Events

Washington County Parks continues its summer campfire programs with programs with the Wildlife Nature Center at Lake Elmo Park Reserve and Dodge Nature Center at St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park June 16.

The Benedictine Center in Maplewood is offering an opportunity to experience a Directed Retreat. This retreat will be held Friday, June 22, through Friday, June 29. The $450 cost includes single lodging, meals and spiritual direction.

A rummage sale, silent auction and carnival to benefit Will Wright, a 5-year-old from Roseville, is Saturday, June 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 3115 Victoria St. N. in Roseville.

One of the most difficult decisions in later life often is deciding when it is time to move — from a house to an apartment, or to assisted living, or even to a nursing home.

Visit Dakota County Library this summer to help your kids develop literacy skills and an appreciation for reading and learning. Summer Discovery begins Wednesday, June 6, and ends Saturday, Aug. 18.

Enjoy a fun night of bowling with friends and family, while supporting hunger initiatives on the East Side of St. Paul on June 15, 6:30 p.m.

Join Slow Roll St. Paul for a couple of group bike rides with East Side neighbors. The first will take place on Wednesday, June 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center, 788 East Seventh St. in Dayton’s Bluff.

The St. Paul Hiking Club announces these June hikes: 

• Sunday, June 3 – 2:30 p.m. Participants should meet in the parking lot of Cub Foods, 892 Arcade St., in St. Paul for a hike through Swede Hollow.

Summer at Your Library, a Washington County Library summer reading program for kids and teens, begins Saturday, June 9, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 11.

Native plants support bees, butterflies, birds, clean water and resilient landscapes.