🌱 Have your say on zoning changes at Pine Island's library
Pine Island, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Pine Island! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Have your say on zoning changes at Pine Island's library
- Pine Island property owners get a say on Highway 52 noise walls
Also on today's calendar: The Double Down Daredevils at The Old Pine Theater and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 55 and low of 33 degrees.
- Thursday: Colder with clouds and sun, temps: high: 40, low: 24.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Olmsted County is rewriting 40-year-old zoning rules, and you can have your say (kimt.com) — Pine Island residents can help shape Olmsted County's first rewrite of its zoning and subdivision rules in 40 years. County planners will take questions and ideas November 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Van Horn Public Library. The overhaul aims to clarify development rules and address neighborhoods, natural resources and infrastructure. 
• Learn about Highway 52 noise wall voting on November 18 (zumbrota.com) — Eligible Pine Island residents and property owners will help decide whether two Highway 52 noise walls get built. MnDOT will explain voting November 18, from 5:30–7 p.m., at the American Legion, 108 First Avenue SE. Voting runs into early December, and one wall could require sewer relocation at city expense.
📸 Around Pine Island
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Upcoming Events in
Pine Island
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★ Featured events ★
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Tom Peschges Music at The Old Pine Theater →
The Old Pine Theater, Pine Island
7:00 pm
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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The Double Down Daredevils at The Old Pine Theater →
The Old Pine Theater, Pine Island
7:00 pm -
The Double Down Daredevils →
Olde Pine Theatre, 113 2nd Street Southwest, Pine Island
7:30 pm -
Pine Island, MN →
Pine Island High School, 223 1st Avenue SE, Pine Island
8:30 am
Saturday November 14
Saturday December 5
📣 Pine Island Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Hockey, Girls: Hastings vs Red Wing (Varsity)
Prairie Island Arena PI Ice Arena
6:00 pm -
Crushed Glass & Resin Sun Catcher Class with Zumbrota/Mazeppa Community Education →
Zumbrota/Mazeppa High/Middle School, 705 Mill Street, Zumbrota
6:30 pm -
11/12/26 Crushed Glass & Resin Sun Catcher Class →
Zumbrota/Mazeppa Community Education, 705 Mill Street, Zumbrota
6:30 pm -
Crushed Glass & Resin Sun Catcher Class →
Zumbrota/Mazeppa High/Middle School, 705 Mill Street, Zumbrota
6:30 pm -
Connections Conference – Fall Registration →
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1549 East Avenue, Zumbrota
10:00 am -
Hockey, Girls: Simley vs Red Wing (Varsity)
Prairie Island Arena PI Ice Arena
6:00 pm -
Teen Writing Club
Zumbrota Public Library, 100 West Avenue, Zumbrota
1:00 pm -
Teen Craft Corner
Zumbrota Public Library, 100 West Avenue, Zumbrota
3:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 14
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Camping World Holdings posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Oronoco. Apply here.
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member 16871 in Kasson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pine Island here.
🗞 Nearby News
Zumbrota
- ZMHS has guests from Italy and Spain this year (zumbrota.com)
Byron
- 13 from southeastern Minnesota named to boys soccer All-State teams (postbulletin.com)
- Minnesota Democrats prepare to revive stalled gun safety bill (kaaltv.com)
- List of Veterans Day ceremonies in North Iowa and SE Minnesota (kimt.com)
Goodhue
- Holden Hi- Lites learn Robert's Rules of Order, a Starbucks order and more (southernminn.com)
Ok Pine Island! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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