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🌱 Patch AM: Mendota Heights remembers former resident and Vietnam veteran John G. Thomas

Spotted on the Mendota Heights calendar: 2026 Simley Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Friday August 21st Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Morning Mendota Heights! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Mendota Heights remembers former resident and Vietnam veteran John G. Thomas

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Simley Hall of Fame induction ceremony and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 79, low: 57.
  • Sunday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• John Thomas, 77, Obituary – 7/31/2026 (dasselcokato.com) — Mendota Heights residents are remembering John G. Thomas, 77, a former community member who later lived in Dassel and passed away peacefully at home on July 31. A Vietnam veteran and longtime U.S. Postal Service employee, he is remembered as loyal, supportive, and devoted to family and friends. A memorial service will be held August 29 at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont, with livestream available.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mendota Heights

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    Monday August 24
  • Mah Jongg Group →
    Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
    2:00 pm
  • School Board Meeting
    West St. Paul-Mendota Hts.-Eagan District Office
    5:00 pm
  • Tuesday August 25
  • 2026 Coffee Break - Dakota Woodlands
    Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce 3430 Wescott Woodlands, Eagan, MN 55123
    8:00 am
  • Canceled- Planning Commission Meeting →
    Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
    7:00 pm
  • Planning Commission Meeting →
    Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
    7:00 pm
  • Wednesday August 26
  • Coffee & Cribbage →
    Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1695 Dodd Road, Mendota Heights
    8:00 am
  • 2026 Meet The Chamber
    Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce Think Bank 4245 Johnny Cake Ridge Road Eagan, MN 55122 *upstairs Community Room
    8:45 am
  • DCR Chamber Member Connect Virtual Networking Meeting
    Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce 3352 Sherman Ct STE 201, Eagan, MN 55121
    12:00 pm
  • Thursday September 3
  • 2026 Simley Hall of Fame induction ceremony →
    Simley Senior High School, 2920 80th St E, Inver Grove Heights
    6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday August 21
  • Women's Book Group
    House of Hope Presbyterian Church Zoom Meeting
    8:00 am
  • Storybook Theatre
    Mendota Elementary School Mendota Gym
    8:15 am
  • Friday Centering Prayer →
    House of Hope Presbyterian Church Zoom Meeting
    9:30 am
  • Storytime (Theme: Rain)
    Saint Anthony Park Branch Library 2245 Como Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108
    10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • YMCA of the North posted a job opening for Site Coordinator - Flag Football in Minneapolis. Apply here.
  • Planet Fitness, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Cleaner in Minneapolis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mendota Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Eagan

  • Vikings get tips from Moss, stiff tests from Ravens (somdnews.com)
  • School rules laid out for e-bikes, e-scooters in District 191 (hometownsource.com)

St. Paul

  • Minnesota Job Growth Beats National Rate: Report (patch.com)
  • 23 Minnesotans Sickened In E. Coli, Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Alfalfa Sprouts (patch.com)

Inver Grove Heights

  • Dakota County Deputies Seek Tips After Timothy Bryan Standish Jr. Found Dead in the Mississippi River Near Inver Grove Heights (centralrecorder.com)
  • Body found near East River Flats Park in Minneapolis identified (fox9.com)
  • Oral Surgical Care in Inver Grove Heights: A More Comfortable Approach to Dental Surgery (blogspot.com)

Ok Mendota 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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