🌱 Patch AM: Will Minnetonka’s wild rice smashed potatoes win People’s Choice?

Good day Minnetonka! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Will Minnetonka's wild rice smashed potatoes win People's Choice?
• Minnetonka climbs to No. 2 after gritty shutout win
• Why Minnetonka police are again linked to Everson Griffen's troubles

Also on today's calendar: Food Truck: Sweet Wink's and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Some sun; windy, more humid, with a high of 86 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
• Sunday: Cloudy, a shower; cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Public invited to vote for favorite wild rice recipe during National Rice Month (hometownsource.com) — A Minnetonka home cook, Natalie Yarbrough, is a finalist in Minnesota's "Get Wild with Wild Rice" recipe contest with her Loaded Wild Rice Smashed Potatoes. Residents can browse 14 finalist recipes online and cast a single vote for People's Choice through September 30, helping showcase Minnesota-grown wild rice during National Rice Month.
   

• How the Minnesota Top 25 fared in Week 2 (startribune.com) — Minnetonka's football team has opened the season 2-0 after a tight 7-0 win over St. Michael-Albertville, with Parker Running scoring the lone touchdown. Local fans can track how the Skippers stack up in the statewide Top 25, where they currently sit second behind Moorhead heading into Week 2 matchups across Minnesota.
   

• Vikings Legend Continues to Spiral with Latest Arrest (minnesotasportsfan.com) — Minnetonka police are cited in a search warrant affidavit tied to former Vikings star Everson Griffen's latest arrest, after officers say he drove recklessly near Smithtown Road showing signs of impairment. The report connects this incident to a series of recent DWIs, drug allegations, and high-speed crashes across the Twin Cities, raising ongoing concerns about his safety and mental health.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Minnetonka

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Dog Adoption Event at Unmapped Brewing Co. →
  Unmapped Brewing Co., 14625 Excelsior Boulevard, Minnetonka
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Food Truck: Sweet Wink's →
  Boom Island Brewing, 5959 Baker Rd, Suite 320, Minnetonka
  4:00 pm
• Live Music: Ditch Pigeon & Pencilneck →
  Boom Island Brewing, 5959 Baker Rd, Suite 320, Minnetonka
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• The Bond Between Adoption Event →
  Boom Island Brewing, 5959 Baker Rd, Suite 320, Minnetonka
  2:00 pm
• Vikings Game Pitcher Deal! →
  Boom Island Brewing, 5959 Baker Rd, Suite 320, Minnetonka
  3:25 pm
Monday September 14
• Sold Out: Crushed Glass & Resin Suncatcher Workshop →
  Boom Island Brewing, 5959 Baker Rd, Suite 320, Minnetonka
  6:00 pm
• Economic Development Authority Meeting →
  6:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Mahjong Workshop →
  Boom Island Brewing, 5959 Baker Rd, Suite 320, Minnetonka
  6:00 pm
• Sustainability Commission Meeting →
  6:00 pm
• Fellowship at Unmapped Brewing →
  Unmapped Brewing Co., 14625 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka
  6:00 pm
• Paint & Sip Class →
  Boom Island Brewing, 5959 Baker Rd, Suite 320, Minnetonka
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: He's been reunited with his family.
  Thank you! Found this little guy walking toward busy Williston (between Minnetonka blvd and hwy 7). Please send a message if he's yours. Thank you! (Nextdoor Spring Lake)
• Just found this nice lab walking down the sidewalk off Williston.
  No collar. Please call me to claim your dog Cell: 314-973-7269 (Nextdoor Williston)

• YMCA of the North posted a job opening for Custodian II in Minnetonka. Apply here.
• ABM Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Utility Worker - Days in Minnetonka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Minnetonka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hopkins

• Leave your politics at the door for this year's Latino Cultural Celebration in Hopkins (hometownsource.com)
• Maple Grove Girls tennis wins 2 (hometownsource.com)
• Hopkins police reports, Aug. 31 to Sept. 6 (hometownsource.com)

Wayzata

• School before Labor Day? Education as a top priority (americanexperiment.org)
• Strib Varsity writers predict outcomes of Week 2's top high school football games (startribune.com)

Minneapolis

• Some In Minneapolis City Council Wants Humans Behind The Wheel Of Robotaxis (patch.com)

Ok Minnetonka! 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: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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