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Community Road Clean-up <br />Rotary members, reserve officers, explorers, the Deputy Chief, the Police Chief and <br />other volunteers participated in the annual road clean-up day in April. The snow over <br />the winter hides all the trash that unfortunately accumulates along the roads in our <br />community. The disappearance of the snow in the Spring makes it all visible. These <br />volunteers spent their time making our cities look clean and beautiful again. <br />Polar Plunge <br />Once again, Orono officers braved the icy waters and participated in the Mound Polar <br />Plunge. They assisted in raising a total of $87,086 for Minnesota Special Olympics! <br />Firearm Safety <br />For the sixth year now, the Orono Police have hosted a DNR Firearm Safety course for <br />youths in our community. Instructors from Orono PD partnered <br />with the MN DNR and Chunks Automotive Service to provide a <br />new generation with a complete safety course. Students ages <br />11 and older attended a classroom -based <br />firearms certification course where they <br />learned now to handle firearms safely, <br />responsibilities of a hunter and wildlife conservation. <br />participated in a Field Day where <br />they exercised their knowledge in <br />scenario -based training. Each student finished the <br />course with a final exam and received a firearms safety <br />certificate. The class was filled with 20 great students <br />again this year. <br />They <br />52 <br />