New Wine & Spirits Store + Watering Restrictions Relaxed

Morning, Woodbury! Let's get this Friday started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Intervals of clouds and sun. High: 53 Low: 40.

Here are the top stories today in Woodbury:

1. Cub Opens Wine & Spirits Store In Woodbury (Woodbury Patch)
2. Elevated Restrictions Lifted In Woodbury As Drought Relents (Woodbury Patch)
3. 4 Woodbury Schools Remain On Coronavirus Outbreak List: MDH (Woodbury Patch)
4. MN: Oakdale considers Minneapolis-Stillwater rapid-transit buses (MassTransitMag.com)
5. Woodbury Seeking Residents To Serve On Advisory Commissions (Woodbury Patch)

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Today in Woodbury:

• Pepfest and Football Game - Woodbury High School (all day)
• Connect: Professional Networking Beyond Lead Sharing (9 a.m.)

Woodbury Patch Notebook

• Woodbury, MN Police Fire EMS: "During tonight’s city council meeting, six new police officers were sworn in by Mayor Burt. They come to us motivated, excited and ready to share their unique skills and life experiences with the community." (Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Twin Cities Minnesota: "Get ready to cozy up by a fire with a cup of cider! ☕ A cooling trend is heading our way, with patchy frost in sight for the end of the week. On average, we experience our first frost the first week in October. #MNwx #WIwx" (Facebook)
• US National Weather Service Twin Cities Minnesota: "This week's drought monitor update shows a slight improvement in conditions across portions of western Minnesota due to recent rainfall. #mnwx #wiwx" (Facebook)
• Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce: "#WelcomeWednesday to AAA to the Woodbury Area Chamber of Commerce! #NewMember" (Facebook)
• City of Woodbury, MN - Government: "Join Woodbury Thrives this Saturday, Oct. 16, and give one of our community's natural treasures a thorough cleaning before cold weather and winter arrive!" (Facebook)

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• Pine Bend Bluffs brush haul + celebration! (October 30)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! I'll see you soon. If you're loving these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors into the fold. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Jason Addy

About me: I was born and raised in eastern Pennsylvania before earning my journalism degree at Penn State University. I recently moved to Minnesota after working for several years in Illinois as the editor of a weekly newspaper and for Patch. I look forward to telling and sharing your stories, and keeping you informed during these unprecedented times and beyond. If you've got a story, I want to hear it. You can reach me any time at jason.addy@patch.com.

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