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Cheers Minnetonka! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Planning preschool? See what Minnetonka’s open house offers your family.
• What were Minnetonka’s biggest growth, park, and school moments in 2025?

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 12 and low of 9 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 21, low: 4.
• Sunday: P.M. freezing drizzle; cloudy, with a high of 28 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Minnetonka Preschool Hosts Open House (lakeminnetonkamag.com) — Minnetonka families can explore preschool and ECFE options at a January 31 open house hosted by Minnetonka Community Education at the Community Education Center in Deephaven. Staff, teachers, and support teams will be on hand to explain programs from birth through kindergarten, while kids enjoy face painting and open gym. It’s a chance to compare options, ask questions, and get comfortable with local offerings.
   

• Year in Review: Looking back at 2025 in Minnetonka (hometownsource.com) — Minnetonka’s 2025 was packed with big local changes, from new housing and a 44‑unit apartment project with affordable units to a revised off‑leash dog policy at Purgatory Park and a proposed 7 Brew drive‑thru on Highway 7. Residents also rallied over school safety on Baker Road, joined a Labor Day “Workers Over Billionaires” protest, celebrated Tour de Tonka’s 20th year, and watched a Minnetonka garage‑sale painting and a Minnetonka High School scientist gain national attention.
   

📸 Around Minnetonka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Minnetonka

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 24

• 2-Day Concussion Rehabilitation Course Minnetonka, MN
  Viverant Physical Therapy, 12324 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka
  11:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 3

• Family Storytime
  Minnetonka Library , 17524 Excelsior Boulevard , Minnetonka
  10:30 am

Sunday January 4

• Youth Game Day
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Crafternoon
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  2:00 pm

Thursday January 8

• 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

Friday January 9

• Computer Tutor
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  9:30 am

📣 Minnetonka Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Move and Groove
  Saint Louis Park Library , 3240 Library Lane , St. Louis Park
  9:30 am

Sunday January 4

• Artist Reception: Sacred Threads Work by Susan Bring
  Capp Center St. Paul , 1375 St. Paul Ave , St. Paul
  1:00 pm
• Youth Game Day
  Hopkins Library , 22 11th Avenue North , Hopkins
  1:00 pm
• Pokémon Collectible Card Club
  Saint Louis Park Library , 3240 Library Lane , St. Louis Park
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Target posted a job opening for Overnight Inbound (Stocking) (T1356) in Minnetonka. Apply here.
• Circle K posted a job opening for Team Member in Minnetonka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Minnetonka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hopkins

• Year in Review: Wayzata Schools continues to grow as leaderships evolves (hometownsource.com)

Edina

• Babbitt alum Flug helps guide Edina's football program to historic state victory (elyecho.com)
• Public testimony Jan. 6 will inform Edina's next steps on gun control (hometownsource.com)
• Top 10 read Edina Sun Current articles in 2025 (hometownsource.com)

Eden Prairie

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just lost interest.
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