Job Hunt, Moonlight Walk, Test Prep: Today in Oakdale

Here are five items to take note of today in Oakdale.

Running for a Reason

Mohammad Zafar, a Marine from Oakdale, is among 25 veterans from across the state who will be honored Sept. 11 during the Minnesota Humanities Center’s Veterans Voices award ceremony.

He hopes to motivate Muslims to run one mile each day during the 30 days of Ramadan.

Zafar recently posted this on Patch:

Want to join us on a simple 1-mile run? Come on down to Helena Road. We run (walk or jog) as neighbors and run together to show support, socialize and to better our health. Currently we meet up at 7:15 P.M. Want to start your own neighborhood run? Contact us!

Check us on our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/#!/HelenasHottest

Jobs Board

If you’re looking for work, be sure to check out the Jobs tab on Oakdale Patch.

Farmers Market

While the Oakdale Farmers Market was cancelled last week because of construction on Hadley Avenue, it is set to return Sept. 11.

The market runs from 2:30-7 p.m. in the grassy area north of the City Hall parking lot.

Test Prep

District 622 Community Education will offer a PSAT/SAT prep workshop from 12:30-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at North High School, 2416 East 11th Ave., in North St. Paul.

The seminar, through ZAPS Learning Company, teaches “strategies necessary for attacking the PSAT/SAT tests as well as test taking tips,” reads a notice on the District 622 website. “History indicates that students who take a preparatory class feel better prepared and often score higher on the actual test. ZAPS Learning Company has provided these workshops for School District 622 for the past 15 years.”

Students can register online at www.isd622.org/youthregister and find course number YEH10. Call 651-748-7445 to register over the phone or to ask for a form. The fee is $89 and the registration deadline is Sept. 18.

Moon Walk

From a Maplewood Nature Center posting on Patch: