🌱 Will you claim one of 500 spots on Champlin’s icy trout pond?

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• Will you claim one of 500 spots on Champlin’s icy trout pond?

Also on today's calendar: Bryce Hegge: (OneManBand) Hudy's Cafe & Lil Bar 7pm-10pm and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 45 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 38, low: 28.
• Thursday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 34 and low of -4 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Champlin Hosts Frostbite 500 Trout Ice Fishing Contest on February 7 (hoodline.com) — Champlin is gearing up for its Frostbite 500 Trout Ice Fishing Contest on February 7, 2026, at Champlin Trout Pond, with a backup date of February 14. Residents can register online through the City of Champlin, but spots are capped at 500 anglers, and youth under 16 must fish with an adult and hold proper Minnesota trout licensing.
   

📸 Around Champlin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Champlin

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Champlin Park High School vs Anoka High School
  Champlin Park High School, 6025 109th Ave N, Champlin
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Connect and Play
  Champlin Library , 12154 Ensign Avenue North , Champlin
  10:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Bryce Hegge: (OneManBand) Hudy's Cafe & Lil Bar 7pm-10pm
  Hudy's Cafe & The Li'l Bar , 11350 Aquila Dr N Suite 100 , Champlin
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• City Council Meeting - Cancelled
  Champlin, MN Calendar , 11955 Champlin Drive , Champlin
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• City Hall Closed at Noon - Holiday
  Champlin, MN Calendar , 11955 Champlin Drive , Champlin
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• City Hall Closed - Holiday
  Champlin, MN Calendar , 11955 Champlin Drive , Champlin
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Management Committee Meeting
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  8:15 am
• Family Storytime
  Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
  9:30 am
• Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  9:30 am
• Board of Commissioners Public Comment Period
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  10:00 am
• Coons Rapid, MN FREE 5- Day Event
  Country Inn & Suites by Radisson , Coon Rapids , Coon Rapids
  10:00 am
• Anoka County Housing & Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting
  Anoka County, MN Calendar Anoka, MN 55303
  10:15 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• H&R Block posted a job opening for Bookkeeper-Ext in Champlin. Apply here.
• Mathnasium posted a job opening for Math Instructor/Tutor/Coach in Champlin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Champlin here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• How One Lawyer Helped Reshape Special Education at the Supreme Court (edweek.org)

Brooklyn Park

• Layoffs at Danish vacuum maker to be completed 2 months earlier than planned (bringmethenews.com)
• Walgreens is DSN's 2025 Pharmacy Innovator of the Year (drugstorenews.com)
• Sharon "Kip" Ann Carroll (themonroetimes.com)

Maple Grove

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-- The Patch AM Team

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