THREE MEMBERS OF THE SIOUX CITY COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT THEIR RECENT VISIT TO OUR SISTER CITY IN JAPAN AT THE CONCLUSION OF MONDAY’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
MATTHEW O’KANE, JULIE SCHOENHERR AND ALEX WATTERS REPRESENTED THE CITY IN A LATE OCTOBER TRIP TO YAMANASHI CITY.
O’KANE SAYS THEY EXPERIENCED A LOT ON THE VISIT:
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JULIE SCHOENHERR SAYS THE RESIDENTS OF THE JAPANESE COMMUNITY BAND TOGETHER ON EFFORTS LIKE WE DO IN SIOUX CITY SUCH AS LITTER:
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ALEX WATTERS SAYS BOTH CITIES HAVE SIMILAR NEEDS AND CHALLENGES:
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IT WAS THE FIRST TRIP CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD MADE TO OUR SISTER CITY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
