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🌱 Tri-County Stockyards and 10 more events
Coming up: Polar Xpress – Holiday Festival on the Motley Patch calendar

What's up Motley! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Tri-County Stockyards at Tri County Livestock Auction
- Ladies Night- DJ & Karaoke! at The boxcar
- Bingo @ Beck’s at Becks Burger Co.
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 16 and low of 9 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Mainly cloudy; breezy, colder, temps: high: 13, low: -20.
- Saturday: Decreasing clouds and frigid, with a high of -4 and low of -27 degrees.
📸 Around Motley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Motley
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★ Featured events ★
- Polar Xpress – Holiday Festival
Central Lakes College, 1830 Airport Rd, Staples
12:00 pm
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Tri-County Stockyards
Tri County Livestock Auction , MN-210 , Motley
9:00 am - Ladies Night- DJ & Karaoke!
The boxcar , 102 4th St NE , Staples
8:00 pm - Tri-County Stockyards
Tri County Livestock Auction , MN-210 , Motley
9:00 am - Bingo @ Beck’s
Becks Burger Co. , 119 3rd St NE , Staples
1:00 pm - Christmas - Discover Staples Free Holiday Meal
Timberlake Hotel , 1212 2nd Ave NE , Staples
11:00 am - Farmer’s Market
Lakewood Health System , 49725 County 83 , Staples
2:00 pm - Tri-County Stockyards
Tri County Livestock Auction , MN-210 , Motley
9:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Thursday December 25
Wednesday December 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Basketball: G/JH
Pequot Lakes High School
4:15 pm - Wrestling: B/V
Pillager High School
5:00 pm - Planning Commission Meeting
Sylvan Town Hall , 12956 24th Ave SW , Pillager
7:00 pm - Basketball: B/JH
New York Mills High School
4:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sourcewell posted a job opening for Ojibwe Language/Culture Curriculum Specialist in Staples. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Staples. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Motley here.
🗞 Nearby News
Baxter
- Baxter man arrested on Thanksgiving for choking a boy (brainerddispatch.com)
- Baxter author brings imagination to life through fantasy novels (brainerddispatch.com)
- Creekside South open house planned for Dec. 14 (brainerddispatch.com)
Nisswa
- Nisswa City Council to consider vote of no confidence or censure of mayor (pineandlakes.com)
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