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In today's newsletter:

• How did Hopkins’ Athena Invitational test Minnesota’s top girls wrestlers?

Also on today's calendar: Affording Blake (Virtual Event) and 8 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A bit of ice in the morning, with a high of 33 and low of 25 degrees.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 38, low: 26.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 36 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 6 Southeastern Minnesota girls wrestlers off to impressive starts (postbulletin.com) — Girls from across southeastern Minnesota are turning in strong early-season wrestling performances, including standout showings at the Hopkins Athena Invitational. Several state-ranked athletes have already claimed multiple tournament titles, bumped up weight classes for tougher matches, and tested themselves at major events like the Rumble on the Red and Bi-State Classic.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkins

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday January 6

• City Council Meeting
  Hopkins City Hall, 1010 1st St S, Hopkins
  6:35 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• Baby Caregiver Connection Hour With Hopkins ECFE
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  9:15 am
• Family Storytime
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  10:30 am
• Live Tunes // The Falderals
  The Vine Room , 756 Mainstreet , Hopkins
  6:00 pm
• Acoustic Thursdays at Mainstreet
  Mainstreet Bar & Grill , 814 Mainstreet , Hopkins
  6:00 pm
• Matt Yetter
  Hopkins Center For the Arts , 1111 Mainstreet , Hopkins
  7:00 pm

Friday January 9

• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  9:30 am

Monday January 12

• Youth Game Night
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Affording Blake (Virtual Event)
  The Blake School , 110 Blake Rd S , Hopkins
  12:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Discovering Blake's Lower School (Grades PK-5) Virtual Event
  The Blake School , 110 Blake Rd S , Hopkins
  9:00 am
• Discovering Blake's Middle School (Grades 6-8) Virtual Event
  The Blake School , 110 Blake Rd S , Hopkins
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 6

• Open Skate
  Edina, MN Calendar , 7501 Ikola Way , Edina
  11:30 am
• Crafternoon
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  2:00 pm
• Board Games
  North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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