🌱 Remembering Bob Bunkers, 90, whose life began near Trent

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• Remembering Bob Bunkers, 90, whose life began near Trent

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Cooler with partial sunshine, with a high of 52 and low of 26 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 40, low: 22.
• Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 23 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Robert 'Bob' Bunkers (pipestonestar.com) — Robert “Bob” Bunkers, who was born on a farm near Trent and grew up near Dell Rapids, died Oct. 30 at age 90. The longtime Pipestone businessman served on the City Council and volunteered extensively at his church. His funeral is Friday, Nov. 13, at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Veteran's Day Program →
  Garretson School, Garretson
  9:00 am
• Garretson Commercial Club Monthly Meeting →
  Garretson SD
  12:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• Family Storytime →
  Garretson SD
  10:00 am
• Girls Basketball: Chester vs Baltic (Junior High)
  Baltic High School MS Gym
  4:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Toby - A Tribute To Toby Keith →
  Royal River Casino - Royal Room, 607 S Veterans St., Flandreau
• Baltic High School →
  Baltic High School, 1 Bulldog Avenue, Baltic
  7:00 am
• Blod Drive - Sponsored by the Baltic National Honor Society
  Baltic High School Fitness Center
  7:00 am
• Oral Interp
  Tri-Valley School District Colton, SD 57018
  8:00 am
• Girls Basketball: Parker/Marion vs Baltic (Junior High)
  Baltic High School MS Gym
  4:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Marriage Workshop at St. Rose of Lima →
  Garretson SD
  8:00 am
• 2026 USAPL South Dakota State Championship
  Baltic High School Middle \/ Elementary Commons Baltic High School Middle / Elementary Commons
  8:00 am

Monday November 16

• Girls Basketball: Baltic vs Tri-Valley (Junior High)
  Tri-Valley Middle School
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Supervisor - South Dakota State Penitentiary (Sioux Falls) in Trent. Apply here.
• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Dell Rapids. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Trent here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Flandreau

• What's happening at the Club? (moodycountyenterprise.com)
• 'We're Off to See The Wizard' (moodycountyenterprise.com)
• Budgets $125,000 to tear down remaining elevator (moodycountyenterprise.com)

Sioux Falls

• Sioux Falls School District students start from behind state averages but catch up by middle school (siouxfallslive.com)
• Minnehaha commission eager to host new F-35 aircraft (keloland.com)
• K-State holds off late comeback to beat Montana on Education Day (ksnt.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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