🌱 Monthly Fire Department Meeting and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Monthly Fire Department Meeting at Mission Town Hall

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 39 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 45.
• Saturday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 63 and low of 44 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrifield

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Tuesday October 13
• Monthly Fire Department Meeting →
  Mission Town Hall, 29474 Co Rd 3, Merrifield
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Commission →
  Crow Wing County, MN Calendar, 16384 Airport Rd, Brainerd
  9:30 am
• Drop-In Jigsaw Puzzle Swap
  Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library, 101 1st Street SE, Crosby
  10:00 am
• Meat Raffles →
  B Merri, 19624 Co Rd 3, Brainerd
  6:00 pm
• Meat Raffles Thursdays & Saturdays! →
  B Merri, 19624 Co Rd 3, Brainerd
  6:00 pm
• Tami + The Bachelor at Dockside Lounge →
  Dockside, Breezy Point Resort, Breezy Point
  9:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Bruce Archer at Brainerd City Hall Parking Lot →
  Brainerd City Hall Parking Lot, Brainerd
  10:00 am
• Friday Prime Rib Dinner →
  Notch 8, 1511 Northern Pacific Road, Brainerd
  4:00 pm
• Brainerd Homecoming Parade-5:00PM
  Garfield Elementary Brainerd, MN 56401
  5:00 pm
• Wisdom, Play, Fun & Memories Autumn Colors Weekend at Cragun's Resort →
  Cragun's Resort, 11000 Craguns Drive, Brainerd
  5:00 pm
• Brainerd Homecoming Tailgating [5:00pm - 7:00pm]
  Garfield Elementary Brainerd, MN 56401
  5:00 pm
• Brainerd Homecoming Football Game [7:00pm - 9:30pm]
  Garfield Elementary Brainerd, MN 56401
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Circle K posted a job opening for Team Member in Nisswa. Apply here.
• Maurices posted a job opening for Temporary Retail Sales Support in Brainerd. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrifield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Nisswa

• Lakes Area Music Festival announces Winter Series (brainerddispatch.com)
• Pequot Lakes churches work together for youth outreach (pineandlakes.com)
• Looking Back: Sept. 30, 2026 - Model ships, new libraries and a hometown sports fan (pineandlakes.com)

Brainerd

• VFW Auxiliary announces Illustrating America Patriotic Art Contest (brainerddispatch.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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