3.a Good Neighbor - SetterholmSCANDIA
SCANDIA GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, respect and care for and from neighbors creates a more sustainable, resilient
community and makes Scandia a great place to live and be; and
WHEREAS, being a Good Neighbor increases the well-being of individuals and of the
community in which they live; and
WHEREAS, Scandia throughout its history has been the beneficiary of being a community of
Good Neighbors; and
WHEREAS, Dale Setterholm generously used his numerous talents and knowledge to help
launch the first Scandia cyclist tour sponsored by Cycling Scandia - Scandia Rocks and Rolls,
to promote exercising mind and body; and
WHEREAS, despite his busy schedule as Associate Director at the University of Minnesota
Geological Survey he was willing to do the extensive prep work necessary to lead the local
tour, including using his expertise in geological formations to develop a cyclist guide packet
to describe each of 5 stops in the 15 -mile loop through Scandia and Marine; and
WHEREAS, he was willing to do not one but two tours in that one day and willingly answered
numerous questions along the route; and
WHEREAS, Dale expressed extraordinary safety consciousness as he demanded that all bike
wheels be off the pavement at all five stops or "I won't begin to talk;" and
WHEREAS, Dale has generously agreed to lead the tour again this coming fall;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Scandia presents the Scandia Good Neighbor
Award to Dale Setterholm, in recognition and appreciation.
Presented this 1611 day of July, 2019
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Christine Maefsky, Mayor, Cit f an