🌱 Patch AM: Apple Valley Scout’s big project is now a daily-used classroom

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In today's newsletter:

• Apple Valley Scout's big project is now a daily-used classroom
• Apple Valley community remembers longtime resident Judy Landais, 83

Also on today's calendar: Campfire Memories with the Cub Scouts and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
• Saturday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Apple Valley Scout Earns Eagle Rank After Leading Outdoor Classroom Project in Burnsville (limitless-news.com) — An Apple Valley Scout from Troop 9293 has earned the Eagle rank after leading a major outdoor classroom and gathering-space project for a Burnsville church and high school. His work organized volunteers to clear land, haul in dirt, build benches, storage, and a fire pit, creating a space now used daily by students and youth groups.
   

• Judy Landais, 83, Obituary – 8/5/2026 (glencoenews.com) — Apple Valley residents are mourning longtime community member Judy Landais, who called the city home for more than 56 years and passed away on August 5 at age 83. Her life centered on family, faith, work in Eagan, gardening, bird watching, and treasured time with her grandsons.
   

📸 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
Wednesday August 26
• Highland Elementary Open House
  Highland Elementary School
  4:00 pm
• South Suburban United Intermediate Organization
  Dakota County United Educators 6950 146th St W #114, Apple Valley, MN 55124
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Back to School Open House
  School of Environmental Studies Saint Paul, MN 55124
  4:00 pm
• August 27, 2026, City Council Informal Meeting →
  Apple Valley, MN Calendar
  5:30 pm
• Cedar Park STEM Open House
  Cedar Park Elementary School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Cedar Park STEM Elementary School
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 3
• 2026 Simley Hall of Fame induction ceremony →
  Simley Senior High School, 2920 80th St E, Inver Grove Heights
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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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🗞 Nearby News

Burnsville

• Burnsville, MN, Former Gophers Hockey Star and NHL Draft Pick Scott Bloom Passes Away Tragically At 58 (theunionstar.com)
• If You Remember These 5 Restaurant Chains, You Grew Up in the Golden Age of American Dining (eatthis.com)
• 'Heart of Brown Bear': Families remember mother, daughter killed in daycare murder-suicide (komonews.com)

Eagan

• Eagan Community Foundation Launches New 10-Session Community Academy (limitless-news.com)
• Saint Paul Bomb Squad Responds to Eagan Home After Grenade Found, Later Determined to Be a Replica (limitless-news.com)

Lakeville

• Lakeville Man Tried To Tamper With A Witness — Now He's Going To Prison (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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