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<br />Initiation of Elk
<br />River Pages
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<br />The City of Ramsey be-
<br />lieves it is important to in-
<br />clude information about Elk
<br />River in our newsletter. There
<br />are several reasons for this."
<br />The children in Ramsey who
<br />attend Elk River schools are
<br />not part of Ano~a-Hennepin
<br />School District 1 I. We con-
<br />sider information that could
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<br />Elk River
<br />Chamber of
<br />Commerce
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<br />The E)k River Chamber of
<br />Commerce is asked almost"
<br />daily to recommend names of
<br />firms providing various kinds
<br />of goods and services, and if
<br />you are a member of the
<br />Chamber, your business is
<br />recommended. The Chamber
<br />gets hundreds of requests for
<br />recommendations each year
<br />by phone, mail and from
<br />visitors to our office, and we
<br />. recommend the names of our
<br />members. We thank you for
<br />your continued support of the
<br />Chamber. We hope you agree
<br />that your membership is a
<br />sound business investment.
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<br />Elk River library
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<br />Christmas Ornament
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<br />Workshop
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<br />Children in grades K-6 will
<br />be guided in making simple
<br />Christmas ornaments that
<br />they may take home. Th[s pro-
<br />gram will' be on Tuesday,
<br />December 18 from 4:00-5:30
<br />p.m., and children must be
<br />. pre-reQistered.,
<br />There is no admission
<br />charge for this program.
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<br />be important to these young
<br />residents important to us.
<br />There are also political, social
<br />and economic activities in Elk
<br />River affecting the Ramsey
<br />community. We hope you will
<br />find this addition to the
<br />Ramsey Resident useful, par-
<br />ticularly those of you residing
<br />on our northwest borders.
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<br />Vanden Berge Pool
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<br />holiday swim
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<br />schedule
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<br />Wednesday, Dec. 26: 6:30-8
<br />p.m. Open Swim; 8-9 p.m.
<br />Adults Only.
<br />Thursday, Dec. 27: 2-4 p.m.
<br />Open Swim.'
<br />Wednesday, Jan. 2: 6:30-8
<br />p.m. Open Swim; 8-9 R.m.
<br />Adults Only.
<br />Thursday, Jan. 3: 2-4 p.m.
<br />Open Swim.
<br />FEE: Students (17 years or
<br />younger) $1.00; Adults (18
<br />years or older) $1.50; Family
<br />$3.00.
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<br />If you have any ideas for
<br />classes/activities/outings for
<br />the Winter quarter (beginning.
<br />mid-January) or if you are will-
<br />ing to teach a class' please
<br />contact the Elk River Com-
<br />munity Education Office at
<br />441-1003, ext. 240. .
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<br />Holiday'specials at Elk
<br />River schools
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<br />ABC'S OF HOLIDAY
<br />MICROWAVING
<br />Marcia Engvall
<br />Learn -to make appetizers,
<br />bars and candies quickly and
<br />easily with the use of your
<br />microwave oven. Recipes in.
<br />eluded wil! be Tuna Balls, Hot
<br />Shrimp Dip, Peanut Butter
<br />Dream' Bars, Gorp Squares,
<br />and Anise Candy. Sampling!
<br />Monday, Nov. 19; Senior
<br />High No. 129. One session'
<br />7.9:30 p.m. Fee: $5.00.
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<br />HOLIDAY WREATH
<br />Silk Flowers
<br />Wenda Duerr
<br />Make this country wreath
<br />for yourself or as a gift. Learn
<br />to make beautiful large silk
<br />poinsettias and arrange them
<br />with pine cones, silk holly and
<br />velvet ribbon on a straw
<br />wreath for a festive holiday
<br />look. Bring scissors and wire
<br />cutter if possible. Supplies
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<br />Monday, Nov. 26, Senior
<br />High Room 129. One session
<br />6:30-9:30 p.m. Fee: $4.00.
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<br />SHADOW TRAPUNTO
<br />Shirley Krantz
<br />Stuffed and quilted techni-
<br />que. You will make a cute
<br />framed Christmas ornament
<br />in this 21/2 hour workshop.
<br />Materials will be available
<br />from the instructor for $1.50.
<br />Monday, Dec. 10, Senior
<br />High 125. One session 6:30-9
<br />p.m. Fee: $3.00.
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<br />COOKIE. EXCHANGE
<br />. JoAnne Gieser
<br />Get all your holiday baking
<br />done in one night. The dough
<br />is prepared in advance; in
<br />class all you do is bake 12 dif-
<br />ferent recipes. Bring a box to
<br />take home 12 dozen cookies,
<br />each dozen will be a different
<br />cookie. recipe. Please bring to
<br />class 2 cookie sheets, a
<br />spatula, hot holder.
