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Ciqol Centenille . Page 4 Design Team Visit Brings Ideas and Enthusiasm Centerville: a suburban COmll1U- nity aspiring to be a small town. That's how the 10 members of the Milinesota Design Team define us from the information they heard and saw during theirfouidayvisit in September. Other impressions that are uniquely Centerville include: (1) We are based in heritage and tradition, (2) We are mindful of current development pressures, (3) We are moving towards a future where families and kids can live mharmonywi~ growth, develop.. ment and the environment. With these. observations, . the Design Team sketched their ideas for future development and gave a presentation to the community. Some of the designs included a youth and community. center, a heritage center (restoring the historic jail that is currently the public works building), a fishing pier on Centerville Lake, a gateway sign, connecting the two lakes with a bridge,. more trails, renovmon of old buildings in downtown. improv- ing the streetscape and slowing speeds on County 14 (Main Street), and new commercial developments with a Village theme. After the presentation, over 40 residents signed up to volunteer to work on projects that interested them. For those who were unable to attend the presentation, the sketches will be available at City Hall for viewing and , the videotape will , .. be shown on the Centerville cable ;> channel 16 in the near future. For more inform~tion call City Hall at 429-3232. Falll998 .1 Flu Vaccinations ('C) , The aches, fever, chills, sore throat, coup and . weakness assoCiated with theflu.don't have to be a" part of your future. The Anoka County Community Health and Environmental Services Department is launch~ ing an effort to stop the sometimes deadly and debilitating disease. . Beginning Thursday, October 1, and continuing through Tuesday, November 3, county residents can receive the influenza shot at a variety of public loomons. In addition, the Health Department will offerletanust . diphtheria booster shots and pneumococcal shots at the clinics. The pneu- mococcal shots are recommended for all persons over the age of 65 and . others with certain health conditions. A donmon of $10 is requested for flu and pneumococcal shots; a donmon of $5 is requested for the tetanus! diphtheria shot. No appointments are ~. The flu season runs from early December to1ate March. Infiuenza is easily passed froin one person to another by "droplets" expelled in the air by sneezing, coughing, or even talking. ~t contact with articles freshly contaminated by these droplets also contributes to the rapid spread of . influenza. ) The disease can lead to serious illness, such as pneumonia.;.inf1uenza- related illness and even death. Side effects from the shot am mild, usually beginning soon after the vaccine and lasting one or two days. Symptoms can include soreness, redness or swelling at the injection sjte. For more information, contact the Anoka County Community Health Immunization Hotline at 323-6100, or Disease Prevention and Controlat 422-6965. Shots will be offered at the following Iocations and times: Human Seniee Center of Anoka County, 1201 89th Avenue NB, Blaine: Tuesday, Oct. 20,27; Nov. 3, 9:00 - 11:00 am Cedar Our Saviours LutheI1D Church. 1562 Vtking Boulevard: Monday, Oct. 26, 1:00 - 3;00 pm Circle PInes Galilee Baptist Church. 0 North Road: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1:00 - 3:00 pm Coon Rapids Presbyterian Church of the Master, 789 Northdale Boulevard: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1:00 - 3:00 pm