National Night Out
Tuesday night, August 4, marked the 26th annual National Night Out, a nation-wide crime and drug prevention event that brings citizens together with law enforcement, civic groups, businesses, anti-violence organizations, helping agencies and other groups to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in a fight for a safer nation. Grand Rapids has been celebrating National Night Out for more than 10 years; this was the second year events were held at the IRA Civic Center. Family-friendly activities took place all evening, including an educational demonstration about the importance of seat belts, a dunk tank, a prize wheel, fire truck tours, and more. Giveaways included balloons, stickers, stuffed animals, kids fishing gear, skateboards and about 40 bicycles.
Chipper Days program is successful coordinated effort at reducing hazards
With many rural Itasca County homes and cabins found to be at risk of destruction by wildfire, neighbors are joining neighbors at taking steps to improve access to these structures and lower that susceptibility.
County child support collections and disbursements remain steady despite economy
Surprisingly, numbers show that the economic slump has not effected the collection of child support in Itasca County.
Writing about Life after Katrina
It was four years ago this month that Grand Rapids native, Barbie Root, first caught wind of a violent storm headed right toward her home in south Mississippi. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, and, as Root describes it, It was complete chaos everywhere.
Tuesday night, August 4, marked the 26th annual National Night Out, a nation-wide crime and drug prevention event that brings citizens together with law enforcement, civic groups, businesses, anti-violence organizations, helping agencies and other groups to promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships in a fight for a safer nation. Grand Rapids has been celebrating National Night Out for more than 10 years; this was the second year events were held at the IRA Civic Center. Family-friendly activities took place all evening, including an educational demonstration about the importance of seat belts, a dunk tank, a prize wheel, fire truck tours, and more. Giveaways included balloons, stickers, stuffed animals, kids fishing gear, skateboards and about 40 bicycles.
Chipper Days program is successful coordinated effort at reducing hazards
With many rural Itasca County homes and cabins found to be at risk of destruction by wildfire, neighbors are joining neighbors at taking steps to improve access to these structures and lower that susceptibility.
County child support collections and disbursements remain steady despite economy
Surprisingly, numbers show that the economic slump has not effected the collection of child support in Itasca County.
Writing about Life after Katrina
It was four years ago this month that Grand Rapids native, Barbie Root, first caught wind of a violent storm headed right toward her home in south Mississippi. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, and, as Root describes it, It was complete chaos everywhere.
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