National Night Out Area Events

National Night Out events are scheduled for Tuesday evening all over Meeker County – and all over the nation, and it’s a great way to meet your neighbors, along with local law enforcement personnel and first responders, and to enjoy some free food and family-friendly activities. One of the events during the Litchfield observance of National Night Out will be a car seat clinic.

Meeker County Public Health nurse Elaina Larson says they try to hold clinics a couple of times a year to help make sure that people are installing car seats correctly and to get the public informed on any new laws related to car seats. She says they have technicians who can inspect the placement of the car seat in your vehicle.

Larson says if anyone has questions at any time about car seats, they may call the Meeker County Health & Human Services office and someone can help them. She says the clinic on Tuesday evening will be in the driveway at Litchfield Christian Church on Marshall Avenue.

Robbie Brown says the event in Litchfield’s Central Park tomorrow evening from 5-to-7:30 will also include free hot dogs, chips and water from First Lutheran Church, free root beer floats from Litchfield United Methodist Church, music by the Palomino Brothers, Vibrant Broadband donating free popcorn from the Litchfield Area Community Foundation popcorn stand, activities sponsored by the Litchfield Christian Church, Paul White of Thrivent Financial and Cub Scout Pack 353, informational booths with Project Harmony and Foster Adopt Minnesota, and the local law enforcement, Litchfield Fire Dept. and Litchfield Rescue Squad will be there. She says they’re hoping the weather cooperates tomorrow evening.

Brown says if there were any weather cancellations, they would be announced on KLFD and posted on the Litchfield National Night Out Facebook page. She says you should bring a blanket or a lawn chair.

Other National Night Out events Tuesday evening will be held at the Cosmos City Park from 5-to-7; in Grove City’s Windmill Park from 5-to-7; at the Dassel Covenant Church from 5:30-to-7:30; and in McCarthy Park in Watkins from 5-to-7. For more details go to LitchfieldNNO on Facebook.