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DREAMING ON... <br />by ieff Ann Sunna <br />VVh<»n j ter^ old hov hy the namp of Gene <br />Scaf^lof) laK.e Minr^etonka for the first time, he <br />thougfd “’Oh boy. this »s it’" Gene was orphaned and <br />placed with a dentist and his wife tor a weekend visit <br />The couple lived on Lake Minnetonka in a big house on <br />a hill overlooking the lake They treated Gene to a boat <br />ride in tf^eir 1 [*40 model Chris Craft and started a boy to <br />dream <br />From tfiat day on. Gene would ride the street car into <br />Eicelsior when he had the money and time, and go <br />fishing- always dreaming of living on Lake Minnetonka <br />Never losing sigf>t or fiis dream. Gene worked hard, <br />and with the help of his wife, Caihy tfiat dream <br />became a reality at ?815 Casco Point on the upper lak-» <br />ten years ago <br />living on the lake is peaceful for the Scanlons and <br />tf^ey believe the lake is there to en|Ov whether playing <br />in It on It. or jiroK}n6 i| They both feel fortunate to <br />have tfie beauty iruf wealth of the lak^ m thetr own <br />backyard <br />A major stPt t ) preserving this reM ’ief .lHnt bo<ty of <br />watvT iu tfbuvv Cleaning his lakeshore m <br />summer, Gene gathers cups, glass, nails shingles and <br />butldinn materials that are continuously dumped «n the <br />”wati»* fill " the spring thaw brings cans bags and <br />various debris from the winter ice colonies <br />Gene Scanlon is mn only conscienttous about the <br />lake he lives on but tares about his feWow man He <br />heroica^y demonstr «ted this a few years ago as he ar^ J <br />•% . <br />*■' • #t^ ' Ur . <br />0 <br />s. <br />t » » <br />♦ hp <br />- C ,H « ' <br />i <br />3r ! ? <br />Gan« Scanlon <br />his fishi «g budt\ put out a huus« fira with a cardan <br />lH>sa Tha fact t!iat Gana can t tat a good causa go <br />una dad was again provan whan ha hatoad h*s <br />granddaughtar. Anna coMact 100 pounds of pop tops <br />*of tha R >natd McDonald Housa <br />Stand up and ba counted Gana Scanlon, for ctftnQ <br />about your naighbivi your anvironmant and voo» <br />planat' <br />Commons Comparison <br />h% Ihtft (ti nnnnsnn <br />A. <br />I <br />"^F<V3Us <br />Ci' ^*mft wa tha W i.ini 4 <br />»<uaiMn Pt«turad j|it>va 1% an r *jiwpti tif huw <br />difftnrm tha »u«iifm*nt pto^rry .an ba f>ta lab phohi <br />Ih t , ra%il> acccssthla and •ii*at*JMa <br />\ > <br />Tha pwtutt at '>fh< it alt*> . pau^art> <br />i« 4J and Alma * Raaaufani tfi Coai » Sif <br />pcoparty a n»H aatiU acwesuhia ua tr 1 rrsrfrfa <br />b ortys rr* wtmkt um ^tfrf a» <|m I wm <br />Ik4h pfu|>yMiat art fuvafnrd itflikr bla <br />VAiW Ihv-y ay ' <br />>hKh