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This year, Lake Elmo's annual gingerbread- <br />house building party is moving <br />to your house! Our take-home kits include <br />all the supplies you need to craft a mini- <br />village of four gingerbread houses, plus <br />plates for display and some extra goodies to <br />decorate your creations or munch on while <br />you work. This event is sponsored by the <br />Friends of the Lake Elmo Library. <br /> <br />Registration is required. Kits will be <br />available to pick up at Lake Elmo Library <br />beginning Tuesday, December 8. Please <br />register online at WashCoLib.org/Events <br />Washington County Library now has mobile <br />hotspots and Chromebooks available to <br />check out. Get internet at home or on the go <br />(for free!). Devices can be checked out for <br />one month at a time, and can be renewed <br />three times if there are no other holds. You <br />only need a library card registered in <br />Washington County to borrow a device. <br />More information is available at <br />WashCoLib.org/devices. <br />It is illegal to put yard, garden, and tree <br />waste into the garbage. Bring yard waste to <br />a designated drop-off site, have it picked <br />up by your trash hauler during seasonal <br />yard waste collection, or compost yard <br />waste at home. <br />Washington County Yard Waste <br />Consider "adopting" a storm drain this fall. <br />Volunteer fifteen minutes, twice a month, <br />for cleaner waterways and healthier <br />communities. Storm drains flow directly to <br />local lakes, rivers, and wetlands, acting as <br />a conduit for trash and organic pollutants. <br />Adopt a Drain asks residents to adopt a <br />storm drain in their neighborhood and keep <br />it clear of leaves, trash, and other debris to <br />reduce water pollution. <br />Adopt-A-Drain <br />Practice Smart Salting This Winter <br />to Protect our Water <br />1. Shovel first <br />2. Use less - 12oz of salt melts 10 sidewalk <br />squares, or a 20ft driveway <br />3. Don't use salt when it's below 15 degrees