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fivers Edge eeti~ 1'~~Iinu es Sept , 200 The meeting was called to order at SAM at McCoy's Pub. Treasurers Report: Jim Reported that there was $2590,71 in our Treasury, It is time to send out invoices for dues, Secretary's Repo~~t: The minutes were amended to include Annie's encouragement to develop a face book page for Downtown Elk River, old usines~: ~lty Update: Annie wasn't able to attend the meeting, Stephanie told us that the Concerts in the Park were very successful. Each year attendance has gone up. The movies in the park have also been very well attended this fall, There were at Least 120 people at the last movie. Annual Event Downtown in the summer -~ like or =Art Soup, Fred would like to see a festival life Ar~tSoup downtown every year. The Ants Alliance would like to see this happen also and are considering an every year event, The Downtown Jam that was held in conjunction with the Bike Race might be a good time to plan an event to partner with Park and Rec and have activities downtown that day. HalXoween T]ov~ntov~n: we will be having a Halloween Event Downtown on Friday October 30~h from 10 to 5:30. Businesses wanting to participate will be given a flyex• to put in their window to welcome Trick or Treaters to their business. Last year Annie helped us with the flyer and has offered to do this again, Stephanie Albin said that Park and Rec will bring over left over pumpkins and hay bales from Fright Night to help decorate the park. Fred has Halloween music that he will provide and Stephanie will look into getting a sound system at the park. Two Parr and Rec staff will be in the park doing games: Fred will provide a bean bag toss Park and Rec will have other games, we need to find students to do face painting again, We will do a pumpkin coloring contest, Downtown Businesses will pass out Pumpkins to color and Park and Rec will make them. available for daycares, Colored Pumpl~ins will be turned in to the Park at 10AM on October 30th and there will be prizes for the "best" There will be a scream contest in the Rivers Edge Commons Parr from 4:30 to 5;30, we need to ask Jol1n Babcocl~ if we can bol~.~ow his scream meter. we need a volunteer to judge the scream contest. we also talked about having a Carved Pumpkin Contest -~ having participants bring their carved pumpkins downtown on the 30th to be judged and having them setup in tl~e park. Vie need someone to coordinate the carved pumpkin contest, As always, downtown businesses will be encouraged to decorate their businesses with a Scarecrow o~• other family friendly Halloween decorations, Promotion: we~ady will look into a banner for the side of Kemper Dx~g announcing the event and will put on www.l~c~~. c:rd.r~~ .co~nl~a~~T~a.tow~a.. ~~: ~ . ~we can also put an ad in the newspaper aXad ask to be in the happenings sections. VLre can also put up signs in windows of businesses 2 weeks prior to this event. Announcements can be made at the downtown Saturday night