i A Weekly Community N,e 00rspaper Serving the Lake Region Area for 103 Years Eagle Lake - Madison Lake- St. Clair- Pemberton Jamestown Township- LeRay Township New parl00 I00u©L For uadison IJIH ByPumpHigher John M, che,,oNear EthanOlpubt, cYOUNews Blendservice - MN Coming to a Gas St. Paul: Hew labels will soon start showing up on gas pumps across the Wednesday, AllOllSl 3, 21tl I Volume 103 Issue 08 State of Minnesota, pumping out a new gasoline blend being dispensed which contains up to 15% ethanol. The aim is to get more renewable fuels into the system, says Minnesota Farmers Union president Doug Peterson, and with only a 10% blend, they've hit a wall. He says the increase is needed to meet the renewable-fuels mandate. "That would allow 36 billion gallons of ethanol to he produced in this country and consumed by American consumers, on an effort to have more renewable fuels and move toward an independent fuel supply from our own country." The label means the Environmental Protection Agency has tested the higher ethanol blend in cars and found no mechanical problems, Peterson says, although he notes that the new labels look like precautionary stickers, warning that the blend is not approved for use in older vehicles. "And it may cause damage. We've kind of disproved most of those claims, but the "aig oil' seems to have won out on that; they want nothing to do with renewable fuels." About 90 percent of all gasoline sold in the nation contains a 10 percent ethanol blend. E-15 should enter the marketplace later this year. It is not recommended for use in vehicles older than the 2001 model year, or in motorcycles,, watercraft and gasoline-powered equipment such as lawn mowers and chainsaws. More information on E15 is available at epa.gov. Photos and article by Greg Meyer Madison Lake has a new park. The addition, aptly named ''he Pines," is located in the Pines subdivision northeast of Casey's. This brings the total number of parks up to four--North Shore Park, the T-Ball Park, Lindberg Park, and the new Pines Park. The new equipment, which was part of a $28,000 renovation of the other three Madison Lake parks, was installed by volunteers. Most of the money spent was for new equipment for Pines Park, but a large portion was also used for renovation of the others. Additionally, the City has also purchased a 1997 Ford L- 8000 dump truck for $30,000. The new, blue truck has a larger snow-plow attachment than the previous truck. Landscaping Around Madison Lake City Hall Sign Complete Photo and caption by Greg Meyer " Landscaping around City Hall's new sign is complete now. The sign is surrounded by gravel, wild grasses, and some small fiat boulders. Landscaping was finished just in time for Paddlefish Days last week. Daily Weather ilulnness World Record' Attempt ¢  - "'0 ' Lone DOllar Jl THIS WEEK IN THE ' T!ME_S Marco MusesAbout Colors Page 7 !!i!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i!!!!!!!!!!!! !!i!i Science lil Museum iil e Blue liil Earth il County iiil Lib i!iiiiiiii?iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii@i ii Below you will f'md weather information-recorded at the Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca. The values are recorded at 8 AM and reflect the conditions for the previous 24-hour period (8 AM to 8 AM). Photo by Cindy Meyer Submitted Information (Three Eagles Communication) Fairgoers at the Blue Earth County Fair Thursday got a chance to be part of a Guinness Book of World Records attempt. For two dollars, people became part of an attempt to create the world's largest diet pop and Mentos geyser. The event was organized by Three Eagles Communication, and all proceeds were donated to Blue Earth County 4-H. Nearly 600 people took part in the attempt. i ..................................................... July , 22 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 i Temp. (o IF) I I i I ! , ...............................................................................  ........................ t .................... ; ...............  ................... i ................. High 81 84 87 80 85 i 84 88 .................................................................... . ............. _, ................................................. , ........................................................... , Low 67 i 71 1 68 59 66 i 69 73 Precipitation (in.) --  -- 1.72 .... !0.18 !0.08 GDU 24.0  27.5 ' 27.0 19.5 25.5 26.5 18.0 ................................................................... . ............................. ;. ....................................................................................................  ..................... IGDU Since May 1 1393.0i 1420.5' 1447.5 1467.0i 1492.5 1519.0 1537.01 Soft Temp. (0 F) i ! i 2"Max 96 i 94 95 91 i 96 2"Min. 76 i 77 75 67 69 74 i 75 ! 2" Avg. 86.01 85.5 85.0 79.0 82.6 86.0 I 83.5 ................................................... ....................................... , .............................. ! .......................... . \\; ,