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• St. Croix Valley Community Foundation offering grants
• Keller is St. Joseph Citizen of the Year
• Downed tree caused Saturday's power outage in Hudson

The next round of St. Croix Valley Community Foundation grants will soon be available and proposals are due May 5 at the foundation offices.

SCVCF is located at 516 2nd St., Suite 214 in Hudson.

Grants range to $2,500 for eligible nonprofit organizations in St. Croix, Polk and Pierce counties in Wisconsin; and Washington and Chisago counties in Minnesota.

The Nonprofit Management Assistance Grants help nonprofit organizations focus their vision, bolster their governance or enhance their organization's overall effectiveness.

Grant guidelines and application form are available online on the group's Web site at www.scvcf.org/

For information visit Web site or call 715-386-9490.

The town of St. Joseph Citizen of the Year award was recently presented to Carol Keller. She has been a volunteer in the town for 30 years as leader of the Rolling Hills 4-H Club.

Town Clerk/Treasurer Marie Schmit said her commitment and dedication to the youth of St. Joseph has been exceptional. In addition, she is a member of the McKinley Home and Community Education organization and has been involved in many community service projects.

Schmit said "We are proud to recognize her accomplishments, but are even more thankful for her volunteerism, commitment and support of her community."

The wind blew a tree onto a power line shortly after noon on Saturday, knocking out electrical service to 3,419 customers in the city of Hudson.

Liz Wolfgreen, a spokeswoman for Xcel Energy, said customers in the area of Coulee Road, Hazel Court and River Ridge Road were affected.

It took a work crew 58 minutes to restore power to the affected homes and businesses.

The tree fell on Xcel's "Willow River 92 feeder" line at 12:19 p.m., according to Wolfgreen.

She said Saturday's strong winds also blew a tree over onto a power line in the Baldwin/Hammond area, interrupting service to 2,539 customers in those communities.