BAXTER - Activities, demonstrations and prizes are all part of an annual event aimed at bringing a community together.
The ninth annual Night to Unite is 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Oscar Kristofferson Park, behind Baxter Elementary School.
The free event is designed to prevent crime by bringing neighbors together along with police departments. In this fast-paced and increasingly electronic world, people may live next to each other and yet barely know one another or perhaps have never met. Night to Unite was created as a way to bring neighbors together so they could get to know one another. Other goals include building neighborhood involvement by bringing police and community members together and raising awareness to crime prevention and local law enforcement efforts.
This year's activities include karate demonstrations by Ultimate Martial Arts at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. A K-9 demonstration is planned by Baxter Police Department at 6:15 p.m. Other activities include taser demonstrations.
Registration for door prizes starts at 5 p.m. Both adult and kids prize drawings begin at 7 p.m. People must be present to win.
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Night to Unite will feature balloon twisting by Party World, face painting, 911 activity, and children's activities by Target and Home Depot.
Participants will be treated to free root-beer floats. The Baxter Lion's Club will be selling food and pop.
A number of agencies will have displays and staff members on hand to answer questions. Those agencies include: animal control enforcement, Baxter Police Department, Brainerd Fire Department, Baxter city employees and council members, Crow Wing County Sheriff's Department, Crow Wing Power, Essentia Health, Kiwanis - Kids Triathlon, Heartland Animal Rescue Team, Lakes Area Drug Investigative Division, Lakes Area Law Enforcement Association, DNR, Minnesota State Patrol, North Air Care helicopter, North Ambulance, Northland Fire and Safety and Ultimate Martial Arts.
Miss Baxter and Miss Brainerd are expected to attend.
For more information, go online to www.baxtermn.gov or to the Baxter Police Department Facebook page. The event is presented by the Baxter Police Department and Baxter Lions. Those organizations are inviting the city's residents to come out and meet the people who live and work in their community.
