🌱 Mille Lacs vs Pine River-Backus and 10 more events

Hello Pine River! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Blackduck vs Pine River-Backus
• Mille Lacs vs Pine River-Backus
• Bagley vs Pine River-Backus

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cooler with a shower in spots, with a high of 51 and low of 22 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, windy and colder, temps: high: 39, low: 22.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and chilly, with a high of 44 and low of 24 degrees.

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📸 Around Pine River

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pine River

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★ Featured events ★

Monday April 20

• Blackduck vs Pine River-Backus
  Pine River - Backus High School, 810 First Street N, Pine River
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday April 24

• Mille Lacs vs Pine River-Backus
  Pine River - Backus High School , 810 First Street N , Pine River
  4:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Bagley vs Pine River-Backus
  Pine River - Backus High School , 810 First Street N , Pine River
  3:30 pm

Thursday April 30

• Lake of the Woods vs Pine River-Backus
  Pine River - Backus High School , 810 First Street N , Pine River
  4:00 pm

Friday May 8

• Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale vs Pine River-Backus
  Pine River - Backus High School , 810 First Street N , Pine River
  4:30 pm

Monday May 11

• Planning Commission/Board of Adjustment Meeting
  218 Washburn Ave , Backus
  2:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Discounted Microchipping at The Babinski Foundation — The Babinski Foundation
  The Babinski Foundation , 2825 76th St SW , Pequot Lakes
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• PLHS Spring Play
  MS/HS Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Pole Yoga! (Polga)
  Northwoods Dance , 4407 Main St , Pequot Lakes
  12:15 pm

Monday April 20

• Pizza N Pint
  Rendezvous Brewing , 112 1st St S , Hackensack
  4:00 pm
• Nisswa Lions Meat Raffle at The Pickle Factory
  Ye Old Pickle Factory , 5442 City Hall St , Nisswa
  5:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Steak Night Birchwood Char House
  Birchwood Char House And Bar , 222 MN-371 , Hackensack
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sanford Health posted a job opening for RAMA - Resident Assistant, Medication Aide - Full Time in Pine River. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Pine River. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pine River here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pequot Lakes

• Looking Back: April 15, 2026 (pineandlakes.com)
• Breezy Point Figure Skating Club to host spring showcase April 18 (pineandlakes.com)
• Area Boys Tennis: Hilltoppers down Gobblers (brainerddispatch.com)

Brainerd

• Minnesota Mixed Bag: Minnesota BHA hosts 2026 Turkey and Trout Classic (outdoornews.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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