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The Minnesota Street Rod Association (MSRA) held its 39th annual `Back to the 50s" event <br />this year on June 22"d 23`d and 20, at the Minnesota State Fair grounds. The registration <br />hotel was the Mermaid Event Center in Mounds View. This year there were 11,700 <br />registered classic cars. This presented a challenge to organize and safely control the traffic <br />flow for the thousands of vehicles in and out of the area. Months of planning and meetings <br />between state, county and local officials took place to deal with the potential traffic <br />congestion. This was complicated by the construction in the area which included the removal <br />of the County Road 10 bridges. However, all of the feedback received was positive indicating <br />a carefully controlled and well managed event. <br />The police department also saw the launch of our very own Facebook page. Now, not only <br />does a city Facebook page exist, but also one exclusively for the police department. The <br />department has posted news about the K-9 program, crime alert notices, surveillance images <br />and other general public safety related information. The page can be found at, <br />http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mounds-View-Police. <br />The department participated in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run benefitting Special <br />Olympics Minnesota and the Cystic Fibrosis Climb for the Cure stair climb. The department <br />also offered the ever popular DNR Hunter Gun Safety class. This program is taught by <br />Mounds View Police officers and meets for five evenings of classroom instruction concluding <br />with live firing on a gun range to demonstrate the acquired skills. Thirteen students received <br />their certificates to legally hunt with a firearm in the state of Minnesota. <br />The police department initiated an officer hiring process by holding a written examination in <br />December for police applicants. A total of 103 eligible applicants were processed, with 85 <br />applicants taking the written examination. This process became necessary due to the <br />resignation of one officer in November with an expected two additional vacancies in the near <br />future. <br />17 <br />