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Hey there, Maple Grove! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Maple Grove teacher qualified for the 2028 Olympic marathon trials

Also on today's calendar: Maple Grove History Museum Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Becoming windier and warmer, with a high of 87 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Very warm; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 84, low: 59.
  • Monday: Cooler with a shower or two, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maple Grove Teacher, Marathon Runner Preps for 2028 Olympic Team Trials (ccxmedia.org) — A Maple Grove Senior High social studies teacher-turned-elite marathoner is now training full time around the Maple Grove High School stadium and Fernbrook Fields after qualifying for the 2028 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Supported by her husband-coach and local running community, she's balancing parenting, faith, and intense workouts as she prepares for her second marathon this December.
   

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    Small areas near apron. Anyone have suggestions? (Nextdoor Energy Hills)
  • Anyone experiencing a Maple Grove power outage around 12:23am?
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Metro Transit Launches Rideshare Service in Brooklyn Park (ccxmedia.org)
  • Brooklyn Park Woman Charged with Felony Theft After Allegedly Receiving Nearly $13,000 in Improper Public Assistance Benefits in Dakota County (limitless-news.com)
  • Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center police reports Oct. 1-7 (hometownsource.com)

St. Louis Park

  • Ditched Phone, Brother's Car: Charges Reveal How Police Tracked Eden Prairie Homecoming Shooting Suspect (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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