🌱 Meet the newest babies with roots in Aitkin and nearby towns.
Hello Aitkin! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the newest babies with roots in Aitkin and nearby towns.
Also on today's calendar: Leslie Rich and The Rocket Soul Choir and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Cooler with showers around, with a high of 57 and low of 21 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy, windy and colder, temps: high: 39, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 44 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• BIRTHS - 04-15-26 (messagemedia.co) — Several Aitkin-area families are welcoming new babies this month, including Malcom Washington, born to parents from Aitkin, and Skylar Turnock, born at Riverwood Healthcare Center in Aitkin. The announcements also highlight grandparents and great-grandparents in Aitkin, Crosby, Ironton, Brainerd, and beyond, underscoring close-knit local family ties. 
📸 Around Aitkin
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Upcoming Events in
Aitkin
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★ Featured events ★
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Masquerade and a Murder
The Ripple Center, 301 Minnesota Ave N, Aitkin
7:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Leslie Rich and The Rocket Soul Choir
Sampaguita , 204 Minnesota Ave N , Aitkin
7:00 pm -
Shane Martin
The Ripple Center , 301 Minnesota Ave N , Aitkin
7:00 pm -
Hinckley-Finlayson vs Aitkin
Aitkin High School Athletic Fields , Pacific Street Northwest , Aitkin
9:30 am -
Barn Quilt Painting Class | Glen Store
Glen Store , 31993 280th St , Aitkin
1:00 pm -
Nourish and Know
Petals of Peace Resource & Drop in Center , 209 Minnesota Ave N , Aitkin
11:00 am -
Mora vs Aitkin
Aitkin High School , 306 2nd St NW , Aitkin
9:30 am -
Sip, Style & Celebrate Mom: Hat Workshop (Crosby, MN)
Bridge Tavern , 26969 MN-6 , Crosby
6:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Saturday April 25
Monday April 27
Sunday May 3
Monday May 4
Tuesday May 5
Friday May 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Community Movie Night
Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist. Crosby, MN 56441
6:00 pm -
Library Reading Dog
Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library , 101 1st Street SE , Crosby
10:30 am -
Cuyuna Lakes – Sketches of Minnesota
Clearwater Forest Camp and Retreat Center , 16595 Crooked Lake Rd , Deerwood
5:00 pm -
Drop-In Job Search Help
Jessie F. Hallett Memorial Library , 101 1st Street SE , Crosby
10:30 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Aitkin County posted a job opening for PT Correctional Officer in Aitkin. Apply here.
- GrapeTree Medical Staffing posted a job opening for Med Trained CNA in Aitkin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aitkin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Brainerd
- Midweek Motivator: Drug Take Back Day returns bigger than ever to Brainerd (brainerddispatch.com)
- Area Boys Tennis: Hilltoppers down Gobblers (brainerddispatch.com)
Nisswa
- Barrows announces he will not seek reelection (brainerddispatch.com)
- Men's College Hockey: Pohlkamp named First-Team All-American, signs with Sharks (brainerddispatch.com)
- Cass County Board: Commissioners receive Health, Human and Veteran Services annual report (brainerddispatch.com)
Ok Aitkin! 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: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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