🌱 How a new Sioux Falls-Brandon highway could change your daily drive

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In today's newsletter:

• How a new Sioux Falls-Brandon highway could change your daily drive

Also on today's calendar: BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Rain at times, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 72, low: 50.
• Thursday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Roads, bridges and a new Sioux Falls-Brandon route headline county plans (siouxfallslive.com) — Minnehaha County is prioritizing a new $40 million paved highway and bridge between northeast Sioux Falls and Brandon, plus bridge work just west of town, which could significantly change your daily drive. The five-year plan also includes a rehabilitated bridge near Brandon and multiple highway upgrades across eastern Minnehaha County, all dependent on key state and federal funding approvals.
   

📸 Around Brandon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brandon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Sioux Falls Singles Pumpkin Patch →
  Cherry Rock Farms, 48105 264th Street, Brandon
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• City Council Meeting
  Brandon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce, 304 Main Avenue, Brandon
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Coffee with the Council
  Kingbird Coffee, 509 N Splitrock Blvd, Brandon
  9:00 am
Thursday October 15
• BETRAYAL by Harold Pinter →
  Mighty Corson Art Players Playhouse, 25993 482nd Avenue, Brandon
  7:30 pm

📣 Brandon Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Ophthalmology Ltd →
  Ophthalmology Ltd, 6601 S. Minnesota Avenue, Sioux Falls
  9:00 am
• Calling for entries into the Dakota MasterWorks Art Show →
  South Dakota Health Care Association Office, 804 N Western Ave, Sioux Falls
  9:00 am
• YPN Golf Tournament →
  Elmwood Golf Course, 2604 W. Russell St., Sioux Falls
  9:30 am
• Story Time at Child's Play Toys →
  Child's Play Toys, 233 South Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls
  10:30 am
• TP Roll Butterflies – Drop-In Craft →
  AMC Collective, 2119 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls
  11:00 am
• AudaTours Sioux Falls Audio Tour: Echoes and Icons of Downtown Legends →
  Carpenter Building (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), 221 S Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls
  12:00 pm
• Children's Home Society →
  Children's Home Society, 801 N. Sycamore Avenue, Sioux Falls
  1:00 pm
• Breakthrough: A Convergence on Mental Health →
  Washington Pavilion, 301 South Main Avenue, Sioux Falls
  4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PIPESTONE posted a job opening for Bilingual Immigration Coordinator in Brandon. Apply here.
• Hy-Vee posted a job opening for General Merchandise Clerk in Sioux Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brandon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sioux Falls

• Leaner South Dakota Festival of Books comes back to Sioux Falls (siouxfallslive.com)
• Quarry at the Falls kickoff Thursday (keloland.com)
• From Park Place to Falls Park (keloland.com)

Harrisburg

• #SDpreps Volleyball Media Poll (9.28) (hubcityradio.com)

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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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