[Lyndale_e-news] Lyndale E-News for Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Mark Hinds
mark at lyndale.org
Thu Sep 24 15:28:17 CDT 2009
> Lyndale E-News for Thursday, September 24th, 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 Concert in the Park (Friday, September 25th)
> 2. September General Membership Meeting (Monday, September 28th)
> 3. Household Hazardous Waste Pick-Up (Saturday, September 26th)
> 4. Fall Litter Outa Lyndale (Saturday, October 3rd)
> 5. LNA is Looking for Volunteers to HELP develop a plan for LNA’s
> Communications!
> 6. Changing School Options Update and Upcoming Parent Engagement Events
> 7. 10 Ward Candidate Forum (Wednesday, September 30)
> 8. Fall Great Gatherings
> - Oktoberfest (Saturday, October 3rd)
> - Lyndale’s Amazing Race (Saturday, October 10th)
> 9. Youth Farm and Market’s Second Annual Wine and Salsa Tasting
> Fundraiser (Saturday, September 26th)
> 10. Help Eliminate Graffiti in Lyndale
> 11. Upcoming LNA Committee Meeting Schedule and Info
> 12. Lyndale Neighbors List
> 13. 2009 Lyndale Business Sponsors
> 14. About the Lyndale E-News
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>
> Lyndale Concert in the Park
> Friday, September 25th
> Painter Park
> 6:00 to 8:30 pm
>
> Join us for the first concert in the Lyndale Concert in the Park series.
> The concerts are free, just bring yourself and a chair or blanket to sit
> on. This event is rain or shine. If the weather is too bad, we’ll hold
> it inside the Park Building.
>
> This concert will feature The Wild Goose Chase Cloggers
> <http://www.wildgoosechasecloggers.org/> with the Yard Buzzard String
> Band
> & Nikki and the Ruemates <http://www.nikkimatteson.com/> . We’ll also
> have free samples from Sauce Spirits and Sound Bar
> <http://www.spiritsandsound.com/> .
>
> These are free concerts that LNA is hosting with Hosmer Library as part of
> the Hosmer Music and Dance from Around the World series and are funded in
> part by a grant from the Minnesota Legislature through the Metropolitan
> Regional Arts Commission and Target.
>
> For more information contact Sarah Scott <mailto:sarah at lyndale.org> at
> 612.824.9402 ext 12
>
> September General Membership Meeting
> Monday, September 28th
> Painter Park (34th & Lyndale)
> 6:30 to 8:00 pm
>
> Join us at the September 28th General Membership meeting for:
> * A presentation and discussion on the Minneapolis Police Department’s
> community policing plan for Lyndale
> * An update on the new Changing School Options Plan from Ossie James
> the Principal at the Lyndale Community School
> * Community discussion and Vote on the recommendations for the 2009
> School Year Lyndale Program Fund
> * We will also be hearing from candidates running for office this fall
>
>
> Childcare is available through Leonardo’s at Lyndale for children 4 to 12
> years old, starting at 6:30 pm, at Painter Park. For more information
> check out www.lyndale.org, or contact Mark Hinds at 612.824.9402 ext 16.
>
> Household Hazardous Waste Pick-Up
> Saturday, Sept. 26
> 9 AM - 1 PM
> Minneapolis Park Board Southside Operations Center
> 3800 Bryant Ave. South, Minneapolis
> South employee parking lot. Enter off Kings Hwy/Dupont Ave.
>
> Kingfield, Lyndale, East Harriet and CARAG neighborhood organizations are
> partnering with Hennepin County to sponsor a neighborhood collection event
> for residents to safely and properly dispose of their unwanted garden and
> household hazardous wastes.
>
> Be sure to bring your ID to drop-off; residency in Minneapolis will be
> verified.
> For more information including what will, and will not, be accepted visit
> here <http://www.lyndale.org/archives/568> .
>
> Fall Litter Outa Lyndale
> Join us on Saturday, October 3rd for the fall Litter Outa Lyndale. Litter
> Outa Lyndale is a great time to help get the neighborhood cleaned up after
> a long summer. You can pick up your gloves, bags, and route at either the
> LNA Office 3537 Nicollet Avenue or encourage your block club to
> participate as a block project and we will deliver bags and gloves to the
> block. Come anytime from 10 am to Noon.
