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1 Councilmember Makowske reported there had been about ten persons present 2 for the Committee's first meeting in addition to Mayor Sundland, who had • 3 his picture taken with the group. The Councilmember indicated her 4 Committee was going to hold meetings every fourth Monday of the month 5 to begin with and said one of the first meetings would be scheduled to 6 be held in the Kenzington Community Room where older residents could 7 be invited to attend and share their recollections about St. Anthony 8 history. In February, the Committee would be hearing advice from 9 members of the Minnesota Historical Society and/or from other small town 10 historical societies on how they set up their organizations and 11 directions on projects which would enable the Committee to fulfill its 12 purpose. 13 The Councilmember then thanked Larry Jones for the "fabulous" article 14 on the Committee he had written .in the Bulletin indicating that from the 15 number of calls she had received after the article appeared, she no 16 longer had doubts that St. Anthony residents read the back sections as 17 well as the front of the Bulletin. 18 The Committee liaison then told the -newswriter she would be sending him 19 a copy of the committee photo as well as correction of the information 20 she had given for the article which identified the oral history as 21 having been made by the Girl Scouts rather than the Bicentennial 22 committee. 23 Councilmember Perceives Residents Might Be Unaware of How Good the St. 24 Anthony Civic Orchestra Is • 25 Councilmember Makowske reported she and her husband, Don, had attended 26 a concert the past sunday at the St. Anthony High School which they 27 both thought was every bit as good as any they had ever heard before. 28 She said she thought a lot more publicity should be given to these 29 concerts to make the residents more aware of what a valuable asset they , 30 have in the orchestra. Councilmember Marks who plays in the orchestra 31 thanked her for her kind words. 32 Councilmember Enrooth ReRgrts Early Morning Meeting of the Hennepin 33 County Groundwater Committee in Minnetonka 34 The Councilmember reported attendance at the above meeting on a recent 35 snowy morning. He said he perceived this would be a good group which 36 was really approaching the water problems from a different angle. 37 Overview of Anoka/Hennepin Corridor Advisory Committees Process Given 38 by Councilmember Marks 39 Although he had been on his way home from Washington, D.C. , the night 40 the Advisory Committee had last met, the Councilmember said he 41 perceived the other Councilmembers should have been able to get a good 42 idea about what the Committee was doing from several announcements the 43 media had carried reporting consideration of the University/Central 44 Avenues corridors plus the connection between the two. 22 •