Good People, Tartan Basketball Benefit, Fly Flack: Today in Oakdale

Here are five items to take note of today in Oakdale.

Tartan Girls Basketball

It’s not until the middle of August, but you can get ready to get in a little gambling and help the Lady Titans girls basketball team during an upcoming fundraiser.

The event will take folks out to Turtle Lake Casino on Saturday, Aug. 17.

The bus leaves from Tartan High School at 1 p.m. and the group will return at 5 p.m. People are asked to arrive half an hour before departure.

Tickets cost $25 and each person will receive $5 in slot play.

Checks can be made payable to Tartan Girls Basketball

and mailed to Tartan High School, 828 Greenway Ave. N. Oakdale, MN 55128.

For more information, email wescommunity84@gmail.com.

‘Good People Here’

The city of Oakdale, on its Facebook page, shared this story on Tuesday:

“I just wanted to send out a general kudos to the people of Oakdale. About an hour ago, I found one of my neighbors trying to catch a small dog who was running around outside; it wasn’t his dog. I went outside to help and found several others trying to catch the dog, including people who stopped their cars to help. It wasn’t our dog but we were all trying to rescue him. Unfortunately, he ran into the woods so we needed to call Animal Control to track him down. I wanted to share how touched I was by how caring the people in this city are. So many dropped what we were doing to help this dog. There are good people here, and I just thought I'd let you know.”

Economic Development Commission

The Oakdale Economic Development Commission meets at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the second-floor Hadley conference room at City Hall.

Among the highlights are the city’s Acorn Awards and a discussion on Highway 36. Below is the full agenda:

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes – June 5, 2013

III. Business Visit Discussion

IV. Acorn Award:

• Multi-Family
• Commercial

V. Development and Redevelopment Update

VI. Hwy. 36 Future Planning and Current Construction Update

VII. General Projects Update

VIII. Commissioner Updates

IX. Adjournment

Tony Fly Flack

News of Oakdale resident Tony Fly’s new television show has people talking on Patch.

Oakdale’s Tony Fly Has New TV Show

Check out the link and scroll to the comments section to see what folks are saying.

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