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w , � 0< T " R -' CC W A1AINSTREAA1S SCORFROARI)..■An 8k River pdice I It River\i\Vii.330•Vol 14).\o i) MOO.Tel 441 limit•wins el-stamens s t om Elks hoops teams O veteran.Chief Brad Rolfe, •De('e 111�)C'1')Z 2014 • win the River Battle at reflects an his greet—8 home.—11 VI I MLR 0151.60 ROC!Rs 1I\t\11 It\t:\\ ININSIMMINIIIIIIM Q K 4 ;. ,iti. .: . Ille 2 4 �l _ t i t t" iry1 t' itw tit -,. � 1 " f i 7 1 ahoto by Tay!e.Cunnngham Handke Stadium,or the Handke Pit as it is affectionately known,was home to the eighth annual Hockey Day Minnesota event.The venue was de- scribed on national television as"Heaven on Earth"by Fox Sports North broadcaster Kevin Gorg. Hockey Day top story of 2014 •Event did more gest impact on the mm from all the volunniersa 3 tout swatch to replace wool, got together and than attract 4,000 muoity was bringing he said,"Countless cunt- a bad patch of ice,Bezek pulled°clone of the nom e'0 e;it rekindled •T News of the f people together,not pow- sunnily members, pay- said. spectacular events I memories and rekindled r erful people but people sionate about creating The hockey gods shined have ever been a part of," P with the potential to do positive memories for our on Elk River on Jan.18, Rydberg said a large community of collective Iileti101J of the good things together," youth,became the nexus Bind said It was a beau- Elk River Mayor John volunteers together stadium that had fawn said Dave Anderson, for hundreds of volun- tifal day for the event. Dietz said the event put restored by the Elk River co-chair of the facilities teer hours to achieve a "We wanted 18 Elk River on the map, by Jim Boyle Rotary and placed mi committee. "Those rein- successful Hockey Day.I degrees.- Bezek said and might make it easier the National Register°f tionshi will grow and was extremely reseed "We got 20 degrees: to land other big-time Editor Historic Place.. NsO 3' P % % %- The Historic Handke .what we found is help the community in with the volunteer work. Elk River High School events. Pit in downtown Elk the future." Elk River did not just Hockey,with a deep tea- "People from around River played lost to the e'd1 One had an expert- It was a three-year jour- lost the evens, howev- dition of excellence, got the state were thorough- top non-of the 2014 as ence or story to shore net'from the time Bizal Cr The organizing coin- to showcase its program ly iuipresscd with the judged by the staff at the about Tie Pit•and they and Superintendent n»ttee turned it into a and the city. way it was run and how Star News. shared it with excitement Mark Bezek joked in week-long affair, giving "The amount. of Elk organized everything Hockey Day Minnesota and passion,"Elk River one of their offices about niece than 1,300 youth, River pride that people was," Dietz said. "The 2014 was held there on High School ihincipal hosting Hockey Day alumni and players displayed was owned. statewide publicity of the Jan. 18,wildly surpass- Tetry Buzau said. Minnesota until the from Minnesota Special ible;"Bizal said event was advertising trig e18,wildly ex ta- The Elk River Area drop of the puck for the llorkey a chance to play Debbi Rydberg, execu- that Elk River could not 1>ce School River, the Elk first hi h school game in the stadium rive director of the afford to buy" [ions of Elk River, the Elk in decades down at the "We beat the heck out Chamber,said she's not a Ottstate competitors The event was as em River Area Chamber biased glacially-y place, hockey ibile.d r3i+,lalltwids s'ol' and the Elk River Youth d of Pitciall then'would be no prop gave�herr'abthrill, cape- Lourdes and got Rochester than 4,000 spectators on Hocls�y Association wen The task of producing hems on Hockey Day daily when she got a call Day Minnesota going the day of the event and the °win organizers of a quality Ifoekey Day Minnesota,'Bezek said from her sore in another with the first game.The even garnered a nation- the`'vent'but 11r eel vol- Minnesota event was That included filling state raving about how Lumbctjacks of the north ally televised audience. untcwn fern aB over the daunting,Baal said. !ales the hick would fall great the event Raked on heat the Eagles of the connnunity "The atirYeee of the into and et stock and television, south 4-1. What it also did is "I think the event's big % rekindle the c°nimunity s event Was made possible chipping out a 30 foot by "I liked how all the Top news story to page 4 Anderson _: "' 4t- 't' °''' '•. ''- City acquires selected f -- y_ S t Houlton Farm newsmaker .., . , 't of the year ■Property won't be deer,he turkey and i nter- Open to the public "We really happy until late 2016 •His considerable were mp n PPe to be able to play a role efforts to whip Handke by Joni Aatrup in helping to conserve into shape for Hockey - - Associate Editor this,'Protection ec said. Y Protection of the land, Day and his help on It's official which is near the Orono acquiring Houlton Farm s n tied The Mutton Farm in Dam,has been a prior- lead x °`P Elk River now belongs itv for the city for many lead him t0 distinction i k to the ell!' and will h e years given its high nat- vy t j x .,rn protected as a new con Ural resource value and by Editor Boyle s P t t .._ i s t r, j - servation area. sensitive shoreline This pax[ year came J.- `t;1 - _ The Trust for Public "The City of Elk River in like a lion for Dave Land closed on the.deal is excited to become the - f Anderson,and it.is leav- •° s e vet' 1G mid then con- permanent atevvard of t v.•, the land to the the HodWn Farm pro, in like a lion. ,u - prop- city• , "_w n The city plans t� e The tireless volunteer r A oie vat the confluence - o nit to the public b n t and longtime champion ---e` of the Mississippi and tie end of 2016. p for the alwayer pa v- :laws BobM.cGillivr y;senior Eecker, director said cor'Michael trig Elk River park project manager with Hecker, director a£the system led the effort The g Elk River !'arks and to whip the Handke >ta try.him DO>w The Trust for Public Recreation Department. Stadium into shape for Dave Anderson,who was inducted into the Elk River High School HaN of Fame land was acquiring extre the "71 is a unique Properly 9 farm was`an itytremel'4 with 347 acres in the Hockey Day 111inneurola, this year for his volunteerism,called prepping the Handke Stadium for Hockey ore opportunity." middle of Elk River and He was the architect of Day 2014 the most intense and rewarding volunteer effort of his life.He Co- The over 3 miles of river the hillside seating as chaired the facifties committee with Elk River Council Member Matt Westgaard col is one of the Lary- fratitage. The city is well as one of the nine- eat undeveloped afros for a massive vol' Anderson testified in with the help of The Mississippi River propp Public to The Their unteer effort it took to August at the Lessard Trust for Public!.ands. ernes between E Ii for P°bhc land for their prep the pit for a week Irv- efforts in working with lelPV al production. ti.or 'TOIJ Nl?____ Of the year for a 83 omillion pool g efforts on HockeysoDay includes and several j aid itnynmkiiiig te ava if Anderson also played a 347-acre parcel of land money so the city could Minnesota and the of shoreline along the able to the public,.critical role in the City with more than 3 miles turn the vast property lloolton property ac ui- Mississippi and Elk The Elk River City of Elk River landing of river frontage on the located two blocks from anion as well as other rivers and is excellent Council passed a resolu- the Houlton River property,a Elk and Mississippi fie- downtown Elk River headlines he made in habitat for a variety of that that the property ere into a conservation area Top newsmaker to 7 wildlife, particularly Form to na 9 law