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🌱 Forest Lake’s own Lezlie Weiss joins Gophers Hall of Fame class

Forest Lake, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Forest Lake! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Forest Lake’s own Lezlie Weiss joins Gophers Hall of Fame class

Also on today's calendar: Apple Valley July 4 Fireworks 2026: What To Know and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gopher Athletics ‘M Club' Announces 2026 Hall of Fame Class - University of Minnesota Athletics (gophersports.com) — Forest Lake gets a proud shout-out as alumna Lezlie Weiss, a standout Gophers softball star from Forest Lake, is named to the University of Minnesota’s 2026 M Club Hall of Fame class. She joins nine other former Gopher greats who will be inducted October 2 and honored during the football weekend against Michigan.
   

📸 Around Forest Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Lake

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★ Featured events ★

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Other local events
    Saturday July 4
  • Ray Gilman Live On The Patio! →
    Cornerstone Pub and Prime, 26753 Forest Blvd, Wyoming
    12:00 pm
    • Sunday July 5
  • Irish Diplomacy →
    Rustic Roots Winery, 20168 St Croix Trail N, Scandia
    3:00 pm
    • Monday July 6
  • Knits and Knots Fiber Arts Group
    Hardwood Creek Library Hardwood Creek Reading Loft,
    12:00 pm
  • Technology Assistance
    Hardwood Creek Library
    4:00 pm
  • July 2026 Membership Meeting →
    Forest Lake YMCA, 19845 Forest Rd N, Forest Lake
    6:00 pm
  • EDA Meeting →
    Forest Lake, MN Calendar, 1408 Lake Street S, Forest Lake
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday July 7
  • Arts in the Park
    North Lakes Academy Lakeside Memorial Park - Forest Lake
    5:00 pm
  • Drop-In Technology Assistance
    Hardwood Creek Library
    6:00 pm

📣 Forest Lake Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I listed several items for sale on here and was inundated with scammers from out of state who wanted to use Zelle to pay me ahead of time so their wife, brother, sister.....
    could pick the item up at a future time. We are talking like 20 messages. I had to go back and edit every listing and put "local pickup only " and … (Nextdoor Forest Lake)
  • Free and low-cost STI testing will be offered on Monday, July 13 from 1:30-3:30 p.
    m. at the Central Service and License Center (1261 Woodlane Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125). Services will include testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea,… (Nextdoor )
  • Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Walmart in Forest Lake. Apply here.
  • SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Forest Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Lake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mahtomedi

  • 2026 Prep Baseball Minnesota Player of the Year: Connor Finn (prepbaseballreport.com)
  • North Dakota State College of Science graduates 2026 class of students in technician program (smenet.org)

Blaine

  • A Blaine woman living with a disability is inspiring others through her fitness journey. Here's how. (cbsnews.com)
  • Special Olympics Airlift a Success (flyingmag.com)
  • NU youth places high in Braille Challenge (nujournal.com)

Ok Forest Lake! 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: [T] [E] [N] [H] [O] [R] [S] [E] [S] (Thank you Lisa K. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Forest Lake

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Forest Lake

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.