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🌱 Patch AM: How Maple Grove fared in Hopkins coach Ken Novak’s 1,000th win
Spotted on the Maple Grove calendar: Maple Grove Historical Preservation Society Open House
Good morning Maple Grove! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Maple Grove fared in Hopkins coach Ken Novak’s 1,000th win
- How does Maple Grove’s forest skating compare to Minnesota’s newest trail?
Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Maple Grovefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy most of the time, temps: high: 35, low: 21.
- Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 31 and low of 21 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Watch: Ken Novak Jr. achieves win No. 1000 as No. 10 Hopkins tops No. 3 Maple Grove (kstp.com) — Maple Grove boys basketball, ranked No. 3 in the state, fell 75–70 to Hopkins as veteran coach Ken Novak Jr. secured his 1,000th career win. The milestone keeps Novak within reach of Minnesota’s all-time victories record, highlighting a marquee matchup with a top Maple Grove squad. 
Find out what's happening in Maple Grovefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
• We tried it: Minnesota's new forest ice skating trail (axios.com) — Maple Grove is briefly highlighted as one of the Minnesota cities experimenting with forest-style ice skating trails similar to the new one at Northland Arboretum in Baxter. A reporter describes traveling to Brainerd Lakes to test a half‑mile wooded skating path, noting its bumpy, lake‑like ice, short length, and the need for waivers and helmets, while hinting Maple Grove’s own variation offers a comparable experience closer to home.
📸 Around Maple Grove
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maple Grove
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★ Featured events ★
- Maple Grove Historical Preservation Society Open House
Maple Grove History Museum, South Driveway, 9030 Forestview Ln N, Maple Grove
1:00 pm
Sunday January 11
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Other local events
- Genealogy Discussion Group
Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
2:00 pm - Drop-in Tech Help
Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
4:00 pm - Arbor Committee meeting
Maple Grove, MN Calendar Maple Grove, MN 55369
7:00 pm - Adult Games: American Mah-Jongg
Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
1:00 pm - Planning Commission meeting
Maple Grove, MN Calendar , 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway N , Maple Grove
7:00 pm - Read With an Animal
Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
5:30 pm - Drop-in Tech Help
Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
4:00 pm
Thursday January 8
Saturday January 10
Monday January 12
Tuesday January 13
Thursday January 15
📣 Maple Grove Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Wednesday Afternoon Book Club
Plymouth Library , 15700 36th Avenue North , Plymouth
2:00 pm - Computer and Tech Help
Plymouth Library , 15700 36th Avenue North , Plymouth
2:00 pm - Community of Crafters: Beaded Earrings
Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
2:30 pm - Family Storytime
Plymouth Library , 15700 36th Avenue North , Plymouth
10:00 am
Wednesday January 7
Thursday January 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone know what was wrong with our trees?
The city just came and cut our trees down on 85th place north and Rice Lake. What could have been wrong with so many trees on one block? (Nextdoor Rice Lake) - 3-alarm fire in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fire under control.
5:23PM on Jan 5: The fire has been brought under control as of 5:11pm, local time, per The Extra Alarm Association of the Twin Cities. Open source… (Nextdoor )
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Maple Grove. Apply here.
- USA Jobs posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Maple Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maple Grove here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Basketball: Free-throw competition scheduled (brainerddispatch.com)
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- U.S. citizen says encounter with ICE agents in Brooklyn Park landed him in the hospital (cbsnews.com)
- CAPI expanding immigrant services amid Operation Metro Surge (hometownsource.com)
- Robbinsdale Board Votes To End Magnet Program at Fair School Crystal (ccxmedia.org)
Champlin
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-- The Patch AM Team
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