🌱 Where in Cottage Grove can you donate your overflowing books?
Cottage Grove, Minnesota Patch AM: a 5 min readHello again Cottage Grove! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where in Cottage Grove can you donate your overflowing books?
- How will a free AED change safety at Cottage Grove Ice Arena?
- Could a Cottage Grove resident soon manage this Stearns County estate?
Also on today's calendar: Texas Roadhouse Fundraising Support Friends In Need Food Shelf and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call people that look after chickens? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
- Sunday: Decreasing clouds; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Woodbury's Little Free Libraries Offer Homes For Used Books (woodburynewsnet.org) — If your bookshelves are overflowing, you can donate children’s and adult books right in Cottage Grove at Basic Needs Thrift Shop off Highway 61, supporting local community work. The piece also highlights Little Free Libraries and several Twin Cities nonprofits, libraries, schools, and thrift stores that welcome used books in good condition. 
• Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation Launches 'Play For Patrick HeartSafe Arenas' Initiative Donating Lifesaving AEDs to Minnesota Hockey Rinks (letsplayhockey.com) — Cottage Grove Ice Arena will receive a free WiFi-enabled AED and three years of maintenance through the Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation’s new HeartSafe Arenas initiative. Starting in September, the Schoonover family will deliver devices to rinks statewide to better respond to sudden cardiac arrest. Local players, parents, and coaches are encouraged to learn hands-only CPR and AED use to boost survival chances.
• Legal Notices – August 12, 2026 (annandaleadvocate.com) — A Cottage Grove resident, Diane Swanson, is named as the proposed personal representative in a Stearns County probate case, with a hearing set for early September. Additional notices cover another probate in Wright County, a vehicle foreclosure warning, and a DNR meeting on 2027 fishing rules. Cottage Grove readers connected to these parties or issues may need to respond or comment by the listed deadlines.
📸 Around Cottage Grove
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Texas Roadhouse Fundraising Support Friends In Need Food Shelf →
Texas Roadhouse, 209 Radio Dr, Woodbury
3:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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Other local events
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Farmington Library Book Sale
Pleasant Hill Library Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library
9:00 am -
Fun with Trains
Pleasant Hill Library Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
9:30 am -
Waggin' Tales
Pleasant Hill Library Children's Area, Inver Glen Library
10:00 am -
Will Sings Songs
Pleasant Hill Library Wentworth Large Meeting Room , Wentworth Library
11:00 am -
LEGO® Club
Pleasant Hill Library Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library
3:30 pm -
FREE Community Walking Group
Cottage Grove Area Chamber Hamlet Park - Cottage Grove, MN
6:30 pm -
Blazing Needles
Park Grove Library Cottage Grove Service Center,
9:30 am -
Storytime for Babies
Pleasant Hill Library Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
9:30 am
Saturday August 15
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Farmington Library Book Sale
Pleasant Hill Library Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library
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Storytime for Babies
Pleasant Hill Library Kaposia Large Meeting Room, Kaposia Library
10:30 am -
Splash Pad Summer Celebration →
City of Rosemount, MN Calendar, 2893 145th Street West, Rosemount
11:00 am -
Crab legs Friday--Only $29.99! →
Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce CURRENT/Afton House Inn 3291 S. St. Croix Trail Afton, MN
4:00 pm
Friday August 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: Pet Reunited
Winnie, a cat who went missing in Cottage Grove, MN, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 hours, 21 minutes. Message from Owner: "Our… (Nextdoor Cottage Grove North) - Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
Winnie was LOST on August 12, 2026 in Cottage Grove, MN 55016 near 78th st s and 77th st s Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Kingston)
- Premium Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Cottage Grove. Apply here.
- Andersen posted a job opening for Manufacturing Supervisor I (ETD3/4, 2nd Shift) in Cottage Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cottage Grove here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodbury
- Here's When Minnesota's First Frost Is Expected in 2026 (mix949.com)
- Blood and honey mix in the eccentric ‘Rivals of Amziah King' (eplocalnews.org)
- A Look Inside Math and Science Academy's Bright New Building (woodburynewsnet.org)
Hastings
- Stempski updates Rotary on Hastings PFAS treatment efforts (hastingsjournal.news)
- Budget options limited to higher taxes and fewer services (hastingsjournal.news)
St. Paul
- What Happens To Klobuchar's Senate Seat If She Becomes Governor? (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Chicken Tenders (Thank you Mark J. for sending it in!)
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