[Lyndale_e-news] Lyndale E-News for June 1, 2009
Mark Hinds
mark at lyndale.org
Mon Jun 1 20:30:21 CDT 2009
Lyndale E-News for June 1, 2009
The Lyndale E-News provides information on community events, neighborhood
meetings, and important news for the Lyndale Neighborhood. More information
on the Lyndale Neighborhood can be found at www.lyndale.org
<http://www.lyndale.org/> . Stay current with Lyndale Events by using the
Lyndale Neighborhood Calendar <http://www.lyndale.org/LNA/calendar.htm> .
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In this Issue:
1. Lyndale Community School Information Meeting (Tuesday, June 2nd)
2. Lyndale Neighborhood Community Service Award Nominations deadline
extended to June 11th.
3. Hennepin Lake Liquor’s 27th Annual Community Wine Tasting Benefit
(Wednesday, June 10th)
4. Fish Fest (Saturday, June 13th)
5. LNA Annual Meeting (Monday, June 22nd)
6. Walldogs on Nicollet win Minneapolis Arts Commission Award
(Saturday, June 6)
7. Lyndale Campers Camp Out Weekend (June 5th to 7th)
8. Lyndale Garden Tour – Looking for Gardens! (Thursday, July 16th)
9. Lyndale Avenue Construction Meeting and Updates (Tuesday, June 9th)
10. Minneapolis launches new web site for residents to monitor City’s
performance
11. Great Gatherings – New listing!
12. Lyndale Neighborhood News on the GO!
<http://www.lyndale.org/?page_id=21>
13. 2009 Lyndale Business Sponsors
14. About the Lyndale E-News
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Lyndale Community School Information Meeting
312 West 34th St
Tuesday, June 2
6:30 to 7:30 pm
Many neighborhood parents are concerned about the Changing School Options
plans. While we do not know what that end result will be, it is likely that
there will be a closer relationship with Lyndale School. The Lyndale and
Kingfield neighborhood associations, along with Lyndale School, have offered
to co-host an evening event to learn about Lyndale School.
This meeting is NOT intended to discuss any of the options currently in
front of the Board. The meeting is to learn about the school, its current
academic and enrichment programs, and why it is considered by the district
to be a high-quality school. The purpose is to build a relationship with its
immediate neighbors so that, no matter the outcome of Changing Schools,
neighbors can make informed decisions about their involvement with Lyndale
School.
When: Tuesday, June 2, from 6:30-7:30 pm.
Where: Lyndale Elementary School, 312 West 34th St.
What: A presentation by the principal, the PTO president, and some teachers
To RSVP, please call the school: 668-4000
For question, please call Elizabeth Short, PTO president, 827-5235
Childcare will be offered.
Lyndale Neighborhood Community Service Award Nominations are Open
Do you know someone who makes Lyndale a better neighborhood?
This is your chance to help them get the recognition they deserve!
Deadline for nominations has been extended to Thursday, June 11th
To help recognize the people who are making Lyndale a safe, vibrant, and
sustainable neighborhood the Lyndale Neighborhood Association is starting a
new Community Service Award!
The awards will be presented at the Lyndale Annual Meeting on Monday, June
25th at Painter Park (34th & Lyndale) from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Each award
winner will receive an engraved brick and certificate of appreciation, the
brick is representative of their effort to help build a better neighborhood.
Questions should be addressed to Sarah Scott at sarah at lyndale.org or
612.824.9402 x 12.
2009 Community Service Award Nomination Form
<http://www.lyndale.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2009-community-service-aw
ard-form.doc>
Community Service Award criteria are:
· Nominees must have been active in making the Lyndale Neighborhood a
safe, vibrant, and sustainable neighborhood within the preceding 10 years.
1 Nominees do not need to be active volunteers with the Lyndale
Neighborhood Association.
2 Nominees will be evaluated on the following criteria:
· Impact their work and commitment has had on improving the Lyndale
Neighborhood
1 The amount of time and energy they have
spent working on behalf of the neighborhood
· Nominees may be individuals, groups of people, businesses, or
organizations that work to make Lyndale a better place to live, work, and
play.
