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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Flint Hills Resources makes fuels and other products people need and use every day, products that help keep Minnesota moving. The company does this while prioritizing safety and environmental stewardship and contributing meaningfully to the community. STEWARDSHIP WITH A PURPOSE: Four pillars of stewardship (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
THIS MONTH: Via Insight News, VERBATIM: “Sweet Potato Comfort Pie (SPCP) of Golden Valley, Minnesota, will host its 10th annual celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday, January 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m., at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3Waa6RX
VOLUNTEER: From Katelyn Vue via Sahan Journal, VERBATIM: “When Zenebech Aly first immigrated to Rochester, Minnesota, in 2010, she couldn’t sit still as she waited for authorization to work legally in the country. She was constantly busy where she last lived, the United Arab Emirates, working for a construction company after she left her home country of Ethiopia . . . She started volunteering at the Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association, a nonprofit that serves immigrants and refugees in southeast Minnesota, and has since logged thousands of hours helping new immigrants transition to life in the United States.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3Ppoj9S
LAKE SUPERIOR: From Hannah Morgan via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “A handful of folks from the Twelve Holy Apostles Orthodox Church braved the frigid waters of Lake Superior to honor Epiphany. It took place after the church held services Monday morning to celebrate the Christian holiday. Then, they gathered in Canal Park to have their annual blessing of the waters. After reading prayers, the priest took a wooden cross and threw it into the lake.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3ZYwkqU
PENNY: From Trey Mewes via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “Former U.S. Rep. Tim Penny plans to retire later this year from the economic development foundation he’s helmed for close to two decades. Penny announced Monday he’s going to step down as CEO of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation. He plans to stay on as the foundation board searches for a new CEO, then transition out of the role over the next few months.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3W7ZDq4
BUCKTHORN: From Talia McWright via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “Buckthorn is one of the most difficult invasive plants to deal with in Minnesota and the solution usually involves removing it and burning the brush piles. But, for every pound of wood burned in an open pile, 1.82 pounds of carbon dioxide is released into the air, according to the Wood Products Council. A St. Paul nonprofit’s new wood-burning tool can put most of that CO2 into the ground. Great River Greening, an organization focused on land restoration and nature-based climate solutions, promotes a new way of burning wood and biomass to fight climate change by producing something called ‘biochar’ instead of excessive CO2 and ash.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3W9Bpf8
MOVE: From Sydney Dick via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “After 15 years in one spot, Bemidji’s Goodwill has moved from downtown to a new location on Paul Bunyan Drive NW. The new site is double the size of the old one and will feature more inventory and shopping options.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4fHTyHS
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.-Elect Kari Rehauer
Rep.-Elect Wayne Johnson
Rep. Elect Julie Greene
Rep. Elect Keith Allen
Rep. Elect Peter Johnson
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
TODAY: From Affinity Plus via Business Wire, VERBATIM: “Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union is excited to announce the return of its Polar Plunge jump-start campaign, kicking off on January 7th. The annual jump-start campaign provides plungers with a $50 donation to aid in their $75 fundraising minimum. In the four years since the start of the jump-start campaign, it has contributed more than $350,000 to Special Olympics Minnesota’s inclusion movement.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/40kuBh4
(DISCLOSURE: Minnesota Credit Union Network is a sponsor of Fluence Media)
AMBASSADORS: From Frankie McLister via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “They can be obvious, or invisible to others. For those who haven't lived with a disability, it's difficult to know what someone with one is going through. Sophia Vignali has accutane embryopathy. And she's passionate about sharing her disability with others. ‘We are just like everyone else. We have wants, desires, interests,’ says Vignali. Vignali is practicing for her next presentation in her role as an ambassador with the Ambassadors for Respect program, which pairs groups of adults with developmental disabilities who go into fourth grade classrooms and teach violence prevention skills.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4gV0Jxo
AUDITIONS: Via Brainerd Dispatch, VERBATIM: “The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota is holding mid-season auditions for the Legacy Youth Chorale and Legacy Chorale on January 9-12 at the Franklin Arts Center in Brainerd.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3W7mCSf
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