🌱 Patch AM: Why Inver Grove Heights riders say this could be the best winter

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Inver Grove Heights riders say this could be the best winter

Also on today's calendar: Saxophunk - The Ronny Loew Band - Post Holiday Q-Tip for 90 Days of Seasonal Saturation and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 22 and low of 3 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: P.M. freezing drizzle; cloudy, temps: high: 30, low: 23.
• Monday: Variable clouds, with a high of 35 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Snowmobile trails near Twin Cities are active, thanks to early winter weather (cbsnews.com) — Snowmobilers in and around Inver Grove Heights are finally enjoying well-groomed local trails again, with the Inver Grove Heights Trail open all the way toward Coates and beyond. Longtime members of the Inver Grove Heights Snowmobile Club stress safety courses, staying on the 20-foot-wide trail to avoid trespassing, and volunteering to help maintain what could be the best riding winter in years.
   

📸 Around Inver Grove Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Inver Grove Heights

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Monday January 5

• Senior Lounge
  Inver Glen Library
  1:00 pm
• City Council Regular Meeting
  Inver Grove Heights Calendar Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077
  6:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Storytime for Babies
  Heritage Library , Heritage Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  9:30 am
• Feeding Your Baby
  Heritage Library , Heritage Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  10:30 am
• Paint and Pour: Frosted Winter Coasters
  Kaposia Library , Kaposia Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  2:30 pm
• Storytime for 2s-6s
  Wescott Library , Wescott Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  6:30 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting
  Inver Grove Heights Calendar , City Hall, Council Chambers 8150 Barbara Avenue , Inver Grove Heights
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Storytime for Babies and Toddlers
  Wescott Library , Wescott Large Meeting Room , Inver Grove Heights
  10:00 am

Wednesday January 14

• Saxophunk - The Ronny Loew Band - Post Holiday Q-Tip for 90 Days of Seasonal Saturation
  Brianno's Chart House Restaurant & Events Center , 11287 Klamath Trail , Lakeville
  7:00 pm

📣 Inver Grove Heights Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• MLK Day Community Read - Saturday, January 17, 2026
  Kaposia Library , 131 7th Ave N , South St. Paul
  10:00 am

Sunday January 4

• Open Skate Session
  South St. Paul, MN Calendar South St. Paul, MN 55075
  2:00 pm

Monday January 5

• City Council Meeting
  South St. Paul, MN Calendar
  7:00 pm
• Economic Development Authority
  South St. Paul, MN Calendar
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CK HUTCHISON HOLDINGS LIMITED posted a job opening for Retail Warehouse & Production Associate in Inver Grove Heights. Apply here.
• Walgreens posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Inver Grove Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Inver Grove Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Eagan

• Boys basketball: Ponies drop two in Capitol City Classic (hometownsource.com)
• 2012 HHS audit flagged $16M in improper child care payments to Minnesota (meaww.com)
• Check out a 'bright' new spot to learn music in Hopkins (hometownsource.com)

Rosemount

• Series of threatening social media post rattles school communities (hometownsource.com)

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 kept throwing out all the W’s.
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