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40 YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP: Flint Hills Resources and Ducks Unlimited (DU) are celebrating 40 years of partnership, a longevity landmark that makes Flint Hills one of DU’s longest-standing corporate partners. Working together over the past four decades, Flint Hills and DU have contributed to conserving more than 250,000 acres of wildlife habitat and natural areas in Minnesota and over 900,000 acres across North America. LEARN MORE: Flint Hills Resources and Ducks Unlimited Celebrate 40 Years of Partnership (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
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HOCKEY: Via Let’s Play Hockey, VERBATIM: “The Minnesota Wild announced today that TRIA Orthopedics is the presenting partner of Skate It Forward. Skate It Forward is an initiative of the Minnesota Wild and the Minnesota Wild Foundation supporting community hockey in Minnesota. As part of this new partnership, ‘Skate It Forward on Hockey Day Minnesota’ will happen on Hockey Day Minnesota 2026. Community hockey families and supporters from across Minnesota and beyond will have the opportunity to contribute to the Skate It Forward initiative on Hockey Day Minnesota. TRIA Orthopedics will match all contributions made to Skate It Forward on Hockey Day Minnesota 2026.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4qfDm7l
CHASE: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “A baby boy from Lakeville, Minnesota needed specialized medical care at a hospital across the country. Thanks to some committed parents and a Midwest nonprofit staffed with volunteer pilots, he made the journey . . . The family turned to a Midwest nonprofit, Lifeline Pilots, for help getting to Massachusetts. ‘This is a way to get some flying in and feel good about it at the end of the day,’ said volunteer pilot and Lifeline Pilots board member Ken Reily, who is based in Minnesota. While Reily didn’t pilot Chase Byers‘ plane, he’s flown over 50 patients in the last 18 years to non-emergency medical care.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/46ZKVpO
HATS: Via news release from Love Your Melon, VERBATIM: “Love Your Melon and TB1Fund have joined forces with rising country star Noah Hicks to bring hope, comfort, and support to children undergoing treatment as part of LYM’s mission to give a beanie to every child battling cancer. Throughout Hicks’ Small Town Does Tour, presented by Blythe Brenden, the organizations will deliver Love Your Melon hats to children receiving care at six leading children’s hospitals, including three Seacrest Studios locations.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mUvEwe
SUNDAY: Via KYMN-Radio, VERBATIM: “The Mill Town Race Series is set to return to Northfield and Dundas this weekend, on Sunday, October 12th, with a field of nearly 200 runners. The event is hosted by Your Pace or Mine Running Club and benefits Project Purple, a nonprofit that funds pancreatic cancer research and patient financial aid. The event is presented by Rebound Partners and powered by Post Consumer Brands.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/48NNnCc
ART: Via MplsStPaul, VERBATIM: “The nonprofit We Are All Criminals (WAAC) took more than five years to develop its Seen portrait and poetry project, which includes art by incarcerated people. Now, as the Seen: In the Stacks exhibition within the Cargill Gallery of the Hennepin Central Library comes to a close, the organization is looking for a new gallery space to keep conversations going about what it means to be a ‘criminal.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4nK3Agy
MARATHONER: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “Andre Anderson has been training to run in the Twin Cities Marathon for about a decade, but he didn’t know it at the time. In prison, he ran for exercise and mental health. After his release two months ago, friends at the nonprofit Mile in My Shoes surprised him with two running gifts: they promised to sponsor him in the City of Lakes Half Marathon last month and Sunday’s Twin Cities Marathon.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4mVaBcR
GOLF: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “People in the Brainerd Lakes Area visited the Whitefish Golf Club for the Nisswa Lions Charity Golf Scramble on September 25. Proceeds from the event in Pequot Lakes went toward supporting the Ronald McDonald House Charities, with various local organizations also sponsoring different holes on the course.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4oaf3pj
FRESH15: The latest season of Fresh15 includes interviews with new Minnesota House members. So far, five new members have shared their goals, background and fun facts before they take office in a historic session this January.
Rep. Kari Rehrauer
Rep. Wayne Johnson
Rep. Julie Greene
Rep. Keith Allen
Rep. Peter Johnson
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
SARTELL: Via news release from Minneapolis-based Niron, VERBATIM: “Niron Magnetics today announced a donation to the Sartell Police Reserve Program, a key element of the company’s continuous commitment to supporting the local community as it establishes its new 190,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the city. The Police Reserve Program is a volunteer-based organization that provides valuable supplementary assistance to the Sartell Police Department during special events, parades, athletic events, and youth programs.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mKQiyN
MOTORCYCLE: Via news release from Burnsville-based Northern Tool, VERBATIM: “Northern Tool + Equipment announced its third build, surprising a LaVergne High School CTE class with the epic Legends Build: Student Challenge. The students and their instructor will build an XR750-inspired motorcycle from a 2025 Harley-Davidson Nightster under the mentorship of racing and fabrication legends: Scott Parker, Chris Carr, Kenny Coolbeth Jr., Billy Lane and many more!” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4h2ItDu
SKIING: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “Mount Ski Gull, a non-profit alpine ski slope in Nisswa that serves the Brainerd Lakes area, held their annual fundraiser on Thursday. Funds raised will go towards Mount Ski Gull’s events that occur throughout winter to make skiing and other snow sports available to children in the area. Those events include their ski school, where local students take field trips to the venue and get some experience on the slopes.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4gXgFAl
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