Centerville Steps Up Pace On Regional Trail Project

Volunteers Raise Questions About Non-Profit Operation

CENTERVILLE - Centerville has a better-than-even chance of getting an additional $250,000 in trail funds for its planned $1,055,000 million Regional Trail Link project, and the city is wasting no time in getting the project “shovel-ready” for possible construction yet this year.

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Citizens Have Their Say

Volunteers Raise Questions About Non-Profit Operation

HUGO / CENTERVILLE – Citizens asked a lot of questions of their legislators at Town Hall meetings held in Centerville and Hugo city halls last week, and those questions weren’t all about the economy.

Rep. Matt Dean, Sen. Ray Vandeveer and Rep. Bob Dettmer spent some quality time with area citizens
during Town Hall meetings held at Hugo (pictured) and Centerville city halls last week.

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Washington County 4-H: Another Sacrificial Lamb?

Program Among $3.2 Million Proposed In County Budget Cuts

STILLWATER - Ever since the word surfaced that Washington County is contemplating the elimination of its funding for 4- H programming, 4-H families haven’t been the least bit sheepish about contacting their county commissioners and the media.

In many 4-H families, everyone gets involved. In this Citizen file photo,
Tom Waskow feeds the sheep pastured at the family's Hardwood
Creek Farm in Hugo.

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Uh…Locals Strive To Improve Their Speaking Skills

HUGO - What’s Dr. Bill Barrett’s favorite kind of cookie? Is it possible to survive the winter blues? How do you go about planning for a great overseas trip with your children? What should you do if you fall through thin ice?

Each of these questions has been answered over the course of the last two Hugo Toastmaster’s Club meetings, punctuated with a lot of laughter and a plate of homemade treats.

At the Hugo Toastmasters Club,
former city intern Brian Denaway
and Lake Area Bank’s Kirsten
Quigley share a light moment.
Mike Goehner of Edward Jones
says his favorite part about
Toastmasters is the cookies!

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