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GRAND OLD DAY: Flint Hills Resources is thrilled to be this year’s sponsor of the Grand Old Day parade. Flint Hills employees, families and friends will be showing their Saint Paul pride as they hand out giveaways alongside one of the Pine Bend refinery’s fire trucks. New this year, Flint Hills Resources engineers will demonstrate how science is really fun (and tasty) at the Future Innovators Zone. Kids can learn how to make their very own ice cream at home. Be sure to stop by on June 7! LEARN MORE: Grand Old Day (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery)
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THIS WEEK: Via Axios, VERBATIM: “‘Beyond Walls,’ a massive public art project that has wowed visitors to the Eiffel Tower and Pyramids of Giza, lands in Minneapolis this week.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4uJDC08
COURAGE: Via AP and MPR, VERBATIM: “The residents of the Twin Cities were honored Sunday with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award, for demonstrating ‘compassion and unwavering commitment to the ideals that sustain our democracy’ during the federal immigration enforcement surge. Kennedy’s only surviving child, Caroline Kennedy, presented the award to four Twin Cities community members at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library overlooking Boston Harbor.” READ/LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4olw1CF
INDEPENDENCE: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Walk into Megan Thompson’s AP government class at Osseo High School and you will hear students passionately debating Supreme Court cases. It is exactly that kind of civic energy Thompson hoped to spark when teaching about the Declaration of Independence . . . Thompson submitted a proposal on how to bring the document to life as part of the Teaching America250 Award, a national competition. A $5,000 prize was at stake with one winner chosen from each state.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4efx03E
SAUK CENTRE: Via Bring Me The News, VERBATIM: “The Sauk Centre community is raising money to keep a Mexican restaurant in business after a fire left its fate uncertain. Earlier this month, the building housing El Mezcal restaurant in downtown Sauk Centre caught fire, damaging multiple businesses and residential units.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4uac2I6
PINE CITY: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “On Thursday evening, residents gathered for a dedication ceremony for a historic marker issued to the town honoring a 2005 gathering in Voyageur Park. According to Don Quaintance, one of the founders of the East Central Men’s Circle, that first Pride was a picnic the group hosted on June 19, 2005. Over 70 people came and hamburgers and hot dogs were grilling, served by co-founder Randy Olson, and there were many, many desserts — including bars, their favorites.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4xiaSxc
DULUTH: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “On Sunday at Leif Erikson Park, hundreds of girls crossed the finish line on more than a 5K—this run marks the end of an eight-week Girls on the Run season focused on confidence, connection, and character. Ahead of the run Sunday morning, the energy was loud, the shoelaces were tight—and for these girls, the finish line was just part of the story.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/49AMoVB
MORE: Via KQDS-TV, VERBATIM: “Girls on the Run is a non-profit that helps girls between ages 8 and 13 build up their confidence and retain lasting friendships. This was the second Girls on the Run 5K in Duluth. 129 girls from 7 area schools took off down the Lakewalk from Leif Erikson Park with a support buddy. For one young runner, this wasn’t her first 5K. But it was her first time she ran with encouragement to truly be herself and not give up.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4dXRbBM
LUNCHES: Via WDIO-TV, VERBATIM: “Volunteers are needed to ensure United Way of Northeastern Minnesota (UWNEMN)’s free summer lunch program, Meet Up and Chow Down, can once again provide free summer lunches to all children ages starting on Monday. Meet Up and Chow Down lunches will be prepared by local schools, grocery stores, and restaurants.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4o74Dbh
MINNEAPOLIS: Via Bring Me The News, VERBATIM: “The City of Minneapolis has renamed a portion of Blaisdell Avenue to honor slain Officer Jamal Mitchell, who was ambushed and fatally shot in the line of duty two years ago. On Saturday, the city unveiled the renamed section of Blaisdell Avenue between West Franklin Avenue and West 22nd Street, which is now designated as ‘Jamal Mitchell Way.’” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4vleYmj
ART: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “A local nonprofit is working to keep creativity accessible to teens when school is out for the summer. The Duluth Art Institute hosts a pay-what-you-can open studio exclusively for teens twice a week at their Lincoln Park location.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4uGsbpT
BRAINERD: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “On May 18, the Brainerd Lakes Area Women of Today recently hosted a local fundraiser at Dunmire’s Bar and Grill to support a new inclusive, accessible playground being built at Riverside Elementary School.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4vhBhcr
FLAG FOOTBALL: Via KSTP-TV, VERBATIM: “Kids from first to eighth grade took the field for the YMCA of the North’s Vikings flag football tournament, which focused on giving everyone a chance to play. Sunday morning saw nearly 3,000 children at TCO Stadium to compete for flag football championships in the all-city tournament.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3PQNEgK
100 YEARS: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “Nearly 200 people, most with Jewish ancestry, packed a north Minneapolis Pentecostal church on Sunday afternoon. The building, 100 years old this year, has significance to both Jewish and Black history in the area.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4o8QgU0
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Via Huntington Bank, VERBATIM: “The Huntington National Bank, a top 10 commercial bank in the U.S., today announced its support of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, underscoring the bank’s commitment to supporting athletes and the communities that rally around them.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4g15zvA
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