Clean Up! Green Up! features Cherry Valley student efforts
CHERRY VALLEY Elementary students got an early start to the Clean Up! Green Up! event coming up May 3-5 by picking up trash around the school earlier this month. Pictured from left are CVE students Avery, Mykala, DJ, Liz, Crosby, Dylan, Kollyn, Andre, Remington and Paisley. (Photo courtesy of Cherry Valley Elementary School)
It’s time for the annual Clean Up! Green Up! event in Polson, on tap Friday through Sunday, May 3-5. Cherry Valley students get an early start by picking up trash around their school. The community-wide event encourages everyone to volunteer in cleaning up local streets and highways.
Headquarters at the North Lake County Library Atrium Room are open Friday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Volunteers can pick up gloves, trash bags, orange vests and assignment areas for clean-up. The Envision Polson! Beautification Committee will be staffing the office and serving refreshments.
Republic Service is providing a big dumpster across the street from the library for trash pick-up disposal from the streets and roads clean-up. Please — no household garbage!
Other clean-up activities include:
- On May 6 the City of Polson is providing curbside free pick up of leaves and branches, starting at 8 a.m. Use biodegradable leaf sacks only and please no garbage!
- On May 17 is Glacier Bank Shred Day. The main branch at 50510 Highway 93 will accept two boxes per person for free shredding.
- On May 18 is Electronic Waste Day at the Transfer Station. They will accept TV & flat screen computer monitors, copiers, cell phones, printers, cords, other electronic waste from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Tracy Burland of Tracy’s Auto & Marine will pay $50 per abandoned or junked vehicle and haul it away. Call 406-261-6592 for date and time.
The Beautification Committee thanks the sponsors, Envision Polson! Beautification Committee, City of Polson, Polson Chamber of Commerce and Republic Service.
For any questions, call 406-849-5288.