🌱 Patch AM: How Hopkins runners stacked up against Eden Prairie at Bauman/Rovn meet

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In today's newsletter:

• How Hopkins runners stacked up against Eden Prairie at Bauman/Rovn meet

Also on today's calendar: Raise Your Spiritual IQ! Inner Guidance Connections and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the fish say when she hit a wall? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
• Tuesday: Warmer with variable clouds, temps: high: 72, low: 53.
• Wednesday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hopkins and EP girls do well in Bauman/Rovn meet (hometownsource.com) — Hopkins runners turned in strong performances at the Bauman/Rovn Cross Country Invitational, where Hopkins High hosted 14 schools at Gale Woods Farm and edged Eden Prairie for second in the girls race. Local athletes like seniors Morgan Wachter and Sienna Odd and sophomore Max Campbell led the Royals, with detailed times and placements that highlight how Hopkins stacks up against nearby rivals.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 16
• Wednesday Drawing Open Studio →
  Art Classroom, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins
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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Flere Lag Stevne →
  DoubleTree by Hilton, 1701 Fourth St. NW, Austin
Wednesday September 16
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka
  4:00 pm
• Ridgedale Library Chess Club
  Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka
  4:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Sensory Friendly Art Club →
  Mess Hall Arts, 906 Mainstreet, Hopkins
  4:30 pm
• Superintendent's Listening & Learning Tour 2026
  Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka
  6:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Family Storytime
  Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka
  10:00 am
• Opening Reception: Members' Juried Exhibition; John Wells; Homewood Photo Collective. Plus, Studio West Kickoff Celebration. →
  Hopkins MN
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• C.A.S.T. (Creative, Accepting, Sensory Friendly, Theatre) Winter Theatre Classes →
  Hopkins MN
  9:00 am
• Studio West Art Tour →
  Hopkins MN
  10:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Raise Your Spiritual IQ! Inner Guidance Connections →
  Hopkins Library, 22 11th Ave N, Hopkins
  1:00 pm
Friday October 2
• New Families Night at Legacy Gymnastics! →
  7593 Corporate Way, Eden Prairie
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Here's where the next Solheim Cup will be played in 2028 (golf.com)

Eden Prairie

• Birch Island Woods Conservation Area (eplocalnews.org)
• Olympic Hills keeps 9/11 promise 25 years later (eplocalnews.org)
• Matters of Record for Sept. 12, 2026 (duluthnewstribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Dam! (Thank you George G. for sending it in!)
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