WCCO-TV reconnected with a St. Cloud veteran a reporter and photojournalist first met 50 years ago in Vietnam. WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/42RmcmN
100 years after the beginning of the art deco movement, you can find some great examples from a local artist inside a St. Paul museum. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/4d49VP6
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FREE AND LOW-COST FAMILY FUN: The beloved Flint Hills Family Festival is celebrating 25 years in downtown Saint Paul May 30-31. This year’s festival, presented by the Ordway and Flint Hills Resources, welcomes outstanding headliners, including Grammy winners Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band and Ada Twist, Scientist, as well as the returning NOOMA, an Opera for Babies. Bring kids of all ages to enjoy free outdoor entertainment and activities, visit food trucks and take in an indoor show where tickets start at just $8. GET TICKETS: Flint Hills Family Festival (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
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MAYOR: Via Patriot News, VERBATIM: “During the April 21 Clear Lake City Council meeting, the members got to recognize a special local student. Winward Nicol, a fifth grader from Clear Lake, won the ‘Mayor for a Day’ recognition after submitting an essay about city waste management.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4jN7T8R
MEALS: Via KARE-TV, VERBATIM: “Hours before first pitch of the Twins' game against the Orioles on Wednesday, a group of players and managers from both teams stood shoulder to shoulder for a great cause. The Twins organization invited local nonprofit, Every Meal, to host a meal packing event just inside the gates of Target Field from 12 to 12 p.m., as part of its annual week of service.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3GFsvBg
BARBERS: Via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “Everyone has heard of barbershop quartets but for owner of Dan’s Skyline Barbershop in Duluth, Dan Juntti, it was always a solo. That is, until the owner of Piedmont Barbers, Mike Hawkinson, knocked on Juntti’s door after the apartment above his barbershop caught fire . . . Hawkinson estimates it will be at least six months until he can go back to operating in the building. In the meantime, he runs a chair out of Dan’s Skyline Barbershop.” QUOTE: “I was just cutting hair here and he said, ‘Hey, I’m in a jam. Any chance you could help me out?’ and I was just like ‘Don’t even ask, like, you’re good. Let’s just do it, man,’” said Juntti. “Like no brainer.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3F9rL6K
NATURALIST: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “Kao Thao has always connected with the outdoors. As a young boy growing up in Laos, he said he vividly remembers a family garden filled with vegetables. Thao also recalled fleeing his birthplace when he was six or seven with his parents and seven siblings to go to refugee camps in Thailand . . . Now Thao is a full-time park naturalist for the Department of Natural Resources and is based at Fort Snelling State Park. He offers nature education programs at the park on a variety of subjects: fishing, birding and canoeing.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/44YB04f
BROOKLYN CENTER: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Brooklyn Center Elementary Assistant Principal Laura Ringen led a small group of children through a maze of hallways on Thursday morning. It was a long march, but it led to a toy cart overseen by Georgia Clark. It’s called the Centaur Market. And Clark oversees the small toy market, making sure every dollar adds up . . . The cash the students spend on trinkets here comes from a special classroom treasury. And teachers like Levette Thomas hold the purse strings. She handed out ‘Scholar Dollars’ to students that helped with her phonics lesson.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/43lmSAS
JACK’S BASKET: Via WTVG-TV in Ohio, VERBATIM: “A special delivery provides comfort and connection for parents of children with Down syndrome. Every year, more than 5,000 babies are born with Down syndrome in the United States. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There’s a special organization that works to make sure those parents have support and connections from the very start. Jack’s Basket was started in Minnesota more than a decade ago. Since then, the non-profit’s reach has expanded to all 50 states and more than 50 countries.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4jNfWm4
CROSSLAKE: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “The City of Crosslake, as well as the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) project, held an event on Tuesday to highlight the efforts of the Crosslake community in becoming a more sustainable and resilient city. ‘Clean Energy Resource Teams is a partnership between four organizations in Minnesota, and so we are passionate about helping people find clean energy options and energy efficient resources for themselves, their community, businesses,’ explained Heidi Auel, Regional Coordinator for CERTs.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4k7ND18
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)
ESGR: Via Patriot News, VERBATIM: “Patti Merry, Early Childhood Educator and spouse of Master Sgt. Kelsey Merry Army National Guard recently presented the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriotic Employer Award to her employment supervisor, Sue Hiltner, Early Childhood Coordinator. The award was given April 22 at the Becker Early Childhood Family Education Center in recognition of Hiltner’s support of her employment while her spouse was on military deployment.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/44pDcBJ
GOLDEN VALLEY: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “Golden Valley is offering a new way to showcase your creativity. The city has a collection of old wooden ice rink boards spread out across Gearty Park. Anyone is free to paint, draw, write or doodle on these boards.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/434Itw7
LITERACY: Via KTTC-TV, VERBATIM: “The Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) announced $16,000 in literacy grants awarded to local Minnesota nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools . . . According to Dollar General, the grants are intended to support schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations within a 15-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3RVAgFu
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