🌱 Patch AM: Struggling to find daycare in Apple Valley? Start with these smart steps.

Hello Apple Valley! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Struggling to find daycare in Apple Valley? Start with these smart steps.

Also on today's calendar: Campfire Memories with the Cub Scouts and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
• Friday: Some sun with a stray t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Beginner's Guide to Finding a Great Daycare in Apple Valley (naludamagazine.com) — If you're hunting for daycare in Apple Valley, this guide walks you through licensing checks, staff ratios, touring during real hours, safety practices, and true costs. It explains how to compare centers and home providers locally so you can navigate waitlists, spot red flags, and choose a program that fits your child and schedule.
   

📸 Around Apple Valley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Apple Valley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• DUELING PIANOS →
  Bogart's Entertainment Center, 14917 Garrett Ave, Apple Valley
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Campfire Memories with the Cub Scouts →
  Lebanon Hills Visitors Center, 860 Cliff Rd, Eagan
  6:30 pm
Monday August 24
• Staff Workshop
  School of Environmental Studies Saint Paul, MN 55124
  7:15 am
Tuesday August 25
• Coffee Connection / 25th Anniversary Celebration at Culver's
  Apple Valley Chamber of Commerce Culver's
  8:00 am
• Family, Friends and Fishing with the Cub Scouts →
  , Apple Valley
  6:03 pm
Saturday August 29
• Melissa Schulz MUSIC →
  Bogart's Entertainment Center, 14917 Garrett Ave, Apple Valley
  6:30 pm
• SATURDAY NIGHT ACOUSTICS ON THE PATIO WITH MELISSA SCHULZ →
  Bogart's Entertainment Center, 14917 Garrett Ave, Apple Valley
  6:30 pm

📣 Apple Valley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 19
• Storytime for 2s–6s
  Burnhaven Library Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
  10:00 am
Thursday August 20
• Developmental Hockey Ice →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  7:15 am
• 2026 State of the Schools: District 191 →
  Burnsville Chamber of Commerce Diamondhead Education Center 200 W Burnsville Pkwy, Burnsville, MN 55337
  8:00 am
• Storytime for Babies
  Burnhaven Library Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
  10:00 am
Sunday August 23
• Adult Open Hockey (18 & older only) →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This time last year I had to be on a mobility scooter.
  This year I am walking 4 to 6 miles per day and I feel great! My post is to please ask people to beware of pedestrians when you are driving! I have… (Nextdoor The Oaks of Apple Valley)

🗞 Nearby News

Burnsville

• James Ray 'Jim' Trowbridge (winonaradio.com)
• 'Heart of Brown Bear': Families remember mother, daughter killed in daycare murder-suicide (komonews.com)

Eagan

• Man Charged With Trying to Shoot Eagan Police Officers (kroc.com)
• ASA Regional Summit Series Brings More Than 550 Industry Leaders Together Across Three Regions (supplyht.com)
• Three Charged in Alleged Comcast Fraud Scheme Involving Mobile Devices in Eagan (limitless-news.com)

Ok Apple Valley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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