North Mankato Fire Department is planning tours, games, demonstrations and educational programs 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Fire Station 2, 1825 Howard Drive.
The open house is planned in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week.
An air-bag deployment is slated at 11:30 a.m. and a car-rescue demonstration begins at noon.
Mankato’s firefighters will be hosts to an open house 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 13 at Mankato’s Public Safety Center, 710 S. Front St.
Fall bike ride set for Sunday
Greater Mankato Bike and Walk Advocates and the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota are sponsoring an area fall-destination bike ride/walk Sunday.
Participants will begin at 12:50 p.m. near Mount Kato, 20461 Old State Highway 66. The new downtown location of the Dam Store, the former Wagon Wheel Cafe, is one of the stops.
Registration proceeds will be donated to the store’s owners, the Hruska family, whose business was displaced as the result of the flooding earlier this year.
An informal meeting is slated noon Sunday to discuss tentative plans for a weekend of activities Sept. 27-28, 2025. Throughout the past 13 years, the alliance received funds from its fall bike ride via sponsors and registrations. Those funds have been intentionally recirculated back into the community to support cycling and walking activities and infrastructure.
To register, go to: tinyurl.com/44pzjfuy.
Forums to feature County Board, 18A candidates
Greater Mankato Growth’s candidate forums continue this week.
Blue Earth County Board candidates will participate in a forum 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Mankato Room of the Intergovernmental Center.
Candidates for Minnesota House District 18A will be featured in a forum 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Heritage Room at South Central College.
The in-person forums are free. Recordings of the forums will be made available online after the events.
A forum featuring candidates for Congressional District 1 is set for Oct. 15 and Minnesota House District 18B candidates are slated for an Oct. 16 forum.
For more information, visit: greatermankatoelections.com.