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Tour de Tonka and Tanqueray: Your Weekend Best Bets
Make the most of your weekend with these sizzling summer events.

I am the local editor of the Woodinville and Edmonds Patch sites and a recent transplant to Washington from Minnesota. Before moving, I was the local editor for Shakopee Patch near Minneapolis and before that, I worked for Forum Communications as editor of the weekly Pine Journal newspaper in Cloquet. I was also a general assignment reporter at the daily newspaper, Duluth News Tribune.
Fun fact: While in Cloquet, my team and I won a Minnesota Newspaper Association award for leadership related to the 50th anniversary of the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed gas station in the world.
Back in the day, I ran away to photo school in Missoula, MT and worked as a reporter/photographer at the Ravalli Republic newspaper, where I loved covering wildland fires.
I have a degree in Journalism from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.
Mostly, I like to be outside, visiting new places, riding my road bike or photographing something.
Contact me at lisa.baumann@patch.com
Make the most of your weekend with these sizzling summer events.

The first of ten races, each exclusively for fillies and mares, begins at 1:30 pm.
The body of a man found deceased in the Minnesota River Tuesday in Savage has been identified, authorities said.
The body of a man found deceased in the Minnesota River Tuesday in Savage has been identified, authorities said.
Friday afternoon through Saturday morning could be one of the more active severe weather days we have seen in this otherwise fairly quiet summer in terms of severe weather, according to the National Weather Service.
There were no injuries in the crash on Marystown Road, Scott County Sheriff's Office officials said.
Derby Days President Jack McGovern told councilors July 17 only $1,000 had been raised for the show.
Cheer on your favorite Twin Cities media and Minnesota sports celebrities Sunday as they race in support of Courage Center and Cars For Courage.
Great Plains Sands proposes frac sand mining above and below the water table with operations including stockpiling, drying and shipping sand products.
The loop ramp from northbound Hwy 169 to westbound I-494 will be closed starting at 10 p.m.
Authorities said they recovered a body from the Minnesota River at about 1:45 p.m. today.
Derby Days festivities kick off with a community picnic at Huber Park.
Proof of Cesar running loose, bloody paws showing the pit bull crossed a busy street and a vet's report, led Savage police to close the case, they said Monday.
Proof of Cesar running loose, bloody paws showing the pit bull crossed a busy street and a vet's report, led Savage police to close the case, they said Monday.
Shakopee Firefighters have been called to help search for a man believed to have jumped from the swing bridge in Savage.
Midwest Animal and Rescue Services: it is our opinion that (Cesar the pit bull's) injuries are not consistent with an automobile impact.
Local rider survives inquiry and objection to win richest Canterbury Park race in over 20 years.
Midwest Animal and Rescue Services: it is our opinion that (Cesar the pit bull's) injuries are not consistent with an automobile impact.
The restaurant is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.