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🌱 What will you discover in Yankton’s new ‘A Dakota Story’ exhibit?
And on the Yankton Patch calendar - Mazing Acres Fall Festival
Hey there, Yankton! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What will you discover in Yankton's new 'A Dakota Story' exhibit?
- How is Yankton impressing the world's best 3D archers this week?
Also on today's calendar: Learn to Curl/Open Curling 1.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Rather cloudy and less humid, with a high of 68 and low of 46 degrees.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 48.
- Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• A 'Story' To Tell At Mead: New Permanent Exhibit Chronicling Yankton's Early History Set To Debut (yankton.net) — A major new exhibit on Yankton's first 100 years opens at the Mead Museum this weekend, with a ribbon cutting Friday and full public access starting Saturday. Curators spent years assembling 12 galleries and hundreds of artifacts to tell Yankton's story, from Dakota Territory days through WWII and modern recreation, with special programs and a Native Nations Blessing Day on Sunday. 
• Qualifying Continues At World 3D (yankton.net) — World-class archers are competing this week at the NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Center, where rain forced organizers to shift events to safer nearby fields. Visiting teams, including Australia's, are praising Yankton's scenery, extensive archery facilities, and friendly, small-town feel, and many say they'd gladly return for future championships.
📸 Around Yankton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yankton
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★ Featured events ★
- Mazing Acres Fall Festival →
Yankton
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Learn to Curl/Open Curling 1 →
Yankton Ice Rink, 901 Whiting Drive, Yankton - Mazing Acres Fall Festival →
Yankton SD
Sunday October 4
📣 Yankton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Exploration Stations →
Vermillion SD
10:00 am - Teen Takeover: Board Games →
Vermillion SD
3:45 pm - Department of Social Work Alumni Social →
Cee Cee's 605 Scratch Kitchen & Bar, 1 E Main Street, Vermillion
4:00 pm - Arts & Sciences Dakota Days Celebration →
Cee Cee's 605 Scratch Kitchen & Bar, 1 E Main St, Vermillion
5:00 pm - JV@6:15/V @7:30 VB vs Menno
G-V Gymnasium
6:15 pm - 8tj @4, 7th @5,JV@6:15/V @7:30 VB vs Canton
G-V Gymnasium
6:15 pm - Trivia Night at Carey's Bar →
Carey's Bar, 18 W Main St, Vermillion
6:30 pm - Dakota Days Alumni Band →
Vermillion SD - Dakota Days Open House →
Austin Whittemore House, 15 Austin St, Vermillion
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. posted a job opening for Assembler - Manufacturing in Yankton. Apply here.
- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Yankton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yankton 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)
- Showcase of Remodeled Homes offers free look at what's possible indoors, outdoors (siouxfalls.business)
Sioux Falls
- Oil City News welcomes new feature writer and photojournalist (oilcity.news)
- Arizona man sentenced to 30 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl, meth into Sioux Falls (dakotanewsnow.com)
- SD gubernatorial candidates argue over affordability, education (argusleader.com)
Ok Yankton! 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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