🌱 Patch AM: How you can help fund Eagan’s new women’s military memorial

Hi there, Eagan! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How you can help fund Eagan’s new women’s military memorial
• How healthy is J.J. McCarthy before Sunday’s Packers showdown?
• Meet the Eagan-connected trucker who’s logged nearly 100,000 miles

Also on today's calendar: Eagan Female Entrepreneur Happy Hour.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A bit of morning snow; colder, with a high of 12 and low of 3 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with clouds and sun, temps: high: 12, low: 8.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 22 and low of 8 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fundraising underway for women's memorial statue in Eagan (hometownsource.com) — A new fundraising drive aims to add a statue honoring women who served in the U.S. military at Eagan Tribute and Memorial Plaza in Central Park. The Eagan American Legion and the city are partnering, with a $35,000 goal and the city covering installation and long-term ownership. Residents can already learn more and donate online as project details are finalized.
   

• Initial Vikings vs. Packers Injury Report for Week 18 of 2025 (statenews.net) — An injury update on the Minnesota Vikings, reported from Eagan, highlights quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s progress as the team prepares to host the Green Bay Packers this Sunday. The piece explains his recent throwing session, upcoming practices in Eagan, and when final game status decisions will be announced.
   

• Big rig truck driver embraces freedom, endures loneliness on the road (startribune.com) — A long-haul trucker who settled in the Twin Cities now spends months on the road, often hauling for Eagan-based Bay and Bay Transportation. After time working at Amazon’s Eagan distribution center, he built a new life behind the wheel, balancing the freedom of cross-country driving with long stretches of isolation away from his family in Minnesota.
   

📸 Around Eagan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Eagan

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Thursday January 8

• Coffee Break - Drake Bank
  Drake Bank , 60 East Plato Blvd. , St. Paul
  8:00 am

Tuesday January 13

• Eagan Female Entrepreneur Happy Hour
  Greg & Lisa's Hidden Treasure , 4185 S Robert Trail , Eagan
  5:30 pm
• Break the Glass Ceilinig Book Club
  Greg & Lisa's Hidden Treasure , 4185 S Robert Trail , Eagan
  6:00 pm

📣 Eagan Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• Stick and Puck
  Burnsville Calendar , 251 Civic Center Parkway , Burnsville
  11:00 am
• Public Skating
  Burnsville Calendar , 251 Civic Center Parkway , Burnsville
  11:00 am

Friday January 2

• Developmental Hockey Ice
  Burnsville Calendar , 251 Civic Center Parkway , Burnsville
  6:00 am
• Public Skating for 18 & older
  Burnsville Calendar , 251 Civic Center Parkway , Burnsville
  9:00 am
• Leapin' Lizards
  Farmington Library , Farmington Large Meeting Room , Farmington
  10:00 am
• DIY: Baby Felt Animals
  Farmington Library , Farmington Large Meeting Room , Farmington
  1:30 pm
• Write Your Imagination
  Pleasant Hill Library , Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room , Coates
  2:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Family Storytime
  Arvonne Fraser Library , 1222 Southeast 4th Street , Minneapolis
  10:00 am
• MLK Day Community Read - Saturday, January 17, 2026
  Kaposia Library , 131 7th Ave N , South St. Paul
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Thank you to the kind gentleman who delivered my mis-delivered package.
  It was small and could have easily been tossed. I hope you are on ND to see my Thank You!! (Nextdoor Lower Denmark Ave)
• Hey everyone, I’m out of town currently and the guy I’m having doing my driveways for me stopped responding and I’m getting messages that they aren’t getting done.
  I know this is last minute can anyone help out? (Nextdoor Lexington Pointe)

🗞 Nearby News

Burnsville

• Dennis John Kaderlik, 85 (montgomerymnnews.com)
• Rodent, Bird Contamination Prompts Recall Affecting Twin Cities Grocery Stores (patch.com)
• Habitat will seek to buy, fix, reoccupy homes (hometownsource.com)

Rosemount

• 2025 in review: News takes place on and off the field (hometownsource.com)

St. Paul

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 just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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