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KOREAN WAR EXHIBIT EXTENDED! 13 RAIN GARDEN COST SHARE FUNDING Anoka Conservation District was awarded $50,000 from the Metropolitan Council to cost share the installation of residential rain gardens to improve water quality in lakes and streams, reduce erosion, conserve water and reduce flooding. The Conservation District is looking for interested homeowners with city sized lots to show how an attractive landscape feature such as residential rain gardens can also be valuable for water resource management. Ideal sites will capture and treat runoff that would otherwise make it into lal(es and streams either directly or through the storm sewer system. Rain gardens are not the same as water gardens, or garden ponds. Rain gardens are depressional areas located in a yard to capture storm water runoff and hold it so that it will filter into the ground or be tal(en up by plants. Rain gardens seldom hold more than six inches of water and are designed so the water will be gone within a few days. Rain gardens are planted with attractive native wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees that can tolerate wet conditions mal(ing them both functional and attractive. The grant will pay for at least fifty percent of the cost of installation. Homeowners may be able to provide their entire portion of the cost through sweat equity by installing the rain garden themselves with the guidance of District staff. If you thinl( your residential property will mal(e a good site for a rain garden, and are an Anol(a County resident, contact the Anoka Conservation District at 763-434-2030. The 38th Parallel, Stories of the Forgotten War is a special exhibit built using the words of the veterans themselves. Their stories of how the Korean War was fought and their roles in it created the bunl<er, tent vignette, post office and more in the exhibit. The exhibit was originally planned to close on November 11, 2004, but a decision has been made to extend the exhibit's run until January 25,2005. This will give even more people time to see this special exhibit before it closes. The exhibit highlights Anol<a County citizens and is located in the Anol<a County History Center and Library's exhibit hall. It opened on Memorial Day in 2003 for an expected 18 month run. The decision to extend the exhibit was based on the number of visitors who come to the Museum during the holiday season. ACHS executive director, Bonnie McDonald said, "We don't want to have anyone miss the opportunity to see this exhibit and experience the stories these people have shared with us. Too many people come to the museum with their extended families during the holiday season to deny them the chance to learn about this period in our history. The Korean War is the war of many of our grandparents and this exhibit can start conversations between the generations." Visit the Anol<a County History Center's exhibit hall to learn the stories of those who lived through the years of the Korean War (1950-1953) using artifacts, words and images. Read their stories, share their experiences, reflect, and remember. Don't miss your chance to honor these people and their stories before this exhibit closes on January 25th, 2005. The Anol<a County Historical Society is located at 2135 Third Avenue North in Anol<a. The exhibit hall is open Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $3.00 for adults, $2.00 for students 6-17 years, andACHS members are free. For more information, please call (763) 421-0600. Often the best thing about not saying anything is that it can't be repeated. - Suzan L. Weiner