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Five Things You Should Know Today: Aug. 19

Tartan dance team fundraiser as well as presentations on bugs and owls this weekend.

Posted Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 6:03 am CT

There’s a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service forecast, but otherwise it will be partly sunny with a high near 81.
dance team is holding a fundraising car wash from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Gas Station at 757 Radio Drive in Woodbury.
Sen. Al Franken made a stop Thursday just down the road in Stillwater to speak to a group of Rotarians. See Stillwater Patch for more coverage of his visit.
Oakdale’s Outdoor Speaker Series continues this weekend with a session on presented by the Como Zoo. The event is at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the amphitheater. If you prefer owls to bugs, check out the “Screech Owls” campfire program at Lake Elmo Park Reserve at 7:15 p.m. instead.
An event for kids and families that benefits the families of police officers killed in the line of duty takes place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Woodbury’s .

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