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14 CHAPTER 1306 ARTICLE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 smoke detector is not working, you have no early warning to wake you up in the event of a fire. If you do wake up, it may be too late because the thick, hot smoke may prevent you from being able to exit the home. Of the total fire deaths within the country, over half of them died in a home without a properly worl(ing smoke detector. Sprinkler systems on the other hand, are designed to control the heat and the smol(e during a fire allowing you to get out safely and contain the fire to its origination. Sprinklers in homes are becoming more popular and less costly. Today you could sprinl(le a new home for about the same cost of carpeting it. Adding sprinklers to existing homes becomes a little more expensive but will save you 8-13% on your home insurance and provide you with the security of protecting your family and property. With Ramsey's increased residential and commercial growth that we see today and that is anticipated in the future, the City made a strong statement in adopting this ordinance with the life safety of its residents and business owners in mind. If you have questions regarding this information, please call Jerry Streich with the Ramsey Fire Department @ 763-433-9832. Information on residential sprinl(ler systems can be found on the State of Minnesota Fire Marshal's web site @ http:// www.dps.state.fill.us/fmarshal/fmarshal.html or the Home Sprinl(ler Coalition @ http:// www.homefiresprinkler. org/hfsc. html. RYAA Ramsey Youth Athletic Association (RYAA) had over 1300 area children involved in our summer sports programs. Football and fall soccer are now in progress and we are preparing for the basketball season. RYAA offers basl(etball for ages Kindergarten to 12th grade. Basketball registration is coming soon, watch for our yellow signs or checl( our web site. For more information please contact RYAA at www.ryaa.org or 763-422-9555. -. ~- -.... H t J'III -=- _ ~---rs-_ -=-_""l =.-~L....=}:l J I;"~. 1- rl-U-71~-15-' - -110'- ~-I ~_-..=r:-";~~_~~.J'=-;.l- r ~.: ~ - 1',. I 1 ' ~ ....=- ",,- .. - i ' .'. ~ . ; ~I _ _ _~__ = ...,;,,' BARN_DANCE Grab yer' partners and come on down to one of the most unique events to be held in Anoka County this year-the Harvest Time Barn Dance! The Harvest Time Barn Dance will be a one-of-a-l(ind event with a full day of fun, including a threshing show, harvest feast, barn dance with dancing demonstrations and live band, and a silent and live auction. The event will be held on Saturday, September 11 th, at the Anoka County Fairgrounds and is being sponsored by the Anoka County Historical Society, in partnership with the Tri-County Old Tyme Threshers Association. Start out the day with our threshing show from 9am to 5pm, featuring tractor displays, gas engines, threshing demonstrations, and antique cars and household items. Feel the mighty power of the antique machines, see the smoke and heat they create, smell the hot grease and fumes of these antiquated farmers' helpers, and see and smell what they can do to crops and produce. Bring the whole family, there is something for everyone! But don't even thinl( of leaving at 5:00! A bountiful harvest feast will be served to celebrate the season of plenty at 6 p.m. that will include all the "fixin's!" It's a sure bet no one will wall( away hungry, no matter how fussy their tastes. Next is the barn dance at 7:30 p.m. Live music is by the Tune Trotters playing waltzes, reels, polkas, swing, and much more. A caller will help even non-dancers have a grand time on the dance floor. And if that's not enough to fill a day, there will be great items up for silent and live auction during the dance! Items range in value and there's something for everyone from handmade quilts to Twins tickets. Many other unique and one of a l(ind items are included in the silent auction that will close at the end of the dance. This incredible day of fun and feasting is yours with a single ticket purchase of only $35 if you act fast and buy your ticket before September 11 tho Yes, everything is included in a $35 ticket-the threshing show, dinner, dance and auction! Ticl(ets at the door are $40. Can't stay all day? You may purchase a $5 ticket to attend the threshing show only. Reserve your ticket now by calling (763) 421-0600. The Harvest Time Barn Dance is a celebration of agriculture, our rural history, and a time when a barn dance brought communities together. The Anoka County Historical Society received a generous grant in 2003 and 2004 from the Anoka County Ag Preserves Program to document our county's agricultural history. This event will marl( the opening of a 1,300 square foot agriculture exhibit at the Anoka County History Center & Library produced from the stories of farm families around our community. Special sponsors of this fundraising event for history are First National Bank ofEll( River, North Country Ford, Corriveau Properties, and Pierce Refrigeration. People are paid not for what they know, but for what they do with what they know.