Bikers make van deal
They might be motorcycle enthusiasts, but members of the PIGs civic group were more than happy to purchase a van last week. The new 12-person van will be used by the Douglas County Veterans Service Office to transport veterans from the Northland . Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
Left to right, Scott Buchanan, veterans service officer for Douglas County, watches as PIGs President Steve Hunter shakes hands with Pat Ringgold at Benna Ford in Superior last week. Back, Douglas County Veterans Commission Chairman John Robinson and members of the PIGs motorcycle group look on. Thanks to the PIGs, approximately $16,000 was raised to purchase a new van for the county. The 12-passenger van will be used to transport area veterans to and from the VA hospital in Minneapolis.