A new cookbook features recipes from Minnesota musicians. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/4q3k2bT
Enjoy being the center of attention out on the road? Hormel’s looking for three drivers for the Planters NUTmobile. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4q14029
Michael Koppy is a much-deserved center of attention – at 75, he’s the oldest runner to finish a 135-mile race this week in northern Minnesota. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/4qZAfAb
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WILD ABOUT READING: Join more than 800 Minnesota classrooms and 30,000 students participating in the “Wild About Reading” program, a partnership with Flint Hills Resources which encourages students to read more using Minnesota Wild-branded posters, reading logs, and bookmarks. Teachers set weekly reading goals and give certificates to students who complete the four-week program. Fun program incentives include classroom visits from the Wild’s mascot, Nordy – and the team dog, Paulie; a pair of tickets to a Wild home game, player signed pucks and photos; and a pizza party for a classroom. LEARN MORE: Wild About Reading (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
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PARENTS: Via The 74, VERBATIM: “It is indeed mothers who, throughout the Twin Cities, form the vanguard of community organizing to keep their kids’ classmates and educators safe. But many of their efforts to supply food, rent money, medical treatment and even veterinary care to people too endangered to leave their homes are ad hoc, emergency extensions of the parent networks that, in normal times, raise money for the things not in their school’s budget, organize events and fulfill teachers’ school supply wish lists. Over the last month, parents who belong to PTAs and other Twin Cities school support groups have tapped their collective organizing and fundraising expertise to meet extraordinary needs that school systems and local governments are hard-pressed to address.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3NXzZTA
FOOD BOXES: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “About two dozen volunteers formed an assembly line for a special project in the warehouse at Brooklyn Park’s Second Harvest Heartland on Wednesday, Jan. 28. They passed cardboard boxes back and forth to fill with pasta, sauces, cereal and canned meat — enough to feed a family multiple meals . . . These emergency food boxes are part of an initiative that Second Harvest started as Operation Metro Surge brought an influx of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Minnesota.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4a5SkWc
SMALL BIZ: Via Twin Cities Business, VERBATIM: “The Minneapolis Foundation is launching a new fund to aid small businesses in response to the ICE surge. It’s set to distribute $3.5 million in grants through the coming weeks to ‘established community organizations with deep experience in small business support,’ according to a press release Tuesday.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3LWMr5y
TOMORROW: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “A well-known folk band with Duluth roots is showing support for Minnesotans amid Operation Metro Surge. Northland band Trampled by Turtles will be hosting a benefit concert this Saturday in St. Paul. they’ll be taking the stage at 1 p.m. at ‘The Turf Club’.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4t6FShx
RESCUE: Via Brainerd Dispatch, VERBATIM: “On the morning of Nov. 9, 2025, with temperatures hovering around 18 degrees, conservation officer Levi Brown heard a call crackle over his dispatch radio at 8:17 a.m. Two waterfowl hunters were stranded after their boat capsized on Mud Lake near Browerville, in an area known as Turtle Creek — wet, exposed and running out of time in a location with no easy access . . . In January, Brown and [fellow conservation officer Matt Brodin] were recognized by the DNR Enforcement Division for their lifesaving efforts.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4bsnxoF
GRANTS: Via Special Olympics, VERBATIM: “Special Olympics Minnesota (SOMN), in partnership with the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games (2026 USA Games) and presenting sponsor Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, today announced the 30 organizations selected as grant recipients through its statewide 26 Weeks of Giving campaign.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3ZbItsL
AROUND THE STATE
TOMORROW: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “The Brainerd Jaycees are gearing up for the 36th annual Ice Fishing Extravaganza this Saturday. The event is the largest charitable ice fishing tournament in the world and brings thousands of people to the Brainerd Lakes Area, with each vying to win thousands of dollars in prizes.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3NQiXa0
OPERA: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “Composer Florence Price’s music once reached major American orchestras. In the 1930s her works were performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, making her the first Black woman to achieve that recognition. Within a generation, her story has largely dropped out of the mainstream. A new opera in Minneapolis is challenging that long absence.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/45BspEq
NEXTGEN: Via Minnesota Monthly, VERBATIM: “Soon, Minnesota middle and high school students will have even more opportunities to go behind the scenes of—and see themselves represented in—careers in the arts. This week, Hennepin Arts announced that it is adding InspireMSP, a workforce development program, as a strategic investment in its educational programming.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3LIEYXP
BROOKLYN PARK: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Zanewood Recreation Center has provided a place for Brooklyn Park youth to gather for years. To meet growing needs, it’s expanding — and adding pops of color. The expansion, which broke ground last April, is tacking a new teen center onto Zanewood’s original building. It also remodeled the existing building to fit programming for kids K-5. That remodel includes more than different rooms, it’s also decorated with new art.” READ/PHOTOS: https://fluence-media.co/4a4JsjA
CRYSTAL: From Crystal Recreation via Instagram, VERBATIM: “Southbrook Community Garden plots are available to the public—and we’re inviting experienced and aspiring gardeners alike to apply through our annual lottery.” POST: https://fluence-media.co/4t9itMl
BRAINERD: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “The Bridge on 7th Overnight Shelter in Brainerd is currently accepting donations for winter clothing. With the temperature currently sitting in the single digits and below in the Brainerd Lakes Area, the shelter is trying to do what it can to keep those staying with them warm.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4a8IKlf
$250K: Via Minneapolis-based Elan, VERBATIM: “Elan Credit Card today announced the expansion of its charitable giving program, delivering $250,000 in donations to 25 nonprofit organizations nationwide. Each $10,000 contribution was made on behalf of an existing credit union or community bank partner, reinforcing our commitment to supporting the communities our credit card partners serve.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4bswMp4
US SENATE: Via Minnesota Department of Education, VERBATIM: “Minnesota high school students Ayoub Mahamud Farah and Feven Tesfaye will join Senator Amy Klobuchar and Senator Tina Smith in representing Minnesota during the 64th annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week, to be held March 7-14, 2026.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/45G4Hqu
GI BILL: Via Walser, VERBATIM: “Veterans pursuing civilian careers in automotive retail now have a new pathway at Walser Automotive Group, where the company’s on-the-job sales training program is officially eligible for GI Bill benefits. The designation allows eligible veterans to receive financial support while training for a full-time sales career, bridging the gap between military service and civilian employment.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3Z3XlcG
PARK RAPIDS: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “Kinship of the Park Rapids Area has appointed a new Executive Director. Brandon Mustful will be stepping into the leadership role with decades of experience at other nonprofits.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4q61aJm
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