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- What this Masonic merger means for Northfield’s community events and space
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- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 41 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Faribault Masonic Lodge votes to merge with Northfield (southernminn.com) — Faribault’s historic Masonic Lodge is merging into the Northfield Masonic Social Lodge starting in the new year, boosting membership and activity for masons in Rice County. The combined group will keep using the Faribault building, open its meeting space to community groups, and collaborate on events like Northfield’s Defeat of Jesse James Days and Faribault’s Heritage Days.
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- Northfield High School vs. Rochester Mayo High School
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7:45 am - Environmental Quality Commission Meeting
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6:00 pm - Public Skate
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sunday Jazz Jam at Hot Spot
Hot Spot Music , 801 Division St S , Northfield
4:00 pm - Imminent Standards Trio
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5:00 pm - Knowledge Bowl
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9:30 am - SG - GBB Jr H
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Monday December 15
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🗞 Nearby News
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Faribault
- MN PRAIRIE ROOTS: The holiday scene in downtown Faribault from my perspective (southernminn.com)
- Faribault accepts bid for well-sealing project (southernminn.com)
- Guns N Roses Show in Shakopee Announces Opening Act (kdhlradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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