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8 <br />MEE <br />iiw:m'ii000000000 <br />NEW LICENSE CENTER <br />OPENED JULY 9 <br />The Anoka County License Bureau <br />opened a new license center on Monday, July 9, <br />2001, at 6111 Highway 10, Suite 500, in Ramsey, <br />Minnesota. The license center was formally <br />located at the West Main Shopping Center, 530 <br />West Main Street in Anoka. The Anoka County <br />Board of Commissioners recently approved a <br />lease agreement with Ramway, LCC, the owners <br />ofthe building on Highway 10. <br />"The best thing about this new license <br />center is how easy it is to find and to access from <br />Highway 10," said County Commissioner Dennis <br />Berg. "We appreciate the citizen's patience as <br />we have been temporarily closed while moving. <br />This new location will serve us well into the future." <br />The Bureau has five license centers <br />throughout the County, including at 11000 <br />Highway 65 NE in Blaine, 3026 Avenue in <br />Coon Rapids, 3982 Central Avenue NE in <br />Columbia Heights, and 17565 Central Avenue <br />NE, Suite 330, in Ham Lake. <br />The license centers handle motor vehicle <br />registration, tabs and title transfer; drivers license <br />renewal and replacement if lost, stolen, or your <br />name /address changed (except at the Ramsey <br />location); bicycle license, water craft, snowmobile, <br />and ATV registration, tabs and transfer; hunting <br />and fishing license, passport services - including <br />application acceptance and pictures; and public <br />notary. <br />For more information call 763 -576 -5767. <br />COMMUNITY ACTIVITY SIGN <br />If you are interested in renting space on the <br />Community Activities sign at the Ramsey Municipal <br />Center, please call Kathy Schmitz at 427 -1410. <br />NEW IN <br />TOWN <br />If you are a new resident of the City of Ramsey, please visit <br />the Municipal Center, also known as City Hall, between 8:00 a.m. and <br />5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to plck up a new resident packet <br />and your recycling bin. We will sign you up for the recycling program <br />at that time and provide you with information you may need regarding <br />the City. The Municipal Center is located at 15153 Nowthen Blvd. <br />NW, north of Ramsey Elementary School on the opposite side of the <br />road. <br />HEY, FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS! <br />Anoka County has a program that may be able to assist you <br />in buying your first home. If you want more information, please call <br />Karen at 763- 323 -5764. You can also stop by Ramsey City Hall <br />and pick up an information brochure, yours for the asking! Ramsey <br />City Hall is located at 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW; <br />763- 427 -1410. <br />This program expires October 25, 2001. <br />NATURAL BEAUTY AT <br />BANFILL -LOCKS CENTER <br />FOR THE ARTS <br />Travel to exotic Sri Lanka at Banfill -Locke Center for the <br />Arts from July 7 through August 3, 2001. A new exhibit of paintings <br />entitled "Remembering Sri" by Sumitra Wanduragala is a tribute to <br />her native country. Ms. Wanduragala, who moved to the United <br />States with her family in 1980, maintains her deep connections with <br />Sri Lanka through her richly colored oil and watercolor paintings. <br />She has received recognition for her work by being named recipient <br />ofthe Asian American Renaissance Artist Center Development Grant <br />last year. <br />For more information about "Remembering Sri" or other <br />upcoming Banfill -Locke Center for the Arts shows, classes, and <br />events please call 763 -574 -1850. The Center is open Tuesday <br />through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Banfill -Locke Center for the <br />Arts is located just north of 694 in Anoka County's Manomin Park. <br />No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving. — Henry Wadsworth Lonfellow <br />