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🌱 Santa arrives at Rogers Cabela's today, with free photos starting tomorrow

Rogers, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Rogers! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Santa arrives at Rogers Cabela's today, with free photos starting tomorrow
  • Rogers responds to viral claims about poll worker's Halloween shirt
  • Gradian's new Dayton plant is hiring as production expands

Also on today's calendar: Lady Knights Craft Sale and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 51 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 54, low: 36.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Free Photos with Santa in Minnesota + More Ways to Visit Santa for Less (thriftyminnesota.com) — Santa arrives at the Rogers Cabela's, 20200 Rogers Drive, at 5 p.m. November 7 for a free celebration. Free Santa photo visits run November 8 through Christmas Eve and include a 4-by-6 print and shareable video. Reservations open seven days ahead, and walk-ins are also welcome.
   

2. Fact Check: Minnesota poll worker's bloody T-shirt was Halloween attire, City of Rogers says (reuters.com) — Rogers officials say an election worker's Halloween shirt carried no political message, countering online claims that it mocked Charlie Kirk's killing. Reuters found that similar shirts were sold before his death. The city said the clothing did not violate polling-place restrictions but would have requested a covering had officials recognized the potential connection.
   

3. Gradian opens thermal management manufacturing facility in Minnesota (plantservices.com) — Gradian Thermal Solutions is hiring at its new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Dayton, where production began in June. The roughly $60 million investment expands its capacity to make cooling equipment for data centers and other customers. The company expects its total workforce to grow from about 150 to around 1,000.
   

4. Emagine Entertainment Announces November Movie Releases, Holiday Promotions and Santa Visits Across Minnesota (limitless-news.com) — Rogers is among nine Minnesota locations included in Emagine Entertainment’s November and December theater programming. The announced plans include complimentary movie tickets for veterans on November 11 and Santa visits at participating theaters beginning November 28, though the announcement does not specify Rogers’ Santa schedule.
   

5. Can Democrats effectively abolish the Electoral College? (snopes.com) — A claim that a Rogers poll worker wore a shirt to mock Charlie Kirk's assassination remains unproven, according to a Snopes roundup. City and county officials said the worker described it as Halloween attire without a political message. The newsletter also examines national election rumors and claims about the Electoral College.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday November 7
  • Baby Storytime
    Maple Grove Library, 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove
    9:30 am
  • Drop-in Tech Help
    Maple Grove Library, 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove
    1:30 pm
  • Bruce Archer at Dayton Bar →
    Dayton Bar, Dayton
    3:30 pm
    • Sunday November 8
  • Bundle Dyeing with Food Waste
    Maple Grove Library, 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove
    1:00 pm
    • Tuesday November 10
  • Family Storytime
    Maple Grove Library, 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove
    9:30 am
  • Read With an Animal
    Maple Grove Library, 8001 Main Street, Maple Grove
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in Rogers. Apply here.
  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(07381) - 13625 Northdale Blvd in Rogers. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rogers here.

Ok Rogers! 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: "What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of?" — Trouble (Thank you Candice H. for sending it in!)
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