🌱 ZHS Choir/Band Concert, Walters/Kaiser, 7 pm perf. 90 min. and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• ZHS Choir/Band Concert, Walters/Kaiser, 7 pm perf. 90 min. at Walters/Kaiser
• Fit and Friends at Furniture and Things Community Event Center
• Morning at the Museum at Sherburne History Center

... 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!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 16 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Morning flurries; cloudy, temps: high: 16, low: -18.
• Saturday: Cloudy and bitterly cold, with a high of -1 and low of -20 degrees.

📸 Around St. Francis

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🗓 Upcoming Events in St. Francis

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Southern Express
  Route 65 Pub & Grub, 18407 MN-65, East Bethel
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• ZHS Choir/Band Concert, Walters/Kaiser, 7 pm perf. 90 min.
  Walters/Kaiser Elk River, MN 55330
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Fit and Friends
  Furniture and Things Community Event Center , 1000 School Street , Elk River
  9:00 am

Saturday December 13

• Morning at the Museum
  Sherburne History Center , 10775 27th Ave SE , Becker
  10:00 am
• Farmer's Christmas Celebration
  Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce , 509 US-10 , Elk River
  10:00 am
• Jolabokaflod
  Edge Bar + Boutique , 625 Main St , Elk River
  5:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Santa Visits Thurber Jewelers
  Thurber Jewelers , 18849 Freeport St. NW , Elk River
  10:00 am

Monday December 15

• Fit and Friends
  Furniture and Things Community Event Center , 1000 School Street , Elk River
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Economic Development Authority (EDA)
  Council Chambers , 7550 Sunwood Drive NW , Ramsey
  7:30 am
• Economic Development Commission
  Upper Level Work Session Room , 2015 First Ave. , Anoka
  8:00 am
• Kandiyohi County Law Library Legal Advice Clinic
  Kandiyohi County Law Library , 505 Becker Ave SW , Willmar
  12:00 pm
• Holiday Networking Social
  St Michael Cinema , 4300 O'Day Ave NE , St Michael
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Independent School District 728 posted a job opening for Custodian 2nd shift, 8 hours per day - TEMPORARY position beginning 10/21/25 through approximately 1/12/26 in Elk River. Apply here.
• Cretex Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Milling Machinist - 2nd Shift in Anoka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near St. Francis here.

🗞 Nearby News

Elk River

• Road No. 4: Redefining Collaboration in Minnesota (roadsbridges.com)
• Winter Storm Warning, Advisory Issued for Central Minnesota (knsiradio.com)
• The season for car-deer crashes ramps up when clocks fall back (hometownsource.com)

Ramsey

• Winter businesses in Minnesota seeing boom in sales after two-year decline (cbsnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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