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BOARD OF RECREATION
.A,ugust 28, 1951
Regular meeting of the Stillwater Recreation Board was held at the City
Hall on August 28th, 1951, at 7:30 P.M.
Present were: Bourd.aghs, Grove, Bankey, Pozzini, Junker and Swanson.
AI Serkland and Hollis Sawyer representing the WaSh.ington P.T.A. were
also present.
Councilman Bourdaghs introduced a clipping from the Minneapolis papers
stating that their beaches had been closed for the season. Hesuggested
that we close our beaches immediately. Considerable discussion followed.
Bourdaghs :made a motion to close our beaches Wednesday morning, August
29th. There was no second and the :matter was <iropped.
Hollis Sawyer, committee chairman of the WashingtonP.T.A. requested the
Board's assistance in grading Staples Field so that a larger skating rink
could be set up for this winter. He was appreciative of the Board's help
last winter and commented on the co-operation of Fire Chief Colombo in
flooding the rink.
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On motion of Nick Junker" seconded by Art Bartkey, carried unanimously"
the Board agreed to investigate the cost of grading arid to ask City En-
gineer Abercrombie to. bring in a report at our next meeting or go ahead
with the work il not too costly.
Hollis Sawyer made some additional remarks showing that 0'Llr swimming
program is highly successful in that his See ut troop of 17 boys between
the ages of II to 13 years had taken a test at the Scout Camp on St.
Croix River in which 11 of the 17 boys received a rating of "A" s'Wimmers.
He stated that a Minneapolis troop of older boys received only five "Aft
ratings .
On motion, the meeting was adjourned.
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