Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 1st of August.
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🏘️ Community
A retaining wall will begin construction Monday in Land of Memories Park to provide safe bike and pedestrian access between Kern Bridge and Minneopa State Trail — the wall is expected to complete in September with the concrete trail installed next summer.
🎭 Culture
Grand Center for Arts & Culture will host its Music is Grand Fundraiser at State Street Theater on Saturday, Oct.
24 at 7 p.m., and tickets will be available to the public Monday, Aug. 3 at 9 a.m. via the website with a limit of 4 per patron.
🎓 Education
Karen Boubel, MSU’s former interim president and music professor, died in Lakeville on July 25 at age 76, leaving a legacy of classroom impact and community support that rescued Musicorum from disbanding — her funeral was held Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Farmington.
🏛️ Government
Director Eric Taubel met with business owners and community members at Centennial Hall on July 30 to discuss issues such as supply chain shortages + testing rules amid challenges in the cannabis market.
He planned additional listening tour stops in Moorhead and Rochester to gather more local input.
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