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Call Volumes Increase for St. Paul Fire & Rescue

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Over the course of 2022, its 135th year of dedicated volunteer service to the City of St. Paul, members of the St. Paul Volunteer Fire Department and EMS responded to 105 fire calls and 282 ambulance calls according to internal records kept by department Training Officer and Vice President Nathan Becker. The year’s totals mark a notable increase from the seventy- four fire calls and 260 ambulance calls recorded in 2021.
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Remember When

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Ten Years Ago, 2013 The Cedar Valley girls defeated St. Edward in the quarterfinals of the Goldenrod Conference Tournament on Tuesday night at Cedar Rapids. They advance to the semifinals on Friday night in St. Paul, where they will meet Palmer at 7:30 p.m. Cedar Valley led St. Edward 10-8, 18-12, and 30-18 at the quarter breaks and won the game 34-22.

Christmas Cheer Has Successful Season

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The Howard County Christmas Cheer program for 2022 ended on Friday, December 16th with the distribution of gifts to twenty-three families, including over fifty children from newborn to eighteen. All children up to age eighteen received gifts that were either donated by community members or purchased by the committee. Each received gloves/ mittens and hats that were also donated.

Happ-enings

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One summer, when I was a kid, the United Methodist Church in Palmer embarked on a project to put a new roof on its sanctuary. The church, which is located right down the block from my dad’s service station, is built in an a-frame style, meaning that for a couple of days, we had the chance to watch those workers scurry up and down that steep roof, replacing the shingles.