Community Corner
🌱 How Box Elder police helped tackle a major regional fentanyl bust.
And check out Chandler Walters at The Monument on the Box Elder Patch calendar
Morning Box Elder! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- How Box Elder police helped tackle a major regional fentanyl bust.
Also on today's calendar: Hold the Rope Summit and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.
- Wednesday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 45.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• UNET announces drug bust in Pennington County (kbhbradio.com) — A regional drug task force that includes the Box Elder Police Department helped investigate a major fentanyl and cocaine trafficking operation tied to Rapid City and Colorado. Two suspects were arrested after a Pennington County traffic stop, and officers seized thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills plus other drugs and cash. 
📸 Around Box Elder
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Box Elder
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★ Featured events ★
- Chandler Walters at The Monument →
The Monument, 444 N Mt Rushmore Rd, Rapid City
6:30 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Hold the Rope Summit →
Box Elder Events Center, 631 Watiki Way, Box Elder - Tenth Avenue North Concert →
The Box Elder Events Center, 631 Watiki Way, Box Elder
7:00 pm - Tenth Avenue North - Steer Inc. Fundraiser Concert →
The Box Elder Events Center, 631 Watiki Way, Box Elder
7:00 pm - Early Childhood Connections Fall Mini Conference →
BHSU Rapid City Campus, 4300 Cheyenne Boulevard, Box Elder
8:00 am
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
📣 Box Elder Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Little Owl Tuesday Story Time
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
9:30 am - Breastfeeding Mothers Group →
Neuroscience Center, 677 Cathedral Dr., STE 302, Rapid City
1:00 pm - Talk With a Recruiter →
1400 Turbine Drive Door 1, Rapid City
2:00 pm - Curiosity Club
Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
3:30 pm - Community Healing Activities →
Lakota Homes Oyate Community Center, 2430 Gnugnuska Drive, Rapid City
5:30 pm - Youth Drum and Wicaglata Class →
Lakota Homes Oyate Community Center, 2430 Gnugnuska Drive, Rapid City
5:30 pm - Pipebag Making and Teachings for Prevention →
Lakota Homes Oyate Community Center, 2430 Gnugnuska Drive, Rapid City
5:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- "Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
" Proverbs 16:24 Being kind to another is more wise than being unkind. The moment you spread hate, you also spread it throughout your body. You… (Nextdoor Box Elder) - I have 2 white call ducks, 3 white layer females, and 2 swedish black and one swedish blue.
I get on avg 5 large white duck eggs a day, you do the math.. that's like 24 to 35 eggs a week. Anyone looking for chicken eggs, this is a good… (Nextdoor Box Elder)
- Hunt Building Company posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician I, II, and III in Box Elder. Apply here.
- YMCA of the Black Hills posted a job opening for Group Exercise Instructor in Box Elder. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Box Elder here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rapid City
- B-21 developer Northrop Grumman brings new jobs to South Dakota (aberdeennews.com)
- Black Hills Model Engine Expo teaches history, engineering, and evolving tech in Rapid City (newscenter1.tv)
- Why grocery prices could rise after a summer of extreme weather (bradenton.com)
Deadwood
- Sports Wagering Revenue Report August Week 2 (rg.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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