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Week of Jun 29th

  • Summer Reading Challenge

    Summer Reading Challenge

    June 9, 2025

    Summer Reading Challenge, Great River Regional Library. For kids ages 0-18. For registration details contact your library or visit griver.org/summer-reading-challenge.

    Pickleball

    Pickleball


    June 29, 2025

    Pickleball, 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. Nominal fee.

    Open Gym Basketball

    Open Gym Basketball


    June 29, 2025

    Open Gym Basketball, noon - 2 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Rd, St. Joseph. Nominal fee.

  • Summer Reading Challenge

    Summer Reading Challenge

    June 9, 2025

    Summer Reading Challenge, Great River Regional Library. For kids ages 0-18. For registration details contact your library or visit griver.org/summer-reading-challenge.

    Pickleball

    Pickleball


    June 30, 2025

    Pickleball, 6-9 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. Nominal fee.

    St. Joseph Township Board

    St. Joseph Township Board


    June 30, 2025

    St. Joseph Township Board, 7 p.m., Township Hall, 935 College Ave. S., St. Joseph.

    More information

  • Summer Reading Challenge

    Summer Reading Challenge

    June 9, 2025

    Summer Reading Challenge, Great River Regional Library. For kids ages 0-18. For registration details contact your library or visit griver.org/summer-reading-challenge.

    Benton County Museum

    Benton County Museum


    July 1, 2025 July 4, 2025

    Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. https://mnbentonhistory.org

    Memory Writers

    Memory Writers


    July 1, 2025

    Memory Writers, group develops topics and turn in stories, 10 a.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S, St Cloud.

    Summer Storytime

    Summer Storytime


    July 1, 2025

    Summer Storytime, 10:15-10:45 a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m., Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Join us for stories, songs and fun. Books are geared for 3- to 6-year-olds but younger and older friends are welcome. Limit 30 children per session. No advanced registration, please check in at the Children's desk upon arrival.

    Summer Storytime

    Summer Storytime


    July 1, 2025

    Summer Storytime, 10:15-10:45 a.m. and 11-11:30 a.m., Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Join us for stories, songs and fun. Limit 30 children per session. No advanced registration; please check in at the Children's desk upon arrival.

    St. Joseph Food Shelf

    St. Joseph Food Shelf


    July 1, 2025

    St. Joseph Food Shelf, 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E.

    Laundry Love

    Laundry Love


    July 1, 2025

    Laundry Love, 5-8 p.m., St. Joseph Laundromat, 31 W. Minnesota St. The first and third Tuesdays of the month, guests will be able to get quarters and laundry supplies to do their laundry. Volunteers come from St. John’s Campus Ministry, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and the Central Minnesota Catholic Worker.

    St. Wendel Township meeting

    St. Wendel Township meeting


    July 1, 2025

    St. Wendel Township Meeting, 7 p.m., Township Hall, 36922 CR 4, St. Joseph.

    St. Joseph Lions

    St. Joseph Lions


    July 1, 2025

    St. Joseph Lions, 7:30 p.m., Millstream Park Pavilion 101 Fifth Ave. NW., St Joseph. Joanne Bechtold, 320-363-4483.

    More information

  • Summer Reading Challenge

    Summer Reading Challenge

    June 9, 2025

    Summer Reading Challenge, Great River Regional Library. For kids ages 0-18. For registration details contact your library or visit griver.org/summer-reading-challenge.

    Benton County Museum

    Benton County Museum


    July 1, 2025 July 4, 2025

    Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. https://mnbentonhistory.org

    Garden Chat: Q and A with the Master Gardeners

    Garden Chat: Q and A with the Master Gardeners


    July 2, 2025

    Garden Chat: Q and A with the Master Gardeners, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Great River Regional Library (Main Lobby, first floor), 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Ask gardening questions of the Master Gardeners of Stearns and Benton counties who will be available to provide research-based information from the University of Minnesota Extension. Additional gardening information at https://www3.extension.umn.edu/county/stearns. Walk in; no registration required. 

    Advocates for Independence

    Advocates for Independence


    July 2, 2025

    Advocates for Independence, 2-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, 215 Benton Drive N., Sauk Rapids. 320-529-9000.

    More information

    Pickleball

    Pickleball


    July 2, 2025

    Pickleball, 6-9 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. Nominal fee.

    St. Cloud school board meeting / work session

    St. Cloud school board meeting / work session


    July 2, 2025

    St. Cloud school board meeting / work session, 6:30 p.m., District Administration Office, St. Cloud Area School District 742, 1201 Second St. S., Waite Park.

    St. Stephen City Council

    St. Stephen City Council


    July 2, 2025

    St. Stephen City Council, 6:30 p.m., St. Stephen City Hall, 2 Sixth Ave SE.

  • Summer Reading Challenge

    Summer Reading Challenge

    June 9, 2025

    Summer Reading Challenge, Great River Regional Library. For kids ages 0-18. For registration details contact your library or visit griver.org/summer-reading-challenge.

    Benton County Museum

    Benton County Museum


    July 1, 2025 July 4, 2025

    Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. https://mnbentonhistory.org

    Coffee and Conversation (CANCELED)

    Coffee and Conversation (CANCELED)


    July 3, 2025

    Coffee and Conversation, 9 a.m., Sartell Community Center, 850 19th St. S.

    Tech Help Time

    Tech Help Time


    July 3, 2025

    Tech Help Time, noon-2 p.m., Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Register in advance with library staff for a 30-minute, one-on-one session. For adults and teens.

    St. Joseph Food Shelf

    St. Joseph Food Shelf


    July 3, 2025

    St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E.

    JoeTown Rocks

    JoeTown Rocks


    July 3, 2025

    JoeTown Rocks, 5 p.m., Bingo, food, refreshments; 6:15, 7:30 and 9 p.m., live music; 10:15 p.m. fireworks, downtown St. Joseph.

  • Summer Reading Challenge

    Summer Reading Challenge

    June 9, 2025

    Summer Reading Challenge, Great River Regional Library. For kids ages 0-18. For registration details contact your library or visit griver.org/summer-reading-challenge.

    Benton County Museum

    Benton County Museum


    July 1, 2025 July 4, 2025

    Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. https://mnbentonhistory.org

    Lions Parade

    Lions Parade


    July 4, 2025

    Lions Parade, 10 a.m., other activities include 11 a.m. Bingo, food, refreshments; 11:30 a.m. live music; 1 p.m. quilt auction; 3 p.m. raffle, parish grounds, downtown St. Joseph.

  • Summer Reading Challenge

    Summer Reading Challenge

    June 9, 2025

    Summer Reading Challenge, Great River Regional Library. For kids ages 0-18. For registration details contact your library or visit griver.org/summer-reading-challenge.

    Pickleball

    Pickleball


    July 5, 2025

    Pickleball, 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St. Joseph. Nominal fee.