On Monday, September 19, a presentation was made to about 50 members of the 5 Taylor County Lions clubs at their combined Lions Zone meeting and the annual Lions Maplefest meeting. The event was held at the Whittlesey Lions Park and hosted by the Whittlesey Lions. The presentation was given by Lion Liz Fryseth who is blind and a spokesperson for the Leader Dogs for the Blind Organization. Leader Dog

With project requests ranging from a golf course irrigation project to a new snowmobile trail groomer, members of the Taylor County Finance and Personnel Committee had tough choices to make as they reviewed Power Line Impact Fee grant requests. As part of the Arrowhead to Weston transmission line project, the county had received an initial payout to be used for outdoor recreation and other projects.