A MILD WINTER HELPED ONGOING CONSTRUCTION AT CAMP HIGH HOPES ON CORRECTIONVILLE ROAD.

CAMP DIRECTOR ALI LANGSETH SAYS WORK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SUMMER WITH A TARGET TO OPEN IN EARLY SEPTEMBER:

YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT CAMP HIGH HOPES AND ITS SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPERS THIS WEEKEND BY STOPPING BY THE GORDON DRIVE HY VEE, WHERE THEY'RE SELLING RACKS OF COOKIES BBQ RIBS AS A FUNDRAISER:

LANGSETH SAYS THE CAMP HOPES TO MAKE AROUND 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS WEEKEND, AND PRE-SOLD NEARLY 600 RACKS OF RIBS. THE FUNDRAISER RUNS UNTIL 7PM THIS EVENING AND FROM 10AM-4PM SATURDAY.

LAST SUMMERS MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD TOOK A TOLL ON DOZENS OF TREES ALONG THE RIVERFRONT.

CITY CREWS HAVE SPENT MUCH OF THE SPRING PLANTING NEW TREES IN CHRIS LARSON PARK AND FRIDAY THOSE EFFORTS GOT A BOOST FROM MID AMERICAN ENERGY.

MID AMERICAN'S BRAD HOWARD PRESENTED THE CITY WITH A 20-THOUSAND DOLLAR CHECK TO HELP FUND THE NEW TREES:

CITY SPOKESMAN KELLY BACH PLANTED A CEREMONIAL TREE ON THE RIVERFRONT AND SAYS CREWS HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MANY OF THE DAMAGED TREES:

BACH SAYS ADDITIONAL TREES WILL BE PLANTED IN THE FALL.

ANYONE WITH EXPIRED, OUTDATED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN THEIR MEDICINE CABINET WILL BE ABLE TO TURN THEM IN FOR DISPOSAL AT FOUR LOCATIONS IN SIOUX CITY ON SATURDAY.  POLICE CAPTAIN LISA CLAEYS SAYS IT'S PART OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM:

CLAEYS SAYS NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED OF ANYONE DROPPING OFF THE OLD PRESCRIPTIONS.

THE FOUR LOCATIONS YOU MAY BRING THE DRUGS ARE THE DOWNTOWN WALGREENS, THE SOUTHER HILLS MALL HY VEE, THE FLOYD BOULEVARD WAL-MART AND THE FAREWAY ON WAR EAGLE DRIVE. THE DROP OFF TIME IS 10AM UNTIL 2PM SATURDAY.

THERE'S A VERY SPECIAL MARCH IN SIOUX CITY TOMORROW MORNING.  SIOUXLANDERS WILL TAKE PART IN THE NATION'S OLDEST WALK FUNDRAISER HONORING BABIES BORN HEALTHY AND THOSE WHO NEED HELP TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE.  MARCH OF DIMES DIVISIONAL DIRECTOR RYAN BRATVOLD TALKS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE:

BRATVOLD SAYS REGISTRATION STARTS AT 8 AM AT THE LONG LINES FAMILY REC CENTER AND THE WALK COMMENCES AT 9 AM.  OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FAMILY GAMES AND FACE PAINTING.

FUNDS RAISED BY THE MARCH FOR BABIES IN IOWA HELP SUPPORT PRENATAL WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR STRONGER, HEALTHIER BABIES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK THE WEB AT MARCH FOR BABIES DOT ORG.