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🌱 National Veterans Hunt and 10 more events
Spotted on the Parker calendar: Pheasant Friday
Morning Parker! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- National Veterans Hunt at Wings of Valor Lodge
- Pheasant Friday at Parker High School
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Not as warm, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 62, low: 48.
- Saturday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 71 and low of 46 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Parker
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★ Featured events ★
- National Veterans Hunt →
Wings of Valor Lodge, 45618 278th Street, Parker
4:00 pm
Thursday October 15
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Other local events
- Pheasant Friday
Parker High School
8:00 am
Friday October 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Soccer at Mitchell
West Central School District Hartford, SD 57033
4:00 pm - JH VB v. Parker/Marion
Viborg-Hurley Middle School, 501 Adams St, Hurley
4:00 pm - Football: Yankton vs Tea Area (Freshman)
Tea Area High School Titan Stadium
4:15 pm - Volleyball: Dell Rapids vs Lennox (Level C)
Lennox High School Main Gym
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Aberdeen Central vs Tea Area (Junior Varsity)
Tea Area High School Main Gym
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Aberdeen Central vs Tea Area (9A)
Tea Area High School Auxiliary Gym
4:30 pm - Boys Soccer at Dakota Valley
West Central School District Hartford, SD 57033
5:00 pm - Soc v. Vermillion (Sr Night)
Viborg Hurley School District 60-6 , SD, USA
5:15 pm - Volleyball: Aberdeen Central vs Tea Area (Sophomore)
Tea Area High School Main Gym
5:30 pm - Volleyball: Aberdeen Central vs Tea Area (9B)
Tea Area High School Auxiliary Gym
5:30 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Tea. Apply here.
- Fareway Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Harrisburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Parker here.
🗞 Nearby News
Harrisburg
- Metro public school enrollment barely budges as population keeps growing (siouxfallslive.com)
- SD high school football rankings: Top 5 in each class for Week 6 (argusleader.com)
- Former NICU family gives back with gift bag initiative for other families (pigeon605.com)
Sioux Falls
- Sioux Falls public high school grads show strong college return rate (siouxfallslive.com)
- Brandon newspaper owner reacts to Argus Leader sale (keloland.com)
Ok Parker! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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