Coon Rapids’ first doctor, Dr. Matt Plasha died Aug. 7, 1974 after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 56 years old.

The year-long trivia contest to mark Coon Rapids’ 50th anniversary comes to an end this week with the 50th and final question.

It’s the last but one week of the year-long trivia contest to mark Coon Rapids’ 50th anniversary as a city.

The year-long trivia contest to mark Coon Rapids’ 50th anniversary as a city is in its 48th week.

It’s week 47 of the year-long trivia contest to mark Coon Rapids’ 50th anniversary as a city.

Coon Rapids High School Marching Band took an eight-day trip to Wyoming and Colorado in late July 1972.

Members of the Coon Rapids High School Marching Band enjoy free hamburgers, french fries and cokes at the Circus Wagon Restaurant after performing at Coon Rapids and Blaine shopping centers while raising money for the band’s trip to Wyoming and Colorado in July 1972.    File photo

The year-long trivia contest to mark Coon Rapids’ 50th anniversary as a city is in its 46th week.

It’s week 45 of the year-long trivia contest to mark Coon Rapids’ 50th anniversary as a city.

The year-long trivia contest to mark Coon Rapids’ 50th anniversary as a city is in its 44th week.

The 100-bed Mercy Hospital opened in Coon Rapids Feb. 28, 1965 and a little over two months later, dealt with its first major emergency.