🌱 How one Excelsior photographer turns quiet mornings into conservation work
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In today's newsletter:
- How one Excelsior photographer turns quiet mornings into conservation work
Also on today's calendar: Wine, Waves and Wheels and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Hazy sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Hazy, a stray t-storm; humid, temps: high: 83, low: 59.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• From 35mm Film to Field Science: Noah Tyler on Bringing Patient Attention Back to Land Stewardship (minneapolisnewsjournal.com) — An Excelsior-based environmental consultant and photographer is using slow, film-inspired observation to deepen how local land and Lake Minnetonka shorelines are understood and cared for. Noah Tyler traces his conservation work to teenage photo walks, arguing that patient looking is the first tool of stewardship. His images of Excelsior Bay and nearby wetlands quietly encourage neighbors to notice and protect familiar places. 
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Wine, Waves and Wheels | MarineMax Excelsior →
MarineMax Excelsior, 141 Minnetonka Blvd, Excelsior
5:00 pm
Saturday August 8
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Wine, Waves and Wheels →
MarineMax Excelsior, 141 Minnetonka Blvd, Excelsior
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ELMCC Golf Outing →
City of Excelsior Calendar
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Art and Circular Motion
Excelsior Library 343 Third Street, Excelsior, MN 55331
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Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting →
City of Excelsior Calendar Excelsior, MN 55331
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City of Excelsior Calendar
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Excelsior Book Club: Real Americans
Excelsior Library 343 Third Street, Excelsior, MN 55331
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City Council Work Session Meeting →
City of Excelsior Calendar
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Saturday August 8
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Tuesday August 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Gen X Jukebox →
Lord Fletcher's Old Lake Lodge, 3746 Sunset Dr, Spring Park
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Forever Everly - Tribute to The Everly Brothers →
Fireside Theatre, 501 W 78th St, Chanhassen
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Ribbon Cutting with Taco Bell!
SouthWest Metro Chamber of Commerce 1700 Market Avenue, Carver, MN 55315
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City Council Work Session →
Shorewood, MN Calendar, 5755 Country Club Road, Shorewood
5:30 pm
Thursday August 6
Saturday August 8
Monday August 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Chanhassen. Apply here.
- Thales Defense & Security, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator Tier 1 - 1st Shift in Chanhassen. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Excelsior here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wayzata
- Wayzata Education Fund Names MaryKate Haake Its First Executive Director (wayzata.com)
- Wayzata Neighborhoods Gather Tonight for Night to Unite (wayzata.com)
- Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski Spark Fresh Buzz After Minnesota Outing (mandatory.com)
Minnetonka
- Minnetonka Community Center set for $4.8M overhaul (hometownsource.com)
- Minnesota dog with rare short spine syndrome was long overlooked until Jimothy the raccoon went viral (thecooldown.com)
- Morning Rumble: Hurricanes Defenseman Advocates for Kindness Initiative; Penguins Change Prospect Tournament; Bruins' Big Problem (sportsnaut.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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