Adopt-A-Highway
Adopt-A-Highway Campaign a Success!
The Adopt A Highway Program for the Stearns County Highway Department began in 1990. 
One of the most important objectives and reasons for having this program is the Public Relations it creates between Stearns County and its citizens. It gives the people involved in the program a chance to see just how much work is involved for the County in maintaining the county ditches and how people have abused these ditches in the past by littering.
The groups involved in the program get publicity as well, by having their names put on an informational sign that lets the traveling public know who is maintaining the road ditch in that area. Our segments are generally a two-mile stretch.
We do not save money in maintenance by having this program, but everyone involved gains education and it is great for public relations.
Check out our Adopt-A-Highway map, which shows both adopted and available routes (2.01 Mb Adobe Acrobat PDF)
Complete the Adopt-A-Highway Permit
View the Adopt-A-Highway Safety Video
The Stearns County Board of Commissioners and the Stearns County
Highway Department gratefully thank the following groups in the
Adopt-A-Highway Program on Stearns County Highways:
Volunteers:
| Adopted since 1991 | | |
| Technical College ASCET & DECA Clubs | | Cub Scout Pack 6-St. Augusta |
| Sartell H.S. 9th Grade | | Central Landscape Supply |
| Caritas Family Services | | SCSU's American Marketing Assn. |
| Prep NHS Peer Ministry | | Sertoma Club |
| Resurrection Lutheran Church | | Tech Tiger Auto Club |
| Jacob's Hog Ranch | | Clearwater Legion #323 |
| Holdingford Boy & Girl Scouts | | Guggenberger Family |
| St. Wendel Sportsman's Club | | Richmond Lions Club |
| Dist. 742 Teachers SCEA | | Richmond Civic & Commerce Assn. |
| Dietetic Service-VAMC | | Pelican Peak 4-H Club |
| American Legion Post #328 | | Avon Sportsmen's Club |
| St. Joseph Lions Club | | Holdingford Sixth Grade |
| Cold Spring Flyer 4-H Club | | Albany Hospital & Medical Center |
| Avon Woman of Today | | St. Rosa Lion's Club |
| Men's Chorus of St. John's Univ. | | St. Rosa Jaycees |
| Prep NHS Peer Ministry | | Little Birch Lake Assn. |
| St. Joseph Lioness | | Central MN Federal Credit Union |
| St. John's Boys Choir | | Melrose Boy Scouts Troop #68 |
| Environmental Council | | St. John's Catholic Aid-Meire Grove |
| Stearns County 4-H Youth Leaders | | Elrosa Commercial Club |
| Luxemburg Lion's Club | | |
| Adopted since 1992-1999 | | |
| Pearl Lake-Lake Assn. | | Sartell Jaycees, LeSauk Lions |
| Vails-Eden Lake Assn. | | In Memory of Bud Willard |
| Schultz Sharp Service | | Windmill Orchard Bill Otto |
| El Rancho Manana Campground | | Holdingford Lions |
| Tel-Stars 4-H Club | | Prairie Home Companions |
| New Munich Jaycees | | Rohland Family |
| Holdingford Women of Today | | St. John's Episcopal Church |
| Bayer Built Woodworks | | In Memory of Bill Pilarski |
| St. Stephen Sportsmen Club | | In Memory of Dan Meyer |
| St. John's Knights of Columbus | | Pearl Lake Catholic Aid |
| St. Augusta Lions Club | | Luxemberg Lions 4-H Club |
| Delta Zeta Sorority SCSU | | Stearns County Community Corrections |
| Moe & Sorenson Families | | Doug & Kathy Hogan |
| State Bank of Richmond | | Dr. Randy & Molly Zimmerman Family |
| Paynesville Chamber of Commerce | | Peace Lutheran Church |
| N.H.S. Albany Chapter | | Master Mark Plastics |
| Pat's Floral | | Hoeschen Auto |
| Melrose H.S. Student Council | | Flowers Collision Repair Center |
| ACACIA Faternity | | In Memory of Agnes Donnay |
| Harold E. Storms Family | | Holdingford FFA |
| Catholic Order of Foresters #633 | | Stearns Scout Camp |
| Stearns Bank NA/Albany | | Knights of Columbus |
| Adopted since 2000-2011 | | |
| Hylla Family | | T & A Electric |
| Miller-Carlin Funeral Home | | Holdingford H.S. NHS |
| David Deters & Gary Deters Family | | Rock City Rods Car Club |
| Albany Area Schools | | Pathway to Opportunities |
| Cold Spring Jaycees | | Knights of Columbus #7057 |
| Hurrle Family | | Sartell Rotary |
| Neighbors Working Together | | In Tune Motorsports |
| Paynesville Area Catholic Youth | | Hechtel Family |
| St. Anne's Youth Group | | Dresow Hardwood Floors |
| St. John's University Rugby Club | | Michael Becker Photography |
| Alpha Kappa Sigma Sorority | | Bill Kramer Family |
| Leo's Auto Body & Glass | | Melrose Federation of Teachers |
| Dave & Dee Johnson Family | | Johannes Family |
| Sartell Lions | | Diamond Tower Service |
| Delta Electric | | Joe & Cindy Lies Family |
| CSB/SJU Nursing Club | | Bonestroo |
| CSB/SJU Stud. In Free Enterprise | | Fr. John Kaiser Club |
| Cold Spring Elementary | | Bob Miller Family |
| Spirit of Life U.U. Church | | Family of Joshua Scepaniak |
| Blattner Family Council | | Blencoe/Olson Family |
| Red Oak Realty | | CSB/SJU SFCT |
| Newsleader | | Lemke Family |
| St. Cloud State Pre Law Assoc. | | Stearns County SWCD/NRCS |
| Dave Breth Family & Friends | | Roscoe Lions |
| Farming Lions Club | | Rocky Rangers 4-H Club |
| Rockville Lions Club | | Brian Catton Family |
| Kempin Family | | St. Stephen Lions |
| Kimball Kruisers | | Kimball Church of Christ Youth |
| Nita's Day Care | | Jack's Oil |
| St. Catherin's Catholic Aid | | St. Stephen River Runners |
| M&L Lommel, M&R Kunkel | | Reaper Records Mydwest |
| In Memory of Brandon & Andy | | Avon Hills Initiative |
| Family of Zachary Buckentine | | EV-W 21st Century After School Proj. |
| Sehnert Family | | Gaebel Family |
| In Memory of Larry Wittenberg | | Kimball Wrestlers |
| Alexander Eich DesJarpins Pohle | | Advanced Media |
| Support Serv. St. Cloud Hospital | | Torboski Family |
| Clearwater Lions Club | | Eden Lake Veterinary Serv. |
| Our Savior's Lutheran Church | | Arceneau Family |
| Gertken Family | | Chain of Lakes Assoc. |
| SHS National Honor Society | | Kuechle Family |
| Local Residents CSAH 1 | | Brown Family |
| Jerry Platz Family | | Young Family |
| Central Minnesota Corvette Assoc. | | Sauk River Watershed Dist. |
| Central MN FCU | | Memory of Janelle Reetz |
| Greg Theis Remodeling | | Memory of Nicholas Reinert |
| Louis Gross Family | | Stearns County Environmental |
| Forrest & Judy Melton Family | | Northfork Livewires |
| Kieke-Ruprecht Family | | Melodie Walkers |
| Freeport Family Fishing | | Crossroads Church |