🌱 How an East Grand Forks stop fit into a 1,800-mile boat quest

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• How an East Grand Forks stop fit into a 1,800-mile boat quest

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Windy with showers around, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Brisk and cool with a shower, temps: high: 63, low: 46.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 72 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Bringing the Rocket 22 'Cookie Cutter' Home (48north.com) — A cross-country sailor briefly bases his journey out of an East Grand Forks campground before towing a rare Rocket 22 sailboat from Canada back to Washington state. His story traces mechanical mishaps, border crossings, and campground stops, culminating in racing the newly named “Cookie Cutter” in Puget Sound and discovering how differently it sails compared with his longtime boat.
   

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📸 Around East Grand Forks

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Grand Forks

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday June 16

• 10:00 AM Women's Book Study Group →
  East Grand Forks Campbell Library, 422 4th St NW, East Grand Forks
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday June 15

• 10:00 Bingo or Line Dancing, 11:00 Tripoley, 12:30 Knitting, 2:00 Bingo, 3:00 Pinochle →
  City of East Grand Forks Calendar East Grand Forks, MN 56721
  8:00 am
• 10:00 AM Storytime →
  City of East Grand Forks Calendar, 422 4th St NW, East Grand Forks
  10:00 am
• 5:30 PM Lego Club →
  City of East Grand Forks Calendar, 422 4th St. NW, East Grand Forks
  5:30 pm
• Tabletop Role Playing Game Night! →
  City of East Grand Forks Calendar, 422 4th St NW, East Grand Forks
  5:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• 12:45 Bingo, Mah Jong, 1:00 Dominoes or Whist →
  City of East Grand Forks Calendar East Grand Forks, MN 56721
  8:00 am
• City Council Regular Meeting →
  City of East Grand Forks Calendar, 600 Demers Ave, East Grand Forks
  5:00 pm
• Learn Bargello →
  City of East Grand Forks Calendar, 422 4th St NW, East Grand Forks
  6:00 pm

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📣 East Grand Forks Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday June 16

• Awkward Art →
  Crookston Public Library, 110 N Ash St, Crookston
  5:30 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Learning Express Trailer →
  Crookston Public Library, 110 N Ash St, Crookston
  2:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Crookston Farmers Market →
  Downtown Square, 151-199 E 3rd St, Crookston
  4:00 pm

Wednesday June 24

• Dino Digs Day →
  Crookston Public Library, 110 N Ash St, Crookston
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• How To Text 911 in an Emergency
  Did you know you can text 911 if calling isn't safe or possible? Follow these steps when texting 911: - Enter the number 911 in the "To" field. -… (Nextdoor )

• Edgewood Healthcare posted a job opening for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in East Grand Forks. Apply here.
• National Mentor Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Group Home Supervisor in Crookston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Grand Forks here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Thief River Falls

• Visit TRF announces inaugural Fourth of July Parade (trftimes.com)
• Rudi wins title, places in four events at state meet (trftimes.com)
• Thief River Falls girl cast in same role as grandmother in 'The Sound of Music' film (inforum.com)

Moorhead

• Banners Salute 250th Birthday of USA (thefmextra.com)
• Kassi Sofferman Campaigns for Mayor (thefmextra.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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