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<br /> V been d,onen by the Star Anderson sLar col play pan grown from hand volunteer projects.lit's 5'1• •
<br /> News As the top news ing softball in Elk Rive- ful of perks c•cwen sg leas mt a wall•tit planner ii r".
<br /> maker of the year In 1979..A friend or his then 50 Nat:10 a coo t{Io.n he mks,on a job " 1 sx
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<br /> WorksforCretex te7he"1'e"'nthheei did e, systen comprised of 41 Rtrkhn says he h , �s. kiln s
<br /> did net have 11 a 3re4t Starks 1 000 i lus acres of knack for getting per r r ei " g '
<br /> Anderson works park land and 41 m i l e s of pie m,ot,col and when eT St A s r-
<br /> w for Crete', Concrete reputation Ande, n pared trail meter ays you rant 1 fit@
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<br /> in:11.0 the 19"20s and Kevin Hsdfle arrlu_trcn thousands of hours t "fix always a a. ,ierAlH' 74
<br /> O helped build Elk River's "emlp an I took over rna n t lark'Hecker lu r &ckh J. Pave jut }•b d' a
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<br /> a long history nfsharing began, the load rg"" the Sherborne C ty learned that the word l
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<br /> C`I mr nit.to make his vets the arse's sofl1011 want ng ten many narks boom }
<br /> unteer efforts ppooasddhle league t ran_ and irons Flus residency "Steel man it means r !
<br /> Anderson chain the "So whal sorted eat in Big Lake I u ship von asked too sown. '.
<br /> Q park con mission that is as see jest tinting to la. al been stick- he said 'Sometimes t ,,;aa`
<br /> in the midst of work on Play nail lama a to me nog port f some in Elk means you didn't finer '
<br /> a master park plan to ems nog all the bags River who have kught enough to the table.And ,.'S. w. i
<br /> w guide the city for years Anderson said n jinn honk the sonetnes'no does mean
<br /> to come. At is punk, t-•re park and nervation em 'nn'" `de'
<br /> Anderson made more each 94 t Playing n kswh'
<br /> news in 2014 when dad k a3 g861 I have only bee Team effort
<br /> the Elk Hirer Softball adult tea n M d,ys slop.;t I on N 5(1 rote Dave Anderson is most ronlortabie,rdIL a
<br /> cow,,„ was mooed throng) Thurwd,y s Hie ants sore 1087 Fe said. AnArrwpn,tfa•rosunr
<br /> rest played on Sumim-s. mat•planner who pre- motivator sow,t vt unt Also n grew OrgAto dr troe
<br /> after him,and he Iporanu• 'Tlarrr hare lxaah xa- mohvalor of volumeers and rs wilting to do the
<br /> Inr first rnlunlrrr ue Ire Theo of it)•nfI ,pool n.. ten io nprra,r a drain-
<br /> oral 3-2 rules and planning a takes to accomplish protect aver
<br /> maned Ic the talk ll f twat mail tl lines 1 Intl, erns rampargns to get u, Nap t {son ark,
<br /> High School }fall of the kn.'he a vtleiTtl, X114 paper need.while oak project
<br /> Fane. Anderson said teak t s god city ing plans said it was
<br /> it is so fpm when a nor "Von roukni t do t1 s t a d n ty ns ag•rs an mooring team •euri Dave Anderson bio
<br /> mat note::,,who has rho- lodes.' Anderson end. wit to 1 •hell hhgrd. that puller!Hockey IMy
<br /> ern tosserve is reeagnired "P"Pin had man' nun bin a lot don't like to off without A glitch.
<br /> not for a particular prof- hack',here" iwnage•challenge*. 'The people wain Occupation:Director of Concrete Duality,Cietex
<br /> eel but fora lifetime of When them wrn salt "They' lake ton gee ITinail t were salable Concrete Pratucts,Elk River,MN
<br /> servitor,"Anderson said troll t aannnlO host- actnlm,How s:Ix aid, oil art rc r g thing..l'n, Earthly:marred,wife,Eileen Stontaugh
<br /> d t ',ekemh, tents - toil sue thhey'eves kuru' daughters Laura,37.and son
<br /> Itfol really fun when a "1111 nut a,Mahn+Row. Children,34 ewe gear 38, oii
<br /> lifetime is notify over to w'tulA he rented and Elk Riven Mayor.lobo they could ilex"Arulerxa, Mary 36,seven grarxJtdhiidren
<br /> look at how did you get reel no people coon' Diets appreciates all that said.'Everybody deleted
<br /> Schooling: Graduated from Elk Ritter High
<br /> here' get non of the son ''r Anderson does for Elk fart fir'tix•mschrs anal 9
<br /> rain wen,jst>u{err School cm 1970.Received a BA in Chemist with
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<br /> Then the w'tni.la really -wheat a coiner. to 'They were there front Computer Science mina 1974 from SI.Cloud
<br /> �� � began turnip in 1981 D •I I could not Isom
<br /> x parks s h e io a 1 klie Day Stara
<br /> Andrrswt raid Y was That's s •Mrs Anderson .n,rk.r"Du•ix sad 'Hr goo out and pirkad ,+ Personal varsity sports history
<br /> at the age of I2 that the led the drsigti and can mover does anything half- better team° High school tennis: 1965-1970. Lettered
<br /> first seed was planted. struclroh n the (hone a if Dare is imotaal Superintendent Mark
<br /> 1 w'S' 1988,1909 and 1970 and was team captain in
<br /> tie Loved to play apart., Softball Complex with gran kn a will get Anne B rek said Anderson
<br /> and so he organized a a city r•o,IrlIe and of Het, as the perfect tit In 1970,
<br /> hall leagni only$3 oKl. Ile and his fit"Attention to detail lead the facilities team. High school hockey.Played 1967-1970 Lettered
<br /> He admits- it was an actively engaged vulun' ran dire stone crony, "lie was exactly tithe 1969-1970 season.
