The St. Croix Valley Wedding Showcase will be held at Washington County Historic Courthouse on Feb. 22 from noon to 3 p.m. The courthouse is at 3rd and Pine streets in Stillwater.

The event provides one-stop shopping for food catering, cakes, wedding attire, live music, flowers, photography, stationery, jewelry, decor, photo booths, limo service, bar service, venues, gown preservation and more.

Tickets are $7 at the door. The event is a fundraiser for restoration of the historic courthouse.

For more information, email historiccourthouse@co.washington.mn.us or call 651-275-7075.

Washington County

Workforce group seeks youthful advice

The Washington County Workforce Investment Board is seeking a youth member, age 16 to 21, to become part of its youth advisory council. Members represent business, organized labor, and public agencies.

For more information and an application, see the Washington County website at www.co.washington.mn.us and go to "Workforce Investment Board" in the search box, or contact Christine Main, youth employment counselor at the Workforce Center in Woodbury, at 651-275-8674 or christine.main@co.washington.mn.us/.

Residents named to advisory groups

The Washington County Board recently made several appointments to county advisory groups. They are:

• James Wojcik, Oakdale, appointed to the Community Corrections Advisory Board to a term ending Dec. 31, 2016; and John Banick, Oakdale, appointed to the Community Corrections Advisory Board to fill the remainder of the District 2 term ending Dec. 31, 2015.

• Richard Glasgow, Lakeland, appointed to the Veteran's Rest Camp Association, Inc., for a term ending Dec. 31, 2016. The association operates property owned by the Veteran's Rest Camp in northern Washington County.

• Pamela Skinner, Oakdale, appointed to the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District for three years, ending Feb. 23, 2018.

• Tony Jurgens, Cottage Grove, appointed as a District 4 representative to the Library Board to a term ending Dec. 31, 2017.

• James Widen, Woodbury, appointed to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority Board of Commissioners, as a District 5 representative, to a term ending Dec. 31, 2017.

3M grant to support parent education

The Youth Service Bureau has received a $25,000 grant from 3M to support its parent education program.

"We know that being a parent isn't easy," said Mary E. Planten-Krell, the bureau's executive director. "We want to ensure that parents of teens and preteens have access to the same type of support that is so readily available for parents of younger children."

The bureau will offer parents practical support on topics ranging from social media and how kids use it, to more traditional mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression and grief.

Support from 3M comes in addition to funding received from the Lee S. and Dorothy N. Whitson Fund, the Kay Clint Fund, Stillwater Noontime Rotary and other community partners.

Mosquito fighting explained to board

The Washington County Board received an update Jan. 27 on this year's services and plans for the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District from Stephen Manweiler, the district's executive director.

The district's levy across the seven-county metropolitan area for 2015 will be $16.7 million, with $1.5 million levied from Washington County taxpayers.

The district's 2015 budget amounts to $18.8 million.

The district was established in 1958 to control mosquitoes in the seven-county metropolitan area, which covers 2,900 square miles. It works to control mosquito larva, as well as adult mosquitoes, to reduce mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile virus.

The district is governed by a board of 18 elected county commissioners. Washington County commissioners Fran Miron, District 1, and Gary Kriesel, District 3, serve on the board.

Hugo

City gets another sheriff's deputy

An additional Sheriff's Office deputy soon will provide police protection services in Hugo.

In December, the Hugo City Council requested that an additional deputy be assigned to its city. The city pays the county for the cost of the service.

Several Washington County cities such as Hugo contract with the county Sheriff's Office for policing services.

Baytown Township

St. Croix Prep gets OK for raffles

The Washington County Board acknowledged an application Jan. 27 from the St. Croix Preparatory Academy to permit legal gambling at two raffles this spring.

The application now will be sent to the state Gambling Control Board.

The academy, on Stagecoach Trail in Baytown Township, plans to conduct raffles on March 28 and April 18 at the school.

Kevin Giles