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DECEMBER: From Hannah Yang via MPR, VERBATIM: “The Dakota riders will ride again this December — and this time under two new groups and a renewed purpose. After the Dakota 38+2 Memorial Ride ended in 2022, participants wanted the legacy to continue and to find a way to bring communities back together. Now they are starting the next chapter with two new rides — the Mankato Healing and Reconciliation Ride and The Dakota Exile Ride.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/48q9Enk
ROSES: From Izabella Zadra via Northern News Now, VERBATIM: “Saturday members of Duluth Public Works, the Lake Superior Rose Society, and local volunteers helped in this year’s tipping of the roses in Duluth’s Rose Garden. Rose tipping is a process certain types of roses need to get through the winter. Volunteers helped prep the plants for winter by digging trenches, tipping the bushes on their sides, and then covering them back up with dirt and leaves.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/4fkzImf
TREES: From Emily Haugen via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “October is the perfect time to spot fall foliage, though you wouldn’t expect to see such a rich variety in a public works building’s parking lot. About 150 trees were set out for distribution at the Brooklyn Park Operations building on Friday. That was a part of a partnership between the city and Tree Trust, a nonprofit dedicated to building up tree canopy and a community in the process.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3YkgGWh
FERGUS FALLS: From Matthew Holding Eagle III via MPR, VERBATIM: “The former home of Fergus Falls’ first Black resident, Prince Honeycutt, is in jeopardy of being forfeited to the county if a Nov. 1 deadline to pay $10,000 for a longstanding city assessment isn’t met. The nonprofit Flowing Brook Ministries has been managing the property for about eight years. Honeycutt built the house in 1885. President and founder Lynette Higgins-Orr said losing the house would have statewide ramifications.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3C2UDfe
ST PAUL: From Mars King via Pioneer Press, VERBATIM: “A hulking beige brick building near St. Paul’s North End houses a cluster of BIPOC and women-owned small businesses ranging from a clothing retailer and mental health professionals to an entertainment production company and a handful of personal trainers. Despite the obvious differences in their businesses, the entrepreneurs at the Mali Center, which opened in June, all share three important details: They are deeply devoted to their community, they wear a lot of hats and they go way back with Tyrone Minor.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4hk8P3v
SPECIAL OLYMPICS: From Affinity Plus via Business Wire, VERBATIM: “After more than 20 years supporting Special Olympics Minnesota, Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union is proud to announce that it has answered the call to champion the power of strength and grit as the official Powerlifting sponsor for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. Set to take place in Minnesota from June 20-26, 2026, the USA Games will include 16 featured team and individual sports, inviting athletes, coaches, fans and volunteers to come together and celebrate ability.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3YrnT6H
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NEXTGEN: Via WDIO-TV, VERBATIM: “Another opportunity for young people to get support for furthering their education in STEM fields. The advisory board of STARBASE Minnesota, Inc. – Duluth proudly announces that it will offer a STEM scholarship starting with the senior class of 2025. These students were among the first groups of students to attend programming at the STARBASE facility in Duluth.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3AhxAg4
MOVE: From Liz Fedor via Twin Cities Business, VERBATIM: “OUR Rescue, a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit that combats sex trafficking and child exploitation, plans to move its headquarters to Minneapolis. Tammy Lee, OUR Rescue’s CEO and a veteran Minnesota business executive, said in a Wednesday interview with Twin Cities Business that there are many reasons to center the nonprofit’s work in Minneapolis.” LEE: “There is such a strong foundation here, in the legal community as well as the philanthropic community and the survivor support community,” Lee said. “It was the perfect trifecta for choosing Minnesota for the headquarters.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3AkbqtJ
GRANTS: From Pamela Knudson via Grand Forks Herald, VERBATIM: “The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council has announced that Oct. 31 is the deadline to submit grant proposals for arts activities in the council’s seven-county service area. Organizations and individuals are invited to submit proposals for grant funding for activities such as festivals, community theater plays, folk music entertainment, sponsorship of visual demonstrations, creative writing workshops, public art and other initiatives that enhance the quality of life of people in this region.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/40iuraz
DRIFTLESS: From Rose Korabek via The Caledonia Argus, VERBATIM: “Marty Walsh, coordinator/volunteer of the nonprofit Minnesota Driftless Hiking Trail (MDHT), is on a mission. For over six years, Walsh and a group of local residents and hiking enthusiasts have been trying to work through MDHT to build a backcountry style hiking trail to explore southeast Minnesota’s driftless scenic landscape through Bluff Country . . . MDHT has recently been awarded several grants of significant amounts which will help toward the organization’s goal of opening 10 to 20 miles of trail by 2025 in Houston and Fillmore counties.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4e3Zbzo