🌱 Where Mounds View’s Class of 2026 will now graduate—and why it changed

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In today's newsletter:

• Where Mounds View’s Class of 2026 will now graduate—and why it changed
• Are Mounds View teens finally putting their phones down at night?
• How two sisters turned family tennis roots into Mounds View glory

Also on today's calendar: Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cold; p.m. snow, up to 1", with a high of 18 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Flurries, cold, then breezy, temps: high: 19, low: -13.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -2 and low of -17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Graduation ceremonies leave Mariucci (mvviewer.org) — Mounds View High School’s Class of 2026 will no longer graduate at UMN’s 3M Arena at Mariucci, after the university ended outside graduation rentals, and will instead celebrate at the University of St. Thomas’s new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena. Administrators moved quickly to secure the venue, emphasizing improved safety, parking, and a fresh tradition for seniors and their families.
   

2. Minnesota students report struggles with social media in new survey (kare11.com) — Students at Mounds View High School are grappling with late-night screen time and social media use that’s hurting their sleep, focus, and responsibilities, according to new state survey data. Local teens and the principal describe unhealthy phone habits, efforts to limit devices at school, and how some students are slowly finding better balance with stricter limits and growing maturity.
   

3. Tennis sisters: Sisterhood on the court (mvviewer.org) — Two standout sisters on the Mounds View girls tennis team, Rory and Reese Wahlstrand, have turned a shared childhood passion into a state championship doubles title and a lasting legacy for the Mustangs. Their close bond, supportive tennis-coach parents, and relentless practice have helped elevate the program’s recent success. As they look ahead to college tennis, they plan to carry Mounds View’s lessons and memories with them.
   

4. 2 charged after 3 pounds of meth seized in Hibbing (duluthnewstribune.com) — A Hibbing man with prior drug convictions is charged after investigators say they seized more than three pounds of meth following a trip that included stops in the Mounds View and Maple Grove areas. Authorities tracked his movements electronically, searched his vehicle and home, and arrested a second person, with both now facing new felony drug charges.
   

📸 Around Mounds View

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mounds View

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Mounds Park Panthers vs Humboldt Hawks
  Mounds Park Academy, 2051 Larpenteur Ave E, St Paul
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Baby Meet-Up
  New Brighton Library , 400 10th St NW , New Brighton
  10:00 am
• Baby & Me Storytime
  Mounds View Library , 2576 County Road 10 , Mounds View
  10:30 am

Saturday December 13

• Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Band
  Bethel University , 3900 Bethel Dr , St Paul
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• One-to-One Computer and Tech Help by Appointment
  New Brighton Library , 400 10th St NW , New Brighton
  1:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Family Storytime
  Mounds View Library , 2576 County Road 10 , Mounds View
  10:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Winter Acoustic Music with John Kerns
  New Brighton Library , 400 10th St NW , New Brighton
  10:30 am

Friday December 19

• Baby Meet-Up
  New Brighton Library , 400 10th St NW , New Brighton
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Wilder Foundation: Memory Loss Discussion Group
  Wilder Foundation , 451 Lexington Pkwy N , St Paul
  10:00 am
• On Our Way - for women 50+
  Alexandra House , 10065 3rd St NE , Blaine
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime In-Person
  Centennial Library , Centennial Community Room , Blaine
  11:15 am
• Northtown Book Club for Adults In-Person
  Northtown Library , Northtown Meeting Room , Blaine
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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