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3 ANOKA COUNTY LIBRARY SNOWMOBILE ORDINANCE RUM RIVER BRANCH REVIEW MEETING Registration for the summer session of Storytime at the Anoka County Library Rum River Branch begins Monday, June 7, 1993. Storytime starts the week of June 21 st and ends the week of August 2nd for a total of 7 sessions. Registration must be done in person and children must be born before January 1, 1990 and not yet in kindergarten to be eligible. For more information, call 753-3639 or stop by the library, located in the Rum River Plaza at 5910 167th Avenue N.W., Ramsey. "Starring Library Kids" will be the theme for the Summer Reading Club to be held at the Rum River Branch of the Anoka County Library System. The Summer Reading Club is free and open to all children. Registration begins Monday, June 14th and the last day to sign up or get reading records stamped will be Saturday, August 28th. As in past summers, there will also be performers "showing their stuff" at weekly programs. The Rum River Library will hold its programs on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. The schedule is as follows: June 24 P. T. Flamdazzle, magician July 1 Gary Vice, storyteller, juggler, comedian July 8 Sean Brown, storyteller July 15 James Gerholdt, reptile show July 22 Doodles the Clown July 29 Ross Sutter, folk singer August 5 Michael Hennessey, mime and juggler August 12 Curt Hed, magician and comedian All programs are free and open to the public. Sponsors include MELSA, the Columbus Lioness Club and the Spring Lake Park Lions. The Rum River Library is located in the Rum River Plaza at 5910 167th Avenue N. W. For hours and more information, call 753-3639. EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT ReceptionisVNetwork Support, Kathy Johnson Kathy Johnson began employment with the City of Ramsey as Receptionist with Administrative Services in February, 1988. In September, 1990 Kathy added the duties of Network Support to her Receptionist duties. If you have called or visited the municipal center in the last few years, you have probably talked with Kathy. With the current importance of computers, Kathy is responsible for installing and updating software including operating systems, desk accessories, fonts, electronic mail and applications. She also established and monitors security of electronic mail and performs virus protection. Kathy performs routine maintenance of our network computer system and is also our purchasing agent for most supplies throughout City Hall. Prior to the City of Ramsey, Kathy was Secretary/Data Entry at Danny's Construction Company at the SHERCO III Power Plant Jobsite in Becker. Kathy resides in Elk River. Secretary, Colleen Rybak Colleen Rybak began employment at the City of Ramsey as Secretary for the Community Development Department in August, 1988 and transferred to Secretary in Administrative Services in 1989. She is responsible for scheduling most building inspections performed by City Inspectors. In addition to the clerical support she is responsible for the licensing of City businesses. Colleen currently attends North Hennepin Community College evenings to receive a Certificate in Building Inspection Technology and has only three classes remaining before graduating. Prior to the City of Ramsey, Colleen worked in Customer Service at Industrial Fabrics Corporation. Colleen, husband Bill and daughters Jenee and Heather, live in Ramsey. Away from work she enjoys scuba diving, gardening, cooking and reading. At the Council meeting on March 23, 1993, Council directed Staff to examine the present snowmobile ordinance, seeking input from individual citizens and interested groups. A review of the input at the public hearing on March 23, 1993, indicates that while there are concerns with the operations of snowmobiles within the City, specifically trespassing and damage to property, there isn't a movement to ban them from everywhere except private property. The two most common comments were to have more enforcement for violations of trespass and damage to property laws and for increased education for operators. In furtherance of the Council's direction, the Police Department will be holding a series of meetings to get input from concerned citizens or groups. At this time, except for the first meeting, there is no set schedule for those meetings. It is felt that this will be a project that will require a dedication of time, over the summer and fall, in order to reach conclusions and make any recommendations to the Council. If you are interested in being involved on an on -going basis, please come to this first meeting which will be held June 16, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. RECYCLING PICK-UP DATES FOR JUNE The recycling pick-up dates for June are: Western area of the City Eastern area of the City June 7th & 21 st June 14th & 28th If your materials are not picked up on your scheduled recycling date, you must contact City Hall at 427-1410 on Tuesday before 12:00 noon so the City can arrange for your materials to be collected. COMPOST SITES OPEN Anoka County's two compost sites opened for the season approximately April 2 for use by County residents. For no charge, Anoka County citizens may obtain finished compost and also discard their yard waste. In Coon Rapids, the Bunker Hills Regional Park Compost site is located at 13285 Hanson Boulevard, one mile north of Highway 242. The Lino Lakes compost site is at the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park, immediately south of 35W off Anoka County Road 14. Hours for both sites, April 2 through November 24, weather permitting, are: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (or sunset, if earlier), Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday: 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Compost sites are closed on Holidays. Funding for the compost sites is provided by Anoka County and the Metropolitan Council.