🌱 How HLWW’s paid leave decision could affect Howard Lake teachers and students
Greetings Howard Lake! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How HLWW’s paid leave decision could affect Howard Lake teachers and students
- See how HLWW track stacked up in the Chargers’ home opener
Also on today's calendar: April 25 Paint & Sip at Spooky Brew Coffee House and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mainly cloudy; breezy, cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 27 degrees.
- Saturday: Very windy; cloudy and chilly, temps: high: 44, low: 30.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 51 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• HLWW School Board denies teacher union grievance over supplementing Paid Leave with accrued leave (herald-journal.com) — Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted school leaders have decided teachers cannot use accrued sick or personal leave to “top off” Minnesota’s new Paid Leave benefits, a ruling that affects how local staff plan time away from classrooms. The board also heard concerns about possible band program staffing cuts, approved non-renewal of two probationary teachers, and reviewed a new cardiac emergency response plan for district schools. 
• Track & Field: DC racks up impressive performances in pair of meets (herald-journal.com) — Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted track athletes figured prominently as DC hosted a chilly season-opening triangular that included HLWW and Maple Lake, with HLWW boys winning the team title and the girls narrowly second. Local families can scan detailed event-by-event results and standout performances to see how Laker runners, jumpers, and throwers are stacking up early in the season.
📸 Around Howard Lake
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Dassel-Cokato vs Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted High School, 8700 County Rd 6 SW, Howard Lake
9:30 am
Thursday April 23
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Other local events
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Gleason Lake Carnival
Gleason Lake Elementary School , 310 County Road 101 , North Plymouth
5:30 pm -
Global Explorers Night
Oakwood Elementary School , 17340 County Road 6 , Plymouth
6:00 pm -
April 25 Paint & Sip at Spooky Brew Coffee House
Spooky Brew Coffeehouse , 46 Birch Ave S , Maple Lake
1:00 pm -
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted vs Maple Lake
Maple Lake High School , 200 Hwy 55 E , Maple Lake
9:30 am -
Howard Lake
American Legion , 616 7th Ave , Howard Lake
7:00 pm -
Monster Truck Wars
Wright County Fairgrounds , 5912 County Rd 6 SW , Howard Lake
12:00 pm -
TNW Present ACES UP
Waverly Village Hall , 406 Atlantic Ave , Waverly
5:00 pm
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
Tuesday April 28
Saturday May 2
Saturday May 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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State of the City/Law/School - Bison Creek Restaurant
Bison Creek Bar and Dining , 1207 MN-25 , Buffalo
11:30 am -
Buffalo Senior Expo
Buffalo Civic Center , 1306 County Rd 134 NE , Buffalo
9:00 am -
Micro Wrestling
Buffalo Rodeo Grounds , 1306 County Rd 134 NE , Buffalo
6:00 pm -
Micro Wrestling Federation
Buffalo Civic Center , 1306 County Rd 134 NE , Buffalo
6:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Sunday April 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: cookie dough has left the building!
Free! My daughter bought these last week and now left to go out of town. Would love to pass them on if you have little ones and/or a sweet tooth:) … (Nextdoor Howard Lake)
- Forsman Farms / Nordsyn posted a job opening for 2nd Shift - Hand Packer in Howard Lake. Apply here.
- U.S. LBM Holdings, LLC posted a job opening for Deck/Remodel Carpenter in Montrose. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Howard Lake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cokato
- Cokato Historical Society to showcase restored Akerlund Studio at annual meeting (dasselcokato.com)
- Cokato Council signs off on truck wash, presses pause on pool study (dasselcokato.com)
- From our files . . . a glance back in time: April 17, 2026 (dasselcokato.com)
Maple Lake
- Public Notices – April 15, 2026 (maplelakemessenger.com)
- Two Injured in Car vs. Motorcycle Crash in Rockford (krwc1360.com)
Buffalo
- City of Buffalo's Northeast Area Reconstruction Project Getting Underway (krwc1360.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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