🌱 Patch AM: What the new auto shop plan means for this Burnsville corner

Good day Burnsville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What the new auto shop plan means for this Burnsville corner
• Burnsville officers help resolve Farmington High School weapon scare safely
• Burnsville hockey standout remembered after fatal suspected traffic incident

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 57.
• Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Auto shop slated for old Shell station site in Burnsville (hometownsource.com) — A long-vacant Shell station at County Road 5 and Crystal Lake Road West in Burnsville is set to become a new Boeser Automotive shop, pending final City Council approval. The 8,700-square-foot, nine-bay facility would bring minor auto repair services, add landscaping and screening near nearby homes, and follows a zoning change allowing such shops as conditional uses in neighborhood business districts.
   

• Report of Armed Person at Farmington High School Turns Out to Be Person Carrying Media Tripod (limitless-news.com) — Burnsville residents should know their police department helped respond to a reported armed person at Farmington High School Thursday, which turned out to be someone carrying a media tripod. Multiple agencies quickly secured the scene, confirmed there was no real threat, and emphasized appreciation for the fast, coordinated response that kept students and staff safe.
   

• Chauvin, again, asks a court to throw out his murder conviction (minnpost.com) — Burnsville readers may recall former Blaze hockey standout Scott Bloom, who is being remembered after his recent death following a suspected traffic incident near his home. His story appears alongside statewide news about Derek Chauvin's latest appeal, a Fleet Farm gun-sale settlement, and new grants helping northern Minnesota cities fight emerald ash borer damage.
   

📸 Around Burnsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burnsville

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Sunday August 23
• Adult Open Hockey (18 & older only) →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  9:00 am
• Public Skating →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  12:00 pm
• Stick and Puck →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  2:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Developmental Hockey Ice →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  6:00 am
• Public Skating →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  10:00 am
• Stick and Puck →
  Burnsville Calendar, 251 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  12:00 pm
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Burnsville Calendar, 100 Civic Center Parkway, Burnsville
  6:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Storytime for 2s-6s
  Burnhaven Library Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• Stories and a Song
  Savage Library Shakopee Library
  11:00 am
• Mobile Food Pantry at St. Nicks
  Veap 7227 Penn Ave South, Richfield, MN 55423, 7227 Penn Ave South, Richfield, MN, 55426, United States
  1:00 pm
• DUELING PIANOS →
  Bogart's Entertainment Center, 14917 Garrett Ave, Apple Valley
  6:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Staff Workshop
  School of Environmental Studies Saint Paul, MN 55124
  7:15 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Apple Valley

• Five-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash on Highway 77 in Apple Valley (limitless-news.com)
• Trash Compactor Fire at Apple Valley Target Prompts Second-Alarm Response (limitless-news.com)
• Workout space for 'Champions' looks to expand in Apple Valley (hometownsource.com)

Bloomington

• Old School Crews Grand Finale Bloomington Tickets (spokesman-recorder.com)

Ok Burnsville! 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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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