🌱 Patch AM: Did you buy recalled products from MZ Market in Shakopee?

Hi there, Shakopee! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Did you buy recalled products from MZ Market in Shakopee?
• Which Shakopee store is tied to this massive product recall?
• Could a Shakopee native anchor the Packers’ future defensive line?

Also on today's calendar: S.O.B.s at Turtles and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, a little snow, with a high of 33 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Colder with a little snow, temps: high: 19, low: -7.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high of 11 and low of 3 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massive Recall For Various Products Over Presence Of Pest Urine, Feces (iheart.com) — If you shop at MZ Market in Shakopee, you should check your pantry: a major FDA recall covers various foods, drugs, and other products stored in filthy, pest-infested conditions. The affected items were distributed to numerous Minnesota stores, including MZ Market, and may carry harmful bacteria like Salmonella. Residents are urged to review recalled products and contact doctors or vets if issues arise.
   

• Hundreds of popular grocery, drug-store items recalled due to ‘filth' at Midwest distribution center (nbcchicago.com) — A major recall of nearly 2,000 grocery, drugstore, and household items includes products sold at MZ Market on Marshall Road in Shakopee, after federal inspectors found rodent and bird contamination at a Minneapolis distribution center. Shakopee shoppers who bought common brands like JIF, Pringles, Advil, baby formula, and popular candies at that store should destroy the items and can request refunds from Gold Star Distribution.
   

• Unpacking Future Packers: No. 100, Minnesota DT Deven Eastern (allusanewshub.com) — A University of Minnesota defensive tackle, Deven Eastern, is highlighted as a potential Green Bay Packers draft pick, and he happens to be a four-star recruit from Shakopee. The piece details how he transformed his body, became a key run-stopper for the Gophers, and could help fix Green Bay’s struggling defensive front. It’s a nice spotlight on a Shakopee native possibly heading to the NFL.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shakopee

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 30

• St. John's Lutheran Church Loaves & Fishes- Shakopee
  119 8th Ave W, Shakopee
  11:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  4:00 pm
• S.O.B.s at Turtles
  Turtle's Bar & Grill , 132 1st Ave E , Shakopee
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Shakopee Library's Beans & Books at the Shakopee Brewhall
  Shakopee Brewhall , 124 1st Ave E , Shakopee
  9:00 am

Wednesday January 7

• Bound by Books
  Belle Plaine Library
  4:00 pm

Friday January 9

• 2026 U.S. AIR FORCE SNOCROSS NATIONAL
  Canterbury Park , 1100 Canterbury Rd , Shakopee
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• Public Computer Aide
  Shakopee Library
  11:30 am
• Family Style Comfort Food Night at MNHHC
  Trigger's Bar & Restaurant
  4:00 pm
• Prior Lake High School vs. Park High School
  Dakotah! Ice Center , 2100 Trail of Dreams , Prior Lake
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve Party
  Club Prior , 16210 Eagle Creek Ave SE , Prior Lake
  11:00 am

Thursday January 1

• Chamber Office Closed
  Prior Lake Chamber of Commerce , 4785 Dakota St SE , Prior Lake

Wednesday January 7

• Eligibility Specialist at the New Prague Library
  New Prague Library , Small Meeting Room , New Prague
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Indrotec, a DBA of IG, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping Associate in Shakopee. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Prior Lake

• 3 Doors Down Celebrate 20 Years of ‘Away From the Sun' on 2023 Tour Dates With Candlebox (weareabilene.com)
• The 20 most affordable cities in Minnesota to buy a house (voiceofalexandria.com)

Eden Prairie

• Ancient tools, long way home - Eden Prairie Local News (eplocalnews.org)
• Space invaders (eplocalnews.org)
• ice Castles Minnesota (thriftyminnesota.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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