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- Want winter birds flocking to your Golden Valley backyard tree?
Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Very cold; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 1 and low of -15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Partly sunny and cold, temps: high: 5, low: 0.
- Monday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 29 and low of 19 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Grow with KARE: Make a Bird Christmas Tree with foraged finds (kare11.com) — From right here in Golden Valley, this guide shows you how to turn an outdoor tree into a “Bird Christmas Tree” using foraged materials and simple pantry ingredients. You’ll learn which native seed heads, berries, and homemade treats attract winter birds, plus tips for decorating, maintaining, and safely feeding chickadees, cardinals, and more all season long.
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📸 Around Golden Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden Valley
★ Featured events ★
- CP Holiday Train coming to Golden Valley on December 14th
Golden Hills Dr & Xenia Ave, Golden Valley
5:00 pm
Sunday December 14
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Other local events
- CPKC Holiday Train
Golden Valley, MN Calendar , Golden Hills Dr between Xenia Ave and RR tracks , Golden Valley
5:00 pm - Holiday Train
Golden Valley, MN Calendar , Golden Hills Dr between Xenia Ave and railroad tra , Golden Valley
5:00 pm - Opioid Response Resource Sharing
North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
12:00 pm - Create & Celebrate: Festival of Lights Family Hanukkah Event
Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
5:00 pm - Job Search and Résumé Help
North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
6:00 pm - Candlelight Yoga (Capp Center St. Paul)
Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
6:00 pm - AHS Choir Concert
Armstrong High School , 10635 36th Ave N , Plymouth
7:00 pm
Sunday December 14
Monday December 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Job Search and Résumé Help
Webber Park Community Library , 4310 Webber Parkway , Minneapolis
9:30 am - Saturday Family Storytime
Ridgedale Library , 12601 Ridgedale Drive , Minnetonka
10:00 am - Elf The Musical JR
Stages Theatre Company , 1111 Mainstreet , Hopkins
10:00 am - English Conversation Circle
North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
11:00 am
Saturday December 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 401(k) Balances Are at Record Highs. So Is Your Risk. —Ric Lager Read on Patch
🗞 Nearby News
Robbinsdale
- Robbinsdale Mayor Brad Sutton Talks Funding Possibilities for New Projects (ccxmedia.org)
- Robbinsdale seeks members for Human Rights Commission (hometownsource.com)
- Robbinsdale police reports Dec. 1-7 (hometownsource.com)
St. Louis Park
- Beltline Station development issued affordable housing bonds (hometownsource.com)
- St. Louis Park, Hopkins calendar Dec. 11-18 (hometownsource.com)
Minneapolis
Ok Golden Valley! 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
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