🌱 Will a new lake district change traffic and tourism around Baxter?

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In today's newsletter:

• Will a new lake district change traffic and tourism around Baxter?

Also on today's calendar: Regional Local Advisory Council Meeting.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 39, low: 23.
• Thursday: Winds gusting past 40 mph, with a high of 30 and low of -12 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Crow Wing County board expected to vote on Mission LID (brainerddispatch.com) — Crow Wing County commissioners are set to vote Tuesday night on creating a Mission Lakes Lake Improvement District that would add up to a $250 annual charge for affected property owners. Residents packed a November hearing with sharply divided views on whether more coordinated funding will actually improve lake health, and one speaker even warned that failing lakes could eventually ease today’s traffic headaches in Baxter.
   

📸 Around Baxter

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Baxter

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Forestview Planetarium Season of Light Show
  Forestview Middle School, 12149 Knollwood Dr, Baxter
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Regional Local Advisory Council Meeting
  Crisis Line & Referral Services , 14385 Edgewood Dr N , Baxter
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Noon-Year’s Eve
  Just For Kix , 6948 Lake Forest Rd , Baxter
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 2025 Elementary Christmas Concert 3rd Grade 1:00 PM
  CTC Center Performing Arts Theater , 323 2nd St E , Pillager
  1:00 pm
• 2025 Business After Hours Holiday Extravaganza
  The Crossing Arts Alliance , 23521 Nokomis Avenue , Nisswa
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: G/JH
  Pillager High School
  4:30 pm
• County Board Meeting
  Historic Courthouse, County Board Room , 326 Laurel St. , Brainerd
  5:00 pm
• Basketball: G/JV
  Crosby-Ironton High School
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: B/JV
  Pequot Lakes High School
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: B/C
  Pequot Lakes High School
  7:00 pm
• Basketball: B/V
  Pequot Lakes High School
  7:00 pm
• Basketball: G/V
  Crosby-Ironton High School
  7:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for someone to come look at my Kenmore washing machine.
  Would need to tell me if it’s fixable or if I need to get a new one. (Nextdoor Baxter)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Baxter. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for 4am Inbound (Stocking) (T0659) in Baxter. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baxter here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brainerd

• This Was Brainerd - Dec. 15 (brainerddispatch.com)
• The mini winter heat wave arrives in Minnesota (kstp.com)
• Messy weather on its way to Brainerd lakes area (brainerddispatch.com)

Nisswa

• National Loon Center holiday donation drive underway (pineandlakes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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