Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/12/2002

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Brad James, Coach of the 2002 U of M NCAA Chan'g)ionship GolfTeam, · ..: ' shown here giving instruction to Dean Barkley. The highlight of the booth was the 'Practice with the Pro's" program where profes,qorml golfers worked with visitors to improve their gdt swings. Participonts would hit plastic bolls dlreolly into the booth and our professlonols would offer suggestions for improvements. The lesso~ were free and became a stopping point for many of visitors, who themselves were golfers as well os fans, The Public Informcrllor~ Deporlment was able to secure Brad James, cooch of the 2002 Universily of Minnesota N.C.A.A. champior-kship golf tecta, and George Shodddge, a famous local golfer to essist with the golf lessons. In addltlof~, Bill Hauck, Chomonix's golf pro, spent several doys o1' the tourney assisting visitors with lhelr swings. Special thanks go out to all the people who helped make this event a smashing success. The picture is of Brad James and Dean Baddey. The N,C.A.A Gdt Championship Trophy is in the background, .... · ' Featured Employee .:. -' Scott Gilbertson Scott Gilbert:son has been with Anoka' County Parks and Recreation for o~er twenty-five years. He started out wor~ing as a member of the CETA crew and. was eventually 'hired "on'. permanently as a Parkkeeper. Throughout 'his cai'eer Scott has seen tremendous change within the park system. Hetakes a lot of pride in knowing he has had a role with development and maintenance of every Park in the system. ' ....-- ':' Much of Scott's work has involved operating heavy equipment. Grading, creating roadways, preparing building sites, hauling fill, and clearing diseased trees have all been some of the tasks he has tackled. He remembers spending a lot of time reworking Chomonix Golf Course after the County acquired the course. He was also in on the initial development of Bunker Hills as well as other parks as they were acquired. Much of the initial work involved removing existing structures. A lot of hours were also spent at the wood waste disposal site during the Dutch Elm epidemic. Scott Gilbertson has been with Anoka County Parks and Recreation for over 25 years. Before. coming to work for the County,' Scott had experience with roofing, construction, and pool maintenance. He also had a' variety.of experience on farms-cleaning silos, loading turkeys, and other .such glamorous activities.' . When Scott isn't loading turkeys he enjoys hunting, f'Lshing, and camping. He enjoys his time spent with twins .la.son and .]ared and daughters Katelyn and Kelly.· They like to be at their cabin in Wisconsin, go for rides on his new used Goldwing motorcycle, or travel in their' .motorhome. Everywhere Scott goes he finds interesting people to talk with and getto know. -.. Congratulations on twenty-five years of se~ice.with Anoka County! Your experience, dedication, and teamwork are appreciated.. Let's hope for many more years to come. Page 6