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Five Things You Should Know Today: June 5
Head out to Afton to participate in a fundraiser that will support our troops.
1. The National Weather Service says that today brings a 20 percent chance of rain and a high near 80.
2. Enjoy finding ways to support the troops? Join the Yellow Ribbon Alliance Lower St Croix Valley and help them in a at Afton's Sail Away Cafe.
3. Today is World Environment Day, an annual event aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action.
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4. Happy birthday, Jill Biden. Yes, Jill is Vice President Joe Biden's wife.
5. On this day in 1933, the United States stopped using the gold standard, a monetary system where currency was backed by gold.
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