🌱 Patch AM: How a $70M hockey hall could transform Inver Grove Heights’ future

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• How a $70M hockey hall could transform Inver Grove Heights’ future

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog this morning, with a high of 42 and low of 20 degrees.
• Wednesday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 39, low: 30.
• Thursday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 36 and low of -3 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame coming to Inver Grove Heights (twincities.com) — Inver Grove Heights is set to become home to the new Minnesota Hockey Hall of Fame, with construction expected to start in summer 2026 on a high-profile site near I-494 and Argenta Trail. The city council has approved purchasing over 46 acres of the Ace In The Hole property for $8.725 million, paving the way for a $70 million complex with museum exhibits, rinks, and a performance hall opening in 2028.
   

📸 Around Inver Grove Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Inver Grove Heights

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Wednesday December 17

• Family Storytime at Thompson County Park
  Thompson County Park Dakota Lodge , 1200 Stassen Lane , West St. Paul
  10:00 am
• Preschool Car Craft & Drive-in Movie
  Burnhaven Library , Burnhaven Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  10:00 am
• Holmes Avenue Strings: Seasonal Music
  Wescott Library , Wescott Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  1:00 pm
• Crafternoon: Kumihimo Braiding
  Pleasant Hill Library , Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  3:00 pm
• Homework Help
  Burnhaven Library , Burnhaven Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  5:00 pm
• Book Bingo for Adults
  Heritage Library , Heritage Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  6:00 pm
• Play and Learn
  Inver Glen Library , Inver Glen Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  6:30 pm
• Pajama Storytime
  Farmington Library , Farmington Large Meeting Room , Farmington
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Storytime for Babies
  Heritage Library , Heritage Large Meeting Room , South St. Paul
  9:30 am
• Feeding Your Baby
  Wescott Library , Wescott Large Meeting Room , South St. Paul
  10:00 am
• ECFE at the Library
  Riverview Branch Library , 1 East George Street , Saint Paul
  1:00 pm
• The 2:40 Club
  Kaposia Library
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Inver Grove Heights. Apply here.
• Luther Automotive Services posted a job opening for Entry Level Service Department Support Position (Runner) in Inver Grove Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Inver Grove Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Eagan

• Minnetonka resident joins Minnesota Chamber Board of Directors (hometownsource.com)
• Jonathan Greenard to Undergo Season-Ending Shoulder Surgery (statenews.net)
• Eagan native and former ‘Survivor' contestant on campus during Brown University shooting (twincities.com)

Rosemount

• Update from Rep. Huot (mn.gov)
• North Wind buys land for $1B aerospace complex (finance-commerce.com)

West St. Paul

Ok Inver Grove Heights! 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

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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