Cheese curds and… wedding bells? Couples can get married for free at next month’s Dakota County Fair. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4prXy5P
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COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS: Flint Hills Resources is celebrating summer with thousands of Minnesotans at local festivals and parades. Look for Flint Hills employees – along with their families and friends – as they show their hometown pride at many local celebrations, including Rosemount Leprechaun Days, Hastings Rivertown Days, Inver Grove Heights Days and Saint Paul’s Lowertown Sounds. For decades, Flint Hills Resources has supported programs, organizations and events that improve our quality of life in our communities. LEARN MORE: Community Partnerships (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
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HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND
THIS FALL: Via Bring Me The News, VERBATIM: “The Northside Achievement Zone in Minneapolis has landed a big guest for its annual gala. The SoarNorth Gala, scheduled for Oct. 24 at The Armory, will feature Grammy-winning songwriter John Legend. It’ll be his first performance in the Twin Cities since 2017, when he played at Northrop.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4f89Tsp
LOCKS: Via People, VERBATIM: “A Minnesota mother is sharing a simple tool she says once helped protect her own children — and she hopes it will save lives. On July 11, Sheletta Brundidge, founder of the nonprofit Sheletta Makes a Difference, gave away 100 free interior combination door locks to parents of children with autism during an event in St. Paul. The goal, she said, was to help prevent children from wandering away from home, a behavior that can put them at risk of drowning.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4pq31K8
FRANCIS: Via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “David Francis has spent the past 20 years searching for people lost in the wilderness. His first search was personal — and ended tragically. Francis’ only son, Jon, disappeared on July 15, 2006, while hiking in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho . . . Francis and his family founded the Jon Francis Foundation in early 2007 to support the search and provide resources to other families searching for lost loved ones in the wilderness.” QUOTE: “Of the 45 searches we’ve done, we’ve found 10 remains,” said Francis, the foundation’s executive director. “I’m dissatisfied with our record, but search-and-rescue people say that’s pretty darn good.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4yrjr9s
AIRCRAFT MECHANICS: Via KSTP-TV, VERBATIM: “More than 1,300 employees work around the clock for Delta TechOps . . . Recently, Delta held a party for the technicians. The day honors Charles Edward Taylor, the Wright Brothers mechanic and engine builder . . . The technicians are carrying on a tradition built by Northwest Airlines decades ago before merging with Delta.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4fo2Cn8
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COFFEE: Via KMSP-TV, VERBATIM: “A south metro coffee shop is brewing more than just coffee, offering a welcoming space and jobs for adults with disabilities . . . Constellation Coffee is located in an office building in Apple Valley and was opened by Liza Robson to provide job opportunities for neurodiverse adults who often face challenges finding employment.” ROBSON: “This has just been a labor of love that I didn’t expect would be so gratifying.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4poBsRw
BIKE LIBRARY: Via Minneapolis Times, VERBATIM: “Laura Groenjes Mitchell, founder and head librarian of the Minnesota Cargo Bike Library, was named Advocate of the Year in BikeMN’s 2025 Community Awards Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota. BikeMN’s panel of judges recognized Laura for her outstanding advocacy for safe streets and community building. As the founder of the Minnesota Cargo Bike Library, she has designed and launched a multi-organization partnership to expand access to cargo bikes in Minneapolis, offering a small collection of electric cargo bikes for free to residents for up to a week.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44zeY70
COOKING: Via Grand Rapids Herald Review, VERBATIM: “Over the past year, libraries throughout Minnesota have been incorporating a new activity kit into their collections to promote healthy and energy-efficient cooking. These new Induction Cooking Kits, provided through a partnership with Minnesota nonprofit Sustainable Resources Center (SRC), were introduced to make the clean and emissions-free cooking technology approachable, easy, and fun to use.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4x8T32P
TECH SUPPORT: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “With the pace technology is moving at these days, it’s not easy for anyone to keep up. Fortunately, some who are more savvy can step in and help. A steady stream of seniors came looking for help at a free tech support clinic at Robbinsdale City Hall on Monday, July 13.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4yn7sd7
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Via Minnesota Sports and Events, VERBATIM: “WWE Superstars Chad Gable, Je’Von Evans, and Otis joined Minnesota teachers and partners today at Mall of America to officially launch the SummerSlam Teacher Supply Drive, a statewide effort to help stock classrooms across Minnesota before the start of the new school year. The campaign, benefiting Minnesota classrooms through Kids In Need Foundation, began with a $10,000 donation from Blaze Credit Union, which also serves as the drive’s statewide collection partner. From now through August 1, community members can drop off new school supplies at all 29 Blaze Credit Union locations across Minnesota or make a financial contribution online at mnsportsandevents.org/donate.”
1,000 MILES: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “A Prairie Seeds Academy teacher is on an ambitious journey: paddling the Mississippi River in a canoe for 1,000 miles from the headwaters in Lake Itasca to Hannibal, Missouri. CCX News caught up with Tyler Sassaman in Minneapolis, nearly 500 miles and three weeks after his start . . . Sassaman’s long journey is part of his effort to raise money for nature field trips for his students at Prairie Seeds Academy, a Hmong-focused but diverse charter school in Brooklyn Park.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4wOGA40
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