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<br />More juveniles were charged 1111 I 'I ! .' .....~ wi' +-J' ::::;...
<br />with use of tobacco (from 7 in _ ..,]..}:;-'1.. '," _ r:::. -=- - _' ,'J,:._....
<br />1991 to 50 last year) but there .'.",t...;.- .}t'{:.)->t.. tLkl\J~{ . ..,. , - '.
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<br />were fewer juvenile alcohol of. :?,
<br />fenders (from 60 to 37). Zerwas ~.-::~ ; ,
<br />saidpolicebeganstrictlyenforc- .~:.:.~~~"..,:..,.~ . .;_:,-,~
<br />ing juvenile drinking laws sev- ........ :.<>'. :'. .' ~k irL.."t.,..,. - - -
<br />eral years ago and "we feel the .'. "''-\.2;<'' ~ ~~ :-t . ,:'" ~ .:It.f{~
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<br />message go ou. " . /--- ~~. -.:.... ~ ~_1).7:2 _ -
<br />. The department last year ~ / ,r.--.c... ~ -.~ Z-~~-<-.......
<br />stepped up enforcement against . ~,., -.. .~
<br />minors smoking, particularly in . T~e Ik River Area C~mber of Commerce .has proposed moy- '.
<br />the'mall area, accounting for 109 small office building ~o the come~ of Highway 10 and Main
<br />the higher figur~s in that cat . ~ t to be used as an office and tourism center. " . ,
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<br />ei~~~neral, crime ~round th:Plans progress for chamber
<br />ElkRiverMallcontinuestobeaff- . Id · ,',
<br />"'C" .... .~~o~~~m~~r~~n;:I~~~g~~~ 0 Ice at 0 creamery site ',:,:"
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<br />m a:rest or by havmg ~~. plagued by graffiti on houses by Joni Astrup' nization and com'ebac' k. Wl'tha" .
<br />matlon to make an ar-,t' '1 h.d k d ". .
<br />th'" ts'd .th 'i lres s as e on par e cars and Staff wflter, .. " proposal. _
<br />some 109 ou 1 e e. th l"k "Th t' I . d'l . PI .... ~ .,
<br />ont's.controI precludesk e 1 e. . a s a most. a ~ y , a~sareprogressmg.1oranew "I think this would be a good
<br />1 happenirig,<,;;\,,,O>'.;}}i.;;; occurrence In that Presldential , Elk RIVer Area Chamber ofCo~- addition to the community,"
<br />ess serious ~ili"'!"f~""}~, Estates,deveI.opment," Zerwas merce office at the comer ofMalO Mayor Hank Duitsman said.:'
<br />)Ot#~c~relat:d~d~ltir.~aid.,.:' '.,'.~ .,,:.':'i~',:""~ '~.., . Street and High.way 10.; '. No sale ofland is peingpro';
<br />ast Year, issued 113';:: qouncllmemberLarryFarber,,:. The chamber IS pr?P?smg to. posed. Rather, the chamber is'
<br />:.;~. .mo..r...e.....th..an.<1.40...:..'.w. hOW... o.rk. s fiOrtheFridleYPo.lice ,movea~mal l..officeb.~ldingfr ~m. ......Iooking at along-term lease for
<br />,es dresporidedtO.: Department, expressed concern. ~17 MalO St. to the Slte. and use the site. . , ','
<br />acci ents. ""', ,... about the problems around the It as an o;ffice and tourls.m .cen- . The chamber office has been'
<br />ere called 839 tinies to~'''' mall>"" ter.DenmsChuba, thebwl?i~gs located in donated quarters at
<br />ed vehiCles, which they}: R<?lfe said the department had owner, has offered the b~I~hng FirstN ational Bank ofElk River.'
<br />-.ililicservice,.:""::~;.,.,,:,\,,.'plamclothes officers and police to .the chambe: at a mmlmaI The new office would be nestled
<br />complaints';dropped;.i res~rye officer~ do stakeouts in: pnce, accordmg. to. Duane in a landscaped setting and have
<br />to 445 due, to stiffer'Tthemall parkmg lot last year.. Kropuenskei ~halrm~n. of a a full bas~ment, new porch roof
<br />oose dogs and stricter': 'We were' able to make some ~ham~er7omml~teewhichstud- extension, a trellis and an ob-:'
<br />ent of the city's animal.... fairly significant, successful ar- led bwldmg optlOl;S. servation patio. The overall look
<br />os. "; '.'. ,,;".: rests," he said. " .' ..., Kropuenske outhned ~Ians.for is aimed at going along with a
<br />'onthe ;ty' "1' . ' . ';.':':." Apart-timecommunitysernce thenewofficeMondaymghtma historicalthemesetbytheOliver
<br />" Cl s one po- , tati' to th Elk R'
<br />:lad a rather unevent_O'?fficer alS? patrolsthe mall dur- p~esen 0!1 ,e, Iver Kelley Farm and with the city's'
<br />: mg certam hours and reserve'Clty CounCIl. .'., river town image. ..' '.'
<br />Used on' several tracks;" officers are utilized occasionally';. Council.suppo~ for th~ project. Kropuenske said the building-:--,
<br />t of the city" said Sgt . as welL . 'i."", IS essentlal SlOce the CIty owns would become a tourist and visi-,
<br />"e "U fi rt' t I fi' Another, mall proposed to be the land where the chamber of- tor center for people headedL
<br />:ot of rh~C:-i~: ~~~ Io7ated north of the Cl?-rrent one fice would be Ioca~d.. City Hall. north, a focal point for new resi-b:
<br />..... fi h _. Wlll shape future police protec- us~d ~ J:?e Iocate~ m.a ,creamery dents needing information and:
<br />r,~ere ewappre en t' . h ., ' . bwldmg on the SIte . 1 fi . '.
<br />e:were successful in, Ion 10 t e area. .. ". ' .. ,.: ..' '. . ..., . apace or compames to gather,;.
<br />olrieitracks to where. "!f.t~e other shopping,ceIlter~1,. The counCIl mdlcated .a WIll. , facts abou~ the community. :,:
<br />J ".~. . k d"c R ' . , , ;.. ",..,. ..< .lngness to cooperate Wlth.. the The 10catlOn would offer excel- :,',
<br />:~~:;:.as p~re . '. ep\rt continued, to page 3 c~amber and voted .5-0 to dlrect lent yisi~ility and is a focal point:;;
<br />- Clty staff to work Wlth tl1e orga- . commg mto the city, he said. "
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<br />behind me," Jon~s said. "fm re-
<br />ally lucky. Really lucky."
<br />Dahl, meanwhile, is expected'
<br />to get a driver evaluation notice
<br />from the state and will have to
<br />get a doctor's statement to get
<br />his license back. '
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<br />JA loan;: approved on a 6-0 vote June 14, will be
<br />ver 15i~~s. The interest rate is 6 percent initially,
<br />eViap:... months. The purpose of the loan is to fill a
<br />n~ not being obtained from other sources.
<br />1nanci~gfor the project has been ~rranged through.
<br />Bank 10 Albert Lea, a Small Busmess Administra-
<br />, program and the Indy Lube company.
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<br />No charges are expected to be
<br />filed against him. .
<br />Jones said once his blood sugar
<br />~as back in line he expressed
<br />great remorse."
<br />"He's not a bad guy," Jones
<br />said. "He just had a bad blood
<br />sugar day.'" . :.~:tf. _ ;
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