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Week of May 8th

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May 5, 2024(2 events)

8:00 am: Pickleball


May 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. 

12:00 pm: Open Gym Basketball


May 5, 2024

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

May 6, 2024(8 events)

9:00 am: Wellness Courses


May 6, 2024

Wellness Courses, 9-10:30 a.m., St. Joseph Government Center, 75 Callaway St. E. Free. 

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


May 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: Book-A-Genealogist


May 6, 2024

Book-A-Genealogist, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Great River Regional Library (Room 212), 1300 W. St. Germain St., St Cloud. Get one-on-one consultation from a professional volunteer genealogist researching your family tree and using the library's genealogy resources with expert guidance! Walk-ins welcome; First-come, first-served basis, but appointments are given top priority. Call 320-650-2500 to make an appointment. 

11:00 am: Tai Chi classes


May 6, 2024

Tai Chi classes, 11 a.m.-noon, St. Joseph Government Center, 75 Callaway St. E. Free. Come learn and practice the movements of Tai Chi. Regular practice can increase flexibility and strength, and improve cardiovascular fitness. The emphasis is on correct posture; Tai Chi can instill a greater awareness of the body and how it moves through space.

3:30 pm: Fare For All


May 6, 2024

Fare For All, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, 610 CR  2, St. Joseph. Fare For All is a pop-up grocery store that sells packs of fresh produce and frozen meat at up to 40-percent off retail prices.

5:30 pm: Sartell Lions Club


May 6, 2024

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

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6:00 pm: Pickleball


May 6, 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.

6:00 pm: Sartell Planning Commission (CANCELED)


May 6, 2024

Sartell Planning Commission, 6 p.m., Sartell City Hall, 125 Pinecone Road N.

May 7, 2024(6 events)

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


May 7, 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


May 7, 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: Garden Chat: Q and A with the Master Gardeners


May 7, 2024

Garden Chat: Q and A with the Master Gardeners, 1-3 p.m., Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Walk in and 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. 

1:00 pm: St. Joseph Food Shelf


May 7, 2024

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

5:00 pm: Laundry Love


May 7, 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


May 7, 2024

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

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May 8, 2024(5 events)

9:00 am: Breakfast Club


May 8, 2024

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

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


May 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. Cloud Community Policing Agreement 2024", by League of Women Voters


May 8, 2024

“St. Cloud Community Policing Agreement 2024", by League of Women Voters, 1 p.m., Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St Cloud, and via Zoom. Learn more at https://www.lwvsca.org/

6:00 pm: Pickleball


May 8, 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


May 8, 2024

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

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May 9, 2024(4 events)

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


May 9, 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


May 9, 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


May 9, 2024

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

6:00 pm: Between the Covers Book Discussion


May 9, 2024

Between the Covers Book Discussion, 6-7 p.m., Great River Regional Library, 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. May’s title is the mystery thriller “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave. For teens and adults interested in the title. 

May 10, 2024(3 events)

9:00 am: Brat sale


May 10, 2024

Brat sale, hosted by St. Joseph Lions Club, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. All proceeds will benefit Lions Endeavors.

10:00 am: Benton County Museum


May 10, 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


May 10, 2024

St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 3-6 p.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church, at the Lake Wobegon Trailhead, CR 2.

May 11, 2024(3 events)

8:00 am: Pickleball


May 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. 

9:00 am: Brat sale


May 11, 2024

Brat sale, hosted by St. Joseph Lions Club, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. All proceeds will benefit Lions Endeavors.

1:00 pm: First annual Mental Health Awareness/Suicide Prevention Town Team Baseball Game


May 11, 2024

First annual Mental Health Awareness/Suicide Prevention Town Team Baseball Game, 1-5 p.m., St. Cloud Orthopedics Field, 802 12th St. N., Sartell. Mora Blue Devils manager Jayson and wife Michelle lost their daughter Jaydan Pautzke, 20, on Sept. 1, 2023 to suicide. Sartell Stone Poneys lost one of their players, Reece Johnson, 22 on Oct. 22, 2023 to suicide. The two teams will come together to play and raise awareness and money for suicide prevention and mental-health awareness.