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90,000 Minnesotans play online chess on chess.com – that’s a 45% increase over a year ago. READ: https://fluence-media.co/3REe0n0
2,000 people named Ryan (or similar) met up at the Mall of America over the weekend. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/4fxKp6A
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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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NEXT MONTH: Via Solar Arts, VERBATIM: “Solar Arts Building presents Western Art Revival: a contemporary group exhibition inspired by the landscapes, culture, and spirit of the American West. From sweeping prairie skies to modern interpretations of Western life, the exhibition explores a timeless aesthetic through the work of local artists.”
AFTON: Via KSTP-TV, VERBATIM: “Just east of Saint Paul, Belwin Conservancy in Afton is a stunning nonprofit nature preserve stretching across 1,600 breathtaking acres of open land — and it’s home to free-roaming bison. Reporter Kristin Haubrich takes us on an unforgettable journey through this wild and beautiful Minnesota treasure.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4frsLCR
PHONE CALLS: Via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “On any given weekday afternoon, usually Tuesdays, Joyce Harris receives a phone call at her home in Minneapolis. At the other end of the line sits Mary Maas in St. Paul. Like old friends, they discuss a range of topics from weather to politics to restaurant recommendations, but there’s one peculiarity: They have never met in person . . . In 2024, Harris signed up for a program called Phone Companions, hosted by the Minnesota-based nonprofit Friends & Co. The organization pairs volunteer callers with older adults.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4vUBZwa
PHOTOGRAPHY: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “A local photographer is helping bring a little of the outdoors inside an Essentia Health clinic in Park Rapids. The walls inside the clinic are now showcasing familiar outdoor scenes from the surrounding area. Photographer Wayne Gudmundson captured the images on his own land before having them professionally developed and framed for the clinic.” QUOTE: “Jane, my wife, and I were waiting to see her doctor,” said Gudmundson. “And we’re looking at these prints on the wall that were kind of bleached by the sun. And so I approached the Essentia [Health] Foundation and said, ‘Would you be interested in a show?’” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4vRFS4Y
PETS: Via WCCO-Radio, VERBATIM: “A doggy daycare center stepping up in the wake of the Helix apartment fire in St. Louis Park. Many residents of the Helix apartment complex are clients at the Pampered Pooch Playground, so it only makes sense that they would help in this time of need.” QUOTE: “Their apartment complex is really close to our facility, so we wanted to help out,” says Caroline Cashman, assistant general manager there. “Also just because our community is strong, we just basically decided that we would start taking donations.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/44NXdRs
VETERANS: Via Pulte Homes, VERBATIM: “Built to Honor provides mortgage-free homes to injured veterans and their families. Last year, the program surpassed its 100th mortgage-free home delivery, marking a major milestone in its 15-year history . . . Built to Honor projects are underway or complete across seven states in 2026, including PulteGroup‘s Central Florida, West Florida, Michigan, Coastal Carolinas, Northeast Corridor, Indianapolis, Dallas, Minneapolis, and San Antonio divisions.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fyCOEL
SALVATION ARMY: Via KAAL-TV, VERBATIM: “The Rochester Salvation Army has new leaders. Majors Randy and Kathy Hellstrom and Envoy Jennifer Dieterle are now serving as local corps officers.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4fClsHf
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