🌱 How much Mississippi River gold is a Columbia Heights hunter really finding?

Hello Columbia Heights! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How much Mississippi River gold is a Columbia Heights hunter really finding?

Also on today's calendar: BACHATA NIGHTS @ RAIL WERKS BREWING DEPOT and 1 more event.

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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 42 and low of 20 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 38, low: 28.
• Thursday: Winds becoming strong, with a high of 35 and low of -4 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• There's gold in that there river, say Minnesota treasure hunters (startribune.com) — A Columbia Heights geologist and self-styled “Glacial Gold Hunter” is scouring the Mississippi River and other Upper Midwest waterways for tiny specks of gold, proving there’s still treasure to be found close to home. He describes the river as “full of gold,” though only in small, hard-earned amounts, after hours of standing in murky water and sifting gravel by hand.
   

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📸 Around Columbia Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Columbia Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Cass Lake League – Meet 3
  Columbia Academy, 900 49th Ave NE, Columbia Heights
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Library Book Club In-Person
  Columbia Heights Public Library Community Room (Room 100) , Columbia Heights Public Library
  10:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Consult with the Law Librarian In-Person
  Columbia Heights Public Library Meeting Room (Room 132) , Columbia Heights Public Library
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• BACHATA NIGHTS @ RAIL WERKS BREWING DEPOT
  Rail Werks Brewing Depot , 4055 Central Ave NE , Columbia Heights
  7:00 pm

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📣 Columbia Heights Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Management Committee Meeting
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  8:15 am
• Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  9:30 am
• Career Services
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  10:00 am
• Board of Commissioners Public Comment Period
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  10:00 am
• Anoka County Housing & Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting
  Anoka County, MN Calendar Anoka, MN 55303
  10:15 am
• Basics of Digital Photo Organization
  Roseville Library , 2180 North Hamline Avenue , Roseville
  10:30 am
• Commissioner Worksession
  Anoka County, MN Calendar , 2100 3rd Ave N , Anoka
  11:00 am
• Criminal Expungement Clinic In-Person
  Mississippi Library , Mississippi Meeting Room 1 & 2 , Fridley
  12:30 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Columbia Heights PatchAM possible:

• Can Can Wonderland — (651) 432-0228
  Mini-golf, arcade, fun for everyone no matter the weather

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🗞 Nearby News

New Brighton

• Special Circumstances: Home Depot, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Intersection of Concerted Speech and Business Interests (jdsupra.com)

Brooklyn Center

• Readers Write: Walz's fraud response (startribune.com)
• Boys basketball: Kennedy takes down Jaguars (hometownsource.com)
• How Whistles Became a New Tool of Resistance in Minnesota (racketmn.com)

Spring Lake Park

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Ok Columbia Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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