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🌱 Monday Evening Walking Group and 10 more events
Also check out Family Playtime at The Grove on the Cottage Grove Patch calendar
Hey there, Cottage Grove! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Family Playtime at The Grove at The Grove Church
- Monday Evening Walking Group at Hamlet Park
- FREE Community Walking Group at Hamlet Park
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 67 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 62, low: 47.
- Saturday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
📸 Around Cottage Grove
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cottage Grove
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★ Featured events ★
- Family Playtime at The Grove →
The Grove Church, 8600 90th Street S., Cottage Grove
10:00 am
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Monday Evening Walking Group →
Hamlet Park, 8883 Hamlet Ave S, Cottage Grove
6:30 pm - FREE Community Walking Group
Hamlet Park - Cottage Grove, MN
6:30 pm - Free Admission Days in the Parks →
Washington County, 9653 Keats Avenue, Cottage Grove - Coffee's On Hosted by City of Newport
City of Newport - City Hall, 2060 1st Ave, Newport
7:45 am - Blazing Needles at Cottage Grove Service Center →
Cottage Grove Service Center, 13000 Ravine Parkway South, Cottage Grove
10:00 am - Storytime & Art Cart at Cottage Grove Service Center →
Cottage Grove Service Center, 13000 Ravine Parkway South, Cottage Grove
10:30 am - Music and Movement Storytime at Cottage Grove Service Center →
Cottage Grove Service Center, 13000 Ravine Parkway South, Cottage Grove
10:30 am
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
📣 Cottage Grove Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Storytime for Babies
Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
10:00 am - Heritage Library Afternoon Book Discussion Group
Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
12:30 pm - Volleyball, Girls: Hill-Murray vs Hastings (9A) →
Hastings High School, Hastings
4:00 pm - Family Engagement Night
Rosemount Elementary Rosemount, MN 55068
4:30 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Older man in a wheelchair stopped by around noon today needing help getting home from Cub Foods.
He was heading for 81st Street near the water tower above the Fire station. I'm at Jamaica and Ivywood. I directed him back to 80th Street. A minute… (Nextdoor Pinetree Pond Park)
- Walmart posted a job opening for Meat/Produce Team Supervisor in Cottage Grove. Apply here.
- Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Cottage Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cottage Grove here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodbury
- Rhinelander selects Angela Gorall as new city administrator (wxpr.org)
- MN Test Scores Released: These High Schools Saw The Biggest Gains In Math (patch.com)
- East Metro Symphony Orchestra Presents Beethoven's 'Symphony No. 8' (woodburymag.com)
Hastings
- Bekki Kammeyer named administrator for Hastings Veterans Home and Domiciliary Program (hastingsjournal.news)
St. Paul
- MN Test Scores Released: These High Schools Saw The Biggest Gains In Math (patch.com)
- MN Test Scores Released: These High Schools Saw The Biggest Drops In Math (patch.com)
Ok Cottage Grove! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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