Moola for Milk campaign kicks off

The Salvation Army in St Croix and Pierce counties will coordinate its annual “Moola for Milk”

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Rides in parade

Crowning Achievements took part in the North Hudson Pepper Fest Parade.

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Marilyn Park retires after 29 years with county

Marilyn Park was looking forward to some stress relief last weekend. The 62-year-old Milwaukee native retired from 29 years of service to St. Croix County including the last 24 in the district attorney’s office.

• Marilyn Park

Habitat director plans for growth, education

Jim Farr, the new executive director of the St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity, has spent the first few weeks on the job meeting people, getting his head around the most critical current issues, and understanding operations.

• Jim Farr
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HPD officer gets community beat

Hudson Police Officer Traci Haines hopes to become a familiar name and face to residents of Hudson. Haines, who has been with the HPD for two years, is the department’s “community cop” according to Det. Sgt. Eric Atkinson.

• Traci Haines, right, with Police Explorer Program participant Mac Parsons

Wins grand champ

• Justine Ploeger with Grand Champion llama

Americorps members join Youth Action Hudson

It is a changing of the guard for Americorps members working with Youth Action Hudson. Pictured are, from left, outgoing Americorps staff members Erin Manor and Amy Nowicki, Matt Milligan, YAH program director and new Americorps workers Josh Hamborg and Mariah Belisle. Hamborg and Belisle begin their year assignment on Sept. 7.

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New Pepper Fest Court crowned

Sunday afternoon the North Hudson Pepper Fest crowned their new royalty for 2011 and announced the new Pepper King.

• Photo by Margaret A. Ontl
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Casualty drill involves many area agencies

Public safety and specialty emergency services personnel from across St. Croix County participated in a drill that simulated a tornado touchdown on the St. Croix River Tuesday, Aug. 10.

• EMS Explorer Whitney Daniels, left, shadows Triage Coordinator Dominic Ehman
• April Larson, left, and Tony Pasquale of St. Croix EMS tend to "patient" Mac Parsons
• Paramedic Brandon Lyksett is lowered to the scene by Jared Borowicz and Ben Wasmund

Rotary donates public clock

A solar-powered clock with four faces, atop a 15-foot pedestal, has been erected at the southeast corner of Walnut and First streets.

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Second Pepper Fest queen candidates introduced

The second group of nine Pepper Fest 2011 queen candidates is introduced this week.

• Haley Bouzard
• Bridget Case
• Megan Roe
• MaKenzie McGraw

Girl Scout membership asks council to reconsider sale of Camp Rolling Ridges

The members of a friends group hoping to prevent the sale of Camp Rolling Ridges east of Hudson earned at least a temporary victory on Saturday.

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Rehders are Pepper Fest Parade Grand Marshals

Norm and Shirley Rehder have connections to North Hudson that go all the way back to their wedding day. This Saturday, the Rehders will don their Pepper Fest shirts and necklaces as they are honored in the parade as Grand Marshals.

• Norm and Shirley Rehder
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Bernadine and Joe Lischynski are Good Neighbors

Bernadine and Joe Lischynski have been in charge of the North Hudson Pepper Festival beer garden for 10 years. The Lischynskis’ dedication has earned them the title of Pepper Festival Good Neighbors for 2010.

• Joe and Bernadine Lischynski
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Lions Club sale set

Hudson Lions Club members prepare for the Sept 10 and 11 Community Garage Sale with a float in the recent Booster Parade.

• Lions Club float