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St Anthony Village e--75th AnniversaryAnthony Villagee Starting a Village 75t77e ee-h Anniversath5t-the 1950sTornado and thunderstorm struck July 20,1951 killing 2 people at the Red Owl grocery store when the roofcollapsed.Parkview School built 1952.The municipal water system approved in 1953.Outhouses banned within one year of the date sewer and water became available.Faith United Methodist Church relocates from NE Minneapolis in 1955 and moved into their new building in1957 after holding their services in Parkview School.Nativity Lutheran Church held its first service at Parkview School as well in December 1956, opening its newbuilding in April 1958.First fire truck purchased 1956.First full-time paid police officer Richard Puffer hired in March 1957.St Anthony annexed several parcels in Ramsey County including the portion comprising the Salvation ArmySilver Lake Camp and the quarter section south of Silver Lane and East of Silver Lake Road in 1957.St Anthony Village previously known as District #2 became school district District #282 in 1958 anddiscussions on a new high school began in 1959St Anthony Village e--75th AnniversarySt Anthony Villagee 75th Anniv77Booming growth in the Village nnive e-ersaryvniv-the 1960sThe young family boom flooded the school system with kids.St Anthony Village High School opened in 1961 after several failed attempts to fund itstarting in 1959.Silver Oak elementary in New Brighton was added in 1964.Wilshire Park Elementary added in 1968.Diamond 8 Apartments opened.Apache Plaza opened in 1961 as the second enclosed mall in the state.Elmwood Lutheran Free Church relocated from N.E. Mpls. to St Anthony in 1965.St Anthony Sports Boosters founded in 1966.Mary Williams (later Jasicki), Miss St. Anthony (sponsored by the state and nationalaward winning Jaycees) went on to become Miss Minnesota in 1968.Largest businesses were American Monarch, Bauer Welding, Berger Transfer and. Storageand Medtronic, Inc.6