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<br />Page 6-- Ramsey Resident, September 1984
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<br />Election year is an exciting time
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<br />. Election year is an exciting
<br />time, and a time to make your
<br />voice heard with your vote.
<br />But as important as voting is,
<br />it doesn't always give you the
<br />voice you need. . .especially
<br />between elections and on
<br />issues that aren't on the
<br />ballot.
<br />The Anoka-Blaine-Coon
<br />Rapids Area League, of
<br />Women Voters can give you
<br />that voice. We are a nonpar-
<br />tisan voice that speaks out on
<br />issues that affect our com-
<br />munities, not just in an elec-
<br />tion year...but every year... on
<br />issues like hazardous waste
<br />control, voting rights, and air
<br />pollution.
<br />We study many issues and
<br />then come to an agreement
<br />on them before we let govern-
<br />ment know how we feel on
<br />those issues. We help
<br />educate ourselves and pro-
<br />vide the public with informa,
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<br />tion on issues and candidates
<br />in an election year.
<br />The area League of Women
<br />Voters meets twice monthly,
<br />one group on the first Monday
<br />evening of the month and the
<br />other on the second Tuesday
<br />morning of the month. A com-
<br />bined 'group meets the 4th
<br />Saturday of the month, 5
<br />times a year. Our first group
<br />meeting this year is' Sept.
<br />22, from 8:3.0 - 10:30 a.m.
<br />Remember, it takes more
<br />than just marking a ballot to
<br />make your mark on politics.
<br />To find out more about the
<br />League of Women Voters call
<br />Kay McCulley at 427-3866 or
<br />Nancy Carlson at 757-7817.
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<br />MAKE YOUR MARK
<br />ON POLITICS
<br />JOIN THE LEAGUE
<br />WOMEN VOTERS
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<br />Star Trekkers organize
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<br />Ramsey headquarters the
<br />only Starfleet ship (USS
<br />Nokomis) in the State of Min-
<br />nesota and is registered with
<br />the sixth fleet out of Sioux
<br />Falls, South Dakota. The USS
<br />Nokomis is a Starfleet
<br />chapter located in Ramsey.
<br />Starfleet is an international
<br />fan club for STAR TREK and is
<br />a global organization.
<br />Starfleet is broken down in-
<br />to regions (called fleets) and
<br />then into individual chapters.
<br />Each chapter is run like a star-
<br />ship with a captain and crew.
<br />Members get together for
<br />fund raising, role palying, and
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<br />charitable events. They hav",
<br />monthly meetings and lots of
<br />fun. It is the hope of the crew
<br />to be able to host a STAR
<br />TREK convention in the Twin-
<br />City area sometime in the
<br />near future. The Nokomis'
<br />crew will be answerinq
<br />telephones for PBS, Channel
<br />2, on August 25 during chan-
<br />nel 2's membership drive. If
<br />you like STAR TREK and all it
<br />stands for, and would like
<br />more information, write to
<br />Captain Chris Munkholm at
<br />14940 Bison St. NW, Ramsey.
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<br />Titterud Park gets horseshoe pits
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<br />Ramsey area Jaycees install horseshoe pits at Central Park ..
<br />project chaired by Jon Fritz.
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<br />On Saturday. July 25th. the
<br />Ramsey Area Jaycees install-
<br />ed two regulation size
<br />horseshoe pits 'at Titterud
<br />Park. The pits are located
<br />behind the tennis courts and
<br />the Jaycees welcome all
<br />Ramsey residents to use the
<br />pits. Permanent stakes will
<br />be installed in September and
<br />we hope to install two more
<br />pits by fall. Jon Fritz was the
<br />chairman of the project; he is
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<br />also chairman of the Summer
<br />District Social. This social,
<br />for six other surrounding-
<br />Jaycee chapters, took place
<br />on September 9th, at Titterud
<br />Park. A sign was installed,
<br />dedicating the horseshoe pits
<br />in memory of Fred Haas. Fred
<br />has been a good friend of the
<br />Ramsey Area Jaycees and an
<br />honorary member. The social
<br />included a barbecue and
<br />horseshoe tournament.
