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🌱 Patch AM: Why Inver Grove Heights residents are being urged to report Xcel outages
Happening soon: MN CIT 8-Hour Crisis Intervention Training for MPD on the Inver Grove Heights Patch calendar
Hello Inver Grove Heights! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Inver Grove Heights residents are being urged to report Xcel outages
Also on today's calendar: MN CIT 8-Hour Crisis Intervention Training for MPD Inver Grove Heights and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 85 and low of 54 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 61, low: 48.
- Wednesday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• People in Inver Grove Heights being asked to file complaints against Xcel Energy over power outages (kstp.com) — Residents in Inver Grove Heights are being urged to file formal complaints with Xcel Energy and the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission after recurring power outages have plagued several neighborhoods for the past year. A faulty electrical feeder along Inver Grove Trail is affecting thousands of residents and dozens of businesses, and local officials say a wave of complaints could help push Xcel toward more reliable service. 
📸 Around Inver Grove Heights
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Inver Grove Heights
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★ Featured events ★
- MN CIT 8-Hour Crisis Intervention Training for MPD →
SMART Center, 9260 Courthouse Blvd, Inver Grove Heights
8:00 am
Tuesday October 13
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Other local events
- MN CIT 8-Hour Crisis Intervention Training for MPD Inver Grove Heights →
SMART Center, 9260 Courthouse Blvd, Inver Grove Heights
8:00 am - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting →
Inver Grove Heights Calendar, City Hall, Council Chambers 8150 Barbara Avenue, Inver Grove Heights
7:00 pm - The Indecisions at Jersey's Bar & Grill →
Jersey's Bar & Grill, Inver Grove Heights
9:00 pm - MN CIT 40-Hour Certificate Class Inver Grove Heights →
SMART Center, 9260 Courthouse Blvd, Inver Grove Heights
8:00 am - MN CIT 40-Hour Certificate Class →
SMART Center, 9260 Courthouse Blvd, Inver Grove Heights
8:00 am - Caffeinated Rooster at Gertens Garden Center - IGH →
Gertens Garden Center - IGH, 5500 Blaine Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights
10:00 am - Caffeinated Rooster at Gertens Garden Center Inver Grove Heights →
Gertens Garden Center - IGH, 5500 Blaine Avenue East, Inver Grove Heights
10:00 am - Make Your Own Spirit Rattle →
Art & Soul Pottery Studio, 2352 75th St. E, Inver Grove Heights
2:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
Saturday October 24
📣 Inver Grove Heights Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Coffee With the Superintendent
Thompson Park Activity Center
8:00 am - School Board Meeting
Mendota Heights City Hall
6:00 pm - Work Session →
South St. Paul MN
7:00 pm
Monday October 12
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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
- YMCA posted a job opening for SAC Program Staff-Mornings (Rosemount Area) in Rosemount. Apply here.
- Ulta Beauty posted a job opening for Seasonal Beauty Advisor in Cottage Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Inver Grove Heights here.
🗞 Nearby News
South St. Paul
- South St. Paul Man Arrested After Allegedly Fleeing Burnsville Police; DNA Links Him to Loaded Handgun Found at Park (limitless-news.com)
- Highway 52 Weekend Closure Forces South Saint Paul Drivers to Plan Alternate Routes Through Monday Morning (town.news)
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- Contrasting Anteris Technologies Global (NASDAQ:AVR) & Avita Medical (NASDAQ:RCEL) (defenseworld.net)
- Minnesota GOP chair blasts progressive group over KKK-themed sign shown during Black House speaker's remarks (wfin.com)
- It's time to make professional protester Maya Albright famous (americanexperiment.org)
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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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