Week in Review: October 23 Edition

Here's the rundown of the past week's Oakdale news:

• With no city elections in Oakdale or North St. Paul this November, advocates of a District 622 levy renewal said they’re worried about voters not showing up at the polls.
• Oakdale’s state legislators said they want to try to keep the Vikings in town.
• Members of the Oakdale Parks and Recreation Commission said Tuesday that they support establishing a community garden somewhere in town.
• The City of Oakdale is asking residents to sign up for the county’s CodeRED emergency notification system.
• Tartan High School’s newspaper, Plaid Press, re-launched this year with a full-color print edition, website, Twitter feed and Facebook page.
• Oakdale’s Environmental Management Commission is working on making it possible for residents to recycle the polystyrene packaging that comes with most appliances and electronics.
• Tartan’s Margo Cangemi was last week’s Oakdale Patch Whiz Kid.
• A foreign exchange student from Qatar is spending the year at . A permanent host family is still being sought.
• After recent two murder-suicides involving kids, Oakdale Patch looked at the psychology behind such an act.
• Patch is holding a nationwide kids Halloween costume contest. The winner gets $1,031 donated to their favorite charity and a trip to New York or Los Angeles.
• In Sports: North High School’s boys soccer team beat St. Paul Central High School in the section 4AA title game and will now go on to the state tournament.