>
> If you can let us know if you’re coming by emailing or calling Mark at
> mark at lyndale.org or 612.824.9402 ext 16.
>
> LNA is Looking for Volunteers to HELP develop a plan for LNA’s
> Communications
> LNA is looking for four to five volunteers to help LNA develop a
> communication plan. The goal of the plan is to make sure LNA is
> communicating effectively with everyone in the neighborhood. This will
> include a redesign of the website www.lyndale.org, a new look for the
> Lyndale E-News, the addition of a neighborhood Facebook page, and much,
> much more. This is a short-term volunteer opportunity, we’re hoping to
> have no more than five or six meetings over the next four or five months.
> If you’re interested in helping out with this or would like to learn more
> about this opportunity contact Mark Hinds <mailto:mark at lyndale.org> at
> 612.824.9402 ex 16.
>
>
>
> Changing School Options Update & Upcoming Parent Engagement Events
> On September 22, the Minneapolis Board of Education passed the Changing
> School Options Plan with two amendments. For details, please visit the
> Changing School Options page
> <http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/Changing_School_Options.html> . There is a
> link to the video presentation for the Town Hall meetings. Three
> modifications were made to the written plan on September 21, and two
> additional amendments were added at the Board meeting on September 22.
> The full download and rebroadcast schedule of the meeting will be updated
> on the district website as information becomes available.
>
> Letters for the most affected school communities are being prepared, and
> transition teams are being formed. Beginning mid-October, you can expect
> to receive written communication from MPS and/or your school about these
> changes. Meetings will be announced to better inform school communities
> and families, to help process issues related to the transition, and to
> provide support and answer questions.
>
> The next Area C Parent Forum meeting will be Thursday, October 29,
> 6:30-8:30 at Barton Open School. We will elect 5 DPAC representatives for
> two year terms, and 1 for a one year term. For information about serving
> on DPAC (District Parent Advisory Council), please contact Peggy Clark
> pclarkschool at gmail.com or Seth Kirk sethkirk at comcast.net, Area C
> Co-Chairs, or Gael Ellis gaelellis at comcast.net, Area C Community Liaison.
> We will also have the Curriculum Department present to discuss the
> implementation of the math curriculum adopted last year, and a status
> report on the Curriculum Audit.
>
> 10th Ward Candidate Forum
> The next meeting of the Nicollet-Lake Business Association will be on
> Wednesday, September 30 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at the MPD Fifth Precinct
> Station, 3101 Nicollet Avenue South.
>
> This meeting will feature a Candidate Forum for the four people running
> for the 10th Ward City Council seat. Come hear Dan Alvin, Matthew
> Dowgwillo, Meg Tuthill and Kim Vlaisavljevich describe their vision for
> the 10th Ward, followed by an opportunity for the listeners to ask the
> candidates questions.
>
> Nicollet-Lake extends an invitation to its neighboring groups -- the
> Lyn-Lake Business Association, the Lyndale Neighborhood Business
> Association, the Uptown Association, the Nicollet-East Harriet Business
> Association and the Whittier Business Association -- to join it for this
> campaign event!
>
> 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/>
> .
>
> Oktoberfest
> Join us for a great evening of beers, brats, and other German foods.
>
> Hosted By: Bryce & Kelly Pier
> Date: October 3rd starting at 5:30pm
> Status: Still Open
> Cost: $15 per person
>
> Lyndale's Amazing Race
> Up to 20 teams will participate in an all day race. Be prepared for
> mental and physical challenges that will take you in and around Lyndale.
> You’ll be running
biking
maybe a little climbing
solving riddles and
> following clues. Compete for exciting prizes along the way if you are
> skilled (or lucky) enough to pass elimination rounds
.The Grand prize will
> be a dinner for two at a lovely Minneapolis restaurant.
>
> Hosted By: Holly Reckel & Trish Lundberg
> Date: Saturday October 10th – (rain or shine)
> Status: Still Open
> Cost: $30 per team
>
> Youth Farm and Market’s Second Annual Wine and Salsa Tasting Fundraiser
> Saturday, September 26, 2008
> At Common Roots Cafe
> 2558 Lyndale Ave. South
> 7:00 to 9:00 pm
>
> There will be a salsa tasting contest (salsa and chips made by Youth
> Farmers) and a wine tasting provided by Bourget Imports, and additional
> food will be provided by Common Roots Cafe and YFMP Youth. Also, YFMP
> will be launching our new “Youth Farm Brand Salsa”, which will be for sale
> at the event.
