Coulee Clem is not an outlaw

The four-town community has long had a tradition of deciding to use common resources to help in a communal spring cleaning, sprucing the community up and lifting spirits after a long winter.

Back in the day, the effort even had a mascot cartoon character named Coulee Clem, who encouraged everyone to get out the brooms and rakes.

That community spirit led to the decision to encourage that behavior...