🌱 Hockey: B/V and 10 more events

What's up Olivia! 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:

• Hockey: B/V at Redwood Valley High School Ice Arena
• Hockey: G/V at Luverne-Blue Mound Ice Arena
• BB: G/C-Squad at BOLD HS Bird Island CampusLarge Gym

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, cold; p.m. snow, 3-6", with a high of 18 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mainly cloudy, brisk and cold, temps: high: 16, low: -10.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -3 and low of -20 degrees.

📸 Around Olivia

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Olivia

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Bible Study at Parkview Village Bethesda
  Bethesda Park View Village, 1204 Park Ave W, Olivia
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Hockey: B/V
  Redwood Valley High School Ice Arena
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Hockey: G/V
  Luverne-Blue Mound Ice Arena
  5:30 pm
• BB: G/C-Squad
  BOLD HS Bird Island CampusLarge Gym
  5:45 pm

Monday December 15

• WR: C-Squad
  Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City High School
  4:30 pm
• BB: B/C-Squad
  G-F-W High School
  4:45 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Hockey: B/V
  Fairmont-Martin County Arena
  7:00 pm
• Hockey: G/V
  Sartell HS
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Basketball: B/Junior High
  BLHS - Hector Campus
  4:30 pm
• Basketball: G/Junior High
  New Ulm Cathedral High School
  4:30 pm
• Little Art Session at Intuition Brewing
  Intuition Brewing , 313 4th St SW , Willmar
  6:00 pm
• Let’s KNIT!
  Willmar Community Center , 624 US-71 BUS , Willmar
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brrr...
  it's cold out there! While the temperatures might be icy cold, we've been preparing for them all year. Hear from Stan, Chrissy and Tim on how they’ve… (Nextdoor )

• Sevita posted a job opening for Asleep Overnight Caregiver in Olivia. Apply here.
• Olivia Restorative Therapy and Nursing posted a job opening for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in Olivia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Olivia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Willmar

• Gymnastics: Willmar Cardinals hope their youth shines (wctrib.com)
• Good Neighbors published Dec. 10, 2025 (wctrib.com)
• West central Minnesota support groups and other health resources published Dec. 10, 2025 (wctrib.com)

Hutchinson

• The carnival thieves (herald-journal.com)

Ok Olivia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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