1 Nominees can not be current Board or Staff members of the
Lyndale Neighborhood Association.
Hennepin Lake Liquor’s 27th Annual Community Wine Tasting Benefit
Wednesday, June 10th
5:00 to 9:00 pm
Lake Street at Girard in between Cowboy Slims and Stella’s Fish Café
Here’s your chance to support the Lyndale Neighborhood Association and have
a great time.
Lyndale receives 100% of the proceeds from tickets we sell for this event
and 0% from tickets other neighborhoods sell and those sold at the door. So
get your wine tasting tickets by stopping in at the LNA office (3537
Nicollet Avenue), buying them online at www.lyndale.org, by contacting Mark
at mark at lyndale.org / 612.824.9402 ext 16, or by stopping by Crema Café at
34th & Lyndale.
Bottom of Form
This event features over 400 varieties of wine!
100% of the proceeds donated to CARAG, CIDNA, ECCO, EIRA, LHENA, LHRI,
LNA, KIAA, & Whittier neighborhoods.
Event Sponsors: Hennepin Lake Liquors, Great Clips, Cowboy Slims, and
Stella’s Fish Café
Fish Fest
Saturday, June 13th
Garfield Aquarium (33rd & Garfield)
5:30 to 8:30 pm
Music! Food! Friends!
Great kid’s activities from Leonardo’s Basement
Music from the Royal Garden Jazz Band
Afternoon Kickball at Painter Park – new this year
Grilled Fish Tacos from El Meson
Bring your best cornbread and/or salsa to share
Everyone in the neighborhood is invited to this great Lyndale event
The event is free with a suggested donation of $5 per person for dinner
For more information contact Mark Hinds at mark at lyndale.org or 612.824.9402
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LNA Annual Meeting
Monday, June 22nd
Painter Park (34th & Lyndale)
6 to 8:00 pm
Join us for the Lyndale Neighborhood’s Association Annual Meeting on Monday,
June 22nd at Painter Park. The annual meeting is your chance to see what’s
been going on for the past year and what’s ahead for the next year. At the
meeting we will be electing six board members to two year terms and up to
five alternates to one year terms. All community members are eligible to
serve on the board.
This is your chance to show off your dessert making skills by entering your
favorite dessert into the Annual Dessert Contest.
Annual Meeting Schedule
6:00 to 7:00 – Community Potluck and BBQ
7:00 to 8:00
* Board election
* Presentations of Lyndale Community Service Award
* Community Vote on NRP Plan Modification
* Lyndale Year in Review and What’s ahead for Next Year
8:00 – Announce the Winner of the Annual Dessert Contest
At this year’s meeting we will also be voting on a Plan Modification to
Lyndale’s NRP Phase II plan. This plan modification will close out LNA’s
Phase I plan and move the remaining funds into LNA’s Phase II Plan. You can
read more about the plan modification at
http://www.lyndale.org/general-membership-info
We will also be providing information on LNA’s new housing programs, which
include new low-interest loans for home rehab.
Childcare is available through Leonardo’s at Lyndale for children 4 to 12
years old at Painter Park.
For more information check out www.lyndale.org, or contact Mark Hinds at
612.824.9402 ext 16.
Walldogs on Nicollet Win Minnesota Arts Commission Award
The Minneapolis Arts Commission has selected three public art projects to be
recognized with the first annual MAC Awards. The selected projects include
a colorful park bench crafted by youth in North Minneapolis, a Nicollet
Avenue mural project that increases awareness of the city’s heritage with
historic images of the city, and the installation of dramatic photographs in
a downtown skyway to give voice to the Minneapolis immigrant community.
Mayor R.T. Rybak will recognize the winners at the MOSAIC opening night
event at 7:05pm at the Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis).
The award ceremony is free and open to the public.
Award for Celebrating the City through Public Art.
