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🌱 Remembering Kim Ernst and her lifelong connection to Pipestone’s fair

Pipestone, Minnesota Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hey there, Pipestone! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Kim Ernst and her lifelong connection to Pipestone’s fair
  • Remembering Bob Bunkers’ decades of service in Pipestone
  • This week at Pipestone churches: Services, gatherings and a donation deadline

Also on today's calendar: Pancake Breakfast and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with some sun, with a high of 51 and low of 27 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and colder, temps: high: 36, low: 23.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kim Ernst (pipestonestar.com) — Pipestone native Kim Ernst’s lifelong love of 4-H will be honored through family-directed memorials for benches and tables at the Pipestone County fairgrounds. Ernst, 68, died Oct. 26 at her Northfield home. A 1977 Pipestone High School graduate, she returned often to watch relatives show animals at her hometown fair.
   

• Robert 'Bob' Bunkers (pipestonestar.com) — Robert “Bob” Bunkers, a former Pipestone City Council member and longtime local businessman, died Oct. 30 at 90. He owned Bunkers Hardware Hank and later worked in insurance, while serving St. Leo Catholic Church for roughly 50 years. His funeral Mass is Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Leo, with visitation beginning at 8:30 a.m.
   

• Church Directory for the Week of Nov. 11-19, 2026 (pipestonestar.com) — Pipestone churches have worship services, youth programs and fellowship gatherings scheduled for Nov. 11–19. Among this week’s dates, Christ the King’s Operation Christmas Child boxes are due Sunday, Nov. 15, and Peace United Methodist holds worship at 9 a.m. that day. The directory also lists regular service times and online viewing options.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • H-BC, JCC to play in state quarterfinal football games Thursday (myradioworks.net)

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-- 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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