🌱 Patch AM: Which Plymouth skater just clinched her third Olympic Games berth?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Plymouth skater just clinched her third Olympic Games berth?

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Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, with a high of 31 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: A little snow; breezy, colder, temps: high: 24, low: 14.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 25 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Heise and Zumwinkle talk about making U.S. Olympic team (kstp.com) — Plymouth native Kelly Pannek has secured a spot on the 2026 U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team, marking her third Olympic appearance. She’ll be joined by five other Minnesota Frost teammates, giving the Plymouth-connected PWHL squad the largest representation of any team in Milan Cortina.
   

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Wednesday January 14

• Women's Open Hockey
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Thursday January 15

• Combined 8th Gr Band & WHS Band Concert
  Wayzata High School
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Sunday January 18

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• Boys Varsity Basketball vs Brooklyn Center
  Robbinsdale Cooper High School Minneapolis, MN 55427
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• “Acoustic Legends” 318 Café Music & Wine Bar – Excelsior
  318 Cafe , 318 Water St , Excelsior
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Saturday January 10

• ECSE-Early Childhood Screening
  Minnetonka Preschool , 18707 Old Excelsior Blvd , Minnetonka
  8:00 am
• 17th Annual Tonka Freeze Cheerleading Competition
  Minnetonka High School , 18301 MN-7 , Minnetonka
  9:15 am
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Bessent worried more about loss of leverage than revenue if Trump loses Supreme Court case (kfgo.com)

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