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Five Things You Should Know Today: June 6

Grab your running shoes. It's National Running Day!

1. Getting tired of potential rain in the forecast? Get used to it. The National Weather Service predicts  that isolated showers and thunderstorms will creep in to Oakdale around 4 p.m. But, our afternoon will be mostly sunny, with a high near 79.


2. Today is National Running Day. Join other Oakdale residents for an event at Tenacity Fitness and Endurance.

3. On this day in 1944, the largest, amphibious military operation in history was launched. Known as D-Day, thousands of American troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in a World War II invasion.

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4. Happy birthday, Robert Englund. You know this 64-year-old actor from his starring role in "Nightmare on Elm Street."

5. Looking for something to do? for the first installment of “Cruisin on the Croix,” a free event.

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