Shawn Herman, of Classic Lawnscape Inc., is again offering discounted services for VG residents. Shawn offers a Victor Gardens resident discount to perform seasonal blowing out and shut-down of individual sprinkler systems. Shawn's offered this service for the last few years. He always does a thorough and professional job.
Shawn's price for blowing-out sprinklers is again $50.00 per home. He plans on performing the work on Saturday, October 20nd and Sunday, October 21st.
If you'd like to sign-up for this service, please contact Shawn Herman directly at (612) 366-6088 or shawn@classiclawnscape.com *Disclosure
Washington County residents can drop off their household hazardous waste in Hugo later this month.
The next collection date is from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Hugo Public Works Garage. Residents can drop off household hazardous waste, electronics and recyclables.
If residents can’t make that date, they can also drop off waste at the Washington County Environmental Center in Woodbury all year round. It’s open from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
The following article appeared recently in The Citizen. Written by Sean Miner.
Hugo family of 2nd-grader with rare disease needs a hand
HUGO – If you were to walk along the sidewalk in Hugo’s Victor Gardens neighborhood, there’s a good chance you might spot 7-year-old Emily Elletson riding her bike in the street with her family.
You wouldn’t know from looking at her that she was anything but a completely healthy young girl.
You certainly wouldn’t guess that she’s one of maybe 30 people worldwide who suffers from a rare medical condition called LCHAD. For medical types, that abbreviation lengthens out to long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency.
Essentially, Emily’s body lacks the ability to metabolize fat. Not only can this lead to dangerous fat deposits building up in her body, but since she can’t use fat as a source of energy, her body turns instead to breaking down muscle when her energy levels run low.
The state of Minnesota started screening for LCHAD in infants just two months before Emily was born, and this is how her family was made aware of her condition. In this sense, Emily was lucky; some scientists are suggesting that the disorder, which was only identified in 1989, may be one of the causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
The best way to combat LCHAD is a carefully controlled diet and eating schedule. Emily’s diet includes a variety of very low-fat foods, and in order to make sure she has the energy she needs, she eats about every three hours, even if it’s just a small snack.
“You can see it in her face when she’s exhausted,” said Emily’s mother, Amy Wigren. Exhaustion for Emily doesn’t just indicate tiredness; it’s a warning sign that her muscles may be deteriorating, and that she needs to eat soon.
Even with such careful monitoring of her diet, the condition is a little different every day, making it difficult to manage. Any activity that burns her fragile supply of energy can be dangerous. As Amy describes it, “What she can do one day, another day might hurt her.”
If Emily runs out of energy, her blood sugar can plummet dangerously quickly, and she often requires hospitalization to stabilize. Some months pass by with few incidents, but in the last six months, she’s visited the hospital nearly a dozen times.
In spite of everything, Emily stays remarkably upbeat about her condition. The little girl and her family make every effort to live life to the fullest.
This summer, Emily has spent a lot of time at the community pool at Victor Gardens, even taking to diving off the high dive. Amy proudly describes her daughter as a “very, very good swimmer.”
The Oneka Elementary second-grader was also cast as a Chihuahua in Lakeshore Players’ summer production of “101 Dalmations.”
In addition to an active summer here in Minnesota, Emily and her family attended an LCHAD conference in Portland this past July. Emily was able to meet four other children with her condition, giving her a valuable sense of community considering how rare the disorder is.
A fundraiser to help defer some medical expenses for Emily and her family will be held at the Hugo American Legion, 5383 140th Street N., starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22. All are welcome to come enjoy a pig roast, carnival games, face painting, a bounce castle, and more.
Donations are still being accepted for a silent auction.
Tickets will be available at the door by cash or check only.
Details: Food, silent auction, games. Tickets at the door: $20 adults, $10 child, 2-and-under free. RSVP’s suggested but not required. To donate silent auction items, call 612-850-6390 or email amywigren@yahoo.com More info:http://emilyelletsonsbenefit.yolasite.com/
Join us tonight for wine, desert and a preview of the latest fall fashions from CAbi at the Nest in Victor Gardens and tour our new Mackintosh model home.
Guys- come join some neighbors for golf and beer. Golf Night is Thursday, Sept 27th with tee times starting around 5:00 (nine holes only... gets dark too early!). Please RSVP to Dave at: dmunyer@comcast.net no later than Sept 20th to reserve a spot!
For over 80 years, Cub Scouts have been having the time of their lives making new friends and learning new things in an environment designed to help them succeed. From building his own pinewood derby car to learning how to roast the perfect marshmallow with his best friends at a family campout, your child will LOVE being a Cub Scout. So if he's in Kindergarten through fifth grades, or 5 to 10 years old, then it's time for him to have some fun … with the Cub Scouts.
Hugo Cub Scouts Pack 151 is hosting a New Scout Orientation Event on Tuesday, Sept. 18 6:00pm-8:00pm at Hugo Elementary School
Families interested joining Cub Scouts should plan to attend. Kindergarteners (known as Lion Cubs) should arrive at 6:00pm. Older boys (1st-5th Grade) should arrive at 6:30pm. Pack 151 has a number of great activities planned this year. To learn more about Scouting, visit Hugo Pack 151's website or joincubscouting.org
Victor Gardens Social Committee is planning a few more adult-centered activities in September and October. They're still working out all the details, and we'll post info here when it's available.
Tony Schwab has spoken to Jeff Ambrose of Pro-Aire Lawn Service again this year about lawn core aeration services.
Jeff has offered his aeration services to Victor Gardens residents for a number of years and does a very professional job. He's offering a Victor Gardens discount rate of $40/per lawn regardless of size. That's less than what most others charge for this service. For do-it-yourselfers, this is a pretty good deal considering the cost of renting the machine, time and effort involved, plus the cost of gas. Jeff did a great job on our lawn over the last six years, and I would recommend his services to anyone.
Call Jeff Ambrose directly at (651) 274-1535. He's currently coordinating a schedule of Victor Gardens appointments. If you're unfamiliar with core aeration, the U of M Extension Service describes it pretty well, "Core aeration is the best method of dealing with the problem of compaction in the lawn. Aeration promotes moisture and air penetration into soils, resulting in deeper and healthier root systems on the grass plants. ... The best time of year to aerate the lawn is late August to early October. Aeration can be done in the spring but will lead to additional weed seeds being brought to the surface where they may germinate. In fall, weed seeds will also be brought to the surface, but they will not sprout."
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The weather's looking promising for Friday's Movie Night in Val Jean Park. Join us for another cinema under the stars event! Share conversation, snacks and a cup of lemonade with your neighbors. The kids can burn off energy in the playground and soccer fields for their own pre-show entertainment. Bring your lawn chairs & plastic sheets or blankets. The movie begins at sunset!
Puss in Boots One of the most beloved characters of the Shrek Universe – tells the hilarious and courageous (daring, bold, brave) tale of Puss’ (Antonio Banderas) early adventures as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) and the street-savvy Kitty (Salma Hayek) to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. Rated PG
