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Hot Air Affair This Weekend, Giant Rummage Sale Starts Today

Five things you should know today, Friday, Feb. 3

1. Areas of dense fog are forecast again this morning before 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The day will otherwise be cloudy, later becoming sunny with a high near 39, according to the forecast.

2. Just over the Wisconsin border, the Hudson Hot Air Affair will be going on all weekend. A wide variety of events are planned, including a Chinese New Year celebration, geocaching, museum tours and much more.

3. What’s being billed as a “Gigantic Rummage Sale” runs from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. today at Woodbury Baptist church. It continues Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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4. Oakdale’s winter indoor market is back Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the . Get locally raised meats, honey butter, jewelry and more.

5. Feb. 3 is referred to as “The Day the Music Died,” because it marks the date in 1959 when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson (“The Big Bopper”) died in a plane crash in Clear Lake, IA.

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