🌱 Train Ride & Photos With The Grinch! 12/14 SOLD OUT and 10 more events

Good day Minnetrista! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Excelsior Book Club: Beneath a Scarlet Sky at Excelsior Library
• EX-Orchestra Concert Gr 4 & 5 at EX Auditorium
• Train Ride & Photos With The Grinch! 12/14 SOLD OUT

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

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, cold; p.m. snow, 1-2", with a high of 18 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: A.M. flurries; cloudy, breezy, temps: high: 17, low: -12.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -3 and low of -21 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Minnetrista

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Train Ride & Photos With The Grinch! SOLD OUT
  6480 County Rd 26, Minnetrista
  6:45 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Excelsior Book Club: Beneath a Scarlet Sky
  Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
  6:30 pm
• EX-Orchestra Concert Gr 4 & 5
  EX Auditorium
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Train Ride & Photos With The Grinch! 12/14 SOLD OUT
  6480 County Rd 26 , Minnetrista
  6:45 pm

Monday December 15

• MMW-Winter Jazz and Woodwind Ensemble Concert Gr 8
  MMW Cafetorium
  6:30 pm
• WHS Annual Holiday Choir Concert
  Westonka Performing Arts Center , 5905 Sunnyfield Rd E , Minnetrista
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Connect and Play
  Excelsior Library , 343 Third Street , Excelsior
  10:00 am
• MWA-Choir Concert Gr 5
  MWA West Gym
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Ukulele Club
  Gillespie Center , 2590 Commerce Blvd , Mound
  1:30 pm
• WMS Choir Concerts
  Westonka Performing Arts Center , 5905 Sunnyfield Rd E , Minnetrista
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Ali & Kenny
  Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge , 3746 Sunset Dr , Spring Park
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Lord Fletcher's Santa Brunch
  Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge , 3746 Sunset Dr , Spring Park
  9:30 am

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• Pristine Puppy Pickup — (952) 219-5200
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🗞 Nearby News

Mound

• Mound councils names 2025 'Citizen of the Year' (hometownsource.com)

Orono

• Orono debate team takes skills to invites (hometownsource.com)
• Maple Plain council adopts 'Code of Conduct' (hometownsource.com)

Excelsior

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-- The Patch AM Team

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