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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 will Maple Grove’s new 90-unit senior complex change Fernbrook Lane?
  • How will Maple Grove’s Tad Jude reshape Minnesota’s election office?

Also on today's calendar: Breakfast with Santa 2025 Dave & Buster's Maple Grove and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Cloudy, flurries; colder, with a high of 23 and low of 1 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Thursday: Snow and flurries at times, temps: high: 14, low: 9.
  • Friday: A.M. flurries; cloudy, cold, with a high of 17 and low of -9 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maple Grove looks into new affordable senior housing project (hometownsource.com) — Maple Grove city leaders have approved a concept plan for a 90‑unit affordable senior apartment building on city-owned land near the Maple Grove Arboretum along Fernbrook Lane. The project, scaled back from 120 units after public feedback, still faces detailed design work on parking and traffic, but aims to address a documented shortage of affordable housing for residents 55 and older.
   

• Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon seeks fourth term (bringmethenews.com) — Maple Grove resident and Republican Tad Jude is currently the only declared challenger to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, who just announced he’ll seek a fourth term in 2026. The race will shape how Minnesota runs elections, with Simon emphasizing voting access and resistance to federal “power grabs,” while Democrats tout him as a safeguard against extremists.
   

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    Wednesday December 10
  • Family Storytime
    Maple Grove Library , 8001 Main Street , Maple Grove
    9:30 am
  • Mommy and Me
    North Memorial Health Clinic - Maple Grove , 9855 Hospital Dr Ste 102 , Maple Grove
    1:30 pm
  • History Discussion 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

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