🌱 How Pillager’s Kimberly Keefe made history on the golf course
Pillager, Minnesota Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Pillager! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Pillager’s Kimberly Keefe made history on the golf course
Also on today's calendar: Cragun's BBQ Dinner Cruise and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
- Thursday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 82, low: 61.
- Friday: Cloudy, a stray t-storm; warm, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Area Girls Golf: Flyers' Hines leads three other area girls to state (brainerddispatch.com) — Pillager senior golfer Kimberly Keefe clinched a spot at the Class 2A state tournament, becoming the first Pillager girl to qualify since 2014 with a steady 167 over two rounds. She joined standout performances from Little Falls, Wadena-Deer Creek and other area schools at the Section 6-2A meet in Sartell, where several central Minnesota golfers and teams punched their tickets to state. 
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★ Featured events ★
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East Gull Lake, MN →
Ernie's on Gull, 10424 Gull Point Rd, East Gull Lake
6:00 pm
Saturday June 6
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Other local events
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Strength and Conditioning →
Pillager Middle School Weight Room
6:30 am -
Track and Field: G/V →
Pillager Elementary Saint Michael-Albertville High School
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Track and Field: B/V →
Pillager Elementary Saint Michael-Albertville High School
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Cragun's BBQ Dinner Cruise →
Cragun's Resort, Golf & Conference, Brainerd
6:00 pm -
Brunch On The Lake Cruise →
Cragun's Resort, Golf & Conference, Brainerd
11:30 am -
Minnesota Permit to Carry →
Founder Arms Premier Gun Shop, 1836 Alfalfa Trail SW, Pillager
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Strength and Conditioning →
Pillager Middle School Weight Room
6:30 am
Thursday June 4
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Monday June 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Tri-County Stockyards →
Tri County Livestock Auction, MN-210, Motley
9:00 am -
Bruce Archer @ Summer Concert in Gregory Park →
9Q6X+98J Gregory Park, 511 N 5th St, Brainerd
6:00 pm -
Sorrow and Sinew, by Molly Mae: Reception and Artist Talk
The Crossing Arts Alliance 711 Laurel St, Brainerd, MN 56401
5:00 pm -
Intro to Drawing Hands with Molly Mae
The Crossing Arts Alliance Brainerd Public Library, 416 S 5th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, USA
4:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Wednesday June 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Brainerd
- Nominations are open for the Brainerd Lakes Area's 2026 Best of the Best contest! (brainerddispatch.com)
- Expanded Pre-Owned RV Inventory Across Minnesota at Hilltop Camper & RV (mycarrollcountynews.com)
- In Business: Family-Owned Toy Store 'Duck Duck Turtle' Opens in Nisswa (lptv.org)
Nisswa
- Nisswa kindergartners celebrate, and Nisswa seniors return (pineandlakes.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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