>
>
> Advance tickets are only $20 available at Common Roots or by calling
> Heather Wiitala at (612.872.4226). Tickets are $25 at the door.
>
> Help Eliminate Graffiti in Lyndale
> Are you interested in eliminating graffiti in Lyndale. If so, LNA’s
> Eliminate Graffiti Program is for you. The Eliminate Graffiti Program has
> three different components designed to reduce the amount of graffiti in
> the neighborhood.
>
> Graffiti Busters
> The Graffiti Busters Program is designed to help community members remove
> graffiti as quickly as possible. LNA has several graffiti removal kits
> available at the neighborhood office for people to check out and has two
> Graffiti Busters out actively finding and cleaning up all the graffiti in
> the neighborhood. You can also volunteer to help the LNA Graffiti Busters
> clean up the graffiti in the neighborhood. To report graffiti email
> norma at lyndale.org.
>
> Light-Up Lyndale
> The second component of the Lyndale Eliminate Graffiti Program is matching
> grants that LNA has available for property owners and businesses to
> improve lighting in the neighborhood. This program encourages property
> owners to light up areas of the neighborhood that are hidden in darkness
> and frequent targets of graffiti by providing matching funds for exterior
> lighting projects. Light-Up Lyndale Program Application
> <http://www.lyndale.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Graffiti-Buster-Staff-2
> 009.pdf>
>
> Cover-Up Program
> Lyndale’s Cover-Up Program seeks to build on the success and capacity
> built during last summer’s Walldogs on Nicollet project. This year’s goal
> is to work with local artists, community members, property owners, and
> business owners to shrink the amount of prime real estate available to
> taggers by increasing the amount of public art and greenscaping in the
> neighborhood. Cover-Up Program Application
> <http://www.lyndale.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Cover-Up-Program-Applic
> ation.doc>
>
> Check out all the details, including program applications, for LNA’s
> Eliminate Graffiti Program
> <http://www.lyndale.org/housing-and-economic-development-programs/eliminat
> e-graffiti-program> . For more information on the Eliminate Graffiti
> Program contact Norma Pietz <mailto:norma at lyndale.org> at 612.824.9402 ex
> 15.
>
> Upcoming LNA Committee Meeting Schedule
> Everyone in the neighborhood is invited to get involved with one or more
> of LNA’s Committees. The Committee’s form the backbone of LNA’s work in
> the community and are a great way for people to be involved in making
> Lyndale a great place to live.
>
> Housing, Planning, and Development
> Monday, October 5th
> 6:00 to 7:30 pm at the LNA Office (3537 Nicollet)
>
> The H, P, & D Committee will be discussing a proposed reconstruction of
> the Burger King at 34th and Nicollet, starting to plan for how the
> neighborhood should be part of the Nicollet Avenue reconstruction project,
> and working on the Lyndale Sustainable Properties Project Guidelines. The
> Committee is currently looking for new people to get involved and would
> encourage anyone who is interested to come to a meeting and check it out
> with no strings attached.
>
> For more information contact Norma at 612.824.9402 ext 15 or
> norma at lyndale.org
>
> Environment Committee
> Tuesday, October 6
> 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the LNA Office (3537 Nicollet)
>
> The Environment Committee will be talking about potential storm water
> management projects that LNA can work on in the future.
>
> For more information contact Mark <mailto:mark at lyndale.org> at
> 612.824.9402 ext 16
>
> Crime and Drug
> Tuesday, October 13th
> 6:30 to 8:00
> 5th Precinct Community Room
>
> The committee will be talking about the community policing plan.
>
> For more information contact Sarah <mailto:sarah at lyndale.org> at
> 612.824.9402 ext 12
>
> Lyndale Neighbors List
> Do you like talking about what’s going on in the neighborhood? If so sign
> up for the Lyndale Neighbors Discussion List. This is LNA’s list for
> community members to post their own info and discuss what’s happening in
> the neighborhood. To sign up go to www.lyndale.org and click on the
> Lyndale Discussion list under the Get Connected section.
>
> 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
> The Lyndale Neighborhood Association maintains the Lyndale E-News as a
> 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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