...197,000. Area grant recipients in August were: Crow Wing County Lakes and Rivers Alliance/Portage-Crooked Lake Improvement Association, water quality testing, $1,000; Cuyuna Range Economic Development Inc., Crosby, Healthy Communities...

...funding for a variety of revitalization projects. Outstanding Environmental Initiative was awarded to Portage-Crooked Lakes Improvement Association near Deerwood. The lakes association developed a model lake management plan through the Initiative...

...Crosby Youth Center, guided area youth in creating the Crosby Skate Park, leadership positions in Portage-Crooked Lake Improvement Association and numerous other volunteer positions. She is survived by her husband, Jack Heule; five children...