Kidz 'n Biz Buzz Grows
What's that wonderful smell wafting from so many residents' kitchens these days? It's batch after batch of chocolate chip cookies, as bakers of all ages fine-tune their secret recipes. They'll all be vying for "The Big Chipper" trophy for the best cookie at the 3rd annual Kids 'n Biz Fest on Sunday, April 22 at Oneka Elementary School in Hugo.
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The cookie contest is great fun (see complete rules, posted online at www.ReadTheCitizen.com), but it is just a small part of the free event sponsored by the Hugo Business Association (HBA), the Hugo Economic Development Authority (EDA) and The Citizen. The Kids 'n Biz Fest is designed to help bring businesses and the Hugo community together for a vibrant and fun-filled afternoon. The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m.
Hugo City Administrator Mike Ericson is on the planning committee for the festival, and he is very excited about this year's lineup of games and entertainment.
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"What's really valuable about this is that now our kids can get hands-on experience with both environmental skills and geotechnological skills," said middle school social studies and geography teacher Kevin Setterholm, who spearheaded the project with earth sciences teachers David Mundal and Richard Nipp, and Principal Jerry Meschke. ... More
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Centerville Pet Foods Hosts Clinic
The third Saturday of every month, Centerville Pet Foods, 1885 Main St., sponsors a Pet Adoption Clinic. On October 21, RPAW and Otter Lake Animal Care Center brought numerous canine and feline "babies" of varying ages for the public to meet and, hopefully, adopt into a loving home.
RPAW (Rescued Pets Are Wonderful), which regularly participates in the event, not only had some animals at the clinic for the public to meet, but many of the animals' "foster parents" were there, too.
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