 56001
5:00 pm Friday October 2 - Southland Varsity Football @ JWPHS →
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton School District, 110 E 3rd St, Janesville
7:00 pm Saturday October 3 - Pound Class
St. Clair Public School Choir Room
8:30 am Tuesday October 6 - SAIL – Janesville →
Park Road Plaza Apartments, 106 E North St, Janesville
9:00 am Wednesday October 7 - SAIL – Lake Crystal →
Lake Crystal Area Recreation Center, 621 W Nathan St, Lake Crystal
9:30 am Friday October 9 - Pre-School Screening
St. Clair Public School CCD Building
7:30 am Wednesday October 14 - Blooming Prairie vs Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton →
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton School District, 110 E 3rd St, Janesville
7:00 pm Saturday October 17 - Melissa Schulz MUSIC →
Margaret's Pub, 54 Main St, Easton
6:00 pm Thursday October 22 - Fillmore Central at St. Clair/Loyola →
St. Clair MN
7:00 pm Wednesday November 11 - Golden Girls →
Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato
7:00 pm Tuesday December 8 - Weaving Sound: Guided Meditation & Sound Experience →
Carnegie Art Center, 120 S Broad St, Mankato
6:30 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- National Mentor Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Caregiver in Winnebago. Apply here.
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Freezer, Cooler and Deli Stocker Associate in Mankato. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mapleton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mankato
- Spirits at Rest lays out plans for new residential recovery facility in Mankato (keyc.com)
- Mankato East Announces 2026 Wall of Distinction Inductees (radiomankato.com)
- Essentia Health-Northern Pines Clinic welcomes family medicine specialist Dr. Mikaela Lake (essentiahealth.org)
North Mankato
- Nicollet County farmers delay soybean harvest due to persistent rain (keyc.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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