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<br />Ramsey Area Jaycees
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<br />The Ramsey Jaycees thank
<br />the residents of Ramsey for
<br />their participation in "Ramsey
<br />Jaycee Fall Clean Up Day." It
<br />was a huge success thanks to
<br />Terry Miller, chairperson, and
<br />Waste Management of Minne-
<br />sota, who donated all pro-
<br />ceeds to the Ramsey Jaycees.
<br />As you probably know, all
<br />citizens of Ramsey could use
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<br />the landfill all day for a
<br />nominal fee. We had a great
<br />response and all positive. We
<br />are now trying, and I say try-
<br />ing, to have a "Ramsey
<br />Jaycee Spring Clean Up Day."
<br />So prepare for the best. We
<br />will keep you informed and
<br />again thanks to Terry Miller
<br />and Waste Management of
<br />Minnesota.
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<br />4-H Clubs In Ramsey VlV OUR COMMUNITY
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<br />There are approximately 3
<br />4-H Clubs that serve the
<br />Ramsey area. Children from
<br />the age.s of 8 to 19 are encour-
<br />aged to join, and adult volun-
<br />teers are always welcome.
<br />Clubs meet once a month and
<br />are involved in a variety of ac.
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<br />Cable TV
<br />Commission
<br />
<br />Monthly meetings for the
<br />Quad Cities Cable Commis-
<br />sion are set for Jan. 17 and
<br />Feb. 21,1985.
<br />The meetings are held in
<br />the Anoka City Hall and start
<br />at 5 p.m. Cable channel 3 will
<br />carry the meetings live.
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<br />tivities like County Fair and
<br />field trips. Members choose
<br />from 150 projects ranging
<br />from clothing to clowning,
<br />and photography to pets.
<br />To find out about a club
<br />near you, please call the
<br />Anoka County Extension Ser-
<br />vice at 755-1280.'
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<br />Ramsey AA'
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<br />Tired of alcohol affecting
<br />your life? Join us.
<br />Ramsey A.A.: Thursdays
<br />8:00 p.m., Sundays 7:30 p.m.
<br />Ramsey AI:Anon: Thurs-
<br />days 8:00 p.m., Sundays 7:30
<br />p.m.
<br />Ramsey City Hall - rear en-
<br />trance.
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<br />Sportsman Club
<br />Dinner Planned
<br />
<br />On Saturday, February 9,
<br />1985, the Sportsman CI ub is
<br />sponsoring a dinner at the
<br />Party House on Hwy. 10 to
<br />generate scholarship funds
<br />for needy persons.
<br />This fund raiser is an an-
<br />nual family event and has
<br />been held for seven years. In
<br />past years, this fund raiser
<br />has always been held at
<br />Grace Lutheran Church on
<br />Round Lake Blvd. Due to an
<br />increasing amount of interest,
<br />the Sportsman Club has ex-
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<br />panded the scope of this
<br />event to allow more persons
<br />who desire to participate the
<br />opportunity to do so.
<br />This year's event will again
<br />include many door prizes and
<br />well known' guest speakers.
<br />Mr. Vern Gagne has indicated
<br />that he may be available as
<br />the main speaker.
<br />Tickets may be obtained by
<br />contacting one of the follow-
<br />ing persons: Dale 0Ison/427-
<br />0903; Bob Sylvester/421-6812;
<br />Arnie Cox/421-3222; Ben Skur-
<br />dah 1/780-1152.
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<br />. Anoka Area Chamber Newsletter
<br />
<br />By now most businesses in
<br />Ramsey should be receiving
<br />the monthly newsletter, if you.
<br />have not, call the Chamber of-
<br />fice to get your name on the
<br />mailing list.
<br />The new year will start off very
<br />busy for the Anoka Area
<br />Chamber. January 8 will be
<br />the normal monthly meeting,
<br />with a representative from the
<br />phone company discussing
<br />the phone' situation and
<br />
<br />hopefully providing answers
<br />to your questions.
<br />Additionally, Thursday, Jan-
<br />uary 10th, from 5 to 7 p.m., we
<br />will host a "legislative recep-
<br />tion" with the State Senators
<br />and Representatives. This
<br />should be a good time to tell -
<br />them how you feel about the
<br />new tax proposals as they
<br />head to S1. Paul. Then on
<br />January 29th, we will have our
<br />second annual Trade Fair and
<br />
<br />business card exchange. We
<br />would invite anyone who has
<br />an interest in Chamber affairs
<br />or a desire to meet other in-
<br />teresting people to attend -
<br />we welcome you. For more in-
<br />formation about the Trade
<br />Fair or any other Chamber ac-
<br />tivities, please call Marilyn
<br />Halsey, Chamber secretary, at
<br />the Chamber of Commerce,
<br />1922 First Avenue. Phone:
<br />421-7130_
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<br />Vour elected officials
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<br />COUNTY COMMISSIONER
<br />DISTRICT NO.1
<br />Natalie Haas
<br />325 East Main
<br />Anoka, MN 55303
<br />C/O Administration
<br />421-47.60 Ex1. 1171
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<br />STATE LEGISLATOR
<br />DISTRICT NO. 50
<br />Senator Greg Dahl
<br />24J State Capitol
<br />296-5003
<br />DISTRICT NO. 50A
<br />Rep. John Hartinger _
<br />12428 Tamarack S1. NW
<br />Coon Rapids, M N 55433
<br />757-4082
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<br />Got something to say?
<br />Remember 'Citizen
<br />Input'
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<br />The Ramsey City Council,
<br />Economic Development Com-
<br />mission, Park Board, Planning
<br />and Zoning Commission, Air-
<br />port Commission and Charter
<br />Commission all have a
<br />'Citizen Input' time set aside
<br />at the beginning of each
<br />meeting. 'Citizen Input' per-
<br />mits citizens to address
<br />Council. or Commissions
<br />without first having to get on
<br />the agenda.
