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Oakdale Rescue Organization Selling Calendars, It's Tick Tock Day Today
Five things you should know today, Thursday, Dec. 29
1. Today's weather will be mostly cloudy with a high near 37, according to the National Weather Service forecast. The weather service warned of the possibility of slick roads and sidewalks this morning due to mixed precipitation overnight.
2. Woodbury’s Blockbuster Video store is going out of business March 13, joining the ranks of Oakdale’s store, which .
3. Oakdale-based Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue is selling calendars to raise funds for its rescue operation. See more information on the organization’s website.
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4. On this day in 1854, the first legal execution in Ramsey County took place when a Dakota man was convicted of murdering an immigrant woman. The man was hanged on what’s now Cathedral Hill in St. Paul, according to the Minnesota Historical Society.
5. Today is Tick Tock Day, a day to remember that time just keeps ticking away, and there’s no time like the present to act on your goals and dreams.