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🌱 Ojibwe finds a new home in Coon Rapids classrooms

Coon Rapids, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Cheers Coon Rapids! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Ojibwe finds a new home in Coon Rapids classrooms

Also on today's calendar: Anoka County Community Action Partnership and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler; a morning shower, with a high of 54 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 40, low: 28.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Valuable to learn': Students take first Ojibwe class offered at Anoka-Hennepin schools (newsbreak.com) — Coon Rapids High School students can now study Ojibwe through Anoka-Hennepin’s first classes in the language, giving Indigenous students a new way to connect with their culture. Teacher Tayah Reyes leads state grant-funded introductory courses at Coon Rapids and Anoka high schools, and students hope a second level will follow next year.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Santa on the Square Returns!
    Santa on the Square returns Saturday, December 5 from 4–8pm in Historic Downtown Carrollton. Snap a photo with Santa, meet a live reindeer, hop… (Nextdoor )
  • If anyone lives in the Plymouth area and looking for a few extra bucks … this company is always looking for people to sample food and give opinions.
    You leave with a check. I did it many times. https://www.tasteocracy.com/ (Nextdoor Mississippi)

🗞 Nearby News

Anoka

  • Nelson wins Spring Lake Park mayoral tiebreaker, Roth requests recount (hometownsource.com)
  • Blaine Woman Charged With Chasing 11-Year-Old Boy With Knife (mncrime.com)
  • Man Accused of Death Threat Over Parking in Coon Rapids (mncrime.com)

Blaine

  • Champs by a mile: Blaine girls cross-country runs away with 1st-ever state championship (hometownsource.com)

St. Louis Park

  • St. Louis Park Yarn Shop Apologizes For Selling Harry Potter Kits (patch.com)

Ok Coon Rapids! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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