🌱 How Sibley East softball plans to bounce back after Gaylord losses

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In today's newsletter:

• How Sibley East softball plans to bounce back after Gaylord losses

Also on today's calendar: Sibley County Commissioners Meeting and 3 more events.

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 64 and low of 26 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, windy and cooler, temps: high: 47, low: 29.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 29 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Wolverine softball opens season with two losses to MVL; defense looks to improve execution (arlingtonmnnews.com) — Sibley East’s softball season opened with a tough doubleheader sweep by Minnesota Valley Lutheran, losing 12-1 and 13-3 in Gaylord after multiple weather delays. Despite the scores, coaches saw positives in late-game competitiveness and an aggressive fourth-inning rally, while stressing that upcoming practices will focus heavily on cleaning up defensive execution and mental miscues.
   

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📸 Around Gaylord

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gaylord

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday April 21

• Wabasso vs Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop
  GFW Middle School (5th-8th Grade) & High School (9th-12th Grade), 1001 Cottonwood St, Winthrop
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday April 28

• Sibley County Commissioners Meeting
  400 Court Ave , Gaylord
  2:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Springfield vs Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop
  GFW Middle School (5th-8th Grade) & High School (9th-12th Grade) , 1001 Cottonwood St , Winthrop
  5:00 pm

Monday May 4

• City Council Meeting
  Winthrop City Hall , 303 Main St N , Winthrop
  7:00 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
• Supper & Songs 2026 (Arlington)
  Arlington Haus , 147 W Main St , Arlington
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• FREE Wellness Class- Music & Movement (Ages 12-92)
  The New Ulm WELLness Collective , 15 S Minnesota St , New Ulm
  5:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Brownton, MN
  Brownton Community Center , 310 2nd St N , Brownton
  9:30 am
• 4/18 Turn Your Own Wood Pen — Hutchinson Center for the Arts
  Hutchinson Center for the Arts , 218 Main St S Suite 100 , Hutchinson
  10:00 am
• Taste of Rotary - Swing Into Spring
  Crow River Golf Club , 915 Colorado St NW , Hutchinson
  5:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• BINGO at the Bierhalle
  August Schell Brewing Co , 1860 Schell's Rd , New Ulm
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Hospital Commission
  River's Edge Hospital & Clinic , 1900 N Sunrise Dr , St Peter
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Post Holdings posted a job opening for Maintenance Supervisor - Night Shift in Gaylord. Apply here.
• Coborn's, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier in Glencoe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gaylord here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Glencoe

• Winchester challenges rural myths, highlights housing, workforce realities in McLeod County (glencoenews.com)
• Carolyn Lange, 77, Obituary – 4/5/2026 (glencoenews.com)

Nicollet

• 801 Restaurant Group Files Chapter 11 as Nicollet Location Closes (hoodline.com)
• Prep Sports Schedule for Thursday April 16th (radiomankato.com)

New Ulm

• Area roundup: Chargers sweep Cyclones (nujournal.com)
• Park and Rec receives update on master plan (nujournal.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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