<br /> entirely selfish art teen spent countless Diets sad,hat tea his wlmt we needed to get Collage too,*:Saint Cloud Slate,NCAA Divisbn
<br /> •l did it browse 1 want- hours b,oilding dust soled "na,tienknu sty, that ■Handkr,ready','Beach BI,1971,1972 and 1973 NIC Champions 1971114-
<br /> ed to play:"he said 'I 'tinng financial and tie gets thinks done right." said "That was true of
<br /> Oland 1972.Lettered 1971,1972 and 1973
<br /> didtil w•r,it am•other ki ui do room to rOi n• Anderson said he m,r whole leadership
<br /> no v, but alt the other alms,dm complex" •ppreciates rho City of teas'Illey All took their
<br /> kids got to play,tom" Andersen,said that he Elk Rivera support of role a
<br /> persmliy and they' Contributions to Elk River High School spoils
<br /> \4'W II veteran Lynn learned when you go rolunte•rrism. each took it to another fiend youth lender programs)history:
<br /> Lowe helped him orgy into C:ty Hall with some -j dcm 1 k w boa, h 'l Nordic skiing,varsity boys and girls,
<br /> tier the ball league. nosy in your herd you usm.other plaits the Ail d Hockey War and ski techhnician.1989-2003 During these
<br /> "And then we got bane a,ot own•somas Janet 1 nand have done Du? Minm.naa 2914 m
<br /> g t ! years the lays and girls Mantis were frequent oxh-
<br /> to cll and built a Hall He devised s 1plav It wiat 1 hare Jwpt•' he 1O nr d hl n npor)' Terence and section than ions aril in 1994 the
<br /> fed" Pmt a loan from the fa) wad. Thos is o doom„ he A111 Carr) With hill
<br /> Later in life, Louis mat to pay it heck in tit, that„elrm,er•sod forever Hr call:it has girls were the Gels Nordic Skiing Stale Chant ion-
<br /> Belanger, the head se"t'v,yranni supports volunteers. most rewording value. ship team.
<br /> of the gnxutda for the The f»rilily is new vat • iii sore there are ,eer Ono In his lile. This was the test-ever team championship in
<br /> school district,found out died at over$1 million. thee places that do,but Rut in the grad aehesto' Elk River sports history My daughter Laura was
<br /> Anderson was taking and it as rtanwd after how t ,plates eats a of things, l,e said, hr on that team,The boys relay team was toe Slate
<br /> ore of the see ink in Anderson early i 2(114. ivre of au sdjmnioe ketoses 11se agoras...
<br /> 2smnerahan,flooding it Anderson is pnid of mwnship walk to am of the Hanlon Farm CFhanWkpn relay team that year as well.My son
<br /> and shoveling it. the at:mutant that they a lean w'th a promise property and staking it SAIL was at tfhai lean,.
<br /> get Ile told Anderson,•if net few field maintenatice" to pa it back"- a eonsenatior, area is Latta was ndividural Nadi.Slowly Stale Chart-
<br /> you're doing that, we dial is still being foi- Anderson, soul Elk roe-n a bigger deal than pion n 1996.Voumgest daughter Wary was free•
<br /> might as well pay you" lowed tdoy. Wa t luck River led boldly then Hockey'lid?' style skiing Nordic State Champion in 2000.The
<br /> What that did,however, when e very' to. 1 ad andit eannumes t footer 'lima,se o h all th erne r- last pair of skis I waxed to the ERNS was those
<br /> war pat A ndersai on the tt sign r p far her roluutv,,, II it d m. )'that end into florke of Nichol)Olson,2003 freest k State Cham
<br /> Iwfk nor just for when he sire pep a,lw it ty tag trn',hot hop wood'and )ay, d tl IncrKtith, y' '
<br /> and his fiends want d hma fixing irng nun, Trai I Park M.tla h day 1 It's hard t+' Toad beef a vg at Wv fed odlands.leers 1988-present.Co-
<br /> to pha,r bon when,eery show fog din, p wing rear,tt L's col nten -c H lu s is t gger,' ordk,ated and supervised volunteers construction
<br /> twdv wattad io play. eotrnte' that 1 ttpd dee etop a hr d."Inn that a of 1SWn 19.3aclesl of trails it Woodland Trails park
<br /> "Son le took non to a "Dave's velunleee.' biathlon range in one da,y rue d:ry This is Innrer`` that are the home cou se toe ERRS Nordic Ski
<br /> plate j st like Lynn 'tat,and cvmtnulmerat.x and Is-gin using it f Anderson, lot lt:t, Teats;fra ironing and tw:nog,The Cros.S-CCtYdry
<br /> Bowe did, organiat r nparsleled in the city ron{xi+nur liar follrwring b-eu ron the Elk River miming learns use the same treAS br beifutg 0s
<br /> i,ng titre kvsghsrs,that and likely the enlitx- is lie d.Andenoa pulls Park and Res ect - well.The trials are also heavil used ere k.
