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rn rJ.A /o,,~ 1 MAY 1992, VOLUME 7, NO.5 6TH ANNUAL RAMSEY COMMUNITY PICNIC SPONSORED BY THE RAMSEY LIONS CLUB The date is set for the 6th Annual Ramsey Community Picnic sponsored by the Ramsey Lions Club with the assistance of the Ramsey Youth Athletic Association, Ramsey Fire Department and the City of Ramsey. The rain or shine event will be held on Saturday, June 13, 1992 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will take place at Central Park, 7925 . 161 st Avenue N.W. This event will be a day of fun for the entire family: 3:00 p.m. . Walk/run mile event (several awards to be given out and a free t-shirt to the first 100 children to register - see page 8 for registration form) 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. . Free games and rides for children o Free music and entertainment . Free bingo with donated prizes .... Food and beverage concessions (children receive i ~ j~ : ~nci~~;~pf:~:n:O;:eO~:~~:~~eball games _ .. _ _ _ _ - . Cash raffles and pull tab gambling This will be a great day to spend with your family, so plan on joining us, your neighbors and your community on June 13th for a day in the park. There will be something for everyone. A BIG ROAD-EO THANKS TO A SPECIAL COMMUNITY The Second Annual Becky Weiss Memorial Bike Road-eo was a big success with over 315 children registered (up from last year's 225 participants) and many spectators battling the strong winds to watch the activities. It was wonderful to be a part of a very special and important event where the community comes together to teach our children bike safety in hopes of never having another tragedy such as Becky's. An event like this cannot be held without the help of many volunteers and businesses contributing their talents, financial support and prize donations. A big THANKS to the Ramsey Lions Club, SAFE-T-FLARE, Ramsey Community Education, Ramsey City officials Mayor Jim Gilbertson, Councilmembers Sheila Beyer, Glen Hardin, Ken Peterson and Gerry Zimmerman, the Ramsey Fire Department, Health One, all of the volunteers too numerous to mention, the parents and the kids themselves. Continued on Page 2 RAMSEY SHINES ON CLEAN-UP DAY The 1992 Clean-up Day held on May 2, 1992 in the City of Ramsey witnessed its most successful year with over 500 Ramsey homeowners taking advantage of hauling one free load of rubbish into the landfill. Even with this huge turnout there was no waiting line after 9:00 a.m. On Clean-up Day over 345 tires were recycled along with 111 major appliances. The City also saw over 30 miles of roadside ditches picked clean of litter during Clean-up Day. The annual Clean-up Day is becoming more successful as residents are better informed of the event and the need to make their home environments as inviting as possible. The City has also received numerous calls from residents requesting information on how to have inoperable and/or unlicensed vehicles removed from their residences. If you require this information, please contact Project Manager Jim Gromberg at 427-141 O. The biggest blemish to the City of Ramsey on Clean-up Day was that the City collected over 17 appliances and more than 100 tires from City property and roadside ditches. This illegal dumping costs all of us more in increased taxes and causes our City greatly reduced scenic beauty. If you see someone illegally dumping or disposing of materials on City property, please take down the license number of the vehicle and call the Ramsey Police Department. If you have illegally dispOS3d of materials in the past, please refrain from continuing this practice and return to the area to retrieve the materials for proper disposal. Once again, thank you to all of the volunteers that made the 1992 Ramsey Clean-up Day a smashing success. COMPLETION OF 153RD AVENUE N.W. TO BE ASSESSED Ramsey's rapidly growing population will generate increased traffic which, the City's Comprehensive Plan estimates, could triple in the next 20 years. A system of coliector and arterial streets is the best metho! of handling this traffic which would otherwise travel residenti, streets to reach its destination in the most direct manner. The State of Minnesota recognizes the importance of such collector and arterial streets in providing a safe and efficient transportation network and allows communities to designate up to 20% of their local street mileage onto the Continued on Page 5 I