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Construction begins for new medical office building

Work has begun on the Hudson Hospital & Clinics campus to prepare for the new Medical Office Building. The first phase of the process is parking lot construction which includes the removal of a significant number of trees on the northeast corner and along the island areas of the campus entrance.

• Construction prep

The parade must go on…

Light rain did not deter participants for Hudson High School’s annual homecoming parade. Although spectator turnout was a bit lighter than normal, those who attended thoroughly enjoyed the event.

• And the band played on...
• Photo gallery-Homecoming 2012

Preparing for the future and the unexpected: You can help

Be prepared is more than a Boy Scout motto, it is what Ray Morris, St. Croix Medical Reserve Corps coordinator wants us to be. Morris is also St. Croix County’s Emergency Preparedness program specialist.

• Be prepared

Joe to Go is here

No stranger to coffee and creating the many wonderful variations of it, Harriet Ryan is thrilled to be serving customers again. She has worked at the very same kiosk three different times as well as other coffee shops in the Hudson area. Over the years she has honed her skills as a barista. Ryan and her business partner Steve Bowers purchased the coffee kiosk.

• Joe to Go

The journey was unexpected but Katherine Fossler made the best of it

Katherine Fossler, who opened Lady Katherine Women’s Fitness with a touch of Sass in March of 2009, is featured as one of over 35 inspiring entrepreneurs in a new book, “Succeeding In Spite of Everything.”

• Katherine Fossler

E.P. Rock Elementary greets new students

They walked, rode the bus and were dropped off by eager parents. Students reported to E. P. Rock Elementary School and seven other buildings in the Hudson School District on Tuesday, Sept. 4, the first day of the 2012-2013 school year.

• First Day of School
• Here comes the bus!

Anchor Insurance meets clients’ needs

Derek Gilbert, a 1997 Hudson High School graduate, started his career in the insurance industry in 2007. In 2008 he started his own life and health agency which evolved into Anchor Insurance. “In 2010 I put everything together and opened Anchor Insurance,” said Gilbert.

• Anchor owner

Expanding to meet your needs: Croix Valley Veterinary Hospital

Vicki and David Datt both DVMs wanted to return to the Midwest after living in California for nearly a decade. Both had graduated from the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2003, they purchased Croix Valley Veterinary Hospital on O’Neil Road.

• Vet Staff

90 years young and still looking forward

Carl Oehlke offered a cliché initially as his secret to longevity attributing it to “wine, women and song.” It did not take long for the widower,

• 90th birthday party
• Employee party

Deb Copeland grew up with Pepper Fest

Accepting recognition is not something that comes easy for Deb Copeland. The passionate Pepper Fest volunteer is this year’s Grand Marshal.

• Grand Marshall
• Gregerson family

Columns

Margaret's Musings: The digital divide – welcoming a new era of television

Normal television viewing for many Americans came to an end June 12. The people generally referred to as the Greatest Generation have a new challenge to overcome, especially if they live in an area that just happens to be 50 miles from the closest broadcast station.

Margaret's Musings: Relay For Life on the horizon - a survivor’s tale

Hudson’s Relay For Life is coming up June 26-27 at Newton Field, the track and bleacher area located on the grounds of E.P. Rock Elementary School, 340 13th St. S. The successful fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society is probably the most poignant way the organization has devised to raise funds.

Margaret's Musings: Ahhhhhh, springtime!! Can summer be far behind?

As someone self-diagnosed as suffering from SAD, or seasonal affect disorder, I find the arrival of spring and longer daylight hours like being delivered from a truly dark period. All the Vitamin D and time spent sitting in front of a light box could not minimize the darkness this year.

Margaret's Musings: The American Legion turns 90

Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the annual American Legion birthday party for my home post, Ingalls-Keoppen Post 102. Now I know I am not a veteran and technically have never belonged, but I grew up in that post. I attended everything from the fund-raising carnivals the post sponsored for most of my childhood years to the Memorial Day parades that I still try to get home for.