Summertime fun heats up: Sky Valley offers lots of low-cost family fun this season
Live theater free in the park. Low-cost sports camps for kids. Classic car shows. Parades. Picnics. Last week marked the first week of summer, and with the season comes a great deal of fun and affordable things to do around the Sky Valley. Here is a guide to things that are planned for kids, adults and families in the coming weeks, all at no cost or at reasonably low cost.
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Election 2009: Three candidates face-off for Monroe council seat #2
Among the three Monroe city races that will require an Aug. 18 primary runoff to narrow the field to two contenders is the four-way race between Todd Fredrickson, Patsy Cudaback, Paul Loots and Bridgette Tuttle for Council Seat Position #2. Of the four, one candidate, Todd Fredrickson, has decided not to campaign. Several months ago he wrote a guest editorial to the Monroe Monitor about his battle with melanoma skin cancer; that battle will require all his attention, he has decided. The remaining three met with the Monroe Monitor last week to discuss their experience, reason for running, and top three concerns for the city.
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