Events

For $5 per family, the Maplewood Nature Center will host a butterfly event on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Participants can learn more about how the monarch— and other butterflies— travels between Minnesota and Mexico.

The Alexander Ramsey Class of 1972 is holding a 65th Birthday Party from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Rosetown American Legion, 700 County Road C in Roseville.

On Friday, Aug. 16, 4:30 to 6 p.m., stop by the Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center — 788 East Seventh St.

Stop by the East Side Freedom Library for a variety of events taking place over the next few weeks. 

Come celebrate the newest trailhead and trail segment of the Mississippi River Trail made possible by Dakota County, the City of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Friends of the Mississippi River and Flint Hills Resou

The 10th annual Warrior 5K Walk/Run and Family Mile will be held at Henry Sibley High School on Saturday, Sept. 28, beginning at 9 a.m. This is a community-wide event, and all proceeds support the I.S.D No. 197 Educational Foundation.

Residents who are uninsured or whose insurance does not cover vaccines can receive recommended adult and child immunizations at upcoming Dakota County Public Health immunization clinics.

Come celebrate the newest trailhead and trail segment of the Mississippi River Trail made possible by Dakota County, the City of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Friends of the Mississippi River and Flint Hills Resou

Residents who are uninsured or whose insurance does not cover vaccines can receive recommended adult and child immunizations at upcoming Dakota County Public Health immunization clinics.

Merrick Community Services’ annual Back to School Supply Drive is running now through Aug. 12. Merrick is collecting school supplies to be distributed to East Side youth during its Back to School celebration on Saturday, Aug. 17.