🌱 How Perham’s Knowledge Bowl team cracked Minnesota’s top five

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In today's newsletter:

• How Perham’s Knowledge Bowl team cracked Minnesota’s top five

Also on today's calendar: Zach Thomas and 5 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower; breezy and colder, with a high of 37 and low of 21 degrees.
• Saturday: Winds becoming strong; cold, temps: high: 40, low: 23.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 44 and low of 27 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Perham High School Knowledge Bowl team returns from state with top 5 finish (perhamfocus.com) — Perham High School’s Knowledge Bowl team brought home an impressive fifth-place finish at the state AA competition, standing out in both written and buzzer rounds. Coaches praised the students’ teamwork, communication, and the strong academic foundation built in Perham schools, while already eyeing improvements in buzzer speed for next season.
   

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📸 Around Perham

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Perham

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• East Ottertail Chapter Banquet
  The Salty Pickle Bar & Grill and Event Center, 43974 390th St, Perham
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Zach Thomas
  New York Mills Regional Cultural Center , 24 N Main Ave , New York Mills
  7:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Celebrate the Art's Night
  Perham High School
  5:30 pm
• BSA Scout Troop 321G
  Perham Sportsman's Club , 42825 Harvest Ave , Perham
  6:30 pm
• Band Concert
  Perham High School - Gym -Entire Gym
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Tech with Teens
  Perham Area Community Center , 620 3rd Ave SE , Perham
  1:30 pm
• Golf: G/JV/JH
  Frazee Golf Course
  4:30 pm
• Tennis: B/V
  Perham High School Tennis Courts Perham High SchoolTennis Courts
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Body- Led Yoga Flow
  New York Mills Regional Cultural Center , 24 N Main Ave , New York Mills
  10:00 am

Thursday April 23

• Wadena-Deer Creek vs Perham
  Perham High School , 800 Coney St W , Perham
  9:30 am

Thursday April 30

• Thief River Falls/Goodridge vs Perham
  Perham High School , 800 Coney St W , Perham
  9:30 am
• Heart of the Lakes Perham Girls Conference Tournament
  Perham Lakeside Golf Club , 2727 450th St , Perham
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nutrien, Ltd. posted a job opening for Seasonal CDL Delivery Driver in Perham. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Up to $13/hour Crew Team Member. in Perham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Perham here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ottertail

• Talent lurches to ‘Darkness of the Dead' film auditions in New York Mills (perhamfocus.com)

Detroit Lakes

• Former Detroit Lakes Schools assistant sentenced for stealing over $12,000 in sports and activities money (dl-online.com)
• Northland Outdoors Forecast: A chilly and breezy start to the weekend (dl-online.com)
• Despite progress with the feds, significant Medicaid cuts loom​ in Minnesota (dl-online.com)

Wadena

• Honey Drip Esthetics opens in downtown Wadena (wadenapj.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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