Corpse Flower, Public Art, Happy Trails at Cabela's: East Metro News

The following is a collection of articles that appeared over the past week on east metro Patch sites.

Woodbury

10 Reasons Why Woodbury Days is Better Than the State Fair

The State Fair started up Thursday; Woodbury Days began Friday.

Trail Extension Planned at Cabela’s Site in Woodbury

The Washington County Board on Tuesday requested a permit from MnDOT for the trail.

Dog at Woodbury’s Applewood Dental Eases Patients’ Anxiety

The Woodbury dental office has a registered therapy dog, a 4-year-old cocker spaniel named Molly.

Hudson

Hudson Raiders 2013 Football Season Kicks Off Friday in Minnetonka

You can watch a live stream of the game on the MSBN Sports Network. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.

Watch a Time Lapse of UW River Falls Corpse Flower Blooming

The University of Wisconsin River Falls posted this timelapse video to YouTube showing the corpse flower that opened in the school's greenhouse Monday night.

YT'z Trading Company Offers Carolina-Style BBQ Sauces Made Right Here in Hudson

Hudson resident Chris White is creating authentic Carolina-style BBQ sauces and rubs based on a family recipe that was passed down to him from a little known bastion called Cape Colony on the Albemarle Sound in Edenton, North Carolina.

Watch Mudds N Sudds Win North Hudson Pepper Eating Contest

Mudds N Sudds won the North Hudson Pepper Fest Pepper Eating Contest by putting down 5 pounds of peppers in 1:26:47.

Stillwater

Public Art Project May Be on the Horizon in Downtown Stillwater

“Public participation art is the process where the audience is directly involved in creative process,” Schmitt said. “That means people are actually hands-on involved instead of an artist with a grand vision standing in a public space painting."

Lumberjack Days Update: City Receives Several Proposals for Festival

A trial date has been set for Oct. 28 in the felony theft case that resulted from a year-long investigation into unpaid bills by former Lumberjack Days Organizer, Dave Eckberg.

Day Care Kids Donate Lemonade Stand Money to Stillwater Firefighters

“I thought this was probably the cutest thing I’ve ever seen,” Stillwater Fire Chief Stu Glaser said. “To have these little kids do a lemonade stand and actually make the check and present it to us was a wonderful show of support.”

Oakdale

Martin Zellar to Headline ‘New and Improved’ Fall Festival at Oakdale’s Transfiguration Church

Pop music and food trucks will replace harvest displays and bingo tents for this year’s events.

District 622 Back-to-School Events, Supply Lists, Bus Routes

The first day of school for students in grades 1-12 is Tuesday, Sept. 3, and the first day of kindergarten is Wednesday, Sept. 4.

The deadline for artists to enter is Aug. 30.