<br />. Monday, Dec. 3, Sr. High
<br />Home Ec. 128. One session
<br />6:30-8:30 p.m. Fee: $12.00.
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<br />What's happening in Elk River?
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<br />A common question of the
<br />City many' people ask is,
<br />'''What's happening in Elk
<br />River? Are we growing? Get-
<br />ting new businesses? New in-
<br />dustries? More housing?"
<br />In the late seventies, Elk
<br />River experienced unprec-
<br />endented growth in housing,
<br />as did many areas in 'Minn-
<br />esota and in the United
<br />States. In the early eighties,
<br />with the economy falling into
<br />troublesome times, our hous-
<br />ing starts fell accordingly.
<br />While Elk River has had con-
<br />tinued growth at a slower rate
<br />than in the late seventies, we
<br />have noticed in the past two
<br />years that the growth is begin-.
<br />ning to accelerate slightly.
<br />In 1983, the City issued 66
<br />building permits for new
<br />single family and multiple
<br />family dwellings and to date,
<br />in 1984 the City has issued 76
<br />permits for new single family
<br />and multiple family dwellings.
<br />The number of housing starts
<br />to date for Elk River is en-
<br />couraging and seems to in-
<br />dicate that we.will significant-
<br />ly exceed the .1983 total.
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<br />In the area of commercial
<br />and business development,
<br />the City has seen some activi.
<br />ty in the last several years, but
<br />certainly not a major growth
<br />surge. Notable additions to
<br />the community in the last few
<br />years are McDonald's and
<br />Kentucky Fried Chicken
<br />Restaurants, Tescom Corpor-
<br />ation and several small
<br />ma,nufacturing concerns.
<br />Now, in the process of being
<br />constructed are the Prairie
<br />House Restaurant and a com-
<br />bination food and fuel, laun-
<br />dromat and truck/car wash in
<br />Barrington Place Addition.
<br />Also, the City has seen the
<br />growth and expansion of
<br />several existing businesses,
<br />most notably, Alltool, Inc. and
<br />Roma Tool in the City's In-
<br />dustrial Park which is very ex-
<br />citing for the City.
<br />Over the past year, a
<br />number of, other commercial
<br />projects have been discussed
<br />but little has come of these
<br />developments. The City is op-
<br />timistic, however, th.at very
<br />soon we will see the beginn-
<br />ing of construction' on a shop- .
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<br />ping center south of School
<br />Street and west of Highway
<br />No. 169 that wi II provide at
<br />least 55,000 square feet of
<br />shopping mall, 'another fast
<br />food restaurant, and possibly
<br />a satellite bank. The shopping
<br />center project is also likely to
<br />include some 36 units of
<br />housing in the initial phase of
<br />development.
<br />Also much discussed. has
<br />been redevelopment in the Ci-
<br />ty's existing downtown com-
<br />mercial area. While nothing
<br />has happened to date by the
<br />way of new buildings or con-
<br />struction, the City has been
<br />working with a local
<br />downtown development cor-
<br />poration to try to, generate
<br />redevelopment in the
<br />downtown area. Redevelop-'
<br />ment and growth in the
<br />downtown area is a high
<br />priority of the Elk'River City
<br />Council and if a project can
<br />be developed which is finan-
<br />cially feasible, .this project
<br />will have all of the support
<br />necessary from the City to
<br />make it successful.
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<br />Guardian. Angels Auxiliary
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<br />The Guardian Angels Aux-
<br />iliary is a volunteer organiza-
<br />tion of the Elk River Nursing
<br />Home. The - Auxiliary meets
<br />quarterly. Each year the Aux-
<br />iliary sponsors a Christmas
<br />bazaar as wellas an ice cream
<br />social. These events raise
<br />money to go for special pro-
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<br />jects which are chosen by the
<br />auxiliary. Different projects
<br />funded by the Guardian
<br />Angels over the years include
<br />a portable popcorn popper,
<br />player piano, an organ, clocks
<br />and folding chairs for the
<br />residents' rooms.
<br />The annual Christmas
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<br />bazaar will be held Sunday,
<br />Dec. 2 from 2-4 p.m. at the Elk
<br />River Nursing Home. This
<br />year a homemade rosemalled
<br />trunk filled with crafts made
<br />by the auxiliary will be raffled
<br />off. Tickets are available at
<br />the Elk River Nursing Home.
<br />You need Onot be present to'
<br />win.
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