Weekly trivia question - prize of $50 awarded each week!

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Congratulations to Week #36 Diane Hanson.
Week #36 Question:  What decade did WCCO start transmitting?  1920's

Week #37 Question:  What decade did the Coon Rapids Hydro Generating Station cease operation?  1930's; 1940's; 1950's; 1960's

Answer deadline is Wednesday, March 10 , by 4:00 p.m. Reply to 50thtrivia@coonrapidsmn.gov.  Subject line:  50th trivia.  PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.

Congratulations to Week #35 winner Sheila Monson.
Week #35 Question:  Who was the first Miss Coon Rapids to be crowned Miss Minnesota?  Sue Erickson

Congratulations to Week #34 winner Luella M. Burns.
Week #34 Question:  Trains first connected the Twin Cities to Anoka in what decade:
b) 1860's

Congratulations to Week #33 winner Kevin Wildung.
Week #33 Question:  What decade was the railroad station house in Coon Rapids destroyed by fire:  c) 1940's

Congratulations to Week #32 winner Mary Tabako.  
Week #32 Question:  Who was the first mail carrier in what would eventually become the City of Coon Rapids?  a) Forrest Hunter (1902)

Congratulations to Week #31 winner Judy Miemietz.
Week #31 Question:  When was the first post office established in what would eventually become the City of Coon Rapids?  c) 1851-1900

Congratulations to Week #30 winner Jill Longbella.
Week #30 Question:  The Coon Rapids VFW and Auxiliary were established in what year?
1953

Congratulations to Week #29 winner Karen Hedman.
Week #29 Question:  What year was the current City Hall built?  b) 1996

Congratulations to Week #28 winner Terry Betthauser.
Week #28 Question:  What was the total enrollment of students for Anoka-Hennepin School District in 1950?  b) 500 to 1,000

Congratulations to Week #27 winner Paula Wolfe.
Week #27 Question:  Who was the first principal of Coon Rapids Senior High School?  Garth Lappin

Congratulations to Week #26 winner   Ken Broom
Week #26 Question: Who was the first Coon Rapids Police Chief?  Al Bombarger

Congratulations to Week #25 winner Adam Hill.
Week #25 Question: What year was the first woman elected to City Council and what was her name?  1974 - Susan Green

Congratulations to Week #24 winner Ron Lawrence.
Week #24 Question:  Who is Cook Ice Arena named after (first and last name)?  Joseph (Joe) Cook

Congratulations to Week #23 winner Vern Rausch.
Week #23 Question:  What was the population of Coon Rapids in 1980?  c) 35,000 to 40,000

Congratulations to Week #22 winner Brent Hofmann.
Week #22 Question:  When was the dam built?   b) 1910-1915

Congratulations to Week #21 winner Dave Mootz.
Week #21 Question:  What year did Mercy Hospital open?  1965

Congratulations to Week #20 Dave Larrabee.
Week #20 Question:  According to "Coon Rapids - A Fine City by a Dam Site," (pages 38 and 49) what was the first city designated park?  Woodcrest Park

Congratulations to Week #19 Denise Pierson.
Week #19 Question:  Who was the Mayor of Coon Rapids in 1959?  Irving Nelson

Congratulations to Week #18 winner Cory Johnson
Week #18 Question:  How many students graduated in the first Coon Rapids High School graduating class?  340

Congratulations to Week #17 winner Margaret Bartels
Week #17 Question:  What resort on Crooked Lake was destroyed by fire in 1961?  Swick's Resort

Congratulations to Week #16 winner Phil Yenor.
Week #16 Question:  What was the name of the drag strip on old Highway 242?  Minnesota Dragways

Congratulations to Week #15 winner Kendra Larrabee.
Week #15 Question:  What was the Orrin Thompson addition located at Foley Boulevard and Northdale Boulevard called?  Thompson Park or Northdale (The Historical Commission accepted either answer)

Congratulations to Week #14 winner Amber Mulhearn.
Week #14 Question:  What social service operation occupied the site of the current Coon Rapids High School athletic field?  Anoka County Poor Farm

Congratulations to Week #13 winner Judi Hill
Week #13 Question:  What commonly known hotel was located at Egret Boulevard and Coon Rapids Boulevard?  Dunn House

Congratulations to Week #12 winner Herb Wildung
Week #12 Question:  What is the first known church in Coon Rapids?  Joyce Chapel

Congratulations to Week #11 winner Bill Raeker.
Week #11 Question:  WCCO initials stand for:  Washburn Crosby Company

Congratulations to Week #10 winner Helen Kay McClintock
Week #10 Question:  What is now Coon Rapids Boulevard was originally the RED River Ox Cart Trail.  

Congratulations to Week #9 winner John Johnson
Week #9 Question: What was "Jerry's Cyclery" on Coon Rapids Boulevard originally built as?  White Rock Inn

Congratulations to Week #8 winner Randy Sveningson
Week #8:  Before it was "Big Lots" what was it, and what was it originally built as?  Jubilee/Rainbow; Applebaum's

Week 7:  What was the last store in operation before it was the Lifetime Fitness Center, and what was it originally built as?  (two answers required) 

Week 7: Congratulations to Week #7 winner Jerry Hill. The answers were KMart and Zayres Shoppers City.


Week 6: A new medical building on Coon Rapids Boulevard was built on the former Carlson Toyota site.  What was it before it was Carlson Toyota?

Week 6: Congratulations to Week #6 winner Alex Rasmussen. A new medical building on Coon Rapids Boulevard was built on the former Carlson Toyota site.  What was it before it was Carlson Toyota?  Thomas Pontiac  (Many responded Ghostley Farms which was what it was before it was Thomas Pontiac.)

Week 5:  Before it was "Willy's" on Coon Rapids Boulevard, what was it and what was the building originally built as?  (two answers required)

Week 5: Congratulations to week #5 trivia winner Roxanne Rasmussen. Answer:  Grumpy's; Mr. Steak

Week 4: The first railroad in Anoka County was completed from the Twin Cities to Anoka in 1862.  The “Coon Creek Cutoff” allowed a second railroad line to run from the Twin Cities to what city?  Was it Fridley, Spring Lake Park, Chicago, Stillwater, Duluth or White Bear Lake?

Week 4 Congratulations to Tony Welter, this week's winner - (second railroad - to Duluth).

Week 3: Coon Rapids was a village for what years? (answer is a span of years)

Week 3 winner is Lorie Haddad. Loriei knew that Coon Rapids was a village from 1952 to 1959.

Week 2: What year did Bunker Hills Golf Course open?

Week 2 winner is Carol Burkholder, nice job Carol! The answer is: 1968

Week 1: What Coon Rapids landmark was removed because it became unsafe after it was struck by lightning in 1980?

Week 1 winner is Sherry Welter, congratulations Sherry! The answer is: The Chimney

This contest is sponsored by Frank Mannella of Cedar Valley Exteriors.