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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Burnsville neighborhoods are getting a share of $50,000?
  • How Burnsville High students became the metro’s top blood donors
  • Burnsville dancers bring a kid-friendly Nutcracker to Willmar tonight

Also on today's calendar: Live Music at Buck ’54 and 5 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:

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  • Thursday: Cold; p.m. snow, up to 1", with a high of 18 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: A.M. flurries; breezy, colder, temps: high: 20, low: -11.
  • Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -2 and low of -16 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• First round of neighborhood grants to be awarded (hometownsource.com) — Burnsville is set to award up to $50,000 in its first-ever neighborhood grant round, funding projects like park benches, educational signs at Earley Lake, and new community events. Five neighborhood groups, including North River Hills and Cedarbridge Riversedge, will receive up to $10,000 each if the City Council formally approves the grants on Dec. 16.
   

• Burnsville High top blood drive collector (hometownsource.com) — Burnsville High School has been recognized for collecting the most blood donations in the metro area, with 284 units gathered through three student-led drives last school year. The HOSA-Future Health Professionals Club’s blood drive committee organized the effort and is planning another community blood drive at the school on January 29.
   

• Arts calendar published Dec. 10, 2025 (wctrib.com) — A youth dance ensemble from Burnsville is bringing an hour-long, kid-friendly abridged version of “The Nutcracker” to the Willmar Education and Arts Center on Dec. 11. The broader arts calendar also highlights multiple holiday plays, concerts, movies, and family activities across Willmar, Renville, and Raymond throughout mid-December, many with low-cost or free admission for students and children.
   

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    Thursday December 11
  • Parachute Playtime
    Farmington Library Farmington Large Meeting Room,
    9:30 am
  • Family Storytime
    Oxboro Library , 8801 Portland Avenue South , Bloomington
    10:00 am
  • Storytime for 2s–6s
    Robert Trail Library Robert Trail Large Meeting Room,
    10:00 am
  • Family Early Literacy Class at Shakopee Library
    Shakopee Library Shakopee Large Meeting Room,
    10:30 am

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