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🌱 Blooms & Bugs Sugar Cookie Decorating Class in Anoka, MN! and 13 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Fernando Ortega in Concert at Heart of the City Ministries
  • PACT Girls Soccer Offseason Training Program at Adrenaline Sports Center
  • Coloring With Friends - Adaptive at Anoka County, MN Calendar

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 70 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, windy and chilly, temps: high: 45, low: 27.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 28 degrees.

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hello neighbors,
    We’re excited to join Nextdoor and introduce ourselves to the community. We’re a small, family-owned auto repair shop that’s been proudly serving… (Nextdoor E Main St and 7th)
  • An adult black cat has been passing through my property during the past couple of days.
    It was seen each time around 3:00pm. Each time I just happened to see it out a window, but as soon as I opened my door to get a better look at it, it… (Nextdoor Bunker Lake Blvd)
  • PACT Charter School posted a job opening for Long Term Sub - Math Teacher - PACT Charter School - Secondary Campus- Ramsey, MN in Anoka. Apply here.
  • nVent posted a job opening for Fabrication Operator Lead - 2nd Shift in Anoka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Anoka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coon Rapids

  • House leaders search for middle ground, term first negotiations 'encouraging' (mn.gov)
  • Janet Gilbertson, 84, Obituary – 4/2/2026 (delanoheraldjournal.com)

Ramsey

  • Contractor took $400K, left 27 customers with incomplete projects: Charges (fox9.com)
  • House Republican school safety package stalls; DFL proposal up next (mn.gov)
  • ICE Agents Who Detained Elderly US Citizen In Freezing Cold May Be Charged (92q.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Anoka

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