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I am very excited about 2008 and all the things that we will be able to accomplish this year. We have been working on the Uptown Rail Trail since January and are ahead of schedule due to the mild winter. We have received a Harvest Foundation Grant that will allow us to enhance the rail trail with original sculpture, a custom made gazebo that will also be accented with custom artwork and of course new landscaping. When it is all finished it should be an educational and exciting place for residents and families to visit. I encourage all of you to walk on the trail and watch as it is transformed during 2008. We are a volunteer based organization and we could not accomplish what we do without the aid and assistance of many organizations and citizens. We held our winter Smith River Clean Up in February and it was probably the most successful event of its kind due to the amount of work that was done and by the number of groups that participated. Local citizens can make a difference if they will make an effort to volunteer. The people that continually attack and criticize the efforts of the hard working people in the community, do nothing more than expose their own ignorance. We live in a beautiful area with many attributes. Be positive and work to ensure that it keeps moving forward. As always be sure to tell people to recycle, reuse, reduce, not to litter and not to top their trees.
Lois
Christensen Gateway |