🌱 Patch AM: Community Blood Drive at the JCC and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Community Blood Drive at the JCC at Capp Center St. Paul
• Small Business Support at North Regional Community Library
• Opioid Response Resource Sharing at North Regional Community Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 31 and low of 28 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 39, low: 25.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 31 and low of 22 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• w/Lynn Deichert Trio, Lund's/Byerly's, Golden Valley, MN — David Singley
  Lunds & Byerlys Golden Valley, 5725 Duluth St, Golden Valley
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Community Blood Drive at the JCC
  Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
  11:00 am
• Small Business Support
  North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
  12:00 pm
• Opioid Response Resource Sharing
  North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Drop-in Tech Help
  North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
  1:00 pm
• Board Games
  North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
  4:00 pm
• (Canceled) Board of Zoning Appeals Meeting
  Golden Valley, MN Calendar , 7800 Golden Valley Road , Golden Valley
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Drop-in Tech Help
  North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Minneapolis Christkindl Market at North Loop Green
  North Loop Green , 350 N. 5th St. , Minneapolis
  11:00 am
• Minneapolis Central Craft Club
  Minneapolis Central Library , 300 Nicollet Mall , Minneapolis
  12:00 pm
• Elf The Musical JR
  Stages Theatre Company , 1111 Mainstreet , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• Read With an Animal
  Saint Louis Park Library , 3240 Library Lane , St. Louis Park
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Watson was LOST on December 18, 2025 in Minneapolis, MN 55427 near 32nd and Winnetka Ave N Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Golden Valley-Northwest)
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  4:33PM on Dec 19: A large law enforcement presence is reported outside a Metro Transit bus in north Minneapolis. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

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