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Events in August 2024

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July 28, 2024(2 events)

8:00 am: Pickleball


July 28, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball


July 28, 2024

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

July 29, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


July 29, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Pickleball


July 29, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee.

July 30, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


July 30, 2024

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

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


July 30, 2024

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

July 31, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


July 31, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Pickleball


July 31, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

August 1, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 1, 2024

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

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 1, 2024

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

August 2, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 2, 2024

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

3:00 pm: St. Joseph Farmers’ Market


August 2, 2024

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, under the water tower near the Wobegon Trail Center, CR 2.

August 3, 2024(2 events)

8:00 am: Pickleball


August 3, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

11:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 3, 2024

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

August 4, 2024(2 events)

8:00 am: Pickleball


August 4, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball


August 4, 2024

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

August 5, 2024(3 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 5, 2024

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

5:30 pm: Sartell Lions Club


August 5, 2024

Sartell Lions Club, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Stewart Giffin's House, 813 9th St No, Sartell. Stewart Giffin, 651-261-4272.

More information

6:00 pm: Pickleball


August 5, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee.

August 6, 2024(5 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 6, 2024

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

10:00 am: Memory Writers


August 6, 2024

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

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 6, 2024

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

5:00 pm: Laundry Love


August 6, 2024

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.

7:00 pm: St. Joseph Lions Club


August 6, 2024

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

More information

August 7, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 7, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Pickleball


August 7, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

August 8, 2024(3 events)

9:00 am: Seniors and Law Enforcement Together and Coffee and Conversation with the Sartell Senior Connection


August 8, 2024

Seniors and Law Enforcement Together and Coffee and Conversation with the Sartell Senior Connection, 9 a.m., Sartell Community Center, 850 19th St. S. Sartell public safety officers and interested seniors meet monthly to discuss public safety issues affecting seniors and the community. Free for members; nominal fee for non-members. 

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 8, 2024

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

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 8, 2024

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

August 9, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 9, 2024

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

3:00 pm: St. Joseph Farmers’ Market


August 9, 2024

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, under the water tower near the Wobegon Trail Center, CR 2.

August 10, 2024(1 event)

8:00 am: Pickleball


August 10, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

August 11, 2024(2 events)

8:00 am: Pickleball


August 11, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball


August 11, 2024

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

August 12, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 12, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Pickleball


August 12, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee.

August 13, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 13, 2024

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

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 13, 2024

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

August 14, 2024(4 events)

9:00 am: Breakfast Club


August 14, 2024

Breakfast Club, 9-10 a.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S. Free for members, nominal fee for nonmembers. 320-253-8424.

More information

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 14, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Pickleball


August 14, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

6:30 pm: St. Joseph Y2K Lions Club


August 14, 2024

St Joseph Y2K Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., St. Joseph American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St.

More information

August 15, 2024(3 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 15, 2024

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

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 15, 2024

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

6:00 pm: American Legion-Sartell


August 15, 2024

American Legion-Sartell, open to all veterans young and old, 6 p.m., Sartell Community Center., 850 19th St. S. [email protected].

August 16, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 16, 2024

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

3:00 pm: St. Joseph Farmers’ Market


August 16, 2024

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, under the water tower near the Wobegon Trail Center, CR 2.

August 17, 2024(3 events)

8:00 am: Pickleball


August 17, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

9:30 am: Central Minnesota Bookworms


August 17, 2024

Central Minnesota Bookworms, 9:30 am, Minnesota Street Market (meeting space at the back of the store), 27 W Minnesota St, St Joseph. Contact Kathy at (320) 470-0942 or Sandy at (320) 492-6362 with any questions.

11:30 am: Community Fellowship Meal


August 17, 2024

Community Fellowship Meal, 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1107 Pinecone Road S., Sartell. Meals are free, and guests can join us inside for the community meal or have takeout.

More information

August 18, 2024(2 events)

8:00 am: Pickleball


August 18, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball


August 18, 2024

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

August 19, 2024(3 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 19, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Pickleball


August 19, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee.

7:00 pm: St. Joseph Rod & Gun Club Meeting


August 19, 2024

St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph.

More information

August 20, 2024(6 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 20, 2024

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

10:00 am: Memory Writers


August 20, 2024

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

10:00 am: Mobile office hours


August 20, 2024

Mobile office hours, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sartell City Hall. A caseworker from Rep. Tom Emmer’s office will be available to handle issues with federal government services. 

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 20, 2024

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

5:00 pm: Laundry Love


August 20, 2024

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.

7:00 pm: St. Joseph Lions Club


August 20, 2024

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

More information

August 21, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 21, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Pickleball


August 21, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

August 22, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 22, 2024

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

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 22, 2024

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

August 23, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 23, 2024

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

3:00 pm: St. Joseph Farmers’ Market


August 23, 2024

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, under the water tower near the Wobegon Trail Center, CR 2.

August 24, 2024(1 event)

8:00 am: Pickleball


August 24, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

August 25, 2024(2 events)

8:00 am: Pickleball


August 25, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball


August 25, 2024

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

August 26, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 26, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Pickleball


August 26, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee.

August 27, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 27, 2024

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

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 27, 2024

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

August 28, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 28, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Pickleball


August 28, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee. 

August 29, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 29, 2024

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

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


August 29, 2024

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

August 30, 2024(2 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


August 30, 2024

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

3:00 pm: St. Joseph Farmers’ Market


August 30, 2024

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, under the water tower near the Wobegon Trail Center, CR 2.

August 31, 2024(1 event)

8:00 am: Pickleball


August 31, 2024

Pickleball: Mondays 6-9 p.m., Wednesdays 6-9 p.m.,  Saturdays 8 a.m.-noon, Sundays 8 a.m.-noon, Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Road, St Joseph. Nominal fee.