If Dassel gets the financing for a new water tower, and if the department of health and pollution control agency approve the plan, Dassel will get a new water tower. What will happen to the old empty tower after that?
I hope Dassel keeps it as a landmark for as long as it lasts. The tower is distinctive with its shiny red roof and red rooster logo on the side.
I’ve also always loved the white boat with the portholes that perches on the top of the hill on the east side of town along Highway 12. The boat makes a wonderful landmark, too.
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While driving north on Wright County Road 3, just south of Cokato, a driver pulled over to the wrong side of the road to retrieve mail from his mailbox. At that moment cars came from both directions, and there wasn’t a big-enough shoulder on the road for three cars to pass safely.
It was pretty scary. The driver getting his mail finally realized he was causing a car accident and turned into his driveway at the last second. This is a dangerous habit. If your mailbox is on the left side of the road, pull into your driveway and walk to your mailbox. We all need exercise anyway.
Tomorrow I will be interviewing John Karg of Dassel about his becoming infected with the West Nile Virus this summer. The story will be in the Enterprise Dispatch Oct. 1.
What will be most interesting about the story is how Karg found out he had West Nile Virus and what his symptoms were. West Nile Virus is a relatively new disease for the United States. Most of us don’t recognize the symptoms.
When we get something common, like the flu, a gastro-intestinal bug, sinus infection or even something like mononucleosis, we suspect what it is, and know we need to go to a doctor. If I had West Nile Virus, I don’t know if I would recognize it enough to go to the doctor until I was seriously ill.
Joel Inselmann, the new owner of Kingston Mini Mart, told me a surprising statistic today. About 75 percent of his customers are local, and the other 25 percent are commuters or travelers on Highway 15. I expected it to be the other way around. Highway 15 is a trunk highway, a major route from St. Cloud to Hutchinson. Joel thinks if there was a stop light or stop sign in Kingston on the highway, commuters waiting for the light to change would notice the store and think about picking up a bottle of milk or loaf of bread on their way home from work. Then the statistics would be 75 percent travelers and 25 percent local.
I think the North Crow River Valley is so scenic, that when drivers go down into the valley and approach the bridge, they are thinking about looking left or right at the river, not at the buildings nearby.
However, once Inselmann re-opens the coffee shop, I bet commuter customers will pick up significantly. There’s nothing as good as a hot cup of coffee on the way to work.
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