Community Corner
Wacipi, ‘Next Fitness Star’ and New Cabela’s Boat Center
Good news from the past week from our Patch sites in Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael.

Do you need something to put a smile on your face? We’ve put together a bunch of happy news, including the Red Cross helping a family displaced by a fire and a Nicholas David performance.
Around Town
Edina Council Approves Living Streets Policy
Dystopian Teen Novelist Reading at Galleria Barnes and Noble Saturday
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Cornelia Students Join Summer Reading, Math Clubs in Droves
Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden Florilegium Exhibition Opens Aug. 23
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Watch: Singers Perform A Capella At Farmers Market
Google Selects Minnetonka as 2013 eCity of Minnesota
Google Recognizes Minnetonka Business' Online Presence
Best Buy Says ‘Turnaround Plan’ is Working
Meet Your Candidates for Mayor at the State Fair
Nicholas David of 'The Voice' to Perform at Bellyrama 2013
DiamondBack, Central Minnesota Country Band, Playing Toby Keith's Saturday
Albertville Businesses Beat the Heat with Block Party
Awards and Accomplishments
Steve Slyce Named New Edina Rotary President
Three New Faces Appointed to Perpich Center of the Arts Board
Plymouth Woman Becomes 'Next Fitness Star' for Women's Health Magazine
Wayzata, Hopkins Place High in Preseason Cross Country Rankings
Winners at Canterbury Park's Fillies Race for Hope
Scott County Sheriff's Deputies Awarded for Their Life-Saving Responses to Emergencies
Helping Others
Red Cross Helping Family Following Townhome Fire in Hopkins
Target Donates Hundreds To Local Company
Fridley Girl's Fundraiser for State Epilepsy Foundation Tops $1,000
Photos: District 279 Foundation 5K Fun Run, Results
Volunteer Opportunities Available at Shakopee Public Schools
Registration: Fire Up 5K to Benefit the Tim Larson Memorial Fund
New Jobs
Proto Labs Hiring 100 Employees For New Plymouth Location
New to Town
Edina Industrial Blvd Office Building Could Become Deli or Coffee Shop
New Canine Boarding Business Approved For Plymouth
New Business: Affinity Hearing Opens in St. Michael
Sports
Hopkins Swimmers Test Themselves at Time TrialsGet more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.