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Five Things You Should Know Today: June 14

When you fly your flag today in honor of Flag Day, spare a thought for Bernard J. Cigrand.

  1. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today will keep temperatures slightly lower, with cloudy skies and highs expected near 70, according to the National Weather Service.
  2. Americans today are celebrating Flag Day, which got its start on June 14, 1885, when 19-year-old Wisconsin teacher Bernard J. Cigrand put a 10-inch, 38-star flag in a bottle on his desk, then asked his students to write essays about the flag and its significance. It wasn’t until 1949 that President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating it a yearly national observance.
  3. The tonight will decide whether to toughen up its policy on funeral and bereavement leave for city employees, and is also expected to approve a feasibility report for a rear yard storm sewer between 23rd Street and Helmo Court.
  4. A legal workshop to help the public learn about is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Oakdale branch of the Washington County Library. Admission is free.
  5. On this day in 1981, a tornado swept through the Twin Cities from Edina to Roseville via downtown Minneapolis, killing one and injuring 83. The twister caused $47 million in damage, $35 million of it in Roseville alone.


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