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<br />ORDER
<br />TREES Now
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<br />The Anoka Conservation District is now
<br />accepting orders for its annual Tree and Shrub
<br />Seedling Sale. Orders will be accepted until April
<br />21, 2000, or until stock is exhausted. (Many
<br />species sellout, so it's important to order early.)
<br />Trees will be available for picl(-up Friday, May
<br />5, from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.
<br />A wide variety of conifers, deciduous
<br />trees and shrubs are available in bundles of25 at
<br />a cost of $21 per bundle. The following types
<br />are available:
<br />Conifers: Norway (Red) Pine, White
<br />Pine, White Spruce, White Cedar, Blacl( Spruce,
<br />Balsam Fir.
<br />Large Trees: American Linden, River
<br />Birch, Hackberry, Sugar Maple, Red Maple, Red
<br />Oak, Bur Oak, Hybrid Poplar.
<br />Small Trees and Shrubs: Red
<br />Splendor Crab, Harbin Pear, Wild Plum, Ginnala
<br />Maple, Chokecherry, Juneberry, American
<br />Highbush Cranberry, Red-osier Dogwood,
<br />Arrowwood, Lilac Villosa.
<br />Products including bool(s, moisture
<br />retention root gel, and time-released fertilizer are
<br />also offered.
<br />Trees add to property value, provide
<br />habitat for wildlife, and serve as natural
<br />windbreal(s. To order trees from the
<br />Conservation District, call 612-434-2030, ext. 15
<br />for an order form.
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<br />RAMSEY
<br />WOMEN OF TODAY
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<br />Would you like to: Help your
<br />community? Improve your leadership sl(ills?
<br />Mal(e new friends? Have some fun? If so, this
<br />is the place for you! Please come and join others
<br />who have similar interests! Our organization
<br />believes strongly in servicing the community and
<br />supporting foundations such as Diabetes and
<br />March of Dimes. If you would like to know
<br />more about this exciting and rewarding
<br />organization, call Carol Pioske, President at
<br />427-1533 or Dawn Goepfert, Membership VP
<br />at 753-0386. Meetings are held every fourth
<br />Tuesday at Ramsey City Hall, 7:00 p.m.
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<br />SPRING RECYCLING DAY SET:
<br />SATURDAY, APRIL 29
<br />8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON
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<br />The City of Ramsey will join forces with Ace Solid Waste, Inc. to
<br />sponsor the spring Ramsey Recycling Day on Saturday, April 29, 2000,
<br />from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This year's event will be held at the Ramsey
<br />Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd NW. Please use the Nowthen
<br />Blvd/County Road 5 entrance and follow the signs.
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<br />· No refuse of any kind will be accepted.
<br />A $5.00 surcharge will be assessed for the disposal of air
<br />conditioners.
<br />Anoka County Community Action Program (ACCAP) will have a
<br />trailer available to collect usable furniture.
<br />The following items will not be accepted: electronic items, tree
<br />stumps, barrels or other containers, waste oil, toxic chemicals, paint,
<br />or special waste that may be identified by drop-off personnel and
<br />fluorescent bulbs.
<br />Bagged leaves and grass clippings will be accepted for $3.00 per
<br />bag
<br />No children under the age of 18 are allowed outside of vehicles at
<br />the drop-off site.
<br />All loads must be covered. If not covered, the load may be rej ected.
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<br />Materials that will be accepted, and the cost:
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<br />Materials Accepted Cost
<br />Major appliances $8.00 each
<br />Air conditioners $16.00 each
<br />Passenger tires $1.00 each
<br />Light truck $2.00 each
<br />Semi tires $6.00 each
<br />Tractor tires $25 - 30.00 each
<br />Grader tires $18.00 each
<br />Bagged leaves and grass clippings $3.00 per bag
<br />Fluorescent Bulbs $.59 - $.89 per bulb
<br />Computer Recycling $12 - 19.00 each
<br />Scrap Metal Free
<br />Glass Free
<br />Aluminum Free
<br />Newspaper Free
<br />Usable furniture Free - ACCAP trailer
<br />will be available
<br />Loading Materials: To limit the amount of time it takes to unload
<br />vehicles, load materials in the following order:
<br />Appliances
<br />Tires
<br />Materials for ACCAP
<br />Recyclable materials
<br />This will limit the amount of time it tal(es for vehicles to be
<br />unloaded.
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<br />Traffic Flow: Use the Nowthen Blvd/County Road 5 entrance
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<br />Doing nothing is pretty tiresome because you can't stop and rest. - Anonymous
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