The recipient of the Award for Celebrating the City through Public Art has
contributed to the visual character of the community through a work of
public art. Through the work, the recipient has fostered the city’s sense
of spirit, heritage, and/or diversity. The recipient strives for high
standards of quality of public art, and has created work that has become a
symbol for the city.
Project: Walldogs on Nicollet. The Walldogs project created ten murals
along Nicollet Avenue in the
Lyndale and Kingfield neighborhoods during July 2008, which were painted by
local and national artists, as
well as community members. The murals depict elements from the history of
the city, including the city’s
historic and current skyline, the work of Joseph Nicollet, the Nicollet
Baseball Park, the history of the Lyndale
neighborhood, and the historic street car system.
Lead Artists: FranCisco Vargas, Bernie Gietl, Randy Szarzynski, David
Butler, Dale Manor, David Petri, Adam May, Dawn and Steve Lane, Bob Parsons,
Bill Diaz, and Judy Grossman.
Lyndale Campers Camp Out Weekend of June 5th to 7th
After a quiet summer last year (or was it too busy), the Lyndale Campers
will gather Friday aft through Sunday, June 5 – 7, at Group Site #1 at
Interstate State Park, on the St. Croix River, near Taylor’s Falls -on the
MN side of the river. This is a gorgeous site, in one of the last huge
stands of white pine, right ON the river, all grass sites, with a huge fire
ring built by the CCC in the 1930’s. This weekend will be hosted by Linda
Alton and Lynne Larsen, the Skrien family, and the Johansson-Prince family.
So you know fun times will be ‘around’ all of the time. Are you a first
time camper? Need equipment? Let one of us know (612-823-2518 to call
Lynne and Linda) or email at lindaalton at gmail.com
we have access to lots of
‘stuff’.
Some rubrics:
* Please let us know if you are coming. We are technically not
supposed to have more than 25 on the site, so will need to know what you
should tell the gate at sign in
(!!)
* Interstate is an easy drive, a bit more than an hour. You will need
to have or purchase a State Park sticker
either for the time you are there,
or for the season.
* Fee: We paid for the site last Aug when the reservation was made,
and will calculate your part of the fee relative to how many campers join.
Say you are with the ‘Alton-Larsen’ group, when you sign in.
* We all bring our own food, typically ‘share’ some part of our dinner
meal as we cook together over open fire.
* Bring instruments for singing around the fire
* Wood: if each of us purchase one round of wood at the gate, we will
be in good shape.
* We are not officially in our ‘site’ until 4 p.m. on Friday, however
typically early arrival is no problem, and we’ll put up signs
we are either
in site 1 or 2, right ON the river.
* Park by the GROUP Camp site signs in the Interstate lot, you will
have to carry your things in about 100 yards. A wagon may be helpful.
* You can come for one or two nights, or just join us during the day,
if you’d like.
* There is lots to do
both exploring the ‘potholes’ at the park, and
clambering around the rocks. There is a rumor that some climbing coaching
may be available from local Lyndale climbing talent! Come prepared.
Swimming in the St. Croix is NOT an option
however kayaking and boating
definitely can be on your schedule.
Lyndale Avenue Construction Updates
Tuesday, June 9th
6:30 to 7:30 pm
Painter Park
LNA is working with Hennepin County, CARAG, East Harriet, and Kingfield
neighborhoods to host Lyndale Avenue Construction meetings. The meetings
are being held on the second Tuesday of the month at Painter Park from 6:30
to 7:30 pm. These meetings are a great place to get your questions
answered. For more information on this meeting contact Norma
<mailto:norma at lyndale.org> at 612.824.9402 ext 15
You can also get updates on Lyndale Avenue construction throughout the
summer by going to LNA’s Lyndale Construction Page
<http://www.lyndale.org/current-issues/lyndale-avenue-construction>
Lyndale Garden Tour – Looking for Gardens
Thursday, July 16th
We’re still looking for some of those great gardens and hidden gems for this
year’s tour. So if you have gift with gerberas or know someone with a
passion for pansies and they live in the Lyndale Neighborhood, let us know.
