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CELEBRATING 70 YEARS: The Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount is a landmark like no other – the tall columns, bright lights and steam during cold winter days can be seen from miles away. Generations of workers have helped operate, maintain and transform the refinery, making it one of the nation’s most innovative and efficient energy facilities of its kind. This year, Flint Hills Resources celebrates 70 years of dedicated employees at the Pine Bend refinery who have produced the fuels that help move us forward. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/4dRlutF (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
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TOMORROW: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “This weekend, Brooklyn Center will host the first-ever Liberian Independence Day parade in Minnesota. It’s a celebration of culture and impact after 35 years in the United States. Marie Dweh is co-founder of We Are Liberian, a local nonprofit hosting the parade. She said the family-friendly event is for anyone — no matter where you are from.” DWEH: “We come from a war-torn country. We’ve been through so many different trials and tribulations, and we’ve been resilient through it all. So, we kind of just want to come together and celebrate where we came from, and where we are going.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3H2oszi
50 YEARS: Via KAAL-TV, VERBATIM: “Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota is honoring 50 years of its Refugee Services Resettlement Program. It started back in 1975 to help people fleeing Vietnam, and has since helped more than 5,000 people from across the globe who escaped persecution by coming to the U.S.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/45kHY3h
BEMIDJI: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “Now that we’re one month removed from the storm that caused major damage to Beltrami County, relief efforts have started to slow down, but they’re far from over. One entity that’s been working daily to help restore the community is the United Way of Bemidji Area. There are still several food resources available for those in need, including the Community Table, who serves dinner Monday through Thursday, and the Bemidji Community Food Shelf. Ruby’s Pantry and the North Country Food Bank have also done food drops.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/45kJZN0
MINNEAPOLIS: Via Star Tribune, VERBATIM: “The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to authorize an agreement with Arts’ Nest, a nonprofit arts organization that’s partnering with Zenon Dance Company and School to operate the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts. The decision officially sets in motion the return of the performance venue and center for educational dance and arts programming, which has been closed for over a year, with an expected grand opening in February 2026.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GZidfI
OCTOBER: Via MplsStPaul, VERBATIM: “The Twin Cities is a special place for art fairs, hosting numerous community-focused events that draw in thousands, especially throughout the summer months. But the fun doesn’t need to come to a close once the weather starts to cool down. This fall, the community will have another opportunity to celebrate artists and creatives at the inaugural City of Lakes Art Fair on the shores of Bde Maka Ska.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3H1gxCp
AI: Via news release from Mark Cuban Foundation, VERBATIM: “The Mark Cuban Foundation today announced significant updates and a nationwide expansion of its free AI Bootcamps, designed to bring advanced artificial intelligence education to underserved high school students and educators. The program will operate in 29 cities across the U.S. this fall, reinforcing the foundation's commitment to closing the digital divide and nurturing future innovators.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4kYOi5h
WHEELCHAIR GAMES: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “Veterans from all over the country are headed home after spending a long weekend in a friendly competition for paralyzed people known as the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Axes smacked against wooden targets, basketballs bounced around and wheelchairs swerved through an obstacle course at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Among the final competitions on Tuesday, the slalom super G, was an energy-packed race that tested the participants’ endurance.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4164KJM
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “The first day of school is just over a month away. In Brooklyn Park, there’s an effort to help kids get ready with needed supplies and clothing. CCX news caught up with Clint ‘Scooter’ Draughn, founder of Honored 2 Help. His Brooklyn Park nonprofit organizes a back-to-school supply drive to help kids from kindergarten through 12th grade.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3IP6KQl
LIONS: Via news release from the Sandstone-based Wildcat Sanctuary, VERBATIM: “After 8 months of intense planning and complicated logistics, TWS is transporting three lions from Canada to their accredited sanctuary, including one lone orphaned lion cub named Mango. In a powerful demonstration of international collaboration, The Wildcat Sanctuary (TWS), Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge (TCWR), and Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary rescued seven African lions from a troubled roadside zoo in Canada, with the assistance of Humane World for Animals. These lions had been victims of neglect, inbreeding, and repeated facility closures.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GTtmPc
OWLS: Via KTTC-TV, VERBATIM: “The International Owl Center sees thousands of visitors a year, but its current building isn’t the most accommodating for its visitors, staff, and birds. Staff at the center say a new and bigger space will help facilitate the demand for programming, boost the region’s economic impact by $4.5 million, and bring in more owls.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/45b1oXh
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. Kari Rehrauer
Rep. Wayne Johnson
Rep. Julie Greene
Rep. Keith Allen
Rep. Peter Johnson
Follow on your favorite podcast platform, or at www.TheDailyAgenda.com/Podcasts. (SPONSORED: Minnesota Telecom Alliance)
NEXT WEEK: Via Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, VERBATIM: “This panel discussion and luncheon will focus on tech trends in government, highlighting how our region's public IT leaders are pioneering innovative solutions for critical functions such as public safety, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and communication.” DETAILS/AGENDA: https://fluence-media.co/4mcibjl
BUCKTHORN: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Rachel Braaten, a resident of Crystal, is looking for a few good volunteers to help her fight against buckthorn. ‘Buckthorn completely takes over,’ said Braaten. ‘And if you have an area that’s heavily infested in buckthorn, it’s pretty much the only thing you find.’ Braaten is the woman behind Crystal’s Volunteer Habitat Restoration Program; she’s on a mission to remove buckthorn from Hagemeister Pond Natural Area.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/450OuLd
BAND CAMP: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “The sounds of drums, guitars and singing resonated throughout the Lower Sioux Indian Community’s recreation center, located in southern Minnesota. Ten Indigenous youth formed their own bands, learned instruments and composed original songs at Rock the Rez, a week-long music camp for Indigenous girls, two-spirit and gender diverse youth ages 8 to 17. This summer marks the first year the music camp is in Minnesota.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3GRwmLZ
GRANT: Via Sun Patriot, VERBATIM: “Nonprofit Carver on the Minnesota, Inc. has been awarded a $10,000 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant from the Minnesota Historical Society to support the launch of the “Carver Stories” oral history project. This community-driven initiative will collect and preserve personal accounts of how two of Carver’s most historically significant disasters — the 1965 Minnesota River flood and the 1985 fire that destroyed the Riverside Ballroom — impacted the lives of residents and helped shape the identity of the community.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4oavwLa
MOVE: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “The Maple Grove art community can take a collective sigh of relief. The city’s nonprofit arts organization, the Maple Grove Arts Center, has found a new home. It’s setting up a storefront and artistic meeting space in a vacant shop in the mall off Weaver Lake and Fish Lake roads.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/44NXuoj
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