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🌱 Patch AM: How an Inver Grove Heights native turned decades of grief into a book.
Happening soon: Paint All Hallows Eve at Overboard Bar & Grill on the Inver Grove Heights Patch calendar

Good morning Inver Grove Heights! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How an Inver Grove Heights native turned decades of grief into a book.
Also on today's calendar: All Hallows Eve and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 64 and low of 46 degrees.
- Wednesday: Periods of clouds and sun, temps: high: 64, low: 52.
- Thursday: Cloudy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 64 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mary Hennessy has experienced more loss than most (thecatholicspirit.com) — A woman who grew up in Inver Grove Heights reflects on how deep personal loss and prayer led her to decades of spiritual writing, now published in a new book co-created with her pastor. She describes hearing comforting messages she attributes to Jesus, surviving serious health challenges, and finding renewed purpose as she begins a second book near age 80.
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📸 Around Inver Grove Heights
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Inver Grove Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- Paint All Hallows Eve at Overboard Bar & Grill →
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 - All Hallows Eve →
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
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
📣 Inver Grove Heights Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Feeding Your Baby
Wescott Large Meeting Room, Wescott Library
10:00 am - Storytime for 2s-6s
Pleasant Hill Large Meeting Room, Pleasant Hill Library
10:00 am - Culver's Night
Culver's West Saint Paul
4:00 pm - South St. Paul Local Issues →
South St. Paul MN
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Inver Grove Heights PatchAM possible:
- Panoramic Perspectives Therapy and Training PA — (952) 600-8191
- K-Beauty Xperience MedSpa — (952) 500-0880
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Walmart posted a job opening for Food/Consumables Team Supervisor in Inver Grove Heights. Apply here.
- Vail Resorts, Inc. posted a job opening for Terrain Park Attendant in Hastings. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Inver Grove Heights here.
🗞 Nearby News
Eagan
- Kyler Murray will return at QB for the Vikings this week after clearing the concussion protocol (newser.com)
- District 191 seeks facilities planning team members (hometownsource.com)
Rosemount
- Minnesota high school girls soccer top-10 polls: Week 4 led (startribune.com)
West St. Paul
- 2026 Election: West St. Paul City Council (weststpaulreader.com)
- West St. Paul Man Gets No Additional Jail Time After Allegedly Firing Gun Following Coffee Dispute (limitless-news.com)
- Letters: In Roseville, time for a change (twincities.com)
Ok Inver Grove Heights! 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: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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