<br /> 1 uldn i hair Kane if Stat of Minnesnad peopk tok tier,and pa,. Coto ssion setts 19F7 Y byt pdtl
<br /> hr didn i lead me there,' Elk }b°er parks and Ile tin rip t,lielp him :ltd h -se rvrd 17 wean Trail mewing,nhacitersanee and winter ski and
<br /> Anderson said. Re ealion I)rector "fleokw+a lot a times so cha a idl,"This it Ile walkig tra,l grooming a1 Woodlands.1995•pres-
<br /> Michael Hecker id. said Wayne tleekT h nmx, t h p..ortan!., atyoi eel Co ordinate volunteer waiter and surtvner
<br /> Lander his oohmteer - 00Nn, ,n the history of maintenance of 15km of skL•'walkirg tail and 5km
<br /> parks and a e't+rnlinn 11rr d wade(walkir s, shoe nail.The all-volunteer
<br /> the dry- g' Kav
<br /> Aodt,„e„ sod the WoodDnd Trails Crew'typically vokhnteers n ex,
<br /> l lords. property hail cess d 2000 hours per year.
<br /> been a,the radar of rho" Hockey.boys youth coach,1972-1974
<br /> A Celebration of EMiteEnterprising- rrmmission ler toe Soccer,boys and gals youth coach,TRSA1981-
<br /> than two decades 1991
<br /> The n was troy Volleyball,girls yaslh coach,1988-1919 hxeded
<br /> BBB 1 °roll when Bailey Point, in A a y ni r d N bolt, 5
<br /> partnership with grants. ka9 Late yeas-
<br /> Aw,.ar 1 s pnnhaseel i 2d01z Football.boys youth,field set up aril line paint•
<br /> (u\ This pristine, historic ng at Orono Complex.1987-1997,waked with
<br /> a d nic property has youth football leaders to establish playing field at
<br /> sore oft t the tniflu- the lk,}hted Ororkr Corn ttea
<br /> far Ethics f tl a Mississippi
<br /> and Elk rivers. Serving Youtlt in the Community:
<br /> 2014-2015 Winner 'Five hundred year,
<br /> £roar now p ople,will>a, C )SCan Den Leader and Assistant Pack Lead-
<br /> e had v soo acyuir- el fa ER Pack 111,1984.1987 Assistant Scout
<br /> log these n prop'rtes' Master tot Troop 99,1987-1990 Work to Learn Pro-
<br /> Anderson said grarn site,xnodinala,1997-2001
<br /> Anderwu was a geed Eagle Scan mentor,1992-present.Has waked
<br /> by lbeank is proud to be a recipient of a Torch Award foe Ethics chnicr to u-et its afore at
<br /> by the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota the State(Mien'Building with 21 Eagkcanddates,l8 d which have earned
<br /> rn the-110011 r Yana as their Eagle Rank.
<br /> The Torch Awards recognize businnesses in the community that hr.ern speak about the. Elk River Biathlon Range,Startig in 1993 Or-
<br /> demonstrate the highest standards of conducting business. groat oolootri-r corps Elk ganized a grot•'p od vokmleers that waked with
<br /> Rirrr par helped ass tn- Minnesota Biathlon and thre LISBA to build what
<br /> hie he it Ito one nor at the tine was ape of only Map Biathkm ranges
<br /> r ,,sS�• Whc'wlland Trails Park n Minnesota.Since then we have continued to
<br /> K/einB A the nor f r f'ille'r„ Part. maim annual emends to rot e.A consider-
<br /> nr lhr tine fi,T Tans ark In,pxov rg
<br /> THE FAMILY BANK Minnesota able volunteer eforl was pd silo tree removal,site
<br /> Anders n is on the cone preparation,destgning and construction of env'•
<br /> 41s t. n titter that wainl work ronrnentaily friendly"lead catching target boxes,
<br /> through the Idnaatug large,nslaRYtion,trail building,naming and Land-
<br /> process that will nnmape seersg.We have bean very proud ho see ou b-
<br /> Ben KCEIWIU ()sego the prapny.
<br /> Itivnba•rk.ewr, ety take © And r tie thdrir cal athletes competing fa spots on the 2002,2000
<br /> peal I -n sr-to the and 2010 US Olympic Biathlon Teams.Two have
<br /> rh:dlui,r made the team.
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