Experience the
Sister City
On Oct. 9-15, 2005 a delegation from Storm
Lake visited the City of Ayotlan (pop. 15,000) and the City of
Santa Rita (pop. 4,500), Mexico and heard a proposal, outlined
by Ayotlan officials, to establish a formal sister-city
relationship with Storm Lake. The Storm Lake delegation
included City Councilwoman Sara Monroy-Huddleston, Public
Safety Director Mark Prosser and Code Enforcement Officer Scott
Oleson. The Times’ Editor Art Cullen traveled with the
delegation.
Ayotlan County,
Mexico effectively already is a sister city to Storm Lake and
Buena Vista County. Hundreds of people from Santa Rita live in
Storm Lake and work in the meatpacking plants. Thousands of
people in Santa Rita know friends or family in Storm Lake.
This special
report tells of the people and the culture of Santa Rita and
Ayotlan, Mexico.
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