🌱 A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol and 13 more events

Hi St. Cloud! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Advent Sacred Pause • Virtual at St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce
• Waite Park Chamber Meeting 12/17/25 at Moose Family Center
• Advent Sacred Pause • In Person at Spirituality Center Saint Benedict's Monastery

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 45 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 38, low: 23.
• Thursday: Winds gusting past 40 mph, with a high of 33 and low of -10 degrees.

📸 Around St. Cloud

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🗓 Upcoming Events in St. Cloud

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Wednesday December 17

• Advent Sacred Pause • Virtual
  St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce , 1411 W St Germain St #101 , St Cloud
  11:00 am
• Waite Park Chamber Meeting 12/17/25
  Moose Family Center , 1300 3rd St N , Waite Park
  11:15 am

Thursday December 18

• Advent Sacred Pause • In Person
  Spirituality Center Saint Benedict's Monastery , 104 Chapel Lane , St. Joseph
  11:30 am
• Advent Sacred Pause — St. Joseph, St. Benedict's Monastery
  St. Benedict’s Monastery , 104 Chapel Ln , St. Joseph
  11:30 am
• Sauk Rapids Chamber Meeting 12/18/2025
  The Clearing, Riverside Terrace , 195 River Avenue South , Sauk Rapids
  11:45 am
• Quiet Oaks Gal Time Grief Group
  Quiet Oaks , 5537 Galaxy Rd , St. Cloud
  2:00 pm
• SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 18th, 5pm
  Stearns History Museum , 235 33rd Ave S , St Cloud
  5:00 pm
• SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 18th, 6pm
  Stearns History Museum , 235 33rd Ave S , St Cloud
  6:00 pm

Friday December 26

• A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol
  Paramount Center for the Arts , 913 W St Germain St , St Cloud
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol
  Paramount Center for the Arts , 913 W St Germain St , St Cloud
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• BINGO
  Waite Park, MN Calendar Waite Park, MN 56387
  1:00 pm
• New Member Mixer 12/16/25
  Blacklight Adventures , 240 33rd Ave S , Saint Cloud
  4:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Sauk Rapids Chamber Meeting 12/18/2025
  The Clearing, Riverside Terrace , 195 River Avenue South , Sauk Rapids
  11:45 am
• Sauk Rapids Chamber Meeting 11/20/2025
  Riverside Terrace , 195 River Ave S , Sauk Rapids
  11:45 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FedEx posted a job opening for Freight Handler Part-Time in Waite Park. Apply here.
• Fresh Thyme Farmers Market posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Waite Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near St. Cloud here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sartell

• Sartell High School student aces ACT (stcloudlive.com)
• Jolly Trolley Rolls Back Into Central Minnesota to Boost Holiday Food Shelves This Week (knsiradio.com)
• Is It Legal To Drive With Holiday Lights On Your Vehicle In Minnesota? (wjon.com)

Cold Spring

• Cold Spring Bakery cooks up sweet treats for Minnesotans for 80 years (sctimes.com)
• Dorothy J. Peine, 84 (csrecord.net)

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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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