<br />If you have something that
<br />you would like to bring to the
<br />attention of Councilor Com-
<br />missions, don't forget 'Citizen
<br />Input.' .
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<br />NATIONAL LEGISLATORS
<br />Senator David Durenberger
<br />353 Russell
<br />Senate Office Building
<br />Washington, D.C. 20510
<br />Local phone 349-5111
<br />Senator Rudy Boschwitz
<br />2317 Dirkson
<br />Senate Office Building
<br />Wasbington, D.C. 20510
<br />Local phone 221-0904
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<br />CONGRESSIONAL
<br />DISTRICT NO.6
<br />Congressman Gerry Sikorski
<br />414 Cannon House
<br />Office Bldg.
<br />Washington, D.C. 20515
<br />Local phone 780-5801
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<br />Join Operation
<br />Identification
<br />
<br />Have you had a burglary or
<br />theft lately? Many residents
<br />of Ramsey have. Some of
<br />these thefts could have been
<br />prevented if some basic
<br />precautions had been taken.
<br />Most people don't think about
<br />being a victim of a burglary or
<br />theft until after it has
<br />occured - this is natural. Why
<br />worry about something that
<br />might never happen. But as of
<br />recent years, burglary and
<br />larceny are two of the fastest
<br />growing crimes in Minnesota.
<br />Two major reasons for this in-
<br />crease are the chances of
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<br />a burglar getting caught are
<br />low and the opportunity for
<br />the execution of the crime is
<br />high. A large percentage of
<br />residential burglaries are
<br />committed by juveniles with
<br />little or no criminal back-
<br />ground, which means there is
<br />usually little or no evidence
<br />left at the scene of the crime
<br />that can be directly traced
<br />back to the perpetrator.
<br />There are definite steps
<br />that an individual can take
<br />that can drastically reduce
<br />the chances of a burglar at-
<br />tacking your residence; and
<br />they do not involve spending
<br />tons of money to accomplish.
<br />Now, I know what you're think-
<br />ing. If a burglar really wants to
<br />get in, he will. This is only par-
<br />tially true. If a burglar has to
<br />spend several minutes trying
<br />to gain entry into a house, his
<br />chances of getting caught
<br />rise proportionately. The
<br />more road blocks placed in
<br />the path of the burglar, the
<br />better the chance of someone
<br />seeing him. He may resort to
<br />entering the residence by
<br />making more noise, another
<br />element precious to burglars.
<br />The intent of the burglar is to
<br />get in, get the goods, and get
<br />out in the quickest and
<br />quietest way possible. Now
<br />some people might make the
<br />statement, "Why should I
<br />bother; I have insurance; if
<br />anything is taken or damaged,
<br />I'll get it back." Sometimes
<br />yes, sometimes no. You may
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<br />have insurance that covers
<br />your property for depreciating
<br />value rather than replacement
<br />value. If you do have replace-
<br />ment value, then all you have
<br />to worry about is someone in-
<br />truding into your house,
<br />usually by busting down the
<br />front door, ransacking it,
<br />. stealing precious keepsake
<br />items. damaging property,
<br />loss of irreplaceable items,
<br />arguing with an insurance in-
<br />vestigator, talking to police,
<br />attempting to put your house
<br />back into order again, and
<br />possibly suffering increased
<br />insurance rates. Don't kid
<br />yours.elf into thinking that this
<br />can't happen to you - it can
<br />and the truth is that it will pro-
<br />bably happen to you sooner or
<br />later.
<br />One of the ways you can
<br />discourage burglars is by join-
<br />ing Operation Identification.
<br />This is a process whereby the
<br />homeowner can mark their
<br />property with a special instru-
<br />. ment with a special computer
<br />number. If their property is
<br />stolen it can be traced back to
<br />them, even if the property is
<br />taken out of state. A burglary
<br />was reported by a Ramsey
<br />resident and several elec-
<br />tronic items were taken. The
<br />homeowner did not copy the
<br />serial numbers of the items,
<br />nor did he mark the items in
<br />any way. Had similar property
<br />been recovered, we could not
<br />return the items to the victim
<br />because there was no way to
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<br />identify the items as his.
<br />There are several thousand
<br />VCR's, cameras, TV's, etc.,
<br />made by manufacturers each
<br />year and the only way that we
<br />can make positive identifica-
<br />tion is by a serial or special
<br />identification number. Opera-
<br />tion Identification is FREE.
<br />Ramsey's Police Department
<br />will loan you the tools, papers
<br />and stickers to assist you in
<br />the identification process. We
<br />also explain the program to
<br />you in detail. Along with
<br />Operation Identification, we
<br />provide you with a burglary
<br />packet which contains pam-
<br />phlets on locks, alarms, how
<br />to protect yourself when out
<br />alone, and other pertinent in-
<br />formation. You can stop by Ci-
<br />ty Hall, Monday through Fri-
<br />day, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to get
<br />these materials. Call ahead to
<br />let us know and we'll have the
<br />materials ready for you when
<br />you arrive (427-1410)
<br />Another way to reduce the
<br />threat of burglary is to set up,
<br />or attend, one of our burglary
<br />seminars. These seminars are
<br />free and very informal. It also
<br />gives you a chance to ask one
<br />of our officers questions in
<br />regards to any pOlice matter.
<br />These seminars help elim-
<br />inate problems which occur
<br />between the police and the
<br />public due to poor com-
<br />munication. A seminar will be
<br />held in February at Ramsey
<br />Elementary School. Contact
<br />the Community School Of-
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