Editor’s Note: The following announcement comes from the City of Hopkins.

The City of Hopkins is now accepting applications for the 2013 Citizens Academy. The Academy informative, fun, and free. It is a five week course that will let you:

• Participate in a felony traffic stop.
• Take the position of a firefighter on an engine and learn how a firefighter prepares to fight fires.
• Visit the water treatment plant
• Discover how economic development projects are put together.

Classes will be held at 6:30 pm on five Thursdays beginning April 4, each at a different location within the City.

If you are interested in attending this year's Academy, go to: Citizens Academy or call Jim Genellie at 952-548-6303.

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