🌱 How inflation and fuel costs are hitting an Oronoco baby-products business
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In today's newsletter:
- How inflation and fuel costs are hitting an Oronoco baby-products business
Also on today's calendar: IEEE R4 Southern Minnesota WIE Affinity Group Event Café & Desserts Networking and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Sunshine; breezy, warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
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- Sunday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• US households, businesses stung by higher energy prices that have pushed inflation above 4% (timesfreepress.com) — A small business based in Oronoco, Busy Baby, is feeling the squeeze from higher fuel costs and earlier tariffs, forcing cutbacks and weaker sales for its baby placemats and toys. The broader report explains how rising gas prices and the Iran conflict have pushed U.S. inflation above 4%, pressuring family budgets, changing shopping habits, and complicating the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate moves. 
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Garden Whimsy →
Art Heads Emporium, 321 Broadway Ave S, Rochester
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IEEE R4 Southern Minnesota WIE Affinity Group Event Café & Desserts Networking →
Mezza9 Cafe & Desserts, 20 3rd St SW, Rochester
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Squash Blossom Farm, 7499 60th Ave NW, Oronoco
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Pistons 4 Prevention →
J-Rocks Auto Glass, LLC, Oronoco
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Saturday June 13
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Thursday June 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Riffin' Griffin Performance
Zumbrota Public Library 100 West Avenue, Zumbrota, MN 55992
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Riffin' Griffin: Zumbrota Public Library (Duo Show) →
Zumbrota Public Library, 100 West Ave, Zumbrota
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Meat Raffle at BJ’s Bar & Grill →
BJ's Bar, Grill and Kampground, 61486 Wabasha County Rd 86, Theilman
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June Intro to the Wheel →
Crossings Art & Community Education Center, 320 East Ave, Zumbrota
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Two Putz for the Win - June 12 →
Mantorville Theatre Company, 5 5th St W, Mantorville
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Two Putz for the Win - June 13 →
Mantorville Theatre Company, 5 5th St W, Mantorville
7:00 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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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 )
- Camping World Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Oronoco. Apply here.
- Sonepar USA Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Industrial Cable Cutter and Material Handler in Rochester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oronoco here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pine Island
- Pine Island youth baseball and softball get free equipment from Twins, Treasure Island (kaaltv.com)
Byron
- United Way invests $707K in SE Minnesota families (kimt.com)
- With Byron Buxton on HR surge, Twins take on Tigers again (centredaily.com)
Rochester
- Calm Resolution: Elderly Man's Crisis In Rochester Ends Safely (wjon.com)
- UMR lab expansion plans approved (postbulletin.com)
- Woman accused of financially exploiting dementia patient (postbulletin.com)
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