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<br />RY AA.AA Y A baseball 8&9th grade
<br />Front row: L to R Bart Hayft, Sean Workman, Steve Smith, Steve Lundeen, Garrick Lee, Duane Theis. Back
<br />row: L to R Coach Ralph Lenarz, Mike Bonn, Mike Lenarz, Dick Nelson, Jon Manthey. Not on picture: Chris
<br />Berg, Andy Butler. The Ramsey White Sox defeated Kemps 6.2 to go undefeated in playoff competition and
<br />finish the season with a 9.3 record. The White Sox finished second in regular season play.
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<br />Ramsey Lions Club
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<br />by Lion Gary Munkhqlm
<br />This past year has been a
<br />busy one for your local Lions
<br />Club providing a helping hand
<br />to many residents of the com-
<br />munity. The Ramsey Lions
<br />Club is a member of the
<br />vilorld's largest and most ac-
<br />tive service club organization
<br />seeking out and helping the
<br />needy in Ramsey, the country
<br />and the world. _
<br />Lions Clubs plan and con-
<br />duct a variety of community
<br />and. humanitarian projects.
<br />Listed below are a few of the
<br />many services your own
<br />Ramsey Lions CLub has ac-
<br />complished in the past year.
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<br />-Provided eye exams and
<br />eyeglasses to several needy
<br />children of Ramsey.
<br />-Provided a new sign for Cen-
<br />tral Park in the City of
<br />Ramsey.
<br />-Co-sponsored a drug
<br />awareness program for the
<br />community.
<br />-Provided eight food' baskets
<br />for needy families of Ramsey.
<br />-Donated $1800 to Ramsey
<br />Elementary School to pur-
<br />chase a portable Video Tape
<br />recorder and Camera.
<br />-Continues to support the
<br />local Scouting programs.
<br />-Provided a $300 College
<br />Scholarship to Jim Swanson.
<br />-Conducted an annual
<br />haunted house for kids at
<br />Halloween.
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<br />-Provided a special stroller for
<br />a handicapped child in
<br />Ramsey.
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<br />-Donated two new canoes
<br />with outriggers to the Anoka
<br />State nospital.
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<br />These are only a few of the
<br />many projects the club is
<br />working on. You can help get
<br />involved by joining the
<br />Ramsey Lions Club.
<br />Meetings are held the 1st and
<br />3rd Wednesday of every
<br />month at Jimmy B's American
<br />.Cafe in Ramsey. Call Lion
<br />Membership Chairman Brad
<br />Dahl at 427-5778 or Lion Presi-
<br />dent Lyle Heger at 427-3923
<br />for more information.
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<br />Ramsey Jaycee receives award
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<br />Last February, the Ramsey
<br />Jaycees held their first
<br />chapter social. . Eighteen
<br />members of the chapter and
<br />six special guests took part in
<br />a sleigh ride. After the sleigh
<br />ride, President Dale McKnight
<br />grilled T-bones; it was only
<br />seventeen degrees above
<br />zero. "Jaycees know how to
<br />have FUN."
<br />For every project that a
<br />Jaycee chapter runs, a book is
<br />compiled. This book contains
<br />answers to eighteen ques-
<br />tions pertaining to the project
<br />in three areas, planning, im-
<br />plementation and evaluation.
<br />The book also contains all
<br />. substantiating materials,
<br />photographs and the propos-
<br />ed and actual budgets. These
<br />books are then submitted for
<br />judging.
<br />The book for the sleigh ride
<br />was submitted at year end in
<br />the Chapter Activities
<br />category. It took first place at
<br />the district level, and first
<br />place in the State of Min-
<br />nesota. From there the book'
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<br />Jaycee project, Kathy McKnight, author, receives state and national honors.
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<br />went to Atlanta, GA to be
<br />judged by the United States
<br />Jaycees, and in June, we
<br />received a first place award
<br />for this project form the U.S.
<br />Jaycees. There was also a
<br />first place Chairman's award
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<br />presented to the author-
<br />chairman, Kathy McKnight.
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<br />This project book will now
<br />be sent to Montreal, Canada
<br />for judging at the 1984
<br />Jaycees International World
<br />Congress in November.
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