THIS WEEK: Halloween, Reverse 9-1-1, and 'Once Upon a Mattress'

Monday

• From 6 to 8 p.m. the will open its doors to trick-or-treaters.

Tuesday

• Commission Meeting: 6:30 p.m. at the BPAC.

• “Reverse 9-1-1” Test:  Be expecting a robo-call today. Residents and business owners operating on a landline should expect an automated phone call between 6 to 7 p.m. when Dakota County will be testing its recently upgraded Mass Telephone Notification System. The system gives local public safety officials the ability to provide essential information to residents quickly in the event of a large-scale emergency, such as a pandemic outbreak, major evacuation or any threat to public safety. Dakota County authorities are asking residents to confirm their home phone number and provide an alternate point of contact such as a cell or work phone number, email address or text messaging information to ensure they receive emergency messages. 

Thursday

• The Board of Education for Independent School District 191 will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Diamondhead Education Center.

 • ISD 191 will also host a one-hour information session for parents of preschoolers who are interested in learning about kindergarten — including full-day and half-day kindergarten programs, and magnet school options. A school principal and kindergarten teacher will be available to answer questions. The session begins at 5 p.m. in the lower level of the Diamondhead Education Center in the Senior Center Meeting Room.

The session is free. To register visit www.communityed191.org and use the course registration number (#CK-T03) or call 952-707-4150.

• Thursday is also the opening night for Burnsville High’s fall theater offering, "Once Upon a Mattress." The play will run for four days at the Mraz Center, beginning at 7:30 p.m. from Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, with one final performance on Nov. 6 at 3 p.m.