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🌱 What’s new at the Spearfish Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch this fall?
Be sure to catch Story Time on the Spearfish Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- What's new at the Spearfish Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch this fall?
Also on today's calendar: Toddler Story Time and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Beautiful with plenty of sun, temps: high: 71, low: 39.
- Thursday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Spearfish Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch thrives despite drought (newscenter1.tv) — Families in Spearfish can enjoy the Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, which is open Fridays through Sundays until Halloween with concerts, rides, and a new animal racers attraction. Despite regional drought, the Krautschun family's irrigated fields are supporting a full maze and plenty of pumpkins, giving locals and Black Hills State students a nearby fall destination with live music and affordable admission.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spearfish
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★ Featured events ★
- Story Time →
Library Meeting Room, Spearfish
9:30 am
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- Toddler Story Time →
Library Meeting Room, Spearfish
10:30 am - Open House: Spearfish Creek Preservation Plan and Shape Spearfish →
Wilbur S. Tretheway Pavilion, 115 S Canyon, Spearfish
3:00 pm - City Council Study Session →
City Hall, Spearfish
5:15 pm - Auditions: Nuncrackers →
The Matthews Opera House - Theatre, 614 Main St, Spearfish
6:00 pm - Brushes & History: A Plein Air Paint Out →
Spearfish SD
3:00 pm - Author Open House Featuring Three Topnotch Wordsmiths →
Henry's Books, 111 East Hudson St, Spearfish
4:00 pm - Author Open House →
Henry's Books, 111 East Hudson St, Spearfish
4:00 pm - Spearfish City Council Meeting →
Spearfish SD
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Spanish Conversation Hour →
Library Meeting Room, Spearfish
5:45 pm
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Spearfish. Apply here.
- Lutheran Social Service posted a job opening for Overnight Residential Counselor/Worker in Spearfish. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spearfish here.
🗞 Nearby News
Deadwood
- Sports Wagering Revenue Report August Week 2 (rg.org)
- Governor Larry Rhoden's Weekly Column: Freedom and Fresh Air (dakotawarcollege.com)
- Great weather fuels big Madison Chautauqua crowd (madisoncourier.com)
Belle Fourche
- Joan Wheeler-Anderson (kbhbradio.com)
- Advisory group suggests adding member of the public to South Dakota Open Meetings Commission (mitchellrepublic.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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