🌱 Remember when Kenyon became an official Bicentennial City?

Morning Kenyon! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Remember when Kenyon became an official Bicentennial City?

Also on today's calendar: Winter Birdwatching Hike.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, cold; p.m. snow, 1-2", with a high of 18 and low of 9 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; morning flurries, temps: high: 18, low: -12.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -3 and low of -20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Peek at the Past: Dec. 10 (southernminn.com) — This historical roundup revisits memorable December moments in Kenyon, from a longtime telephone operator honored by the Kenyon Volunteer Fire Department to the town’s 1975 commissioning as a Bicentennial City. It also recalls local school concerts, Boy Scout achievements, and Kenyon-Viking wrestling results that once filled community calendars and gymnasiums.
   

📸 Around Kenyon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kenyon

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Christmas in Kenyon
  Kenyon MN, 901 Red Wing Ave, Kenyon
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Winter Birdwatching Hike
  Nerstrand Big Woods State Park , 9700 170th St E , Nerstrand
  10:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Wanamingo Community Meal
  WANAMINGO COMMUNITY CENTER , 401 Main St , Wanamingo
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Retirement Celebration for Todd Markman
  Faribault Chamber of Commerce Reliance Bank, Faribault
  9:00 am
• Foot Clinic
  Rice County Fairgrounds , 1814 2nd Ave NW , Faribault
  9:00 am
• A Grand Ole Opry Christmas
  Paradise Center for the Arts , 321 Central Ave N , Faribault
  2:00 pm
• Book Buds
  Faribault, MN Calendar Faribault, MN 55021
  4:00 pm
• Winter Walk!
  Armory Square Event Center , 519 Division St S , Northfield
  5:00 pm
• F.U.N. Faribault Ukulele Network
  Faribault, MN Calendar Faribault, MN 55021
  6:00 pm
• Izaak Walton League meeting
  Albert F. Reding Environmental Education Center , 1546 SW 58th St , Owatonna
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Storytelling with Kevin Strauss
  Faribault, MN Calendar Faribault, MN 55021
  10:00 am
• Faribault High School vs. Albert Lea High School
  Faribault High School , 330 9th Ave SW , Faribault
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LSI Staffing posted a job opening for Accounting Assistant in Faribault. Apply here.
• Rice County, MN posted a job opening for Correctional Officer in Faribault. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kenyon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Faribault

• Faribault's Scandinavian bake sale is also back (southernminn.com)
• Xcel retirees gather for over three decades, form a 'family' bond (southernminn.com)
• 12 year old from Northfield becomes 1st junior to win state cornhole championship (southernminn.com)

Medford

• Owatonna wrestling takes 4th place at Woodbury Duals (southernminn.com)
• Coldest Decembers in Minnesota since 1895 (southernminn.com)

Zumbrota

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-- The Patch AM Team

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