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🌱 Patch AM: How a Golden Valley clinic ended up in a $1M fraud case
Coming up: PPA In-Person Support Group on the Golden Valley Patch calendar
Cheers Golden Valley! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Golden Valley clinic ended up in a $1M fraud case
- What Golden Valley's legislator is backing to curb gun violence locally
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Minnesota Honored Him for Entrepreneurship. Prosecutors Say His Health Company Later Billed Medicaid More Than $1 Million for Improper Services (wealthofgeeks.com) — A mental health provider that operated as Reva Health in Golden Valley is at the center of felony Medicaid fraud charges alleging more than $1 million in improper billing. Prosecutors say records were falsified, required clinical supervision was missing, and some recipients were allegedly paid for their information. State officials urge residents to scrutinize their benefit statements and report any services or providers they don't recognize. 
• Part 3: Exploring Community-Based Violence Intervention Programs (womenspress.com) — Golden Valley residents are directly represented in a major push for community-based violence intervention, with local Rep. Mike Freiberg joining experts and advocates to discuss programs that pair mentorship, mediation, and basic needs support to reduce shootings. Panelists described how Minnesota's $71 million CVI investment aims to make these efforts permanent, even as broader gun-violence legislation stalled at the Capitol. Their message: stable funding and community-rooted workers can change long‑term safety outcomes.
📸 Around Golden Valley
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Golden Valley
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- PPA In-Person Support Group
MnCAN Group Centennial United Methodist Church – Roseville
10:00 am - The Great Indoors: Drop-in Nature Activities
Rockford Road Library 6401 42nd Avenue North, Crystal, MN 55427
10:00 am - Let's Read Summer Drop-in
Rockford Road Library 6401 42nd Avenue North, Crystal, MN 55427
2:30 pm - Planning Commission Meeting →
Golden Valley, MN Calendar, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley
6:30 pm - Planning Commission Meeting - Canceled →
Golden Valley, MN Calendar, 7800 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley
6:30 pm - Virtual Coffee Club
MnCAN Group Virtual Via Zoom
8:00 am - The Great FAIR Get Together
FAIR School Pilgrim Lane 3725 Pilgrim Ln N, Plymouth, MN 55441, USA
4:30 pm - 2026-27 Forest Open House
Forest Elementary School 6800 47th Ave N, Crystal, MN 55428, USA
5:00 pm
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
📣 Golden Valley Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Link Crew Leader Training
Robbinsdale Armstrong High School AHS Cafeteria
8:30 am - Chair POUND @Pillars
League of Women Voters Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN 55409
9:15 am - Caregiver Support Group
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church Minneapolis Campus, 5025 Knox Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55419
10:30 am - Family Movie Matinee
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
1:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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🗞 Nearby News
St. Louis Park
- PHOTOS: Safety Camp grads celebrate in New Hope (hometownsource.com)
- New Hope adds 1 public housing unit in 2025 (northhennepinnews.com)
Minneapolis
- Outdoor Retailer trade show kicks off in Minneapolis this week (fox9.com)
- Body found near East River Flats Park in Minneapolis identified (fox9.com)
Ok Golden Valley! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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