mn good | Creating Playgrounds So Others Won't Get Left Out, Celebrating Hockey Moms
9.2.25
A Star Tribune photojournalist focused on the shadows cast over the run of the State Fair. PHOTOS: https://fluence-media.co/4n9lt7z
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COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO CELEBRATE: Flint Hills Resources and its employees are proud of the company they keep, including many community partners that help make Minnesota a better place to live and learn. Not only is the Pine Bend refinery celebrating 70 years, many of the company’s long-time partnerships have milestones in 2025 — 25 years of the Flint Hills Family Festival in partnership with the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 25 years with Friends of the Mississippi River to restore critical habitat, 30 years with the Minnesota Zoo, and 40 years with Ducks Unlimited. WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3ZfDkjY (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
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PLAYGROUNDS: Via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “For a few minutes on a recent glorious morning, 13-year-old John Buettner was a little kid again. Actually, as he sprawled upon the netting of an inclusive playground near Hastings that he’d helped design, he admitted that now is even better. Born with cerebral palsy and relegated to the sidelines for much of his childhood, John helps a local company create spaces where other disabled kids can play. ‘It feels amazing to be able to say, ‘I was a part of it all,’’ John said of work that began two years ago at Glen Lake Elementary School in Minnetonka. So, how does a kid get a gig trying out the accessibility of playground equipment? Living through years of being left out, it seems.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3JIjmJw
HOCKEY MOMS: Via WCCO-Radio, VERBATIM: “Nothing says Minnesota more than ‘hockey moms’ and we're a state chock-full of them. Now, those hockey moms get to take center ice in the 2026 Hockey Mom All-Star Challenge leading up to the World Juniors in December. It's all part of what Minnesota Sports and Events is doing to shine a spotlight on the ‘State of Hockey’ and those ultimate champions of youth sports, the hockey mom.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/428yK8n
100 YEARS: Via KSTP-TV, VERBATIM: “A Minnesota nonprofit organization that works with children and adults with disabilities is celebrating its 100th anniversary. True Friends is a nonprofit organization that provides experiences designed to enhance independence and self-esteem for children and adults with disabilities, a goal they have been accomplishing for 100 years.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4mKEGgd
SHELTER: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “Bridges of Hope’s overnight shelter in Brainerd, The Bridge on 7th, is officially open for its fifth season. Since its inception in 2021, The Bridge on 7th has provided 13,486 nights of shelter to those experiencing homelessness, helping over 500 different individuals.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4oUh1eC
LIFE JACKETS: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “A local healthcare provider is making it easier for boaters to stay safe when they’re out on the water. North Memorial Health and other community partners have installed loaner life jacket stations at Weaver Lake in Maple Grove and other boat launches across the metro.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/47TiKuE
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)
THIS MONTH: Via Elk River Star News, VERBATIM: “Minnesota audiences will have the chance to see the heartwarming, award-winning film My 7 Grandmas at St. Michael Cinema Sept. 12–18, with limited showings that may expand if demand is high. The feature film, produced by Minnesota-based ii Films Ministries, was shot almost entirely in the state, including several key scenes in Elk River. Downtown Elk River, the Elk River Public Library, Pompeii Pizzeria, and Olde Main Eatery serve as backdrops, giving the film a distinctly hometown feel.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3JFzwn2
MORE: Via YouTube, the film’s trailer. WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4p3vGEq
BARR: Via Minnesota Vikings, VERBATIM: “Anthony Barr tends to leave things better than he found them. Whether impacting the Twin Cities community or making play after play on the football field, Barr made his presence felt in all the right ways during his nine seasons as a Vikings linebacker. Now, he's back where it all started to write the end of that chapter.” READ/WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4g4yxst
PEACE: Via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “It wasn’t enough for Marjorie ‘Marge’ Goldberg to fight for the educational needs of a son born with epilepsy and learning disabilities. Her experience helping integrate the Minneapolis schools in the late 1960s and early 1970s also taught her the power of mobilized parents. In 1976, those lessons led Goldberg to co-found Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights. Now called PACER Center, the Bloomington nonprofit trains parents of children with disabilities to become their kids’ most effective champions.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4oTstHo
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