🌱 Patch AM: Meet the two Lakeville teachers now in the running for state honors

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the two Lakeville teachers now in the running for state honors
• How would this $139.6 million school bond impact your Lakeville taxes?
• Lakeville native’s powerful journey from addiction to lasting sobriety

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 33 and low of 29 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 39, low: 26.
• Tuesday: Clouds and sunshine, with a high of 33 and low of 22 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. District 194 teachers union selects 2025 EML Educators of Excellence (hometownsource.com) — Two Lakeville educators, Erin Mulvany-Mankowski and Hilary Moorlach, have been named Education Minnesota–Lakeville’s 2025 Educators of Excellence and are now eligible for the 2026 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Both are praised for innovative teaching, creative use of technology, and unwavering focus on student success across Lakeville Pathways Academy and Cherry View Elementary.
   

2. District 194 sets bond referendum for May 2026 (hometownsource.com) — Lakeville Area School District voters will decide on May 12, 2026, whether to approve a $139.6 million bond to expand and renovate Century, McGuire, and Kenwood Trail middle schools to handle rapid enrollment growth. If passed, the measure would add about $14 per month in property taxes for a $500,000 home for 20 years and allow construction to begin in 2027.
   

3. Waubay resident shares story of sobriety journey (reporterandfarmer.com) — A woman who grew up in Lakeville reflects on her long struggle with alcoholism and the support systems that helped her achieve sobriety in 2021. Now living in Waubay and enrolled with the Muckleshoot tribe in Washington, she shares how community, faith, and persistence helped her break a family cycle of addiction. Her story may resonate with Lakeville residents facing similar challenges.
   

4. Lumberjacks visit Tri-County Storm, shut out in both games (shorelinemedia.net) — A Lakeville native, Ashton Dahms, scored all three goals in Tri-City Storm’s second straight shutout win over the Muskegon Lumberjacks, capping a dominant weekend in Kearney, Nebraska. The back-to-back 4-0 and 3-0 victories featured strong goaltending and key rebound goals cleaned up at the net front.
   

📸 Around Lakeville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakeville

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Monday December 22

• Winter Offer
  Lakeville Chamber of Commerce , 19950 Dodd Blvd # 101 , Lakeville

Tuesday December 23

• Community Event: Storytime for Babies
  Heritage Library , 20085 Heritage Drive , Lakeville
  9:30 am
• Feeding Your Baby
  Wescott Library , Wescott Large Meeting Room , Lakeville
  10:00 am
• Community Event: Dec Comfort Food Special
  Lakeville Chamber of Commerce , 2920 220th St E , Prior Lake
  4:00 pm
• Community Event: Bingo with Lakeville Lions
  Carbone's Bar and Grill , 7670 160th St. West , Lakeville
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Community Event: Storytime for 2s–6s
  Heritage Library , 20085 Heritage Drive , Lakeville
  9:30 am

Saturday December 27

• Obstacle Course
  Heritage Library Heritage Large Meeting Room,
  10:00 am
• Noon Year's Eve Party
  Farmington Library Farmington Large Meeting Room,
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Holiday Bingo for Boomsticks!
  Celts Pub , 200 3rd St , Farmington
  10:00 am
• Beans & Blooms Workshop
  Beans and Boots Coffee , 408 3rd St , Farmington
  3:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Warming Houses Open for the Season
  Farmington, MN Calendar Farmington, MN 55024
• ** CANCELLED ** Water Board Meeting
  Farmington, MN Calendar , 430 Third Street , Farmington
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I'm just double checking in case anyone is missing their indoor kitty?
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• Lakeville Area Schools posted a job opening for Boys Track and Field, Assistant Coach (Sprinters) in Lakeville. Apply here.
• Parker Hannifin Corporation posted a job opening for Production Associate-Hose Assembly in Lakeville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lakeville here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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