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Be sure to catch Live Tunes // Suzy Plays Guitar on the Hopkins Patch calendar
Good morning Hopkins! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Hopkins guards are already turning D-I coaches’ heads?
Also on today's calendar: Affording Blake (Virtual Event) and 8 more events.
Find out what's happening in Hopkinsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Hopkinsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: A little snow; breezy, colder, with a high of 22 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Sunday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 27, low: 23.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Here's a look at the top uncommitted girls basketball prospects in Minnesota (startribune.com) — Two Hopkins High School standouts, combo guard Ava Cupito and point guard Jaliyah Diggs, are among Minnesota’s top uncommitted girls basketball prospects in the 2027 class. Both are powering the Hopkins Royals’ elite backcourt and already drawing Division I college interest with big scoring performances against top programs. 
📸 Around Hopkins
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkins
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★ Featured events ★
- Live Tunes // Suzy Plays Guitar
The Vine Room, 756 Mainstreet, Hopkins
6:00 pm
Thursday January 15
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Other local events
- Youth Game Night
Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
6:00 pm - NMS Winter Band Concert
Hopkins High School Auditorium , 2400 Royals Dr , Minnetonka
6:30 pm - Affording Blake (Virtual Event)
The Blake School , 110 Blake Rd S , Hopkins
12:00 pm - Crafternoon
Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
1:00 pm - Computer Tutor
Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
2:00 pm - 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 - 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 - District Band Festival
Hopkins High School , 2400 Royals Dr , Minnetonka
7:00 pm
Monday January 12
Tuesday January 13
Wednesday January 14
Thursday January 15
📣 Hopkins Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- ECSE-Early Childhood Screening
Minnetonka Preschool , 18707 Old Excelsior Blvd , Minnetonka
8:00 am - Second Saturday for Caregivers
Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness , 6100 Normandale Rd 2nd floor , Edina
9:00 am - 17th Annual Tonka Freeze Cheerleading Competition
Minnetonka High School , 18301 MN-7 , Minnetonka
9:15 am - Saturday Family Storytime
Ridgedale Library - Hennepin County Library , 12601 Ridgedale Dr , Minnetonka
10:00 am
Saturday January 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A police pursuit from Anoka/Coon Rapids to north Minneapolis ended with the suspect being taken into custody at gunpoint after climbing onto a roof.
1:27AM on Jan 9: A police pursuit originating from Anoka/Coon Rapids reached speeds of 115 mph and ended with the driver attempting to enter a house… (Nextdoor )
- Merry Maids posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Hopkins. Apply here.
- Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher Hopkins Public Schools in Hopkins. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins here.
🗞 Nearby News
Minnetonka
- ‘Candlelight at the Cathedral' concert set for Jan. 17 in Minnetonka (hometownsource.com)
- Cloquet City Council OKs water study for well No. 8 (pineknotnews.com)
- Exploring Lavish Estates Around Lake Minnetonka In Minnesota (minnesotasnewcountry.com)
Edina
- Edina Schools names Bittman next superintendent (hometownsource.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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