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- Dollar amount, work dates set for park
- Firemen prepare to ‘Fill the Boot’
- Fuerza group aids community
- Clinton opens season against John Marshall
- Lady Reds volleyball falls to Weatherford in four sets
In a town where a large percentage of the population identifies as Hispanic or Latino, a new nonprofit organization is working to bridge cultural gaps and celebrate diversity. Fuerza Latina Clinton (FLC), founded this summer, has already made waves with its inaugural back-toschool event and has ambitious plans for the future.
Clinton firefighters will take to the streets for their annual “Fill the Boot” fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Gary Boulevard and U.S. Highway 183. The event supports the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and its essential programs for patients and families affected by neuromuscular diseases.
All along it has been all about the numbers when it comes to reopening the M.T. and Helen Gholston Children’s Park at Acme. How much money? How much time? Monday those numbers were made known to interested Clintonites at Clinton City Hall.
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off sports practices.
Honing skills
Performed a motorist assist in the 2500 block of Gary Blvd., Clinton.
Responded to the Clinton Police Department in reference to a request for a civil stand-by.
Enjoying a meal
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities said Monday that they are investigating the death of a woman at the counterculture festival known as Burning Man, which is held annually in the northern Nevada desert.