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Monday, January 14, 2013

Updated: Cougar in Woodbury?

One resident thought so, and took a picture of a paw print she found in a wooded area behind her home.

Updated: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 Patch contacted Dan Stark, wolf specialist with the DNR, about the print. Here's what he said: This is clearly a canine track. Probably a large dog. The nails are very obvious and are relatively blunt compared to the razor sharp claws of a cougar. Cougars usually do not leave claw marks because they walk with claws retracted like a domestic cat. Also the track is very symmetrical (i.e. the inner and outer toes match up). On a cougar track the inner middle toe leads slightly and then they arch to the outside. Original post Celeste McTighe says she and her husband see plenty of wildlife in the woods behind their Boulder Ridge Road home. “You name it, we get it,” she said. But the Woodbury resident and her …

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Kris Janisch

10:35 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Wait, a kangaroo? (Maybe I'm missing something.) There was this one over at Prestwick: http://patch.com/A-jZpp   more ›

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Print Or Electronic? Woodbury Mulls Communications Strategy

The Woodbury City Council discussed how it should get information to residents at Wednesday night’s meeting.

Would you rather get the city newsletter as you normally do or have it emailed to you? The Woodbury City Council on Wednesday discussed its overall communications strategy and whether the city should put more emphasis on print or electronic means to inform the public—or a mix of the two. In general, council members seemed to favor a mix, though they leaned toward adding more e-communication overall. A mixed approach “covers everything,” Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens said. Jason Egerstrom, interim communications coordinator for the city, led the discussion Wednesday. “It seems that non-print is becoming more popular, more used,” he said. Egerstrom noted people’s ever-increasing reliance on the Internet for information. “In the future, we …

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Kris Janisch

4:20 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012

I think the "official" thing is more to do with printing legal notices. The discussion last night was more about things like the newsletter or when the rinks are open or the winter parking rules go into effect.   more ›

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