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SUMMARY:Rigid Styrofoam™ Recycling Event
DESCRIPTION:Here’s your opportunity to get rid of that Styrofoam™ you’ve been collecting\, hoping it wasn’t destined for the landfill! All of the material collected with be taken to Hutchinson\, where it will be made into a variety of objects. We’ll also have volunteers on hand to provide information about other waste-reducation activities. \nHere’s what will be accepted:\n• Clean packaging from televisions\, computers\, appliances\, furniture\n• Foam coolers\n• Medication boxes (coolers)\n• Uncoated white insulation sheets\n• Packing peanuts if securely bagged \nNot accepted:\n• Plates\, cups\, take-out boxes\, meat trays\n• Colored Styrofoam™\n• Packaging with dirt\, tape or labels \nA big thank you to our partners\, Kato Moving and Storage and Mankato Clinic Foundation! \n* We’re also hoping to find a few volunteers to work a two-hour shift on either of those days.
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/rigid-styrofoam-recycling-event/2025-06-21/
LOCATION:Kato Moving and Storage/Mayflower\, 417 Poplar Street\, Mankato\, MN\, 56001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mankato Area Zero Waste":MAILTO:mankatozerowaste@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Pitmaster's on the Prairie
DESCRIPTION:🔥Join Us for Pitmasters on the Prairie: The Ultimate Rib Cook-Off!\nBring your appetite and your crew – this event is open to all ages and perfect for families\, friends\, and foodies alike! Enjoy mouthwatering ribs\, great company\, and ice-cold drinks while cheering on 25 talented teams competing for rib cook-off glory.\n🎟️ Here’s what to expect:\n• Free admission for all!\n• People’s Choice Tickets – $15\nIncludes:\n– Rib samples from each team\n– Delicious sides from Absolute Catering\n– A vote for your favorite team!\n• Drinks available for purchase\n• Kid-friendly fun including bouncy houses!\nDon’t miss an afternoon full of flavor\, fun\, and friendly competition! 🍖🎉\nWe have a limited number of contestant spots open! Email or text Jeffrey Fette at 507-382-0195 or promotionalcats@gmail.com to reserve your spot!
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/pitmasters-on-the-prairie/
LOCATION:Christensen Farms\, 23971 County Road 10\, Sleepy Eye\, MN\, 56085\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Activities
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SUMMARY:BECHS History Book Club Spring Series
DESCRIPTION:BECHS History Book Club\nTo Banish Forever by Cathy Coats\nApril – June 2025 \nIn 1863\, after the end of the US–Dakota War\, a group of men in Mankato\, Minnesota\, formed a secret society. At the beginning of every meeting\, members of the Knights of the Forest recited its ritual pledge\, including these words: “I sincerely hope this meeting may be profitable to each one of us\, and that we may go forth from this Lodge stronger and braver in the determination to banish forever from our beautiful State every Indian who now desecrates our soil.” \nThe Ho-Chunk people\, who had not participated in the war\, occupied a reservation about two miles south of Mankato on some of the state’s richest agricultural lands. The Knights—determined to claim these lands for their own profit—advocated for the removal of the Ho-Chunk\, who had already been forced to move three times before settling in Blue Earth County of south-central Minnesota. Exploiting the fears of white people living in the area at the end of the brutal war\, the Knights sent armed men to surround the Ho-Chunk reservation\, threatening to shoot anyone who crossed the line. Within just a few years\, the Ho-Chunk had been kicked off their land and removed to reservations outside of the state. \nThis is the story of the Knights\, the Ho-Chunk\, and the ethnic cleansing of southern Minnesota. \nBECHS History Book Club Sessions: To Banish Forever\nApril 19\, 1 p.m. – At this first session\, books will be available to pick up. In addition\, the group will be introduced to the History Book Club format\, historical context about the book’s setting\, and address any questions participants may have. Pre-register now to ensure there’s a book waiting for you; Heather@BlueEarthCountyHistory.com \nMay 17\, 1 p.m. – Special guest\, Cathy Coats will be here to talk about her book. \nJune 21\, 1 p.m. – Final session is To Banish Forever group book discussion with prepared Q & A. \nThe Blue Earth County Historical Society is excited to offer the new BECHS History Book Club. The new quarterly book club goes beyond a classic group book read and discussion. Over three months\, while participants read the book\, additional monthly sessions will include a discussion of the book’s setting and social history\, a special presentation on a related historical topic\, and conclude with a group book discussion. \nThe BECHS History Book Club is $50 which includes a paperback copy of the book\, admission to the speaker\, and group book discussion\, refreshments and a small gift for completing the activities. ($60 value!) All programs will be held at the History Center or virtually if winter weather is a concern. \nAlready have a copy of the book but what to come to the speaker or just the book discussion? Individual programs are $10 each.
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/bechs-history-book-club-spring-series/2025-06-21/
LOCATION:Blue Earth County Historical Society\, 424 Warren St\, Mankato\, Minnesota\, 56001
CATEGORIES:Community Activities
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ORGANIZER;CN="Blue Earth County Historical Soceity":MAILTO:museum@blueearthcountyhistory.com
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