🌱 Patch AM: Man Charged With Pepper-Spraying Officer After Burglarizing The Gnome, Targeting The Lexington

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In today's newsletter:

• Saint Paul pub burglaries lead to pepper-spray assault charge
• See which Saint Paul high schools rank among Minnesota's best

Also on today's calendar: Opening Reception for Dwelling Under Polaris: Featuring Ethan Edvenson and 8 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 61.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Charged With Pepper-Spraying Officer After Burglarizing The Gnome, Targeting The Lexington (patch.com) — Saint Paul readers learn that a 29-year-old local man is charged in two recent commercial burglaries, including a break-in at The Gnome Craft Pub and an attempted burglary at The Lexington. Police say he pepper-sprayed an officer and tried to grab a taser during the arrest, leading to six felony counts filed by the Ramsey County Attorney's Office.
   

• New Ranking Of Minnesota's Public High Schools Released By U.S. News (patch.com) — Families in Saint Paul can see how local schools stack up, with Nova Classical Academy Upper School, Open World Learning Secondary, and Highland Park Senior High all landing among Minnesota's top 35 in new U.S. News rankings. The list, based on test scores, graduation rates, and college readiness, uses 2023-24 data to compare nearly 18,000 schools nationwide.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in St. Paul

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Friday August 21
• Women's Book Group
  House of Hope Presbyterian Church Zoom Meeting
  8:00 am
• Friday Centering Prayer →
  House of Hope Presbyterian Church Zoom Meeting
  9:30 am
• Storytime (Theme: Rain)
  Saint Anthony Park Branch Library 2245 Como Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108
  10:30 am
• Galaxy Painting
  Arvonne Fraser Library 1222 Southeast 4th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414
  1:30 pm
Saturday August 22
• All-Officer Retreat
  House of Hope Presbyterian Church House of Hope Church, 797 Summit Ave, St. Paul, MN, 55105, United States
  9:00 am
• STEAM Saturday
  Saint Anthony Park Branch Library 2245 Como Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108
  1:30 pm
Sunday August 23
• Drop-in Tech Help
  Rice Street Branch Library 1011 Rice Street, Saint Paul, MN 55117
  2:00 pm
Monday August 24
• CIM MAKE-UP WEEK (ALT)
  The Center for Irish Music Saint Paul, MN 55104
Friday September 4
• Opening Reception for Dwelling Under Polaris: Featuring Ethan Edvenson →
  Calendula Gallery, 275 4th St E, St Paul
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Golden Harvest Half Marathon & 5k/10k - St. Paul →
  Elm Creek Park Reserve, 12400 James Deane Pkwy, Maple Grove
  8:00 am
• Picturegoer Film Club Presents: "Metropolis" (1927) →
  Howard Conn Fine Arts Center, 1900 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Storybook Theatre
  Mendota Elementary School Mendota Gym
  8:15 am
• Walking Group →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar Mendota Heights, MN 55118
  9:00 am
• 500 Card Game Group →
  Mendota Heights, MN Calendar, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights
  10:00 am
• Storytime for 2s-6s
  Wentworth Library Kaposia Large Meeting Room, Kaposia Library
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Three Charged in Alleged Comcast Fraud Scheme Involving Mobile Devices in Eagan (limitless-news.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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