🌱 Patch AM: What to expect at Valleyfair’s Tricks and Treats and ValleyScare

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In today's newsletter:

• What to expect at Valleyfair's Tricks and Treats and ValleyScare

Also on today's calendar: Shakopee Heritage Society Talk: Latinos and Hispanics in Early Shakopee and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warm; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 84 and low of 53 degrees.
• Tuesday: Rather cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 47.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 60 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Minnesota Steals the Halloween Spotlight, Outshining Massachusetts, Florida and Other US Hotspots in Travel and Tour World's Top 20 Rankings (travelandtourworld.com) — Shakopee is spotlighted as one of Minnesota's key Halloween destinations this year, with Valleyfair offering family-friendly Tricks and Treats by day and the scarier ValleyScare on select evenings through October 31. The statewide roundup shows how visitors can pair Shakopee's rides and haunted mazes with Anoka parades and Apple Valley's pumpkin-lit zoo trails, all easily reached via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shakopee

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13
• Fall on the Farm: Feed the Animals Scavenger Hunt →
  The Landing - MN River Heritage Park, 2187 County Rd 101, Shakopee
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Shakopee Heritage Society Talk: Latinos and Hispanics in Early Shakopee →
  Shakopee Community Center, 1255 Fuller St S, Shakopee
  1:00 pm
• HALLOWEEN Pairs Jigsaw Puzzle Contest at Badger Hill Brewing →
  2805 Winners Circle Drive, Shakopee
  6:00 pm
• HALLOWEEN Pairs Jigsaw Puzzle Contest at Badger Hill Brewing - Oct 2026 →
  Badger Hill Brewing, 2805 Winners Circle Drive, Shakopee
  6:00 pm
• Shakopee Trivia Night | Muddy Cow →
  1244 Canterbury Road, Shakopee
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Hoċokata Ṫi - Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux public exhibit →
  Shakopee MN
  9:00 am
• Weird and Wonderful in Early Shakopee →
  Scott County Historical Society, 235 Fuller St S, Shakopee
  5:30 pm
Friday October 16
• Dr. Brenda Child- In Our Own Words (Session 1) →
  Hoċokata Ṫi, 2300 Tiwahe Cir, Shakopee
  11:00 am
• Senior Expo →
  Shakopee High School, Shakopee
  11:00 am
• The Holy Rocka Rollaz at Senior Expo →
  Shakopee High School, Shakopee
  11:00 am
• Dr. Brenda Child- In Our Own Words (Session 2) →
  Hoċokata Ṫi, 2300 Tiwahe Cir, Shakopee
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I believe there was a gentleman that can use older or freezer burned meat/products for animals that posted awhile back?
  I have a couple bags with meat, veggies and maybe a bag of fruit that we are about to throw out. It has lost its place in the freezer to make room… (Nextdoor Adams - Van Buren)

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(01928) - 224 1st ave east in Shakopee. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Eden Prairie, Minnesota in Eden Prairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shakopee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Prior Lake

• Tiffany Stratton: Injury How old is Dating Height Is married (sportsjone.com)
• Preview: Phantoms vs. Monsters, Game 3 (oursportscentral.com)
• Donna Busacker (ingstadmedia.com)

Eden Prairie

• This No-Frills Minnesota Spot Serves Cheeseburgers That Would Make Guy Fieri Weep With Joy (newsbreak.com)
• Minnesota Somali gang violence: soccer is the cure (americanthinker.com)
• America is known worldwide for its violence. Gun Control Fail. (blogspot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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