Volunteers remove an estimated 1,500 pounds of trash from the Blue River

Volunteers remove an estimated 1,500 pounds of trash from the Blue River

A kayak. A truck bed topper. Shopping carts. A John Mellencamp cassette tape. A jar of chamois cream. These were among the items that more than 150 volunteers removed from the Blue River at the annual River Clean-up Festival hosted by the Blue River Watershed Group on Sunday, Sept. 17. While the total weight of the trash removed at the festival is still being talloied, Blue River Watershed Group conservatively estimates volunteers removed 1,500 …