Annual river cleanup to be held Sept. 19

The annual Mississippi River cleanup will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Latsch Island Beach. Participants should wear gloves and old clothes. Free lunch and music will be provided. For more information, contact Richie Swanson at richieswan@lycos.com or 454-8478.

Volunteers will go out in boats to remove eyesores and pollutants such as treated wood and discarded tires and metals from islands, shorelines and dikes. A crew will also walk across the Wagon Bridge to remove litter from Aghaming Park and Preserve.

The Mississippi River Revival has been organizing an annual cleanup since 1980.