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Week of Jan 1st

  • Pickleball

    Pickleball


    December 31, 2023

    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. 

    Open Gym Basketball

    Open Gym Basketball


    December 31, 2023

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

  • Benton County Museum

    Benton County Museum


    January 2, 2024

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

    Memory Writers

    Memory Writers


    January 2, 2024

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

    St. Joseph Food Shelf

    St. Joseph Food Shelf


    January 2, 2024

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

    Laundry Love

    Laundry Love


    January 2, 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.

    Sartell Planning Commission

    Sartell Planning Commission


    January 2, 2024

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

    St. Joseph Lions Club

    St. Joseph Lions Club


    January 2, 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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    St. Wendel Township meeting

    St. Wendel Township meeting


    January 2, 2024

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

  • Benton County Museum

    Benton County Museum


    January 3, 2024

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

    Advocates for Independence

    Advocates for Independence


    January 3, 2024

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

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    BINGO

    BINGO


    January 3, 2024

    BINGO, 6-7 p.m., St. Joseph Government Center, 75 Callaway St E. If you would like to donate a prize or two, please bring them to the St Joseph Government Center between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

    Pickleball

    Pickleball


    January 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. 

    St. Cloud school board meeting / work session

    St. Cloud school board meeting / work session


    January 3, 2024

    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


    January 3, 2024

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

  • Benton County Museum

    Benton County Museum


    January 4, 2024

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

    St. Joseph Food Shelf

    St. Joseph Food Shelf


    January 4, 2024

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

  • Benton County Museum

    Benton County Museum


    January 5, 2024

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

    Moonlight Ski/Hike (depending on weather conditions)

    Moonlight Ski/Hike (depending on weather conditions)


    January 5, 2024

    Moonlight Ski/Hike (depending on weather conditions), 5-8 p.m., Quarry Park, 1802 CR 137, Waite Park.

  • Pickleball

    Pickleball


    January 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. 

    Benton County Museum

    Benton County Museum


    January 6, 2024

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