🌱 Patch AM: How new grants will change music class in Hudson schools

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In today's newsletter:

• How new grants will change music class in Hudson schools
• How a freshman forward helped Superior topple Hudson on the ice

Also on today's calendar: Trivia Night at Hudson Tap and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: After dinner, my parents asked if I could clear the table. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A bit of afternoon rain, with a high of 35 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 33, low: 23.
• Saturday: Snow, 1-2"; breezy, colder, with a high of 24 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• St. Croix Valley Foundation awards $42,000 in Music Education Grants to schools across the valley (hudsonstarobserver.com) — Hudson students are getting a boost in music education, with Hudson Middle School and the Hudson School District receiving grants from the St. Croix Valley Foundation for Dakota drumming performances and orchestra support. They’re among 21 schools sharing $42,000 to expand instruments, residencies, and culturally rooted music experiences across the St. Croix Valley.
   

• Superior's Madsen emerging as next star Spartans forward (superiortelegram.com) — Superior freshman forward Nora Madsen is turning heads after scoring her first varsity goal in a 5-2 win over Hudson and then helping secure a Culver’s Cup title. Her strong hockey IQ, playmaking alongside teammates like Addy Benson, and rapid development have already made her one of Superior’s most productive players this season.
   

📸 Around Hudson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hudson

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Hudson's Winter Market
  Phipps Center For the Arts, 109 Locust St, Hudson
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday January 10

• Carpenter Nature Center Wisconsin Campus Bird Hike
  Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus , 279 South Cove Road , Hudson
  9:00 am
• Hudson's Winter Farmers Market
  The Phipps Center for the Arts , 109 Locust Street , Hudson
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 13

• Ribbon Cutting - Crimson Valley Construction - 1/13/26
  Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau , 634 Commerce Dr Ste F , Hudson
  11:00 am
• KPT Collaborative Presents: The After Hours Collective
  KPT Collaborative , 522 2nd Street , Hudson
  4:00 pm
• Pinball League at Hudson Tap
  Hudson Tap , 417 2nd Street , Hudson
  8:00 pm

Wednesday January 14

• Carpenter Nature Center Wisconsin Campus Preschool Story Time
  Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus , 279 South Cove Road , Hudson
  10:00 am
• Trivia Night at Hudson Tap
  Hudson Tap , 417 2nd St , Hudson
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 8

• Ribbon Cutting - Minnesota Women's Care - 1/8/26
  Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau , 86 Coulee Rd , North Hudson
  1:00 pm
• Walk-In Nail Trims
  Angel's Pet World , 105 2nd St , Hudson
  2:00 pm
• Bingo at Hudson Tap!
  Hudson Tap , 417 2nd Street , Hudson
  5:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Carpenter Nature Center Wisconsin Campus Bird Hike
  Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus , 279 South Cove Road , Hudson
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• During Free Fishing Weekend (Jan.
  17-18), both residents and nonresidents can drill a hole and drop a line without a fishing license, inland trout stamp or salmon stamp (see… (Nextdoor )
• Looking for a dog sitter the weekend of February 27th-March 1st.
  Hoping for not a stranger, but running low on our normal options. We are out by Perch Lake. 75lb lab mix, his name is Buddy. Thank you! (Nextdoor St Joseph Township)

• Lithia posted a job opening for Porter in Hudson. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Hudson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hudson here.

🗞 Nearby News

River Falls

• In River Falls, it's not the apps — it's speed dating (hudsonstarobserver.com)
• Mindfulness and Grief - Bakken Young Funeral Home - River Falls and New Richmond Wisconsin (bakken-young.com)
• Educator Works to Fill Meat Cutter Shortage (westconcordmn.net)

Somerset

• Larry Allen Gerbig Sr. (yourdailyglobe.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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