🌱 Rock Ridge girls hockey takes a younger lineup on the road
Hastings, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning to you Hastings! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Rock Ridge girls hockey takes a younger lineup on the road
- A comeback for native mussels in the Mississippi
- What Dakota County's budget cuts mean for libraries and parks
Also on today's calendar: rezKIDS and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.
- Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 40, low: 26.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 43 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wolverine girls hockey preps for road trip to open season (hometownsource.com) — Rock Ridge's girls hockey team opens its season on the road this weekend after testing new combinations in scrimmages against Hastings, Park and Owatonna. With nine newcomers joining the program, coach Kassie Strand is looking for defensive replacements and enough depth to get consistent contributions from three lines. 
• Mussels regaining a foothold in the upper Mississippi River after decades of decline (hastingsjournal.news) — Native mussels are gaining a foothold in the Twin Cities stretch of the Mississippi after 25 years of state restoration work. Biologists have released about 45,000 threatened or endangered mussels there and now see signs of reproduction, prompting a pause in releases while they let the population develop.
• Dakota County plans for service changes in 2027 (hastingsstargazette.com) — Dakota County residents face fewer staffed library hours and reduced park services as the county trims its 2027 budget. Library self-service hours will remain unchanged, and park access stays free. Passport services already available in Hastings have also expanded to West St. Paul, supported by service fees rather than additional taxes.
📸 Around Hastings
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Crystal Bowl Sound Session →
Caring Hands Massage & Spa, 427 Vermillion Street, Hastings
6:30 pm
Friday November 13
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Other local events
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Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library Book Sale
Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
9:00 am -
Waggin' Tales
Children's Area, Wescott Library
10:00 am -
rezKIDS →
Resurrection Church, 615 15th Street West, Hastings
10:00 am -
Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library Book Sale
Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
1:00 pm -
Brodini Comedy Magic Show →
Pleasant Hill Library, 1490 S Frontage Road, Hastings
9:00 am -
Burnhaven Book Discussion Group
Fox Den Board Game Cafe, 12450 River Ridge Lane, Burnsville
6:30 pm -
Chamber Lunch Mob - Lock & Dam Eatery - November 2026 →
Location Lock & Dam Eatery 101 2nd St E Hastings MN 55033, 101 2nd St E, Hastings
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
📣 Hastings Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Contraption Club (3D Printing) at Cottage Grove Service Center →
Cottage Grove Service Center, 13000 Ravine Parkway South, Cottage Grove
3:30 pm -
Paint Night at Hy-Vee – Holiday Wreath →
Hy-Vee, 7280 E Point Douglas Rd S, Cottage Grove
6:00 pm -
CGMS Fall Play
Cottage Grove Middle School Cottage Grove, MN 55016
7:00 pm -
Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library Book Sale
Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
9:00 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have a nice mouser cat looking to be rehomed.
He is about 2 years, neutered and with a nice thick coat he loves to be outdoors day and night. He comes from a farm and was feral kitten and now is… (Nextdoor Cowtown)
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member 39341 in Hastings. Apply here.
- Stripes Convenience Stores posted a job opening for Assistant Store Leader (Assistant Manager) in Hastings. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hastings here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cottage Grove
- Minnesota Vikings DUD stable after loss to Buffalo Bills (skornorth.com)
- Woodbury Man Accused of Spitting in Cottage Grove Officer's Face (mncrime.com)
Rosemount
- Stanford WBB Signs 3 New Recruits (Press Release) (roundtable.io)
- Just Sold: Minneapolis apartments sell for $3.1 million (finance-commerce.com)
- Minneapolis looks to crack down on data centers (thederrick.com)
Inver Grove Heights
- Woman Charged With Two Felonies After Allegedly Injuring Two Officers During DWI Arrest in Inver Grove Heights (limitless-news.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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