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🌱 National Veterans Hunt and 10 more events
Also check out National FEMALE Veterans Hunt on the Parker Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- National FEMALE Veterans Hunt at Wings of Valor Lodge
- Pheasant Friday at Parker High School
- National Veterans Hunt at Wings of Valor Lodge
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Rain at times, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Occasional rain, temps: high: 72, low: 53.
- Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
📸 Around Parker
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Parker
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★ Featured events ★
- National FEMALE Veterans Hunt →
Wings of Valor Lodge, 45618 278th Street, Parker
4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- Pheasant Friday
Parker High School
8:00 am - National Veterans Hunt →
Wings of Valor Lodge, 45618 278th Street, Parker
4:00 pm
Friday October 9
Thursday October 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- XC at Sioux Valley
West Central School District Hartford, SD 57033
4:00 pm - VB @ Scotland
Viborg-Hurley School District Viborg, SD 57070
4:00 pm - Boys Soccer vs. SW MN Christian
West Central School District Hartford, SD 57033
4:00 pm - MSVB at Canton
West Central School District Hartford, SD 57033
4:00 pm - Girls Soccer: Mitchell vs Tea Area (Junior Varsity)
Tea Area High School Titan Stadium
4:00 pm - VB at Canton
West Central School District Hartford, SD 57033
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Beresford vs Lennox (Level C)
Lennox High School Main Gym
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Beresford vs Lennox (Junior Varsity)
Lennox High School Main Gym
5:15 pm - Girls Soccer: Mitchell vs Tea Area (Varsity)
Tea Area High School Titan Stadium
6:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Multi-Location Branch Customer Service Specialist in Hartford. Apply here.
- Hy-Vee posted a job opening for General Merchandise Clerk in Sioux Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Parker here.
🗞 Nearby News
Harrisburg
- #SDpreps Volleyball Media Poll (9.28) (hubcityradio.com)
- Smithfield move: How to preserve rural areas as metro grows (dakotanewsnow.com)
- Halloween for Preteens & Teens: Sioux Falls Area Spots to Get Spooked (thehoodmagazine.com)
Sioux Falls
- Leaner South Dakota Festival of Books comes back to Sioux Falls (siouxfallslive.com)
- Quarry at the Falls kickoff Thursday (keloland.com)
- Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week: Lennox senior gives it her all (dakotanewsnow.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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