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Good day Eden Prairie! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Eden Prairie neighbors helped rescue Mitchell Lake from the impaired list
  • See how Eden Prairie's Bair Hugger is competing for "Coolest Thing"
  • What Minnesotans told leaders about AI risks at an Eden Prairie forum

Also on today's calendar: Mental Health & Accessibility Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 61, low: 55.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The US Lakes That Went From Polluted To Clean (dredgewire.com) — Mitchell Lake in Eden Prairie is held up as a national example of how residents and local agencies can turn around a polluted lake, thanks to rain gardens, rain barrels, shoreline restoration, and upstream alum treatment that earned its removal from Minnesota's impaired-waters list. The article also profiles similar cleanups across the country, showing how targeted fixes revived lakes once written off as too dirty to save.
   

• Eden Prairie-made product advances to top 8 in 'Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota' contest (eplocalnews.org) — An Eden Prairie-made medical device, Solventum's Bair Hugger Warming System, has reached the top eight in the statewide "Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota" contest, with public voting open through Sept. 27. Another Eden Prairie product, Cambria quartz countertops, also competed earlier, giving local residents two reasons to follow the results and support hometown manufacturing online.
   

• Forum reveals widespread unease with AI technology race • Minnesota Reformer (minnesotareformer.com) — An AI-focused campaign-style forum held at New Prairie High School in Eden Prairie drew state leaders and experts to discuss job losses, deepfake nudification, data centers, and the need for tighter regulation. Speakers, including Attorney General Keith Ellison and DFL Senate candidate Krish Subrahmanian, emphasized human responsibility for AI harms and highlighted Minnesota's new privacy and anti-nudification laws as early guardrails.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • A HUGE thank you to the young lady on the side of Hwy 7 going east that rescued a raptor and took the poor thing to rehab.
    PLEASE take the time to stop when an injured animal is in the road! No one was stopping! I pulled in and got out of my car while people were… (Nextdoor Franlo Park District)
  • We can't find our beloved Rip.
    A rescue we got 5 years ago. Since he has no interest in the outdoors - he has never gone outside - he has no tags, collar or chip. But we are at a… (Nextdoor Woodland Addition)
  • Illinois Tool Works Inc posted a job opening for Mechanical Assembly Technician in Eden Prairie. Apply here.
  • Mathnasium posted a job opening for Marketing and Community Outreach Coordinator in Eden Prairie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Eden Prairie here.

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Ok Eden Prairie! 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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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