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HUDSON BOOSTERS FACTS |
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The Hudson Boosters have played an important role in many Hudson events since 1952. This highlights list does not indicate the thousands of volunteer hours that have made each year successful. It also does not list the thousands of Hudson youth that have been guided to adulthood with its youth sports programs. For more information on the current year's activities see the Hudson Booster calendar. |
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1952 |
Boys Baseball Program Started |
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1954 |
July 16th Boosters Incorporated as “South Side Boosters” |
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1955 |
First Ice Races |
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1957 |
Boosters Maintain Ski Tow at Coon’s Hill |
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1958 |
First Easter Egg Hunt |
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1959 |
Renamed “Hudson Boosters Inc.”; Created Little League Park |
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1960 |
Girls Recreation Program, U.S.A.F. Band Performs; Jerry Ornoff (master hypnotist) Performs |
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1961 |
Sky Diving at Ice Races; Auto Races at Hudson Speedway During Booster Days |
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1962 |
First Fireworks; Boosters Assume Responsibility for Dr. Williams Cross |
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1963 |
Ski Tow at Coon’s Hill Dismantled |
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1964 |
10th Anniversary; 1st HHS Senior Scholarship |
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1965 |
Boosters Recondition Band Shell |
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1966 |
Snowmobile Races |
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1967 |
1st Boat Parade |
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1968 |
Last Ice Races; 1st Hydroplane Races |
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1969 |
1st Water Ski Show; Baseball Uniforms Donated to Indian Reservation; Concrete Dugouts at Little League Park |
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1970 |
1st Parade Down Main Street; Donated and Installed Flag Pole at Girl Scout Camp |
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1972 |
Booster Days Canceled Due to Lack of Permits; 1st Hudson Belle; Joint Venture by Chamber and Boosters |
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1973 |
Last Boat Parade; Concrete Slab Donated to Lake Front Park |
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1974 |
20th Anniversary; U of M Championship Rowing Team at Booster Days; 1st Drum and Bugle Corps Competition |
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1975 |
1st Bingo; Last Water Ski Show; No Carnival |
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1980 |
Hudson Belle II (designed by John Rollheiser) Joint Venture of Chamber, Hospital Auxiliary, and Boosters; Booster Football Begins; 1st 10k Race |
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1981 |
1st Tug-O-War |
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1982 |
Hudson Boosters Lead Support for Hudson School Athletics (district was considering canceling activities) |
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1983 |
Last Tug-O-War |
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1984 |
30th Anniversary; Baseball Games Scheduled in Evenings |
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1985 |
Eddie Feigner (national softball star) Performs |
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1986 |
Built Backstop and Baseball Field at South End of E.P. Rock |
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1988 |
1st Charity Pro-Am Golf Tournament; Purchase Pitching Machine and Batting Cage to Share with H.H.S. |
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1989 |
American Legion Baseball Team Reaches State Tournament |
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1990 |
Little League Park Replaced by Parking Lot; Reworked North Hudson Elementary School Baseball Fields |
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1993 |
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament Begins; Parade Rained Out |
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1994 |
40th Anniversary; Boosters Named “Volunteer of the Year”; Built Sheds at E.P. Rock to Share with H.H.S. |
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1995 |
Girls Traveling Softball Program Begins |
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1996 |
Created Baseball Diamonds at N. Hudson Landfill Site |
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1997 |
Donated Baseball Equipment to Ocotal, Nicaragua; Reinitiated Boat Parade, Hudson Belle Electrical System Replaced |
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1998 |
501(C)(3) Nonprofit Organization Status Received (retroactive to 1954); Repairs Made to Wood Portions of Float; Receiver/Amplifier for Float |
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1999 |
Reinitiated Baseball/Softball Fund-Raiser; Volleyball Tournament Started; Built New Ticket Booth for Booster Days; Voted Down (twice) to Accept Money from Four Feathers Inc. in Exchange for a Letter of Support for a Casino in Hudson |
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2000 |
Graded Infields, Installed Backstops, and Repaired Building at North Hudson Baseball Fields; Hudson Baseball Association Ended - Taken Over by Boosters |
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2001 |
Booster Days Moved to Bandshell/Beachhouse Area Due to Flood; First Games Played at North Hudson Fields; Worked with the City of Hudson to Create Fast-Pitch Softball Field |
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2002 |
Drill Well and Install Irrigation System at North Hudson Fields; Contacted Spielbauer Fireworks to do Fireworks Show for Three Years; Fireworks Moved to Saturday Night; Leased Area Between Hudson Middle School and Grandview Park from City of Hudson to Create Two Football Fields; Installed Lights at Football Fields; Built Storage Shed at Football Fields |
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2003 |
Installed Two Scoreboards, Donated by Coke, at Football Fields |
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2004 |
50th Anniversary; Placed Fencing Around the Hudson Town Hall Baseball Fields |
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2005 |
Started a Concession Stand Program at the Girls North Hudson Fields and the Rod and Gun Club Fields to Help Fund the Cost of the Baseball/Softball/Football Organization |
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2006
2007
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2009 |
Added Flag Poles at the Rod and Gun Club Fields (donated by the American Legion) and the Booster Football Fields; Added Pitching Mounds to the St. Joes and EP South Fields; Started a 13-14 Major League Recreational League with River Falls and New Richmond.
Irrigation system installed at the Booster football fields. Irrigation also installed in field 5 (girls fastpitch softball) as well as the purchase of a a batting cage at field 5. Concessions and pavillion constructed at the Hudson Town fields made possible by a partnership between the Boosters and the Township.
On-line registration begins for baseball and softball.
New 75' basepath field opened for play at Glover Park. Packer Tailgate tour brought general manager Mark Murphy and players Nick Collins, Brady Poppinga and Jordy Nelson to Lakefront park for autographs during the spring. Mpls River Rats Water Ski Club brought their show to Hudson for Booster Days. Half of baseball/softball registrations now are on-line. New River Crest Elementary school opens this year and Boosters are able to use their field for play. |
