🌱 Patch AM: 500 Card Game Group and 10 more events

Good morning to you Mendota Heights! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Walking Group
• 2026 Advocacy and Issues Forum - What's Happening Throughtout Dakota County at Lost Spur Golf and Event Center
• 500 Card Game Group at City Council Chambers at City Hall

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 60.
• Friday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 62 and low of 56 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mendota Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Walking Group →
  Mendota Heights
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 17
• 2026 Advocacy and Issues Forum - What's Happening Throughtout Dakota County
  Lost Spur Golf and Event Center, 2750 Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan
  7:30 am
• 500 Card Game Group →
  City Council Chambers at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  10:00 am
• Dougherty, Molenda, Solfest, Hills & Bauer P.A. 40th Anniversary Celebration
  Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce, 3352 Sherman Ct STE 201, Eagan
  4:30 pm
Monday September 21
• Mah Jongg Open Play →
  City Council Chambers at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Sustainable Mendota Heights Speaker Series - Waste →
  City Council Chambers at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  8:00 am
• 2026 Coffee Break - City of Rosemount
  City of Rosemount Public Works, 14041 Biscayne Ave., Rosemount
  8:00 am
• Planning Commission Meeting →
  Mendota Heights City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• All Employee Staff Training →
  South St. Paul, MN Calendar South St. Paul, MN 55075
  11:00 am
• Werner Recruiter Visit →
  33 Wentworth Ave Suite #120, West St. Paul
  12:00 pm
• Central College Women's Soccer at Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) →
  St. Paul MN
  2:00 pm
• Farmers Market →
  South St. Paul, MN Calendar, 1151 Southview Blvd, South St. Paul
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• General Dynamics Mission Systems posted a job opening for Senior Material Handling Associate in Minneapolis. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

West St. Paul

• 2026 Election: Dakota County Commissioner District 2 (weststpaulreader.com)
• Doddway Shopping Center Listed for Sale, Redevelopment Among Potential Future Uses (limitless-news.com)

Eagan

• Football Week 2: Irish, Panthers offenses break loose (hometownsource.com)
• Tavoron Expands Industrial Automation and Robotics Capabilities with Acquisition of Power Motion (plantautomation-technology.com)
• Plymouth gives green light to one-year data center moratorium (bringmethenews.com)

St. Paul

• St. Paul's Summit Brewing Faces Foreclosure Lawsuit From Its Bank (patch.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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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