Send your garden recommendations to Mark <mailto:mark at lyndale.org> at
612.824.9402 ext 16.
Minneapolis launches new web site for residents to monitor city’s
performance
The City of Minneapolis places a high value on being a results-focused,
accountable and transparent local government. As part of its ongoing effort,
the City has launched a new Web site – Results Minneapolis
<http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/results> - where residents can track and
watch in a dynamic way how Minneapolis is performing in key service areas:
Public Safety; Education; Neighborhood Conditions; Housing & Economic
Development; Resident Health; and the Environment.
Each measurement section provides background information on the measure and
work related to improving performance. The information and data is
communicated in a clean, clear and concise manner through the use of charts
and graphs, neighborhood level data is shared using maps or drop down menus
for many of the measures, and each measure has a “related links” section for
additional information.
City of Minneapolis officials have put in place several enterprise-wide
systems that track the City’s performance toward achieving its five-year
goals and 2020 vision. Since 2006, City leaders have been regularly meeting
with different departments to track progress and discuss strategies on key
performance measures. After years of planning and measurement, and inspired
by discussions with residents, the new Results Minneapolis
<http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/results> Web site is the next step in
institutionalizing a results-focused, accountable and transparent
government.
Great Gatherings
It’s not too late. There’s still time to participate in this year’s Great
Gatherings. Each Great Gathering is an event or activity hosted by a
community member for other community members. 100 percent of the proceeds
from the Great Gatherings goes to support LNA.
To sign up for either of these Great Gatherings contact Norma at
612.824.9402 ext 15 or email norma at lyndale.org. You can check out the full
list of Great Gatherings at www.lyndale.org <http://www.lyndale.org/> .
Fun on the Farm Day
Come join us for fun at the farm. My mother has a hobby farm in Chanhassen
(25 minutes from Lyndale.) She is inviting 20 children and their parents to
come out to the farm to ride a horse, get their picture taken, and have a
light lunch. We'll also have some other fun activities going on.
Hosted By: Trish Lundberg & Shannon O'Halloran
Date: Saturday, June 20th starting at 11:00 am
Status: Still Open
Cost: $20 per child (adults are free)
An Evening in Spain
Join us for an evening under the stars with some of the best from Spain.
We'll be serving a selection of tapas, other interesting Spanish food, and
great wines from across Spain.
Hosted By: Mark Hinds & Lisl Fuhrken
Date: Saturday, July 25th at 7:00 pm
Status: Still Open
Cost: $30
Lyndale Neighborhood News on the Go
Did you know that you can read the Lyndale Neighborhood News online. Just
click here <http://www.lyndale.org/?page_id=21> and download this month’s
issue or a ton of back issues.
2009 Lyndale Neighborhood Business Sponsors
Please take a moment to thank the following neighborhood businesses for
sponsoring the Lyndale Neighborhood Association during 2009.
Community Builder Level
* Minnesota Teen Challenge <http://www.mntc.org> (1619 Portland Ave
S)
* Zion Lutheran Church <http://www.zionchurchmpls.org> (128 W. 33rd
St)
Neighborhood Partner Level
* Butter Bakery and Cafe <http://www.butterbakerycafe.com> (3544
Grand Ave S)
* Champion’s Bar & Grill <http://www.championssportsbarandgrill.com>
(105 West Lake St)
* Valerie’s Carniceria (3149 Nicollet Ave)
About the Lyndale E-News
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service for Lyndale residents. This is an announce only email list. The
Lyndale E-News is published several times a month. To submit an item for an
upcoming issue of the Lyndale E-News email Mark Hinds at mark at lyndale.org or
call 612.824.9402 ext 16.
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Mark Hinds
Executive Director
Lyndale Neighborhood Association
3537 Nicollet Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612.824.9402 ext 16
mark at lyndale.org
www.lyndale.org
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Join us for Fish Fest on Saturday, June 13th from 5:30 to 8:00 pm at the
Garfield Aquarium (31st & Garfield) and for the Lyndale Annual Meeting on
Monday, June 22nd from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Painter Park.
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