🌱 Willmar Senior Expo and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Breezy; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 40.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Willmar Senior Expo →
  Willmar Civic Center, 2707 Arena Drive, Willmar
  9:00 am
• Varmint Shoot →
  WRPC Gun Range, 5631 County Road 9 NE, Willmar
  9:00 am
• Range Rules/Safety Class →
  WRPC Gun Range, 5631 County Road 9 NE, Willmar
  12:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Bethel, Willmar →
  Willmar MN
  8:00 am

Thursday October 8

• QPR for Agriculture →
  Willmar Community Center, 624 U.S. 71 Business, Willmar
• QPR for Agriculture - Willmar, MN →
  Willmar Community Center, 624 U.S. 71 Business, Willmar
  10:00 am
• Kandiyohi County Law Library Legal Advice Clinic →
  Kandiyohi County Law Library in the basement of the Courthouse, 505 Becker Ave SW, Willmar
  12:00 pm
• Willmar Area Community Foundation Awards in Philanthropy Celebration →
  Willmar Conference Center, 240 23rd St. SE, Willmar
  5:30 pm

Friday October 9

• Tyler Herwig @ Ruff's Wings & Sports Bar →
  Ruff's Wings & Sports Bar, 2100 U.S. 12, Willmar
  8:00 pm

Saturday October 10

• Promise 5K & Bensky's Race →
  Willmar MN
  7:00 am

Wednesday October 14

• River Cruising: Brews & Views →
  Foxhole Brewhouse, 905 Highway 71 Northeast, Willmar
  6:30 pm

Friday October 16

• Mark D Stone at Foxhole Brewhouse →
  Foxhole Brewhouse, 905 Hwy 71 NE, Willmar
  6:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunham's Sports posted a job opening for Team Member in Willmar. Apply here.
• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Reset Merchandiser in Willmar. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pennock here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Willmar

• Boys soccer roundup: Second-half Sauk Rapids Storm goal dooms Willmar Cardinals (wctrib.com)
• Records published Oct. 2, 2026 (wctrib.com)
• Former Frey aide sentenced to 33 months in prison for $1.6 million fraud linked to Feeding Our Future (meigsindypress.com)

Paynesville

• Who's running in Minnesota state Senate District 13? (miamiherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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