🌱 Patch AM: How Holy Angels is welcoming traumatized Annunciation grads to Richfield

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

In today's newsletter:

• How Holy Angels is welcoming traumatized Annunciation grads to Richfield
• Why a Richfield library meeting drew undercover federal attention
• Community remembers Joyce Ruble with a gathering in Richfield

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
• Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Annunciation students transitioning to high school takes special care (thecatholicspirit.com) — Families connected to Richfield's Academy of Holy Angels will see extra support for incoming freshmen this year, including Annunciation students processing last year's trauma. Staff are using a dedicated counselor, special training, and a new 9th Grade Academy homeroom to ease the transition and keep students rooted in a caring, faith-based community.
   

• Independent ICE flight tracker marks 5,000th detainee flown out of MSP (heartlandsignal.com) — Richfield appears briefly as the site of a Minnesota 50501 meeting at Augsburg Park Library, where an undercover federal agent observed discussion of protesting ICE flights from MSP. The story mainly follows activist Nick Benson's detailed tracking of ICE detainee flights and his push for more public transparency around deportation operations in Minnesota.
   

• Joyce Ruble, 78, Obituary – 3/22/2026 (delanoheraldjournal.com) — A memorial reception for Joyce Irene Ruble was held at Davanni's in Richfield, giving local friends and family a place to gather and remember her. The obituary reflects on her faith-filled life, deep family ties, and the cherished saloon-centered memories that shaped her Minnesota upbringing.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• VEAP Office at Edina's Fire Station #2
  Veap Edina Fire Station #2, 4401 W 76th St, Edina, MN, 55435, United States
  8:00 am
• Metro South Adult Education Tabling at VEAP
  Veap VEAP, 9600 Aldrich Avenue South, Bloomington, MN, 55420, United States
  9:00 am
• Free Fishing Thursdays for Kids at Centennial Lakes Park →
  Edina, MN Calendar, 7499 France Avenue S, Edina
  9:00 am
• Youth Entertainment Series: Drew Barbes →
  Edina, MN Calendar, 7499 France Avenue S, Edina
  10:00 am
• MPLS Way to Grow Tabling at VEAP
  Veap VEAP, 9600 Aldrich Avenue South, Bloomington, MN, 55420, United States
  11:00 am
• Free Car Seat Checkups →
  Edina, MN Calendar, 4401 W. 76th St., Edina
  11:00 am
• Job Search Assistance
  Penn Lake Library 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, MN 55431
  2:00 pm
• Farmers Market at Centennial Lakes Park →
  Edina, MN Calendar, 7499 France Avenue S, Edina
  3:00 pm
• Learning LinkUp
  Bloomington Public School District Valley View Elementary School, 351 E 88th St, Bloomington, MN 5
  4:30 pm
• BPS Learning Link-up
  Hillcrest Elementary Valley View Elementary School, 351 E 88th St, Bloomington, MN 5
  4:30 pm
• Transportation Commission →
  Edina City Meetings -
  6:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Mobile Food Pantry at Dar Al-Farooq
  Veap Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center, 8201 Park Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55420, United States
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Bloomington

• Bloomington Settles Facial Recognition Wrongful-Arrest Lawsuit (idtechwire.com)
• Should Bloomington police have released a former Chatfield officer's DWI arrest video? (postbulletin.com)
• Fleeing in a stolen vehicle adds to suspect's legal woes (hometownsource.com)

Edina

• From West St. Paul to the big screen: Minnesota-made 'Good Sport' lands at Edina theater (fox9.com)

Minneapolis

• Top 5 Minnesota CEOs Made A Combined $328 Million Last Year: Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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