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🌱 How Scandia neighbors helped keep a beloved community library alive

Scandia, Minnesota Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Scandia! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Scandia neighbors helped keep a beloved community library alive

Also on today's calendar: Hugo Oktoberfest - crafters, vendors, food & fun and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 38.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Marine Community Library Has Been Volunteer-Led for 15 Years (stcroixvalleymag.com) — Scandia residents joined neighbors in Marine on St. Croix and May Township to save and now sustain the volunteer-run Marine Community Library, which has thrived for 15 years. With 80 volunteers, rich programming, and strong county partnerships, the library remains a beloved hub for local kids, families, and lifelong learners across these communities.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Join Washington County and MSR Design to share what you want to see in a redesigned library.
    Share your input on initial R.H. Stafford Library designs! Learn what’s next for the R.H. Stafford Library redesign project and provide input on… (Nextdoor )
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Forest Lake. Apply here.
  • Camping World Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Forest Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Scandia here.

🗞 Nearby News

Forest Lake

Stillwater

  • Girls volleyball: Stillwater tops Mustangs on Youth Night (hometownsource.com)
  • The Warden House: Part 1 Season 3 Episode 1 (pbs.org)

Ok Scandia! 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 has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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