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🌱 After losing to Orono, how did Park suddenly dominate 9–1?
Orono, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Orono! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- After losing to Orono, how did Park suddenly dominate 9–1?
- How an Orono rival helped reveal a new state speech champion
Also on today's calendar: Your Weight Matters Minneapolis and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: I Am not animal, vegetable, or mineral. I don’t eat, but need to be fed regularly to stay alive. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 45 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 60, low: 38.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Park dominates on the diamond (slpecho.com) — Park’s baseball team recently bounced back from a tough loss to Orono with a dominant 9–1 win over Chanhassen on teacher appreciation night. Players and coaches say the victory, coming after that Orono setback, boosted morale and showed stronger pitching and an aggressive approach they hope will carry through the rest of the season. 
• Second to none: Osei-Dankwah wins state speech title (hometownsource.com) — A Cambridge-Isanti senior captured the Class AA state speech title in Extemporaneous Reading, edging out a finalist from Orono to become her school’s first-ever state champion. The story follows her years-long journey from shy student to standout performer, detailing her preparation, nerves at the state tournament, and future plans at the University of Minnesota, while also highlighting other regional students who reached state.
📸 Around Orono
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Your Weight Matters Minneapolis →
Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Airport, 7901 34th Ave S, Bloomington
9:00 am
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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Transformations
Hopkins High School, 2400 Royals Drive, Hopkins
7:00 pm -
Prom Grand March and Coronation
Mound Westonka High School Westonka Activity Center, 5903 Sunnyfield Rd E, Minnetrista, MN 55364, USA
5:30 pm -
WHS Spring Choir Concert
Mound Westonka High School Westonka Performing Arts Center, 5905 Sunnyfield Rd E, Minnetrista, MN 55364, USA
7:00 pm -
Culvers Night
Shirley Hills Primary School Mound, MN 55364
4:00 pm -
Orono Spartan Track & Field Conference Championship →
Orono High School, 795 Old Crystal Bay Rd N, Orono
1:30 pm -
WHS Local Scholarship Night
Mound Westonka High School Westonka Performing Arts Center, 5905 Sunnyfield Rd E, Minnetrista, MN 55364, USA
6:30 pm -
Spring Dance
Wayzata West Middle School 149 Barry Avenue North, Wayzata, MN 55391
6:00 pm -
Raise Your Spiritual IQ! →
Wayzata Library - Hennepin County Library, 620 Rice St E, Wayzata
11:00 am -
Orono Spartans vs Westonka →
Orono High School, 795 Old Crystal Bay Rd N, Orono
9:00 pm
Friday May 8
Saturday May 9
Monday May 11
Tuesday May 12
Wednesday May 13
Friday May 15
Saturday May 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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MMW-East Meets West Gr 8
Minnetonka Middle School West MHS West Gym
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Transformations
Hopkins High School, 2400 Royals Drive, Hopkins
7:00 pm -
Acoustic Friday with Prank Williams Live in the Brewhouse →
Birch's on the Lake Brewhouse & Supperclub, 1310 Wayzata Blvd, Long Lake
7:30 pm -
Make a Textured Tile: 3D Printed Rollers and Clay Creations →
Excelsior Library - Hennepin County Library, 337 Water St, Excelsior
10:00 am
Friday May 8
Saturday May 9
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🗞 Nearby News
Wayzata
- Wayzata Boys Lacrosse Stays Unbeaten with Win Over Maple Grove (wayzata.com)
- Wayzata Council Accepts Donation For Paul Klapprich Statue At Klapprich Park (wayzata.com)
- Wayzata Council Approves Library Path And Garden Project (wayzata.com)
Excelsior
- Minnetonka, Excelsior and Eden Prairie calendar May 7-13 (hometownsource.com)
- Hopkins police reports, April 20 to May 3 (hometownsource.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Steve H. for sending it in!)
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