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<br />RAMSEY LIONS CLUB
<br />The Ramsey Lions wish to thank all of the people
<br />who helped put on our Community Picnic on Saturday,
<br />June 3 A good time was had by all and even though
<br />the weather looked threatening, rain held off until Sunday.
<br />There was plenty of food, and the younger people had a
<br />good time with the free rides and games. Entertainment
<br />was good and it was nice to hear and see some local
<br />Ramsey talent. A thank you also to the City Employees
<br />who helped get Central Park looking its best. Keep next
<br />year in mind and mark your calendars for the first
<br />Saturday in June.
<br />MAY FROST DAMAGE
<br />If you noticed blackened and curled leaves on your
<br />oaks last month, it is probably the result of two late season
<br />frosts about ten days apart, May 19 and 20 "' and again then
<br />days later. Emerging leaves are very tender. Since cold air is
<br />heavier than warm air, it settles into low areas, and trees in
<br />those areas were more affected. Hackberry, Catalpa, Green
<br />Ash, Basswood, Butternut, Locust, Sumac also showed frost
<br />injury. Fortunately, healthy trees have enough stored reserves
<br />to send out another flush of leaves. Only repeated damage or
<br />already stressed trees will suffer a lasting decline in vigor.
<br />Leaf damage from frost, insect feeding or fungal
<br />damage usually does not result in a permanent damage and
<br />pesticide or fungicide treatment is rarely needed. Leaves are
<br />the energy factories for the trees, making starches and sugars
<br />with chlorophyll which are sent to the roots for growth and
<br />storage; the roots in turn take in minerals and water to support
<br />the leafy twig growth. As the summer season progresses hot
<br />and dry weather often result in leaf drop, which lessens the
<br />loss of water through leaf respiration, and decreases stress on
<br />the tree.
<br />MEETING SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST
<br />CALENDAR CODI
<br />CC - City Council
<br />CH - Charter Commission
<br />EDA - Economic Dev. Authority
<br />FB - Fire Board
<br />W - West side recycling pick up
<br />E - East side recycling pick up
<br />BA - Board of Adjustment
<br />BR - Board of Review
<br />BUD- Budget Public Hearing
<br />All meetings are held at City Hall, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW unless otherwise stated.
<br />Please call 427 -1410 to confirm meeting dates, locations and times.
<br />FC - Finance Committee
<br />Two wrongs don 't make a right, but three rights make left. — Anonymous
<br />HC - Horse Care Board
<br />PC - Personnel Committee
<br />PL - Planning Commission
<br />PR - Park and Recreation Commission
<br />PW - Public Works Committee
<br />NORTH ANOKA
<br />MEALS ON WHEELS
<br />A new website has just been launched to generate
<br />funds for North Anoka Meals on Wheels and other meal
<br />programs throughout the United States. GiveMeals.com, located
<br />on the Web at http: / /www.GiveMeals.com, enables visitors to
<br />make financial contributions to meal programs with the simple
<br />click of a mouse. And donations are FREE to the web visitors
<br />themselves. Donations are made by GiveMeals.com corporate
<br />sponsors, who have agreed to give a specific contribution to
<br />Meals On Wheels whenever visitors click on their individuals
<br />advertising banners on the GiveMeals page.
<br />One of the unusual features of the GiveMeals.com
<br />site is a tally bar, which allows visitors to see their individuals
<br />"donations" mounting as they navigate and click their way
<br />around the page. "It gives tangible proof to people that their
<br />investment of a little time for the sake of a cause they believe
<br />in, can make a real difference for people," said Maggi Novak.
<br />The site is owned by the Meal On Wheels Association of
<br />America (MOWAA). The Association will use the monies
<br />raised on the site in the form of grants to its members. North
<br />Anoka Meals on Wheels is a member of the Association. There
<br />are over 800 local meal programs that are members of
<br />MOWAA throughout the country. While Meals On Wheels
<br />programs do an outstanding job ofproviding nutritious meals to
<br />the needy and frail in their communities, there is always more
<br />that can be done.
<br />Due primarily to limited funding, over forty percent of
<br />meal programs have waiting lists. GiveMeals.com was
<br />established to raise the funding necessary to help local programs
<br />meet local needs, however large or small they are.
<br />"Meals On Wheels relies most heavily on two things,"
<br />Maggi Novak points out, "funding and volunteers ".
<br />GiveMeals.com helps create both. First, the site has links to
<br />local programs, so interested individuals can learn where to go
<br />to volunteer the services. But it also creates another kind of
<br />volunteer. It allows people who have limited time to give, or
<br />who are themselves unable to get out, to volunteer to check in
<br />on the site daily and generate donations with the click of a
<br />mouse. We think that is a resourceful way of using technology
<br />to benefit the hungry."
<br />The ultimate objective is to put an end to waiting lists
<br />and provide meals for every frail, needy elderly individual who
<br />needs it. The North Anoka Meals On Wheels and
<br />GiveMeals.com hope to achieve that goal with the help of the
<br />public and are looking for one million people willing to drop by
<br />the site each day to make a free donation.
<br />We encourage everyone to help our vulnerable elderly.
<br />W WW.GiveMeals.com will help.
<br />When all else fails, read the instructions. — Anonymous
<br />2000 PLANT HEALTH CLINIC
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<br />Anoka County Extension Service Horticultural
<br />Staff and Master Gardeners will be holding FREE Plant
<br />Health Clinics to help you identify plants and diagnose
<br />common insect and disease problems. Please bring your
<br />sample to the clinic at least 30 minutes before it closes.
<br />There is a limit of 3 samples per visit. Clinics will be held
<br />on Wednesday from 4:30 — 6:30 p.m. on the following dates:
<br />August 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30
<br />September 6, and 13
<br />For a brochure, contact the
<br />Extension Service at 763- 755 -1280.
<br />FREE MAMMOGRAM
<br />If we can't sell you on a mammogram, can we
<br />give you one for free?
<br />You may be eligible for a FREE mammogram if:
<br />You are 40 years of age or older
<br />You don't have an insurance or health plan
<br />Your insurance or health plan doesn't cover
<br />mammograms
<br />You have a high deductible or co- payment
<br />Your income is within the guidelines below.
<br />Household Size
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<br />Monthly Income
<br />$1,717
<br />$2,304
<br />$2,892
<br />$3,479
<br />For information, please call Diane Haugen, PHN,
<br />at 763- 232 -6169
<br />CITY CODE
<br />REGULATES FENCES
<br />Annual Income
<br />$20,600
<br />$27,650
<br />$34,700
<br />$41,750
<br />Section 9.11.17 (Fences) of the City Code states:
<br />"Fences shall be located entirely on the owner's property
<br />and the fence location and placement shall be the owner's
<br />responsibility. Fences shall be located such that they do
<br />not interfere with traffic visibility."
<br />NOTE: There is no reference as to distance from
<br />the property line. Front yard fences can be a maximum of
<br />4 feet in height. Rear yard privacy fences over 6 feet in
<br />height require a permit, with a maximum of 8 feet allowed.
<br />Plans must be submitted showing how the fence is to be
<br />constructed.
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