NOTE: Off-site location - Fire State #2 (located on the NW Corner of Galaxie Avenue and 140th Street)
The meeting will begin and end at its normal time, Rascals will be catering breakfast.
(parking is limited (see map below) so if possible, please carpool)
SPEAKER: Fire Chief Matt Nelson
TOPIC: Apple Valley Fire Department Update and Tour
Fire Chief Matt Nelson has served as Apple Valley’s Fire Chief since May 9, 2023. He grew up in the south metro and attended Eastview High School. He joined the Apple Valley Fire Explorer Program in 2004 and became a “paid on-call” firefighter for Apple Valley in 2005.
Matt rose through the ranks, serving as a Captain for eight years, as Assistant Chief for three years, and Deputy Chief for four years before being promoted to Fire Chief. He holds an associate’s degree in fire science from Hennepin Technical College and he earned his paramedic certification at Inver Hills Community College.
Matt, and his wife Nicole, have two children, ages 10 and 12, who could not be prouder of their dad.
Parking is very limited on the southeastern side of the property. Immediately north of the station, there is a residential neighborhood, and the Galaxie Park parking lot, that can serve as backup but that will require a bit of a walk back to the station
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For the meeting of August 28, 2024 there are 38 cards and 3 Jokers. The pot stands at $218.00. Ticket donations are: $1 for 1 ticket; $2 for 3 tickets; $3 for 5 tickets; $5 for 10 tickets; and $10 for 25 tickets. Three lucky winners are chosen each week; the first two tickets drawn win $5, the third winner draws a card from the deck in hopes of pulling an Ace to win a share of the pot. If a joker is pulled, it will cost the winner a $2 contribution to the pot. If the Ace of Spades is pulled, the pot is awarded equally to all who have pulled an Ace from the current deck, and the drawing starts over again.
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