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70-YEAR LEGACY OF CONTINUOUS TRANSFORMATION: Innovation has been synonymous with the Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend refinery since it was established 70 years ago. Today, Pine Bend operates with cutting-edge leak detection technologies, the largest solar installation of its kind, a community-driven water-recycling system, and numerous other advancements. These innovations have allowed Pine Bend to produce more of the fuels and other products we all need, while continually finding ways to use fewer resources and minimize emissions. LEARN MORE: https://fluence-media.co/4kNOYur (SPONSORED: Flint Hills Resources)
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TOMORROW: Via Lakeland PBS, VERBATIM: “With the miles and miles of wreckage from the June 21 wind storm that hit northern Minnesota, Bemidji’s Greenwood Cemetery was no exception to receiving major damage. Some graves have stood strong for more than a century, but 100-plus mph winds still blew them to the ground. Volunteers have been coming in daily to clean up the debris, and while a lot has been done, Greenwood started off with a lot of trees and graves down. Several of the biggest trees can’t be removed yet as they’ve been bought by a lumber mill, but the rest of the fallen trees and brush are free to be cleared. A group of Bemidji citizens is gathering together this coming weekend in an effort to restore the cemetery to how it used to be.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3HCLwou
YALE: Via WCCO-TV, VERBATIM: “Admission to an Ivy League school is difficult — even more so for a first-generation student — but two Minnesota brothers overcame the odds and are attending Yale this fall. ‘They were all like, 'He got into Yale! He got into Yale!'’ said Joaquin Santoscoy-MacPhee, who remembers getting the call about his brother during his freshman year there. ‘My dream was always to be at Yale because my brother was there,’ said Giovani Santoscoy-MacPhee, who will be an incoming freshman at the Ivy League this fall.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/41Ikvqu
INCARCERATION: Via Sahan Journal, VERBATIM: “Artists who are in prison or were recently released say the exhibit ‘SEEN: In the Stacks,’ which opened recently at the Minneapolis Public Library, offers them a chance to engage and share; a place of grace and healing. And somewhere to express their grief.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3HnzcbP
VETERANS: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “The Robin Hotel has been a fixture in Robbinsdale for more than 100 years. It recently got a makeover and is reopening to serve veterans who have been homeless. Local dignitaries were on-site this week for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its grand reopening.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/46YBLvm
NEXT MONTH: Via Walker West, VERBATIM: “The historic Selby Avenue JazzFest is coming to the streets of St. Paul September 12-14 featuring nationally and locally known jazz artists, great food, a village market and a family fun zone, all along Selby Avenue. For the second year, the Jazz Festival is being organized by Walker West Music Academy, which took over for founders and long-time organizers Mychael and Stephanie Wright, the former owners of Golden Thyme Coffee & Café.”
MORE: Via Selvy Avenue JazzFest, SCHEDULE: https://fluence-media.co/45gDMlk LINEUP: https://fluence-media.co/4mN89G2
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Via WCCO-Radio, VERBATIM: “A nonprofit is working to bridge the funding gap for public school teachers this school year. Many teachers often spend hundreds of dollars of their own money on essential classroom supplies. Robbinsdale, Minnesota's Lakeview Elementary Physical Education teacher Monte Brown knows this firsthand . . . But, he adds that the AdoptAClassroom program has given him some much-needed relief, connecting him with donors who pay for supplies.” LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4mcLiUh
CYCLING: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “When it comes to riding a bike, it takes most people some time to find their footing. Especially if they’ve never had the chance to learn in the first place. A free program is making the world of cycling more accessible for Brooklyn Park families. It’s simply called ‘Learn to Ride a Bike,’ put on by nonprofit SARX Global and Three Rivers Park District.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/3JhAXYz
NONPROFITS: Via Patriot News, VERBATIM: “Last week, 29 different Becker area organizations met at the Becker Community Center for the first ever Mayor’s Nonprofit Roundtable. The goals for the meeting were to create a resource list that could be shared with the community, as well as to establish connections between groups to create synergy and collaboration.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4mIRbbE
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 MONTH: Via Eden Prairie Local News, VERBATIM: “True Friends, a Minnesota nonprofit that provides life-changing experiences for children and adults with disabilities, is hosting an open-house-style event in celebration of the 100th anniversary of True Friends Camp Eden Wood – formerly Glen Lake Children’s Camp – in Eden Prairie. The event is free and open to the public.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/45yDTHT
MORE: From True Friends via Facebook, more details on the September 9th event. SEE: https://fluence-media.co/4mgEYem
ST JUDE: Via CCX Media, VERBATIM: “A $1.9 million home up for sale in Maple Grove is part of a Minnesota first. The brand new home built by Andover-based Hanson Builders is the first home in the state to be part of the St. Jude Dream Home Showplace. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to St. Jude in its mission to fight childhood cancer.” WATCH: https://fluence-media.co/45zMklZ
EXHIBIT: Via MinnPost, VERBATIM: “A transfixing pattern repeats throughout ‘Mary Sully: Native Modern,’ which is on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art through Sept. 21. Each work manifests in triptych form, where a given subject — whether a person or a concept — unfolds in three distinct treatments. From graphic explorations that embrace both symbolism and figurative elements to dizzying structures of geometric shapes and Native American design motifs, the triptychs burst with creativity and create a fascinating play of pattern, abstraction and meaning.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/45RHKRy
DANCE: Via MplsStPaul, VERBATIM: “Minnesota Dance Theatre (MDT)—the acclaimed Twin Cities dance school founded by Loyce Houlton in 1962 that has trained generations of classical and contemporary dancers in performance—is getting a new home later this year as it departs the Hennepin Center for the Arts, where it's been based since 1979.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/4lwoVrU
STATE FAIR: Via MPR, VERBATIM: “What do the Stone Arch Bridge, Split Rock Lighthouse and Paul Bunyan have in common? They’re all iconic Minnesota landmarks, and they’re all featured on this year’s Minnesota Public Radio tote bag. Each year, MPR picks a local artist to design an MPR tote bag to be given to thousands of members at the Minnesota State Fair in exchange for donations. Minneapolis resident Katelyn Clemons was selected from over 80 artists to create the bag’s 2025 design.” READ: https://fluence-media.co/3V7XtWl
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