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1 Many items available including vegetables, fruit, herbs, spices, honey, maple syrup, I
Mayor Rick Schultz 1 meats, cheese, eggs, baked goods, soaps and natural cleaning products.
326 -7th Ave SE
St. Joseph MN 56374 I Visit the Winter Market inside the Resurrection Lutheran Church (in the shadow of the 1
320 - 260 -0393 City water tower on dollege Ave NICo Rd 2) from 3 -6 PM the following
rschultz25 @msn.com
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I dates: January 20 Q February 17 Q March 16 Q April 13 I
Councilor Dale Wick
1211 Dale Street East ` J
St. Joseph MN 56374
320 - 363 -0221 PLANS FOR GARDEN PLOTS
contactdalewick @hotmail.com
Although this announcement May seem a bit premature, seed HELP WANTED
Councilor Renee Symanietz catalogs will be arriving soon! The City is considering offering
354 -4th Avenue SE garden plots for rent by our residents at an anticipated rate
St. Joseph MN 56374 of $25 annually. Plots will be 20'X20' in size and will be The Park Board is soliciting ideas
(320) 980 -1461 located adjacent to the water treatment plant located south of for improvements to Cloverdale
symanietzrenee @qmail.com 1 -94 on Frontage Road. Interested? Ca11320.363.7201 to Park. The small park is located
place your name on a waiting list. south of MN St E, at the intersec-
tionofAbleStEand8thAveSE.
Councilor Steve Frank Please submit your ideas for de-
606 Birch Street West /% signs, amenities, landscaping, etc.
St. Joseph MN 56374 L � �� i to the City Offices, PO Box 668,
(320) 493 -0311 St. Joseph or by email to
sfrank @stcloudstate.edu hveyrens@cityofstioseph.com.
WINTER PARKING
Councilor Bob Loso RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE
301 Birch Street West A NFFTE (NIFTY) PROGRAM
St. Joseph MN 56374 7,.
(320) 363 - 8703 Parking is prohibited on City Neighborhood Fresh Fare Today and Everyday
streets from
bobloso @q.com The St. Joseph Economic Development Authority
November 1st to April 1st (EDA) wants to bring local food producers, processors
Administrator Judy Weyrens between the hours of and end users together to increase the amount of fresh
PO Box 668 2 AM and 7 AM daily. goods used at schools and colleges. The links between
St. Joseph MN 56374 In the event that you have visitors farmers and institutions will further the sustainability
(320) 363 -7201 and need to leave a car parked on of our community, and have a positive impact on our
jweyrens @cityofstjoseph.com the street, please contact the Police
local economy. The EDA will facilitate the formation of
, \ Department at 320.363.8250. a NFFTE network and attempt to match NFFTE needs
Police Chief Pete Jansky ) Temporary permission may be with resources.
PO Box 268 \ granted unless a snow event
St. Joseph MN 56374 occurs. A successful NFFTE program could include:
(320) 363 -8250 • More local food featured in school and college meals
pjansky @cityofstjoseph.com SHOVELING ALERT ! • g
Farmers Market salad bar
Public Works Dir. Terry Thene If there is a fire hydrant near • Increased a la carte fare and choice
PO Box 668 your home please assist the Fire • Food service visits to farms and farmer visits to
St. Joseph MN 56374 Department in protecting your cafeterias
(320) 363 -7201 neighborhood by keeping the • Harvest events
tthene @cityoftjoseph.com • gardens
hydrant clear of snow. g
• Processing of locally grown farm foods
1 For more information contact EDA Director Cynthia
Strack at cstrack municioaldevelopmentgroup.com
Located in Suite 105 of the MOVE OVER FOR FLASHING LIGHTS
St. Joseph Business Center — It's the Law!
VERIZON (710 CSAH 75) the
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is open to serve you! Stop in ' o �� �a
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OPENS to meet owners Travis and
Katie Miller or contact them
at 363 4562. The law states:
Mon -Fri 10 AM to 8:30PM
Saturdays 10 AM to 5 PM
• When traveling on a road with two or more lanes, drivers
Sundays 11 AM to 4 PM ,, must keep over one full lane away from stopped emergency
M vehicles with flashing lights activated — ambulance, fire, law
CMCU HOSTS DEFENSIVE enforcement, maintenance and construction vehicles.
• Reduce speed if unable to safely COURSES � � ` ' P y move over a lane.
Courses will be held at the Central MN Failing to take these actions endangers personnel who provide
Credit Union, 1300 Elm St E as follows : critical and life- saving services. Fines can exceed $100.
4 -HOUR REFREHER COURSES
January 18; 12:30 -4:30 PM OPTICOM SYSTEM
February 15; 12:30 - 4:30 PM The "white" lights on traffic signals .. .
March 21; 12:30 -4:30 PM
8 -HOUR INITIAL COURSES What are they for?
April 11 & 18; 12:30 -4:30 PM What do they mean?
To register please call 271.0274 .
! • , I! The white lights mounted on
traffic signals are part of the
In the Know in St. Joseph OptiCom System, which changes
the signals in response to an ll
PLACE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT HERE ! approaching emergency vehicle. The traffic signals change to
Advertise in the b!- monthly utility bill reaching 1700+ ! give the emergency vehicle a green light, and the other traffic a
red stop Light. The white lights are to warn drivers that an
SPECIFICATIONS: emergency vehicle is approaching, and to pull over and stop
Black printing on white paper
High resolution 300 -350 dpi, pdf, tiff, jpeg or eps files out of the way.
Images should be submitted sized at 100% IF THE WHITE LIGHT IS FLASHING: it means that the
RATES PER EDITION: , vehicle(s) are approaching the intersection from a
$100 — 4X41/2 different direction than you are. If your signal is green, it will
$250 — 4X9 soon change to red. Treat a flashing white light as a red light.
$400 — 8X9 g g g g
SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE: Pull safely to the side of the road and stop.
December 20th for January mailing IF THE WHITE LIGHT IS ON BUT NOT FLASHING it
February 20th for March mailing means that the emergency vehicle(s) is approaching the
April 29th for May mailing intersection on the same street and the same direction you are.
June 29th th for July mailing If the light is red, it will soon chang e to green, if it is already
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October 20th for November mailing green, pull safely to the side of the road and stop and wait until
NOTE: All advertisements are subject to City approval. ALL the emergency vehicles have passed.
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The City of St. Joseph invites you to "R OUND UP" your utility payment to the nearest dollar.
The extra funds collected will be used to improve City Parks. If you wish to participate in the Round Up
Program, please submit the following information:
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UTILITY ACCOUNT NUMBER:
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IPlease return to the City Offices, PO Box 668, or place in the payment box located under the canopy on the south side of the building.
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