East Lake Library – Book Sale May 18-19
Saturday 10-5pm, Sunday noon to 5pm.
East Lake Library’s spring book sale offers thousands of books for very cheap prices – hardcovers are $1 and paperbacks are 50 cents. All children’s books are 50 cents! $5 bag sales begin 3pm on Saturday and all day Sunday!
It’s not too late to send the Friends an email for a book pickup through May 16:
eastlake@supporthclib.org
How is our Mississippi River?
“State of the River” presentation April 17 at Minnehaha Academy North Campus
So, how is our Mississippi River? Is it okay to swim in? To eat the fish? Should I worry about Asian carp? How are the eagles? Recently the National Park Service (NPS) and Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) collaborated to provide some answers in the form of a “State of the River Report.” The report’s authors, Lark Weller (NPS) and Longfellow resident Trevor Russell (FMR), will present the report for the public at Minnehaha Academy North Campus, 3100 West River Parkway, Minneapolis, on April 17, 7:00-8:00 pm. Park at east lot, enter at the clock tower door; presentation will be in the chapel. Sponsored by Longfellow Community Council’s River Gorge Committee, the event is free and open to the public.
While strongly supported by science, the report is presented in a non-technical manner for a general public audience. It highlights 13 key indicators of water quality and river health in the metro Mississippi River. The report is online at www.stateoftheriver.com. A Stewardship Guide of river friendly tips for home, yard and community practices will be available at the presentation.
FFI: Lyndon Torstenson, 651-293-8426
Photos courtesy National Park Service
Longfellow Event Round Up 3-9-13
Click the link for the new feature–events round up!
Oh, and happy Friday! And International Women’s Day! Here are pictures to go along with that:
Photo Credit: http://instagram.com/p/Wb6h1Ngj_C/
http://worldhistoric.weebly.com/the-suffragettes.html
The State of the Mississippi River
7-8pm
Wednesday April 17th at Minnehaha Academy, North Campus
3100 W River Parkway. Please park in the East lot and enter at the clock tower door.
Hope to see you there!
Reports to: LCC Executive Director
Hours Per Week: 16 (some evening hours required) Flexible Schedule
Pay Rate: $14-16/hr DOQ
Job Description:
The Communications and Events Manager will work with residents, businesses, and staff to promote programs, activities and events in the community through LCC’s media sources. They will also be the lead staff in planning and implementing LCC special events including two annual General Membership Meetings in April and October.
Job Duties:
Required Skills
Preferred Skills
Résumés will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 25th. A cover letter, résumé and references can be emailed to Melanie Majors at melanie@longfellow.org or mailed to Longfellow Community Council c/o Melanie Majors, Executive Director. 2727 26th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55406
The Longfellow Community Council (LCC) has four open neighborhood board seats. We are currently recruiting residents who live in the Cooper, Hiawatha or Longfellow neighborhoods (see map of neighborhood boundaries). Joining the LCC Board of Directors is an excellent opportunity to actively participate in the decision-making and leadership of the community. Board members meet monthly to review funding requests, respond to emerging needs of the community and plan for future events, activities and programs.
Board members of LCC have a long history of providing exemplary leadership and have ensured that Greater Longfellow remains a great place to live, work and play. All levels of experience are welcomed at LCC. You need only an interest in community, to live in one of the above referenced neighborhoods and a commitment to participate in meetings a few hours a month to become a member. LCC welcomes diversity and encourages people from all walks of life to join our board. When the full spectrum of the community is represented through leadership, our neighborhood reaps the benefit.
Anyone interested in more information about the LCC board should contact Melanie Majors either by phone at (612) 722-4529 or via email at melanie@longfellow.org
Below is a message from Park Board District 3 Commissioner Scott Vreeland regarding potential cuts to recreation center hours at Brackett Park in the 2013 draft budget. Brackett is one of six recreation centers for which cuts are proposed in 2013. The reduction in hours would not affect scheduled programs or classes.
If you have concerns regarding the proposed cuts, please contact your Park Board Commissioner, which you can find here (likely Commissioner Vreeland if you live near Brackett Park).
As part of our budget discussions for the 2013 budget, the Superintendent’s draft budget includes reducing hours at six of our smaller recreation centers. These would be cuts in public hours that the buildings would be open, but not affect scheduled programs, classes, or rec plus.The proposed reductions would be from approximately 28.5 current hours to 14 hours per week. Corcoran is also one of the six potential sites.
Before this decision would be made, there should be discussion with the neighborhood and park users about how this would affect the community.The idea that we would reduce hours to deal with budget constraints is certainly a possibility I would consider, but I would prefer to look system-wide at where these reductions would have the least impact. I am also concerned that there isn’t a lot of time between now and when a final budget decision will be voted on Dec. 12, 2012 for a full discussion with the neighborhoods about reduced hours.
We have started a multi year process at how we can be efficient, effective, and be able to evaluate our programs with measurable outcomes. I guess I am interested in a better service delivery model that would drive our staffing decisions, rather than just looking at reducing hours at some locations.
The budget discussions are difficult because there are many worthwhile things we cannot do this year and we need to find the right balance of what to fund and what impact that has on taxpayers.
I wanted to get the word out about these issues and our budget process. And I want to emphasize that we are discussing a draft budget that has a number of options as part of this process.
Thanks,
Scott Vreeland
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Commissioner District # 3
(612) 721-7892
svreeland@minneapolisparks.org
Written by Audrey Bergengren
Minnehaha Academy, founded in 1913, is celebrating its 100th year by a huge all-school, all-alumni celebration during Homecoming Sept. 21 and 22.
At the school grounds on June 1912 at the dedication - from the Minnehaha Academy Archives
Minnehaha Academy was founded by Swedish immigrants on the West bank of the Mississippi on the River Road. The original building still stands at 3100 West River Parkway, where the Upper School is located, and a second campus was added later at 4200 West River Parkway that houses Lower and Middle School.
The school has created an Alumni Archive House ( a museum of sorts) across the street from the school (3105 46th Ave South) that is the home of 100 years of archives and original items such as the founder’s top hat, a yearbook from each year, a dress worn by a 1914 graduate at commencement, old cheerleading outfits, letterman jackets and much more. The Archive house will be open to the public on September 22nd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then by appointment after that. More than 30 former kings and queens are participating in the coronation on Friday- including the school’s first Homecoming queen crowned in 1944.
West River Road in 1914 near Minnehaha Academy - from the Minnehaha Academy Archives
For more information, visit Minnehaha’s Centennial website. The site includes an interactive timeline, photos, videos and event details.
Do you know what kind of trees line the boulevard on your block? Given the threat posed by the Emerald Ash Borer, it is important to find out. This map by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board’s Forestry Division shows the locations of all boulevard ash trees in the Longfellow community:
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If your boulevard (or yard) contains ash trees, we highly recommend learning more about the Emerald Ash Borer and what may happen to your trees. To find out more, read our previous post: Emerald Ash Borer in Greater Longfellow – What You Should Know
Would you like to see your art along the Greenway? Now you can! The Longfellow Community Council is thrilled to announce that we are seeking bicycle art submissions to makeover utility boxes along the Greenway in Longfellow!
Utility boxes are frequently tagged and a source of blight in our community. However, thanks to the City of Minneapolis’ Graffiti Innovation Grant, we now have funding available to install works of art on utility boxes. Click here for details on how to submit. The deadline is September 12th, so act quickly! Questions? Contact Spencer@longfellow.org.