Startin wins Small Town America Civic Volunteer honors

LACROSSE – Community Pride, Angela Broeckel, Mayor Randy Camp, and the LaCrosse City Council nominated community leader Lois Startin for the National Small Town America Civic Volunteer Award last october. An award more than seven hundred people from across the nation were nominated for. Earning an Honorable Mention, Startin is one of the top national finishers.

A regional news reporter looked at obstacles LaCrosse faced twelve years ago, describing the community as another rural town headed for “extinction.”

“As mayor and council leaders we believe Lois is the perfect representative of a Small...