Official Guide to Delano 2020

Delano Sportsmen’s Club The Delano Sportsmen’s Club was founded in 1898 as the Delano Gun Club. In those days, the club was made up of the community elite, and activities consisted mostly of hunting raccoons, and training dogs. Trap shooting soon became one of the club’s major activities, as well. As the years went by, it became evident that conservation of the environment and wildlife was necessary to preserve the community’s heritage and future well-being, so the club gradually became involved in activities promoting this. The club was largely responsible for governmental action prohibiting the unregulated dumping by industries and others into the Crow River. In 1937, the club changed its name to the Delano Sportsmen’s Club, as a broader membership base was desired. With the building of the new clubhouse in 1974, the new traphouse in 1985, and constant improvement of the range facilities, including the shooting shelter in 1987 and ongoing signiﬁcant noise abatement , the organization has grown to more than 500 members. The club purchased the 75-acre farm just west of the club house and is constructing trapshooting ranges on a portion of the land. Some projects of the club include winter feeding of pheasants, raising pheasant chicks for restocking, annual planting of evergreen tree plots for habitat improvement, a ﬁrearm safety course, a bowhunter safety course, an advanced ﬁrearms safety course, and a members-only turkey shoot and ﬁshing contest. The club also hosts the Delano High School trapshooting team and provides ﬁnancial support to many organizations, including the National Wildlife Federation, Minnesota Conservation Federation, Freshwater Society, TIP, and many others. The club ﬁnanced, as well as provided labor for the new public access on Lake Sarah and Dean Lake. The president of the club is Tom Delaney. Meetings are the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse. Lunch is provided after each meeting. For more information or to join, call Joe and Jan Kittok at (763) 972-2989. Dues are $150 per year, with the opportunity to reduce that to $50 through work projects around the club and volunteering for shifts at the Fourth of July Celebration. Delano United Diversity Task Force The Delano United Diversity Task Force is a campaign in the Delano community to combat discrimination and spark conversations around issues of diversity and inclusion. The task force organizes public events, including: community book reads, speakers, meetings, and more. The task force is a volunteer-driven organization and new faces are always welcome. All meetings take place at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of every other month at the Delano Senior Center (234 Second St. N.). Call Nick Neaton at 763 972-0574 for more information. Friends of the Delano Library The Friends of the Delano Library was founded in 1984, and currently has 20 members. It meets monthly at the Delano Public Library, on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Call the library at (763) 972-3467 to conﬁrm meeting dates and times since they may change. The group is always looking for new members so please consider joining. The purpose of the organization is to promote the library’s programs, and provide volunteer and monetary assistance to ongoing programs. The organization helps to encourage community awareness of the library, by hosting events and #1 IN THE WESTERN AREA OUR TEAM A home sold every 2.3 days in 2019 Judy Vanderlinde 612-759-5054 Jeff Vanderlinde 763-972-3500 �� Eric Beckman 763-670-4848 Julie C. Smola 612-581-4017 Haley Adams 763-360-7769 Lisa Schiltz 763-245-2621 LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL? Extensive Marketing Strategy Trusted Estate Sales Consultants Voted “Super Real Estate Agent” 2006 to Current Year Mpls St. Paul Magazine/ Twin Cities Business �� Each Ofﬁ ce Independently Owned and Operated Search all MLS listings: www.vanderlindegroup.com | 44 | �� Official DELANO GUIDE BOOK 2020

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