🌱 Patch AM: Minnetonka Planning Commission Meeting and 10 more events

Good morning Minnetonka! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• ECSE-Early Childhood Screening at Minnetonka Preschool
• Baby Caregiver Connection Hour With Hopkins ECFE at Hopkins Library
• Family Storytime at Hopkins Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the hammer say after getting an A on a test? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 38 and low of 25 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 33, low: 21.
• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 31 and low of 20 degrees.

📸 Around Minnetonka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Minnetonka

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 8

• Teen Games and Hangout
  Ridgedale Library - Hennepin County Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnetonka
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• ECSE-Early Childhood Screening
  Minnetonka Preschool , 18707 Old Excelsior Blvd , Minnetonka
  8:00 am
• Baby Caregiver Connection Hour With Hopkins ECFE
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  9:15 am
• Family Storytime
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  10:30 am
• Minnetonka Planning Commission Meeting
  Minnetonka City Hall , 14600 Minnetonka Blvd , Minnetonka
  6:00 pm
• Ridgedale Library First Thursday Book Club
  Ridgedale Library - Hennepin County Library , 12601 Ridgedale Dr , Minnetonka
  6:30 pm

Friday January 9

• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  9:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Ridgedale Library - Hennepin County Library , 12601 Ridgedale Dr , Minnetonka
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday January 7

• 4-Week Intermediate Mahjong Classes (Capp Center St. Paul)
  Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
  2:00 pm
• Crafternoon
  Wayzata Library , 620 Rice Street , Wayzata
  2:00 pm
• 4-Week Beginner Mahjong Classes (Capp Center St. Paul)
  Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
  2:00 pm
• From Breath to Page with Ginny Contreras Sawyer
  Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 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 )
• Police activity in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  8:54PM on Jan 5: Major police presence reported along 24th Street in front of the Jehovah Witness church, with at least eight cars and a drone… (Nextdoor )

• New Perspective Senior Living posted a job opening for Full Time Housekeeper and Activities Coordinator (Sign on Bonus!) in Minnetonka. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for Overnight Inbound (Stocking) (T1356) in Minnetonka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Minnetonka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hopkins

• Car Donation Foundation Reaches 100,000 Vehicle Donations Milestone (gainesville.com)
• High school boys state basketball polls: Jan. 5, 2025 (postbulletin.com)
• Loretto pedestrian struck by vehicle in Wayzata (hometownsource.com)

Edina

• Amidst attacks, Somali resident says Edina can do better (hometownsource.com)
• MN weather: Rainfall totals as Twin Cities experience wettest Jan. 6 on record (fox9.com)
• Reoperation Rates Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery at Three or More Levels (springer.com)

Minneapolis

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-- The Patch AM Team

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