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Five Things You Should Know Today: Another Sunny Day, Final Farmers Market
Five things you should know on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
1. The weather will be sunny today with a high near 85, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
2. Oakdale’s final farmers market of the season takes place today from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Oakdale City Hall parking lot.
3. Volunteers are being sought to help battle buckthorn in the Oakdale Nature Preserve from 8 a.m. to noon this coming Saturday. Lunch will be served afterwards. Call 651-501-5302 to volunteer.
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4. A humongous (1,500-plus pound) pumpkin will be weighed in at Stillwater’s Harvest Fest this weekend. Sounds like a sight to see.
5. On this day in 1947, President Harry Truman made the first televised presidential speech, according to history.com. The subject: food conservation.