Kettle River news

Ma & Pa Kettle Days is this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9 and 10. The steak fry is at 5 p.m. Friday at the Kettle River Senior Center. Takeout is available. Saturday events at the Kettle River Senior Center start with a pancake breakfast at 8 a.m., followed by the pie social from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and bingo 3-4 p.m. The midway with food vendors and other vendors is along Minnesota Highway 73. The mud bog will begin at 1 p.m. at the mud bog pit.

The bookmobile visits Kettle River, on Main Street, 1:30-2:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26 and Sept. 16.

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