🌱 Patch AM: Why is a Hopkins school board member stepping away after one term?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why is a Hopkins school board member stepping away after one term?

Also on today's calendar: Affording Blake (Virtual Event) and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Colder with clouds and sun, with a high of 13 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny and cold, temps: high: 13, low: 7.
• Saturday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 21 and low of 9 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• One term on the Hopkins School Board: Jason Ross looks back (hometownsource.com) — A departing Hopkins School Board member reflects on his single term, emphasizing financial transparency, policy-focused governance, and tough recent decisions like budget cuts and transportation changes. He’s stepping away to focus on family and work, while new members prepare to be sworn in and the district searches for a superintendent to guide Hopkins Schools through flat enrollment and future challenges.
   

📸 Around Hopkins

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkins

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Sunday January 4

• Youth Game Day
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Crafternoon
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  2:00 pm

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

Friday January 9

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

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

Thursday January 1

• Interactive Story Theatre with the Children's Theatre Company - Entertainment Series
  Edina, MN Calendar , 7700 York Ave. S. , Edina
  10:30 am
• CAPI Job Assistance
  North Regional Community Library , 1315 Lowry Avenue North , Minneapolis
  3:00 pm

Friday January 2

• City Hall Closed
  Edina, MN Calendar Edina, MN 55424
• Move and Groove
  Saint Louis Park Library , 3240 Library Lane , St. Louis Park
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fire in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  3:40PM on Dec 30: A house under construction in South Minneapolis' Linden Hills neighborhood is on fire, with black smoke reported. (Nextdoor )
• Responders report imminent potential structure collapse in Linden Hills, Minneapolis, and the fire has rekindled with the Minneapolis Fire Department on site again.
  5:55PM on Dec 30: Responders report a potential imminent structure collapse in Linden Hills, Minneapolis. (Nextdoor )

• Merry Maids posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Hopkins. Apply here.
• i9 Sports Corporation posted a job opening for Sport Coordinator Flag Football in Minnetonka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins here.

🗞 Nearby News

Minnetonka

• JD Vance claims Chris Murphy wants to save money by 'keeping illegal aliens in America' (meaww.com)
• How does dog acupuncture work? (wkyc.com)
• The 20 most competitive housing markets in Minnesota (santafenewmexican.com)

Edina

• Public testimony Jan. 6 will inform Edina's next steps on gun control (hometownsource.com)
• 2025 in review: News takes place on and off the field (hometownsource.com)

Minneapolis

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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