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In today's newsletter:

• How Minnetonka’s undefeated girls hoops stack up against top-ranked Hopkins
• How will Medica’s UCare gamble affect Minnetonka-area patients?

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds breaking and colder, with a high of 30 and low of 21 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 24.
• Thursday: Drizzle; freezing early, with a high of 37 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• COLUMN: Lake girls basketball teams feature elite players (hometownsource.com) — Minnetonka’s girls basketball team is undefeated at 7–0 and ranked second in Class 4A, setting up marquee Lake Conference showdowns with top-ranked Hopkins after New Year’s. The column spotlights Minnetonka’s fast-paced attack, key returning starters, and standout scorers, while also recapping strong performances from rival Lake Conference programs in basketball and wrestling.
   

• Ramstad: Picking up what's left of UCare is the biggest gamble Medica has ever taken (startribune.com) — Minnetonka-based Medica is taking over 300,000 former UCare Medicaid and ACA customers, in what leaders call the biggest acquisition in the company’s 50-year history. The move significantly expands Medica’s membership but comes amid major financial and regulatory turbulence in Minnesota’s public health insurance market, raising stakes for both the insurer and affected patients.
   

📸 Around Minnetonka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Minnetonka

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Saturday December 27

• Baby Storytime
  Ridgedale Library , 12601 Ridgedale Drive , Minnetonka
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Minnetonka Library , 17524 Excelsior Boulevard , Minnetonka
  10:30 am
• Arts and Crafts
  Minnetonka Library , 17524 Excelsior Boulevard , Minnetonka
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Crafternoon
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• LEGO速 Lab
  Minnetonka Library , 17524 Excelsior Boulevard , Minnetonka
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve Celebration
  Ridgedale Library , 12601 Ridgedale Drive , Minnetonka
  11:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Minnetonka Library , 17524 Excelsior Boulevard , Minnetonka
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• The Real Deal's 5th Annual Christmas Concert @ Tuttles
  Tuttle's Eat Bowl Play , 107 Shady Oak Rd , Hopkins
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Crafternoon
  Wayzata Library , 620 Rice Street , Wayzata
  2:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Connect and Play
  Saint Louis Park Library , 3240 Library Lane , St. Louis Park
  9:30 am
• Dan Israel plays solo at LTD Brewing in downtown Hopkins from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm
  LTD Brewing Co. , 8 8th Ave N , Hopkins
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• LEGO速 Lab
  Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hi neighbors!
  I am a certified cottage bakery food producer and have a self-serve stand set up today right at the light off of Plymouth Road and Cedar Lake Road… (Nextdoor Westernesse)

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Minnetonka. Apply here.
• Macy's, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales and Recovery Associate, Ridgedale in Minnetonka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Minnetonka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wayzata

• A day with no screens: Wayzata students at Eagle Bluff Learning Center (hometownsource.com)

Edina

• Edina wrestling captain is shooting for state title (hometownsource.com)
• 15 Foods Doctors Say You Should Stop Eating for Better Health (prevention.com)
• The old oak tree in Bloomington shines brightly once again (hometownsource.com)

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