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14 ATTENTION SNOWMOBILERS IN ANOKA COUNTY RA~lf~ SNo:a SNOWMOBILE CLUB Are you a member of your local snowmobile club? You should be! Joining a club isn't just an excellent way to meet other snowmobilers in your area, more importantly, participation in your local club can positively affect the future of snowmobiling in your community. In order to preserve our right to ride in this area, we need to band together - we all know there is strength in numbers. The Ramsey Snow-Rams are always seeking new members to join our club. Our club brings sledders of all ages together to promote and enjoy the positive aspects of this sport that we love. Throughout the year, we are involved in various activities including teaching snowmobile safety classes, participating in the Anol(a Halloween Parades, worl(ing at Happy Days, and Adopt-A-Roadway clean up. All club members automatically receive a membership in MnUSA, the state organization that is dedicated to maintaining our rights as snowmobilers in Minnesota. By joining our club, you are supporting snowmobiling in your own community, as well as throughout the state. With winter in full force, now is the time to join a club and mal(e a difference! The Snow- Rams meet at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at SuperBowl off Highway #10 in Ramsey. For more information, checl( out our website: www.snowrams.org or e-mail us at RamseySnowRams@aol.com, or contact Tim at 763-424-5329 or Bob at 763-427-3944. DOLLARS INTO SENSE CLASSES Anol(a County Extension Service Staff and Dollar Works Volunteers will present Free Dollars Into Sense classes on March 15 and April 21, 10: 00 a.m. and again at 7: 00 p.m. at the Bunker Hills Activities Center (550 Bunker Lal(e Blvd, Andover) To register, call the University of Minnesota Extension Service, Anoka County, at 763-755-1280 at least three days prior to the class you wish to attend. Classes will cover budgeting and address credit issues, tracking expenses, making a spending plan, goal setting and how to get help. SENIOR CITIZENS GOING TO BED HUNGRY Today many seniors are facing unprecedented financial challenges. Many of our loved ones are being forced to make difficult choices. Often the decision involves paying for prescriptions and other bills, OR paying for food. Too often nutrition is not given priority. Meals on Wheels is helping seniors who need nutritious meals, but cannot make or afford them. Meals on Wheels continues to alleviate hunger for thousands of seniors across our community. Your support of Meals on Wheels will make a difference. This year we are facing cuts in funding for Meals on Wheels. The Federal and State Governments provide only 29% of the funding needed to provide meals in our area. Whatever you can donate will ease the burden to bring meals to all that need them. We serve the fastest growing segment of the population. The need is growing faster than our ability to provide service. Please remember a loved one or a home-bound neighbor with a special gift and if you lmow of someone who might be able to help us deliver meals, please let us lmow. When you give one hour a week or month to deliver meals, you get endless rewards. We appreciate whatever you can do to support our work by helping those who need a little assistance to remain living in their own homes. For informationonthe Meals on Wheels Program, please contact Maggi Novak, Executive Director of North Anoka Meals on Wheels, 763-434-2036. ST. KATHARINE DREXEL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY IN RAMSEY Ramsey's new Catholic Church, St. Katharine Drexel, celebrated its first mass on January 30, with more than 400 people in attendance. In addition, the parish opened its office on 143rd Ave and Ramsey Blvd., with office hours Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Fridays 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Masses will be held every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in leased space at the PACT Charter School in the Town Center until a permanent church is built. The parish is still considering land options. Under the leadership of Father Paul Jaroszesl(i and Sister Dianne Perry, S.S.N.D., St. Katharine Drexel plans to become an integral part of Ramsey, serving the more than 1400 Catholic families who reside in Ramsey and the surrounding communities. The PACT Charter School is located at 7250 E Ramsey Parl(way in the Ramsey Town Center. The parish office is located at 7101 143rd Ave, NW in Suite G. For more information about St. Katharine Drexel or for volunteer opportunities, please call 763-323- 4424 or visit the website at www.stkatharinedrexelmn.org. Did you know - butterflies taste with their feet.