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In today's newsletter:
- How an Inver Grove Heights childhood shaped a spiritual author's journey
Also on today's calendar: Paint All Hallows Eve at Overboard Bar & Grill and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Periods of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 64, low: 56.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mary Hennessy has experienced more loss than most (thecatholicspirit.com) — A new interview spotlights author Mary Hennessy, who grew up in Inver Grove Heights as the second of 11 children and later turned deep personal loss into a spiritual writing ministry. She describes how decades of private meditations became a published book created with her pastor, and how faith, creativity, and suffering continue to shape her life and work.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Inver Grove Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- All Hallows Eve →
Overboard Bar & Grill, 4455 64th St E, Inver Grove Heights
1:00 pm
Saturday September 26
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Other local events
- Storytime for Babies
Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
10:00 am - Environmental Advisory Commission Meeting →
Inver Grove Heights Calendar, City Hall, Council Chambers 8150 Barbara Avenue, Inver Grove Heights
7:00 pm - Paint All Hallows Eve at Overboard Bar & Grill →
Overboard Bar & Grill, 4455 64th St E, Inver Grove Heights
1:00 pm - Paint All Hallows Eve →
Overboard Bar & Grill, 4455 64th St E, Inver Grove Heights
1:00 pm - Caffeinated Rooster @ Gertens Garden Center Inver Grove Heights →
Gertens Garden Center - IGH, 5500 Blaine Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights
10:00 am - Caffeinated Rooster at Gertens Garden Center - IGH →
Gertens Garden Center - IGH, 5500 Blaine Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights
10:00 am - City Council Regular Meeting →
Inver Grove Heights Calendar, 8150 Barbara Ave, Inver Grove Heights
6:00 pm - Storytime for 2s-6s
Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
10:00 am
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Farmers Market →
Wakota Federal Credit Union, 1151 Southview Blvd, South St. Paul
2:00 pm - Storytime for Babies
Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
10:00 am - Rain date for picnics
Somerset Playground
5:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
Thursday September 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- 3M posted a job opening for Manufacturing Supervisor* (7 days on 7 days off Rotating Shifts Days/Midnights) - Cottage Grove, MN in Cottage Grove. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member 39353 in Burnsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Inver Grove Heights here.
🗞 Nearby News
Eagan
- Football Week 3: One-point victories for Rosemount, AV (hometownsource.com)
- Hwy. 52 Rollover Claims Life of 70-Year-Old Man, Critically Injures 70-Year-Old Woman (krocnews.com)
- 2026 Election: Mendota Heights City Council (weststpaulreader.com)
Rosemount
- MY CREDIT UNION Expands Years-Long Commitment to Minnesota Veterans Through Flags, Fall Classic Fundraiser (limitless-news.com)
West St. Paul
- 2026 Election: West St. Paul City Council (weststpaulreader.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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