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Oakdale Commission to Look at Retail Statistics, It's 'Freedom Day'

Five things you should know today, Wednesday, Feb. 1

1. It’ll be mostly cloudy with a high near 41 today, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

2. DECA program is collecting used jeans that are in good condition—with no holes or rips in them—to be donated to the Safe Zone charity in St. Paul. Jeans are being collected in the DECA school store through Feb. 10.

3. The Oakdale Economic Development Commission meets tonight at 5:15 p.m. They are scheduled to get an update on the city’s redevelopment projects and to be presented with the latest retail trade analysis data for Oakdale.

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4. Feb. 1 is Freedom Day, an observance of the day in 1865 that President Abraham Lincoln signed a resolution that eventually became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, outlawing slavery.

5. Lisa Marie Presley turns 44 today. She recently helped curate a new exhibit in Graceland that showcases her relationship with her father, Elvis Presley.

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