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Clean‘n’Press wins award
al Pollution Prevention Roundtable. Clean ‘N’ Press has 30 metro locations.
The group of West St. Paul-based Clean‘n’Press drycleaning and laundry stores has received the Minnesota Governor’s 2010 Pollution Prevention Award, which recognizes businesses that demonstrate a superior commitment to waste and pollution prevention and resource conservation. The award comes on the heels of another award it earned last year: the Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Award, presented by the Nation-
Smith announces candidacy for MH mayoral race
Jill Smith, a former Mendota Heights City Council member, has entered the race to become the next mayor of Mendota Heights. She has lived in Mendota Heights since 1987 and has a bachelor’s degree in education from San Diego State University and a master of science in busi-
ness from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is married and has two adult sons and two grandchildren. Smith, who retired last year as a real estate specialist in the corporate real estate department at 3M, served on the Mendota Heights City Council from 1991 to 1998, and has served on the Northern Dakota County Cable Commission, Metropolitan Area Sound Abatement Commission, Metropolitan Airports Commission blue ribbon panel to structure the
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existing Noise Oversight Committee, and the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. She is a member of the Metropolitan Council’s Transportation Advisory Board and serves on the Dakota County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.
Fresh produce from Youth Farm and Market Project
The West Side Youth Farm and Market Project and the Riverview Economic Development Association (REDA) have teamed up to bring locally grown organic produce to area residents. The produce is grown in a garden on the West Side and is harvested by local youth each day and transported by bicycle to El Burrito Mercado, 175 Cesar Chavez St., for sale. In addition, several area restaurants are including the produce in their dishes, including Boca Chica Restaurante, Bread, Coffee and Cake and Jerabek’s New Bohemian. For more information, call REDA at 651222-6347.
La Familia expo moves to Wellstone Center
The 8th annual La Familia Expo, being held Sat., Sept. 12, will be at a new location this year: the Wellstone Center/ Neighborhood House on the West Side. The event had been at the Xcel Energy Center since its inception but is moving to be closer to the heart of the most established Latino neighborhood in the Twin Cities. It will feature numerous displays, entertainment and informational sessions, including health and the environment. La Familia is produced by West Side-based Aguilar Productions and features attractions for the entire family. It is held in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). Companies interested in exhibiting at La Familia should contact Aguilar Productions at 651-665-0633
Million Acorn Challenge
West Side-based Great River Greening is inviting school, community and neighborhood youth groups to collect as many acorns as they can through Sept. 30 to be used to help restore rare oak woodland forests along the St. Croix River Valley. The challenge — one million acorns collected — will culminate on Oct. 2, with a Great
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Community calendar
• Optimist Club - The Optimist Club of West St. Paul meets 4:30-5:30 p.m., the first and third Thursday of the month, at the West St. Paul Armory, 1346 South Robert St. The meeting is open to the public. The Optimist Club sponsors youth activities in West St. Paul. For more information, call 651-457-0917. • Veterans’ meetings - The RiverviewWest St. Paul VFW Post 4462 hosts monthly meetings at 7 p.m., the first Wednesday of each month, at the West St. Paul Armory. For more information, call 651437-4481. American Legion Post 521 also hosts monthly meetings at the Armory. Meeting times are 7 p.m., the fourth Tuesday of each month. • Rotary Club - The West St. Paul/Mendota Heights Rotary Club hosts a weekly meeting at
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