🌱 Softball: G/V and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 27 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy and windy, temps: high: 47, low: 29.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 51 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Softball: G/V
  Hector City Field
  4:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Bird Island: Julie Schweiss Exhibit Reception
  Cultural Centre in Bird Island , 640 Dogwood Ave , Bird Island
  1:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Sleepy Eye Auction Market
  Sleepy Eye Auction Market , 211 7th Ave NE , Sleepy Eye
  10:30 am

Thursday April 23

• Sleepy Eye vs Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
  HECTOR BASEBALL FIELD
  9:30 am
• Wicozani Youth Group – Meal and Activity
  Dakota Wicohan , 230 W 2nd St , Morton
  4:00 pm
• Softball: G/C
  Sleepy Eye High School
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 2

• MN Permit to Carry
  River Valley Arms & Ammo , 221 W 2nd St , Morton
  10:00 am
• Midwest All-Star Wrestling
  Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel , 39375 County Rd 24 , Morton
  7:30 pm

Thursday May 7

• Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart vs Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop
  GFW Middle School (5th-8th Grade) & High School (9th-12th Grade) , 1001 Cottonwood St , Winthrop
  9:30 am

Friday May 8

• SING IT NOW: KARAOKE CONTEST - MAY 8TH 2026 - HOSTED BY DJ WILL
  Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel , 39375 County Rd 24 , Morton
  8:30 pm

Friday June 12

• Walking Workout
  Morgan Public Library , 210 Vernon Ave , Morgan
  9:00 am

Friday June 19

• Heroes End Live at Jackpot Junction!
  Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel , 39375 County Rd 24 , Morton
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Evolve Therapy Services posted a job opening for Occupational Therapist (OT) In House (FT PT or PRN) in Franklin. Apply here.
• CentraCare Health System posted a job opening for Housekeeper/Cleaner in Redwood Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairfax here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sleepy Eye

• Sleepy Eye OKs July Fourth fireworks (nujournal.com)
• Willkommen Committee visits Zinniel Utility Contracting's new building (nujournal.com)
• Prep Scores from Tuesday April 14th (radiomankato.com)

Redwood Falls

• Senator Dahms: Making life more affordable for Minnesota families (mnsenaterepublicans.com)

New Ulm

• New Ulm retains Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community designation (nujournal.com)
• Eagles take down Trojans (nujournal.com)

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-- 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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