Week in Review: May 15 Edition

In case you missed something, here's what made news in Oakdale this past week:

• Rep. Nora Slawik (DFL-Maplewood) said the Minnesota Legislature could be heading for a special session. 
• An Oakdale man was charged with allegedly threatening to kill a cab driver.           
• The Oakdale Patch Whiz Kid for the week was Brandon Ong, who got a 30 on his ACT as a sixth-grader. 
• Oakdale’s fire department helped put out a house fire in Lake Elmo Monday night. 
• The Oakdale City Council voted Tuesday to give a man whose home was destroyed by a fire in late 2009 two weeks before filing for a court order to tear down the home. 
• Oakdale police had to kill a dog that was acting aggressively toward passers-by and officers Tuesday. 
• Oakdale City Council members talked Tuesday about cutting  back on the number of sick days city employees get each year, and can accrue. 
• Transfiguration Catholic School’s Art Komarek, Oakdale Patch’s latest Exceptional Educator, will retire at the end of the year. 
• Skyview Middle School students were at the Minnesota Capitol Wednesday pitching their thoughts on how to improve their school and the Oakdale Police Department among other things.
• Tartan High School’s Students Against Destructive Decisions group staged a mock car crash Friday, the day before prom.