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🌱 Staples-Motley vs Pillager and 10 more events
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- 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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🗓 Upcoming Events in Motley
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★ Featured events ★
- Staples-Motley vs Pillager →
Pillager High School, 323 2nd St E, Pillager
7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tri-County Stockyards →
Tri County Livestock Auction, MN-210, Motley
9:00 am - 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 - 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 - Brunch On The Lake Cruise →
Cragun's Resort, Golf & Conference, Brainerd
11:30 am - 2nd - 4th Grade After School Art Camp
The Crossing Arts Alliance, 711 Laurel St, Brainerd
3:30 pm - Teen/Tween Studio Night
The Crossing Arts Alliance, 711 Laurel St, Brainerd
3:30 pm - Raspberry Jam: the Carole King tribute concert celebrating Tapestry & Music →
Batcher Opera House Block, 5th Street Northeast, Staples
7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
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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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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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