Community Corner
County Primary Winners, Business Remodel, City Council: Week in Review
In case you missed it, here are some highlights of Oakdale news that occurred between Monday, Aug. 13, and Saturday, Aug. 18.

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Monday
- Patch's Week 1 Summer Vacation Photo Contest . We had 10 great photos as finalists. Who won?
- The in the St. Croix River Sunday near Afton belongs to a Lake St. Croix Beach snowmobiler who went missing and was presumed drowned in February 2010.
- Both the CDC and the MDH in the lake and Erenberg's body.
- Twin Cities Patches reached out to our 100 Republican influencers for a look at their opinion of the Romney campaign's decision to add Paul Ryan of Wisconsin
Tuesday
- The Oakdale City Council approved the final on one of its baseball fields.
- Jack Bauer of Oakdale conducted The Bavarian Musikmeisters — a Germanic brass band — at Walton Park during the city's summer concert series.
- of Timothy Michael Pease in the St. Croix River recalls that day.
Wednesday
- Ted Bearth and Bill Pulkrabek for the Washington County board seat.
- The have been finalized for the Oakdale city council and school board seats.
- It once was a flower shop, but now what? What should fill the vacancy at ?
- A that highlights the departments within the WCSO.
Thursday
- An electronics, appliances and accessories store in Oakdale is getting .
- The Oakdale City Council established the as a Housing Improvement Area Monday night.
- : What's the oddest, weirdest, grossest, funniest thing your kid has put in a place it didn't belong?
Friday
- Oakdale received more than $100,000 for a from Washington County.
- A of the 2012 Acorn Award winning properties.
- School District 622 is enforcing
Saturday
- How well do you know Oakdale? and find out.
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