🌱 Patch AM: Thinking pre-K? See if Cedar Ridge’s outdoor classroom fits your child

Good morning Eden Prairie! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Thinking pre-K? See if Cedar Ridge's outdoor classroom fits your child
• How one Spyglass Drive neighbor could reshape 3.5 acres of prairie
• Forgery charge raises stakes in Eden Prairie-linked Crooked Beverage case

Also on today's calendar: Apple House Opens! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 66.
• Sunday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Classroom under the trees: Eden Prairie Schools launches nature-based pre-K (eplocalnews.org) — Families in Eden Prairie can now enroll 4-year-olds in a new nature-based pre-K at Cedar Ridge Elementary, where kids will spend at least half their class time learning outdoors. The district says the pilot program follows regular pre-K curriculum while emphasizing curiosity, hands-on exploration, and time under the trees, with limited transportation and no fee assistance available.
   

• Eden Prairie homeowner proposes 3.5-acre prairie restoration near Minnesota River (eplocalnews.org) — A Chimney Pines homeowner is working with Eden Prairie officials and neighbors to turn a 3.5-acre utility corridor near Spyglass Drive and the James A. Brown Conservation Area into restored native prairie. The project could boost monarchs, pollinators, and a rare Minnesota River bluff ecosystem while building on years of volunteer habitat work in nearby parks. Residents may see more restoration activity if grants and approvals come through.
   

• Forgery charge added in alleged $75,000 theft from Crooked Beverage (eplocalnews.org) — A felony forgery charge has been added against an Eden Prairie man already accused of stealing more than $75,000 from Crooked Beverage Company, which was based in Eden Prairie at the time. Prosecutors allege he posed as a Minnesota attorney in an email about court-ordered payments. He has pleaded not guilty to earlier theft charges, with a jury trial set for October.
   

📸 Around Eden Prairie

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Eden Prairie

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Champps (7 Piece) →
  Champps, 8010 Glen Ln, Eden Prairie
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Apple House Opens! →
  Arboretum AppleHouse, 7485 Rolling Acres Rd, Victoria
  9:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Music in the Garden →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
  1:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Art: Inherited Ground →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Back to School Night Prairie View
  Prairie View Elementary School
  4:00 pm
• Elementary Back to School Night
  Eden Prairie School District 8100 School Road , Eden Prairie, MN 55344
  4:00 pm
• Back to School Night Cedar Ridge
  Cedar Ridge Elementary School
  4:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Music in the Garden →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
  1:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Watch the Beekeeper! →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  10:30 am
Sunday September 13
• Music in the Garden →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  1:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Glass Pumpkin Patch - OPENING NIGHT! →
  University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, 3675 Arboretum Dr, Chaska
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• Districtwide-All Staff Welcome
  Minnetonka Public Schools MHS West Gym
  8:00 am
• Picture Day
  Olson Elementary Minneapolis, MN 55437
  8:30 am
• PriorNet 8:30am
  Prior Lake Chamber of Commerce Office
  8:30 am
• Tech Drop-in Session
  Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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