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Events in December 2024
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December 1, 2024(3 events)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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. 8:30 am: Outdoor Mass8:30 am: Outdoor Mass Outdoor Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish of Collegeville, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, Collegeville (just west of SJU campus). Bring your own chair. In case of rain, Mass will move inside. 320.363.2569 www.stjohnthebaptistparish.org 12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball – Open Gym Basketball, noon - 2 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Rd, St. Joseph. Nominal fee. |
December 2, 2024(4 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – 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 Club5:30 pm: Sartell Lions Club – 
Sartell Lions Club, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Stewart Giffin's House, 813 9th St No, Sartell. Stewart Giffin, 651-261-4272. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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. 6:00 pm: Sartell Planning Commission6:00 pm: Sartell Planning Commission 
Sartell Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. |
December 3, 2024(5 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 10:00 am: Memory Writers10:00 am: Memory Writers – 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 Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. 5:00 pm: Laundry Love5:00 pm: Laundry Love – 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 Club7:00 pm: St. Joseph Lions Club –
St. Joseph Lions Club, 7 p.m., Millstream Park Pavilion 101 Fifth Ave. NW., St Joseph. Joanne Bechtold, 320-363-4483. |
December 4, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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. |
December 5, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – 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 Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. |
December 6, 2024(1 event)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. |
December 7, 2024(2 events)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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 Museum11:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. |
December 8, 2024(3 events)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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. 8:30 am: Outdoor Mass8:30 am: Outdoor Mass Outdoor Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish of Collegeville, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, Collegeville (just west of SJU campus). Bring your own chair. In case of rain, Mass will move inside. 320.363.2569 www.stjohnthebaptistparish.org 12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball – Open Gym Basketball, noon - 2 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Rd, St. Joseph. Nominal fee. |
December 9, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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. |
December 10, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – 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 Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. |
December 11, 2024(4 events)
9:00 am: Breakfast Club9:00 am: Breakfast Club – 
Breakfast Club, 9-10 a.m., Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave. S. Free for members, nominal fee for nonmembers. 320-253-8424. 10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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 Club6:30 pm: St. Joseph Y2K Lions Club
St Joseph Y2K Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., St. Joseph American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St. |
December 12, 2024(3 events)
9:00 am: Seniors and Law Enforcement Together and Coffee and Conversation with the Sartell Senior Connection9:00 am: Seniors and Law Enforcement Together and Coffee and Conversation with the Sartell Senior Connection 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 Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – 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 Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. |
December 13, 2024(1 event)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. |
December 14, 2024(1 event)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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. |
December 15, 2024(3 events)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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. 8:30 am: Outdoor Mass8:30 am: Outdoor Mass Outdoor Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish of Collegeville, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, Collegeville (just west of SJU campus). Bring your own chair. In case of rain, Mass will move inside. 320.363.2569 www.stjohnthebaptistparish.org 12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball – Open Gym Basketball, noon - 2 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Rd, St. Joseph. Nominal fee. |
December 16, 2024(3 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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 Meeting7:00 pm: St. Joseph Rod & Gun Club Meeting – 
St. Joseph Rod and Gun Club, 7 p.m., American Legion, 101 W Minnesota St., St. Joseph. |
December 17, 2024(7 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 10:00 am: Memory Writers10:00 am: Memory Writers – 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 hours10:00 am: Mobile office hours – 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. 12:00 pm: St. Joseph Economic Development Authority12:00 pm: St. Joseph Economic Development Authority 
St. Joseph Economic Development Authority, noon, Government Center, 75 Callaway St. E. 1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. 5:00 pm: Laundry Love5:00 pm: Laundry Love – 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 Club7:00 pm: St. Joseph Lions Club –
St. Joseph Lions Club, 7 p.m., Millstream Park Pavilion 101 Fifth Ave. NW., St Joseph. Joanne Bechtold, 320-363-4483. |
December 18, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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. |
December 19, 2024(3 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – 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 Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. 6:00 pm: American Legion-Sartell6:00 pm: American Legion-Sartell 
American Legion-Sartell, open to all veterans young and old, 6 p.m., Sartell Community Center., 850 19th St. S. [email protected]. |
December 20, 2024(1 event)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. |
December 21, 2024(3 events)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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 Bookworms9:30 am: Central Minnesota Bookworms 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 Meal11:30 am: Community Fellowship Meal – 
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. |
December 22, 2024(3 events)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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. 8:30 am: Outdoor Mass8:30 am: Outdoor Mass Outdoor Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish of Collegeville, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, Collegeville (just west of SJU campus). Bring your own chair. In case of rain, Mass will move inside. 320.363.2569 www.stjohnthebaptistparish.org 12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball – Open Gym Basketball, noon - 2 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Rd, St. Joseph. Nominal fee. |
December 23, 2024(3 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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. 6:00 pm: Sartell City Council6:00 pm: Sartell City Council – 
Sartell City Council, 6-8 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N. Council meetings can also be viewed live on Charter channel 181 and again at 9 a.m. the Wednesday following the meeting. |
December 24, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – 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 Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. |
December 25, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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. |
December 26, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – 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 Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. |
December 27, 2024(1 event)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. |
December 28, 2024(1 event)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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. |
December 29, 2024(3 events)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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. 8:30 am: Outdoor Mass8:30 am: Outdoor Mass Outdoor Mass, 8:30 a.m., St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish of Collegeville, 14241 Fruit Farm Road, Collegeville (just west of SJU campus). Bring your own chair. In case of rain, Mass will move inside. 320.363.2569 www.stjohnthebaptistparish.org 12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball – Open Gym Basketball, noon - 2 p.m., Kennedy Community School, 1300 Jade Rd, St. Joseph. Nominal fee. |
December 30, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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. |
December 31, 2024(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – 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 Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. |
January 1, 2025(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. 6:00 pm: Pickleball6:00 pm: Pickleball – 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. |
January 2, 2025(2 events)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – 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 Shelf1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf – St. Joseph Food Shelf, open 1-3 p.m., 18 Birch St. E. |
January 3, 2025(1 event)
10:00 am: Benton County Museum10:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. |
January 4, 2025(2 events)
8:00 am: Pickleball8:00 am: Pickleball – 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 Museum11:00 am: Benton County Museum – Benton County Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 218 First St. N., Sauk Rapids. 320-253-9614. mnbentonhistory.org. |