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HABITAT RESTORATION: Flint Hills Resources has earned Tandem Global WHC Gold Certification for habitat restoration at its Cottage Grove fuel terminal. The certification comes after two years of work in partnership with Friends of the Mississippi River to implement a restoration and monitoring plan to re-establish the 6.5-acre site’s natural prairie and savannah. Flint Hills has held gold certification for its work done with community partners over the past 25 years to restore more than 200 acres of the Pine Bend Bluffs, a critical natural area along the Mississippi River that is adjacent to Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery. This makes two Flint Hills gold certified sites in Minnesota and the first two gold-certified sites ever in the Twin Cities. LEARN MORE: Environmental Stewardship (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
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$75 MILLION: Via Mayo Clinic, VERBATIM: “Mayo Clinic announces a gift of $75 million from the Thomas and Elizabeth Grainger family to support Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester, Mayo Clinic’s $5 billion investment in its Rochester campus to transform healthcare through integrated digital and physical spaces.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3Q4PIkI
12,000 POUNDS: Via Leeann Chin, VERBATIM: “Leeann Chin proudly partnered with Second Harvest Heartland food bank to donate nearly 12,000 pounds of lo mein noodles to help support families facing food insecurity across Minnesota. The contribution, totaling 396 cases of product, reflects the brand’s ongoing commitment to reducing food waste and giving back to the communities it serves.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4bXP4x4
MINNEAPOLIS: Via North News, VERBATIM: “On March 6, about 200 people left the safety of isolation for an event at Colonial Market and Restaurant . . . There, they could sign up for rent assistance and receive a $25 voucher to shop at the store, where grocery aisles have been deserted since immigration enforcement operations began in December. Colonial Market teamed up with the Northside-based nonprofit Nuestra Lucha MN, which raised $81,000 to help families pay rent.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4c8arge
BARN: In Scandia, a historic tankhouse barn will be renovated for community use thanks to a grant from T-Mobile. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4sBbEm7
MORE: Via Scandia Heritage, more on the barn and the project. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/4sMmSEc
THINKERS: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “The deadline is approaching to submit an essay for this year’s Great American Think-Off, an amateur philosophy contest held in Minnesota. Every year, the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center releases its annual philosophy question that leads to one entrant being named America’s Greatest Thinker.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4bJWW6t
BOOKS: Via Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, VERBATIM: “The Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute is calling on Black authors and illustrators nationwide to submit published picture books for consideration in its annual Children’s Book Awards. The Saint Paul-based nonprofit is accepting submissions through April 15 for works that uplift culture, identity and community — and reflect the richness of the African diaspora for young readers.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4bK41Ta
SAINTS: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “[John Wenzel] has never regretted his move to Minnesota, and the Saints are better off for it. Because when he relocated here, he became a Saints fan — and their team historian. ‘We’ve been the Saints, the Apostles, the Red Caps, the Blue Caps, a whole variety of names,’ Wenzel said. He gives his history lessons inside the City of Baseball Museum at CHS Field. It details the very first Saints team in the late 1800s, when Charles Comiskey was an owner.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4bCNvWo
PEPS: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “In a gymnasium in Eden Valley-Watkins High School, the gym’s namesake Elvera Neuman practices her trick shot . . . As a famed alumna from Eden Valley-Watkins school district, she’s better known by her nickname ‘Peps.’ But more recently, she’s acquired another nickname — ‘The Blanket Lady’ — which has gone viral. At Minnesota Gophers games, she can be spotted just off the court hyping up fans with a maroon and gold blanket in hand. It has an old Goldy Gopher design, something you can’t buy in stores anymore.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4bV58zD
TAXES: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “The IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, or VITA, offers free tax help for qualifying people for assistance, preparing and filing state and federal taxes. Bemidji area residents can access the VITA program on the Bemidji State University campus with IRS and student volunteers.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4uRSJ7Y
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