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on the web at www.erstarnews.com • Wednesday, March 2, 2005/ Star News / 17 <br />MUNITY <br />on <br />ily <br />on <br />e The conce f for River's Ed a Commons <br />~, p g park's location sloping down to the river. <br />takes advantage of the river and the It still must'be approved by the council. <br />Park: Approval recommended for River's Edge <br />that naturall a <br />y ppears near through here that I think boulders that prevent era- <br /> <br />the river's edge. would be a great message <br />" <br />" lion -will be replaced <br /> <br />`We plan to do a topograph- to send, <br />Page said. <br />There with limestone. <br />" <br /> <br />is miniature of the river are a lot of stories to be told It will almost be like steps <br /> <br />shape -that looks like the ~ that particular spot." that. go right down into the <br />" <br />" <br /> <br />Mississippi River coming Among the stories con- <br />sidered to be told are the water, <br />Maertz said. <br />You <br />could stand on it and fish <br />" <br />through town,' Maertz said. Indian battle between the . <br />The limestone steps into <br />Around the miniature <br />river would be pavers <br />offer- Sioux and Ojibway tribes the water have replaced the <br />, <br />ing interpretive messages and the story of the Ox <br />Cazt Trail <br />Maertz said. idea of having a fishing pier, <br />Maertz said. <br />that complement it. , <br />Down below by the river <br />~ A lot of history came bank, the "rip rap" -giant <br />CAER: Local food shelf seeing many in need <br />Statewide, this is the than 190,400 pounds of food Some former donors have <br />fourth yea; in a row that in 2004 and an additional become users. <br />sfood shelf use has been at 7,800. pounds were distrib- Shelter, utilities, transoor- <br />