🌱 Patch AM: What’s planned for Mendota Heights’ Winter Whirl at Rogers Lake Park?

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In today's newsletter:

• What’s planned for Mendota Heights’ Winter Whirl at Rogers Lake Park?

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 21 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: P.M. freezing drizzle; cloudy, temps: high: 29, low: 26.
• Monday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mendota Heights Winter Whirl (thriftyminnesota.com) — Mendota Heights’ Winter Whirl is coming to Rogers Lake Park February 5–8, offering free ice fishing, skating, a petting zoo, bonfires, and a cardboard sled derby. You can also join a craft supply swap on February 5 and a team puzzle competition on February 8, with registration for the contest opening January 5.
   

📸 Around Mendota Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mendota Heights

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Tuesday January 6

• Storytime for Babies
  Heritage Library , Heritage Large Meeting Room , Mendota Heights
  9:30 am
• Culver's night
  Culver's , West Saint Paul , Mendota Heights
  4:00 pm
• City Council Meeting
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar , 1101 Victoria Curve , Mendota Heights
  6:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Free Snowshoe Rentals
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar , 1695 Dodd Road , Mendota Heights
  8:00 am
• Coffee & Cribbage
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar , 1695 Dodd Road , Mendota Heights
  9:00 am
• Storytime for 2s–6s
  Heritage Library , Heritage Large Meeting Room , Mendota Heights
  10:00 am
• Play and Learn
  Inver Glen Library , Inver Glen Large Meeting Room , Mendota Heights
  6:30 pm

Thursday January 8

• Coffee Break - Drake Bank
  Drake Bank , 60 East Plato Blvd. , St. Paul
  8:00 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

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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
• Family Storytime
  Arvonne Fraser Library , 1222 Southeast 4th Street , Minneapolis
  10:00 am

Sunday January 4

• Monthly Bluegrass Jam — 12p – 3p
  Caydence Records & Coffee , 900 Payne Ave , St Paul
  12:00 pm
• Open Skate Session
  South St. Paul, MN Calendar South St. Paul, MN 55075
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walgreens posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Inver Grove Heights. Apply here.
• Great Northern Corporation posted a job opening for Machine Operator 3rd Shift (Plus $2.00/hour Shift Differential) in Minneapolis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mendota Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

West St. Paul

• Artist's 'Magnificat' has brought joy, hope to Jubilee pilgrims in Diocese of St. Cloud (catholicreview.org)

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)

St. Paul

Ok Mendota 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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