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A group of children in a Centerville neighborhood enjoy cooling off with water from a fire hose from a Centennial Fire District Engine during Night to Unite. Night to Unite is a statewide event that builds and fosters community bonds between communities and public safety organizations such as local fire departments and law enforcement. This annual celebration occurs on the first Tuesday in August and gathers neighborhoods and public safety personnel together for an evening to promote safe communities.
Rep. Bob Dettmer presented former Hugo City Council Member Chuck Haas a Minnesota House Resolution for Service honor Aug. 2 for his dedication to the city of Hugo. At the City Council meeting, Dettmer explained the resolution honor is for people who deserve special legislative recognition for hard work in their communities. “Mr. Haas is a very special person to the city of Hugo and to the Yellow Ribbon Network,” Dettmer said. “The Yellow Ribbon Network in Hugo is one that other committees look at as something that they need to be like.” Dettmer read the resolution, which stated that Haas and his wife Mary Kay have three children and six grandchildren and have lived in Hugo since 1991. Haas has given back to the community by serving on the Hugo City Council, the Metropolitan Council Board of Directors for four years, and was appointed by former Gov. Tim Pawlenty to the Metropolitan Council Water Supply Advisory Committee, where he served 10 years. He served five years as president of the Friends of Washington County and spent five years on the board of the University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. He also received the Military Superior Volunteer Service Medal — the highest military medal presented to a civilian. According to the resolution, Haas has also given back to his community through
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‘Don’t ignore the warning signs’ The main message a local family hopes to get across by sharing their son’s health scare is to never ignore the warning signs. 2017 Centennial High School graduate D.J. Love, son of Susan and D. Love (mayor of Centerville), is currently in the ICU at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center and has a long road of
recovery ahead of him. D.J. is a senior at North Dakota State University and works as a HR process team leader for Target. In early July, D.J. was not feeling well. Susan explained that he was feeling run down, congested and sick to his stomach, and was having a hard time keeping anything down. “He called us and told us how miserable he was. We encouraged him to go to urgent care or the ER, and that he needed to be seen,” she said.
On July 10, D.J. went into urgent care, where they performed a blood panel and chest X-ray to see if he had pneumonia. They noticed his heart was enlarged. Following an ultrasound a few days later, D.J. was immediately sent to the ER. He was having severe chest pains. Upon doing an angiogram, the doctors found a large blood clot. While doctors were trying to remove the blood clot, D.J. went SEE LOVE, PAGE 2
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D.J. Love turns 22 years old while in the ICU. He is pictured with his girlfriend, Sarah.
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