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High Near 40 Today, New Clothing Store Moving into Woodbury Lakes

Five things you should know today, Wednesday, Feb. 15

1. Today will be partly sunny with a high near 39, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

2. A new Chico’s store is moving into space formerly occupied by Talbot’s in Woodbury Lakes shopping center.

3. Advocates for the Oakdale Veterans Memorial visited the Capitol yesterday, speaking to a House committee and the Senate majority leader about their request for $30,000 in state bonding money.

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4. Forget about chocolates, today is National Gum Drop Day, according to the National Confectioners Association.

5. On this day in 1903, shop owner Morris Michtom put the first Teddy bears in his store window, according to History.com Michtom had petitioned Theodore Roosevelt for permission to use his nickname for the bears, according to the website.

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