🌱 Staples-Motley vs Pillager and 10 more events

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• Staples-Motley vs Pillager

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Periods of rain, with a high of 65 and low of 56 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and warmer, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.

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Wednesday October 14
• Staples-Motley vs Pillager →
  Pillager High School, 323 2nd St E, Pillager
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 30
• Tri-County Stockyards →
  Tri County Livestock Auction, MN-210, Motley
  9:00 am
Friday October 2
• Fall Trace 2026 →
  The Woods at Lake Placid, 4503 Red River Trail Southwest, Pillager
  11:00 am
• Brainerd Homecoming Tailgating [5:00pm - 7:00pm]
  Garfield Elementary Brainerd, MN 56401
  5:00 pm
• Brainerd Homecoming Parade-5:00PM
  Garfield Elementary Brainerd, MN 56401
  5:00 pm
• Brainerd Homecoming Football Game [7:00pm - 9:30pm]
  Garfield Elementary Brainerd, MN 56401
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Hometown Harvest Festival →
  Northern Pacific Park, 610 6th St NE, Staples
• Acrylic Painting Workshop with Sam Zimmerman
  The Crossing Arts Alliance, 711 Laurel St, Brainerd
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Brunch On The Lake Cruise →
  Cragun's Resort, Golf & Conference, Brainerd
  11:30 am
Tuesday October 6
• 2nd - 4th Grade After School Art Camp
  The Crossing Arts Alliance, 711 Laurel St, Brainerd
  3:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Teen/Tween Studio Night
  The Crossing Arts Alliance, 711 Laurel St, Brainerd
  3:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Raspberry Jam: the Carole King tribute concert celebrating Tapestry & Music →
  Batcher Opera House Block, 5th Street Northeast, Staples
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rich Products Corporation posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician -3rd Shift in Motley. Apply here.
• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Pillager. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Motley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pillager

• Area Volleyball: Pillager takes 2nd in Bertha (brainerddispatch.com)

Baxter

• 2nd annual Forestview event encourages community to choose kindness (brainerddispatch.com)
• Senate District 6 2026 Election Guide (kaxe.org)

Brainerd

• Flirting with fall color (brainerddispatch.com)
• Armed Forces Tribute event scheduled Oct. 8 (pineandlakes.com)
• Mountain Biking: Mountain Biking: Cuyuna Lakes opens season with 4 top 10s (brainerddispatch.com)

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