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🌱 How will Anoka-Hennepin’s $8.1 million in school cuts affect families?

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Good day Anoka! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Anoka-Hennepin’s $8.1 million in school cuts affect families?
  • Which Anoka swimmers and skaters stood out in this week’s action?
  • Former Anoka principal now leaving Hopkins superintendent role—what’s next?

Also on today's calendar: A Very 3rd Elephant Christmas with Laura MacKenzie & Dan Newton and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Anokafor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Cold; afternoon snow, 1-2", with a high of 17 and low of 9 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Morning flurries, then breezy, temps: high: 17, low: -14.
  • Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -3 and low of -17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Anoka-Hennepin School Board approved final phase budget reduction plan (hometownsource.com) — Anoka-Hennepin schools just approved $8.1 million in budget cuts that will affect support staff, counselors, and social workers while avoiding larger class sizes and schedule changes. The plan, shaped by feedback from the greater Anoka-Hennepin community, trims technology support, ESSER-funded positions, professional development, and a Coon Rapids mall lease to close a looming deficit for the 2026 school year.
   

• High school sports recap: Blaine hockey's fast start continues (hometownsource.com) — Anoka athletes are featured in this high school sports roundup, including the girls hockey team’s loss to Blaine where Olivia Fierstine scored the Tornadoes’ lone goal. The piece also highlights Anoka swimmer Wesley Anderson’s double win in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke, plus other Tornadoes’ victories, while focusing mainly on Blaine’s strong early-season hockey performance.
   

• Mhiripiri-Reed will conclude her time as Hopkins Schools superintendent next June (hometownsource.com) — Anoka residents may remember Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed, a former principal in the Anoka School District, who is now stepping down as Hopkins Schools superintendent after nine years. She’ll finish her term next June while the Hopkins board launches a public, months-long search for her successor, emphasizing community input and a smooth transition in district leadership.
   

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    Thursday December 11
  • Traditions Concert
    Coon Rapids High School - Center for Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, 2340 Northdale Blvd NW, Coon Rapids
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Has anyone tried an electric snow shovel?
    Our townhouse rules say that we must shovel light snow ourselves. Do these electric shovels go down to the pavement, are they heavy, are they… (Nextdoor Riversedge/Cuttersgrove)
  • Anyone know of child care grants ?
    My daycare bill was raised and is causing problems writhing my finances! Thank you in advance (Nextdoor Slab Town)
  • Cretex Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Milling Machinist - 1st Shift in Anoka. Apply here.
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