Garage Sale Signup Deadline Approaching, Tips on Preventing Identity Theft

1. Today’s weather will be partly sunny, with a high near 68, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

2. Planning to set up shop during Oakdale’s citywide garage sale May 3-5? so that your address is included on the maps available through Oakdale Patch and at .

3. About 3,000 people report identity theft annually, so the Minnesota Department of Public Safety is drawing attention to the crime, and ways to prevent it. Public safety officials recommend not carrying documents that include your Social Security number, shredding documents with personal data on them before throwing them away and checking your credit report annually.

4. Campgrounds at Lake Elmo Park Reserve and St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park open this Friday. You can make reservations online at www.co.washington.mn.us/parks.

5. Singer and actress Barbra Streisand turns 70 today. She is the highest selling female artist of all time, according to biography.com.