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Published on: 9/9/2007
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Sol Simon, board member and coordinator for the Mississippi River Revival, stood prepared Saturday morning for the 24th Mississippi River Revival Clean-Up wearing an orange life jacket and brown boots at Latsch Island Beach.
Simon and a group of about 30 local volunteers climbed aboard two houseboats and four fishing boats
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Six people drove to Garvin Brook near Minnesota City to begin cleanup after the flood, a project that will take many years, Simon said.
The volunteers covered areas from Garvin Brook down to Homer, Minn., findin
g tires, dock pipes, blue dock barrels and even a washing machine.
Simon said whatever can be recycled will be.Most items, he said, will be taken to Winona County recycling centers.
Simon and Munson both said the point of the cleanu
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"It's a great way to get the average citizen involved," Simon said.
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"Our group basically advocates for the Mississippi River because the river doesn't have a voice," Simon said.