🌱 J Train Jazz and 11 more events

Good morning Mendota! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Your Weight Matters Minneapolis at Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Airport
• District Orchestra Festival at Friendly Hills Middle School
• J Train Jazz at The Mudd Room

Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 62 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 60, low: 41.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 47 degrees.

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📸 Around Mendota

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mendota

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• Your Weight Matters Minneapolis →
  Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Airport, 7901 34th Ave S, Bloomington
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday May 11

• District Orchestra Festival
  Friendly Hills Middle School Two Rivers High School
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• J Train Jazz →
  The Mudd Room, 1352 State Hwy 13, Mendota
  8:00 pm

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📣 Mendota Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 9

• Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure →
  Viking Lakes, 2685 Vikings Cir, Eagan
  9:00 am
• 2026 Spring Mattress and Box Spring Recycling Collection →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, West St. Paul Public Works Facility 403 Marie Avenue East, West St. Paul
  9:00 am
• Mattress & Box Spring Collection →
  West St. Paul, MN Calendar West St. Paul, MN 55118
  9:00 am
• Touch-A-Truck →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 2111 Dodd Road, Mendota Heights
  10:00 am
• Momentum Pendulum
  Wentworth Library Nicollet Middle School, Offsite
  10:00 am
• Puzzle Swap
  Wentworth Library Heritage Large Meeting Room, Heritage Library
  10:00 am
• Waggin' Tales
  Wescott Library Farmington Large Meeting Room, Farmington Library
  10:30 am
• Shake Your Sillies Out
  Saint Anthony Park Branch Library 2245 Como Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108
  10:30 am
• Somali Stories and Songs with Fardousa
  Wentworth Library Galaxie Large Meeting Room L139, Galaxie Library
  10:30 am
• Free Family Meetup at WeRock the Spectrum- Eagan →
  We Rock The Spectrum - Eagan, 1020 Discovery Rd #170, Eagan
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lithia Motors, Inc. posted a job opening for Service Porter in Minneapolis. Apply here.
• Medtronic, plc posted a job opening for Import/Export Coordinator III in Minneapolis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mendota here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Mendota Heights

• Exclusive: The Dems' New Plan for When Mass Deportation Fails (thebulwark.com)
• 17-Year-Old Canadian Professional Huang Medals, LPGA Veteran Kang Qualify for U.S. Women's Open (mngolf.org)

West St. Paul

• Celebrating Jane Marrin: A Life Of Service And Advocacy (wjon.com)
• West St. Paul: A new chapter for the Wentworth Library begins (twincities.com)

Eagan

• $374K in silver stolen from Eagan home, 2 charged trying to sell them (fox9.com)
• Did you find an animal nesting near your house? Here's what to do (minnpost.com)

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Ok Mendota! 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: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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