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🌱 Elk River Riders Swap Meet and 11 more events
Happening soon: SFHS Band Concert @ SFHS PAC on the St. Francis Patch calendar
Hello St. Francis! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Elk River Riders Swap Meet at Sherburne County Fairgrounds
- SFHS Band Concert @ SFHS PAC at St. Francis Area Schools
- SFHS Band Concert @ SFHS PAC at St. Francis High
... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 39 degrees.
- Friday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 61, low: 47.
- Saturday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 66 and low of 46 degrees.
📸 Around St. Francis
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🗓 Upcoming Events in St. Francis
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- Elk River Riders Swap Meet
Sherburne County Fairgrounds, 18335 Joplin St NW, Elk River - SFHS Band Concert @ SFHS PAC
St. Francis Area Schools, 3325 Bridge St NW, St Francis
7:00 pm - SFHS Band Concert @ SFHS PAC
St. Francis High, 3325 Bridge St NW, St Francis
7:00 pm - CHAMBER CONNECTIONS
Training Center of Keller Williams Realty Integrity Northwest, 16201 90th St NE Suite 100, Otsego
8:30 am - ERHS: College Credit Opportunities Info Night
Elk River High School Elk River, MN 55330
5:30 pm - ERHS: Financial Aid Info
Elk River High School Elk River, MN 55330
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - ZES Book Fair Bingo
Zimmerman Elementary School Elk River, MN 55330
5:00 pm - LES Back to School Picnic (LPAC Sponsored)
Lincoln Elementary School Elk River, MN 55330
5:00 pm - Elk River Riders Swap Meet
Sherburne County Fairgrounds, 18335 Joplin St NW, Elk River - Todd Michael Jameson Solo Acoustic →
Nowthen MN
7:00 pm - Todd Michael Jameson at Nowthen Threshing Show →
Nowthen Threshing Show, Nowthen
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Salvation Army in the Midwest posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Elk River in Elk River. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Food/Consumables Team Supervisor in Elk River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near St. Francis here.
🗞 Nearby News
Elk River
- Former Northland man repays $100,000 in stolen state funds (duluthnewstribune.com)
- Londgren-Benzen provide 1-2 punch for Braham (hometownsource.com)
Ramsey
- Sealed beneath 30 acres of a Minnesota landfill closed for more than three decades, 8,700 solar panels began feeding the grid in September, and the buried waste below is the reason the panels track the sky differently (energiesmedia.com)
- SJU graduate's entrepreneurial venture earning acclaim (csbsju.edu)
- Nine Minnesota Providers Charged in More Than $3 Million Medicaid-Fraud Cases (town.news)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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