🌱 Patch AM: Where to grab your free Eden Prairie nature calendar this week

Hi Eden Prairie! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Where to grab your free Eden Prairie nature calendar this week

Also on today's calendar: Pet Mondays – Photos with Santa and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 28 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 45, low: 23.
• Wednesday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 39 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Watershed district offers free calendars featuring local nature photos (eplocalnews.org) — Free 2026 watershed calendars are now available at Eden Prairie City Center and the Chanhassen Eden Prairie Library, featuring local nature photos from area residents. You can also start submitting your own shots from the Riley, Purgatory, and Bluff Creek watersheds for the 2026 photo contest, with cash prizes and a chance to be featured in the 2027 calendar.
   

📸 Around Eden Prairie

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Eden Prairie

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 15

• Pet Mondays – Photos with Santa
  Eden Prairie Center, 8251 Flying Cloud Dr, Eden Prairie, MN, 55344,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday December 15

• Eden Prairie Lion's 52 Annual Wild Game Dinner
  St. Andrew Lutheran Church , 13600 Technology Dr. , Eden Prairie
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• Holiday Cookie Bake
  Way Cool Cooking School , 16544 W 78th St , Eden Prairie
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Drop-in Tech Help
  Eden Prairie Library , 565 Prairie Center Drive , Eden Prairie
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Eden Prairie Library , 565 Prairie Center Drive , Eden Prairie
  11:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Holiday Teas!
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum , 3675 Arboretum Dr , Chaska
  1:00 pm
• PiM Arts High School Holiday Market!
  Eden Prairie Center
  3:00 pm
• Winter Lights - Family Nights
  Minnesota Landscape Arboretum , 3675 Arboretum Dr , Chaska
  4:30 pm

Friday December 19

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas Workshop (2-6 Years)
  7566 Market Pl Dr , Eden Prairie
  11:00 am
• Winter Lights!
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum , 3675 Arboretum Dr , Chaska
  4:30 pm
• PiM Arts High School's Winter Variety Show!
  Eden Prairie Center , 8251 Flying Cloud Dr , Eden Prairie
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas Workshop (2-6 Years)
  7566 Market Pl Dr , Eden Prairie
  11:00 am

📣 Eden Prairie Shout Outs!

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

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Eden Prairie PatchAM possible:

• Elegant brow threading — (612) 461-7426
  40% Off First Visit – Limited Time Offer!
• AnnapurnaBlue Heath and Wellness — (952) 405-0342
  You Are The Sun ~ Costa Rica Women's Retreat ages 35 - 70+

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Afternoon.
  Ricky, the Houdini Siberian Husky, has escaped again. As you may know, he usually guards the corner of Wildflower, Vervain and Indigo. If you see him… (Nextdoor Hennepin Village)
• Goodmorning neighbors, I'm seeking recommendations for kid's self-defense classes- primarily school bully self-defense.
  We've tried Karate, but it just wasn't great as far as real life/practical experience. All they did was basically line drills (punching/kicking… (Nextdoor Valley Pond)

• Arby's Restaurant posted a job opening for Team Member in Eden Prairie. Apply here.
• UnitedHealth Group, Inc. posted a job opening for PPCV Associate Director Business Operations - Remote in Eden Prairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Eden Prairie here.

🗞 Nearby News

Edina

• Dakota County Notebook: A dead downtown now booming (hometownsource.com)
• Edina residents asked to take zoning code survey (hometownsource.com)
• Richfield man arrested after reports he put a ‘dead body' in his vehicle (twincities.com)

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Ok Eden Prairie! 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 either. They were speaking in sign language.
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