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To the Editor: If you live near a lake or stream in Minnesota, or visit one regularly, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency needs your help. More than 1,500 Minnesotans currently track the health of their favorite lake or stream through the Citizen Lake or Citizen Stream Monitoring Programs. These volunteers measure water clarity in their lake or stream weekly throughout the summer months, using simple equipment provided by the MPCA. Water clarity, or transparency, is an important indicator of the health of a lake or stream. The MPCA uses water clarity data to track water quality trends and make decisions on watershed protection and restoration. For some lakes and streams, data collected by volunteers is the only data available, making this work very valuable. For more information, visit the MPCA website or call 651-296-6300. Alexis Donath, MPCA St. Paul, Minnesota
To the Editor: Enjoyed reading your note addressed to "Dear Readers" on the inside of your subscription envelope last month, relating to the ink colors you chose this year. Alice Leuthner Excelsior, Minnesota
To the Editor: Hi, Sue. How do you get so many great articles, comments, and pictures done in time for the next issue edition of the Gazette? You are amazing. I look forward to each issue. Also, the fishhook was in the Easter Basket of the Lions Egg Hunt ad on page 7. Jim Igel Chaska, Minnesota
To the Editor: Everyone is talking jobs, the economy, and unemployment. Right now there is an increasingly rare opportunity to accomplish something big for Minnesota, create jobs through the "e-fairness" bill currently being discussed in our state legislature (Senate Bill 2082 and House Bill 1849). This bill would help to ensure that our Main Street Minnesota businesses are competing on an even playing field with online retailers by providing tax conformity. In short, it would require online retailers to collect the same sales tax that brick and mortar stores do. As a Main Street Minnesota retailer in Waconia, I am voicing my support of e-fairness legislation and my outright opposition to the current system that gives online competitors a free pass when it comes to collecting Sales Tax. We are at a critical juncture. The economy is starting to show signs of recovery, which is a direct correlation to the recovery and growth of Main Street Minnesota businesses. In order to continue the momentum and foster a pro-jobs business climate, we must support e-fairness now and allow Minnesota brick and mortar retailers to compete in a fair marketplace. Steve Yetzer/Yetzer Home Furnishings Waconia, Minnesota
To the Editor: For your April issue of the Gazette, would you consider writing a piece about our unique summertime theatre camp for kids and teens? I don't believe you've ever covered that particular story. Victoria residents might not be aware that this professional camp experience is available in their own backyard. Our camps begin mid June and run through the summer. Please let me know, Sue. Kris Howland, PR Director Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
To the Editor: The record breaking warm weather is ushering in an early spring and an early pest season. We have already had calls for mosquitoes, ticks, and carpenter ants. You can also expect to start seeing boxelder bugs, lady beetles, cluster flies, wasps, bees, especially sweet bees, and ants, if you have not seen them already. When temperatures reach approximately 60 degrees, bugs begin to move gradually from their winter hiding places. A hot and wet summer will result in more mosquitoes and ticks. A dry and hot summer means more boxelder bugs. A bigger concern might be more mice this fall. This past winter was close to ideal for mice reproduction. Two mice can produce over 3,000 offspring in one year. Our extended warm season could result in four times the typical mice population this fall. Todd Leyse Adam's Pest Control Inc. Medina, Minnesota |
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