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🌱 Patch AM: How Eagan neighbors are helping Grace Slavic Church rise from the fire

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What's up Eagan! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Eagan neighbors are helping Grace Slavic Church rise from the fire
  • How an Eagan educator helped reinvent Burnsville High School’s future paths
  • Why a new statewide farm leadership program is launching from Eagan

Also on today's calendar: New Year’s Eve Party at Lebanon Hills Regional Park.

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Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: A bit of freezing drizzle, with a high of 36 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 39, low: 33.
  • Saturday: Low clouds may break, with a high of 44 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Grace Slavic Church congregation finding hope after devastating fire (kstp.com) — A devastating pre-Christmas fire heavily damaged Grace Slavic Church in Eagan, but the congregation and wider community are already rallying to help them rebuild. Neighbors, other churches, and even local firefighters have offered space and support while insurance and fundraising efforts, including a GoFundMe, get underway. Church members say their faith and community spirit remain strong despite losing nearly everything inside.
   

• Pathways pioneer, ambassador for 191 retiring (hometownsource.com) — A longtime Eagan resident and educator, Kathy Funston, is retiring after shaping the Pathways career programs in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District 191 and previously serving in Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan District 196. Her work connected local schools with businesses, colleges, and nonprofits to expand career-focused courses and partnerships. Community leaders credit her with helping make the district’s high school a regional “shining star.”
   

• Minnesota Farm Bureau Announces New LeadAg Institute Program Participants - Randolph-Hampton-Castle Rock Messenger (randolphmn.com) — From Eagan, the Minnesota Farm Bureau has named six inaugural participants in its new LeadAg Institute, a leadership program for emerging agricultural advocates. While the class members hail from across the state, the program’s Eagan-based launch underscores the city’s role in statewide farm policy training and could interest local residents connected to agriculture or Farm Bureau work.
   

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    Sunday December 28
  • Patty Peterson
    Aster House, 4265 Nicols Rd, Eagan
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • With Holiday celebrations quickly approaching for many.
    Please take a minute to be mindful of the common pet emergencies around the holidays. No one wants to spend x-mas in the local animal er or get hit… (Nextdoor Berry Ridge)
  • I have the last batch baking.
    Wooohooooo!!!! (I may need some pointers for thumbprint cookies I can’t seem to get the mold of my thumb print neat looking) (Nextdoor Thomas Lake Point)

🗞 Nearby News

Mendota Heights

  • Legislative Update- December 22, 2025 (mn.gov)

Inver Grove Heights

  • Wild insider: Judd Brackett on the bittersweet Quinn Hughes trade, plus FanDuel concerns, more (nytimes.com)
  • Suspect in shooting at Maple Grove restaurant arrested, charged (bringmethenews.com)

Burnsville

Ok Eagan! 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 guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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