🌱 First Baptist Church - Pillager and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Staples-Motley vs Pillager
• First Baptist Church - Pillager

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 63 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 38.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 49 degrees.

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📸 Around Pillager

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pillager

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 14

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

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Other local events

Sunday October 25

• First Baptist Church - Pillager →
  Pillager MN

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📣 Pillager Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Acrylic Painting Workshop with Sam Zimmerman
  The Crossing Arts Alliance, 711 Laurel St, Brainerd
  12:00 pm
• Meat Raffles Thursdays & Saturdays! →
  B Merri, 19624 Co Rd 3, Brainerd
  5:00 pm
• Meat Raffles →
  B Merri, 19624 Co Rd 3, Brainerd
  5:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Lutheran Church of the Cross - Nisswa →
  Nisswa MN
• Brunch On The Lake Cruise →
  Cragun's Resort, Golf & Conference, Brainerd
  11:30 am
• Children’s Miracle Network Designer Purse Bingo →
  Fraternal Order of Eagles, 124 Front Street, Brainerd
  1:00 pm

Monday October 5

• 500 Piece Pairs Jigsaw Puzzle Competition →
  B*Merri Gastropub Restaurant and Bar, 19624 County Road 3, Brainerd
• 500 Piece Pairs Jigsaw Puzzle Competition (Oct 2026) →
  B*Merri Gastropub Restaurant and Bar, 19624 County Road 3, Brainerd
• Personnel Committee →
  Crow Wing County, MN Calendar, 326 Laurel St, Brainerd
  9:00 am

Tuesday October 6

• Sheriff's Sale - 1319 90th Ave, Fort Ripley →
  Crow Wing County, MN Calendar, 304 Laurel Street, Brainerd
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kohl's posted a job opening for Part-Time Store Cleaning & Operations Associate in Baxter. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for Seasonal: 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T0659) in Baxter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pillager here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Baxter

• Biz Buzz: Landscaping crews at work at Panera in Baxter (brainerddispatch.com)
• Baxter extends interim use permit for lumber yard (brainerddispatch.com)
• Brainerd Chamber to host CLC and SCSU presidents Oct. 29 (brainerddispatch.com)

Brainerd

• Brainerd Lakes Chamber announces 2026 Four Under 40 Award recipients (brainerddispatch.com)
• Turina's "Escena andaluza" (Andalusian Scene) (yourclassical.org)

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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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