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🌱 Patch AM: Can Hopkins football upset defending state champ Edina in the opener?
Spotted on the Hopkins calendar: Baby Storytime
Morning Hopkins! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Can Hopkins football upset defending state champ Edina in the opener?
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
- Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
- Sunday: Humid with some sun, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Hopkins Football Optimistic About Continued Growth in 2026 (ccxmedia.org) — Hopkins High School's football team is looking to build on two straight seasons of improvement under head coach Chauncy Williams-Barefield, after years without a win. With key returners like quarterback Tre Moore and the Johnston twins on defense, the Royals open their 2026 season on the road against defending state champion Edina on September 3. 
📸 Around Hopkins
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkins
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- Baby Storytime
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
10:00 am - Book Club: Bring Your Own Book →
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
6:00 pm - Scandinavian Landmarks of Minnesota - Sons of Norway Lodge Gathering
Sons of Norway MN
7:00 pm - Bus Safety Training
Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School 11111 Bren Rd W, Minnetonka, MN 55343, USA
8:00 am - Baby Storytime
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
9:30 am - Drop-in Tech Help
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
4:00 pm - Ridgedale Library Chess Club
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
4:30 pm - Ridgedale Library First Thursday Book Club
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Districtwide-All Staff Welcome
Minnetonka Public Schools MHS West Gym
8:00 am - Tech Drop-in Session
Ridgedale Library 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55305
9:00 am - Monthly Coffee and Connections
MnCAN Group Lunds and Byerlys Maple Grove, 12880 Elm Creek Blvd N #7052, Maple Grove
10:00 am - Open Skate →
Edina, MN Calendar, 7501 Ikola Way, Edina
12:15 pm
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hopkins Public Schools posted a job opening for Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Coach in Hopkins. Apply here.
- Government Jobs posted a job opening for Facilities Attendant-Ice Resurfacer Driver in Hopkins. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins here.
🗞 Nearby News
Minnetonka
- Channel Elevates Krogen to Head of Sales (debanked.com)
- Marilyn Allmon (swiftcountymonitor.com)
Edina
- Authorities execute search warrants in Minnesota linked to shooting at Somali business address (knewz.com)
- Challenging Unlawful Workplace Treatment With Employment Counsel (b2bnn.com)
- The Best High Schools In The State Of Minnesota (973kkrc.com)
Minneapolis
- Sunny Skies Return To Twin Cities Before Weekend Storms Arrive (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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