Neighborhood Partnership Initiative (NPI) Convening on November 19

Date:	Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time:	5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location:	International Institute of Minnesota  1694 Como Ave  St. Paul, MN 55108
Cost:	Free (food will be provided)
Registration:	http://npiconvening2009.eventbrite.com

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The Neighborhood Partnership Initiative (NPI) is a program of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs(CURA) that provides grants to partnerships between neighborhood organizations and organizations focused on the arts, immigrant communities,or youth.

Join us on November 19th , 2009 at the International Institute of Minnesota from 5:00-8:30 for the Neighborhood Partnership Initiative (NPI) Convening.

Topics will include:

• How to form a successful partnership
• How to use partnership to get underrepresented communities to the table
• A grantmakers view of the power of partnerships

We will also provide funding guidelines and materials for the next round of NPI funding.

The event is free and food will be provided.

Please register for the event at: http://npiconvening2009.eventbrite.com

Questions? Contact Margaret Kaplan at 612-624-2300

Bryn Mawr Harvest Dinner on October 29

Date:	Thursday, October 29
Time:	6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location:	cafeteria of Bryn Mawr Elementary
Address:	252 Upton Ave S
url:	http://www.bmna.org/home.html

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Hotdish Harvest Dinner Competition

The Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association will host its annual Harvest Dinner on Thursday, October 29th. The event will be in the cafeteria of Bryn Mawr Elementary from 6-8 pm. This year we will have hotdish competition. Bring your favorite hotdish to enter or bring a salad or dessert to share. The winner of the competition will have their recipe printed in the November Bugle. Adults and children are encouraged to wear their Halloween Costume to the event.

This is a fun event that usually draws 100+ neighbors together. Come and join the fun! Hope to see you all there!

FYI...There will be a representative from City of Minneapolis with information about Ranked Choice Voting.

A neighbor from Area 5 will be offering colorful jewelry, hand-made by women in Uganda for BeadforLife, a non-profit organization that works to move Ugandan women out of extreme poverty.

Pedestrian master plan approval is first step to making city more walkable

url:	Pedestrian master plan approval is first step to making city more walkable

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The Minneapolis City Council approved its first-ever pedestrian master plan Friday, Oct. 16, providing guidance on creating a great walking city where people choose to walk for transportation, recreation and health. The pedestrian master plan defines and addresses ways to increase and improve walking in Minneapolis using various approaches. The plan is part of Access Minneapolis, the City’s 10-year transportation plan.

Minneapolis has an extensive sidewalk system, many great places to walk, and many programs and policies for improving walking and the pedestrian environment. But there’s room for improvement. Public input was sought at three open houses in the creation of the pedestrian master plan. With assistance from the public, common barriers to walking were identified including those that relate to conflicts between pedestrians and cars at intersections and along busy streets; streets that lack trees and have little buffer from traffic lanes; and maintenance issues related to snow, newspaper boxes and construction zones.

One approach to improving walking identifies gaps in infrastructure, such as places where sidewalks are missing or don’t connect. Other approaches are about making streets and crossings safer, improving accessibility, promoting a walking culture, and fostering a vibrant street life and public spaces where people want to be. This includes streets that are comfortable and attractive for walking – with street trees, pedestrian-level lighting and street furnishings. Maintenance issues, such as sidewalk snow clearance, are also addressed.

Access Minneapolis is the City of Minneapolis’ transportation plan that addresses a full range of transportation options and issues, including pedestrians, bicycles, transit, automobiles and freight. The purpose of Access Minneapolis is to identify specific actions that the City and its partner agencies need to take within the next 10 years to implement transportation policies.

Solar Presentation now on Nov 10th

Date:	Tuesday, November 10
Time:	7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location:	2720 W 43rd St, #300
Admission:	Free to paid members of LHP&L, $5 non members.   (Membership starts at $25, and is tax deductible.  Click here for details.
RSVP:	Click here to RSVP.

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Solar for Less?

Minnesota is known for its many co-ops, which provide housing, energy, organic foods, and agriculture-based industry for its people. Could community solar energy be next? Green Peak Solar is a Minnesota model for community energy projects. They'll explain how this co-op can make it affordable for more people to invest in solar energy, and invite you to participate. Hear how solar "arrays" can alleviate the issues of North-South vs East-West aspects, shade trees, etc.

Not ready to be part of a group effort?

Come with your questions on photovoltaics and solar hot water and how current federal tax credits can save you 30% (with no upper limit) of your solar costs. Combined with state rebates, you may be able to save up to 45%! For example:

Most Popular Solar Electric System
2kW [(10) 200 watt panels]- Produces about 200 kWh per month.

Estimated installed cost (2kW):      $21,000
Estimated MN State Rebate:           ($4,000)
Estimated Federal Tax Credit:        ($5,100)
Your estimated cost (2kW):           $11,900

Guest speaker Ralph Jacobson is a NABCEP certified installer for both solar electric and solar thermal systems, one of only a few installers in Minnesota and Wisconsin that can make that claim. Ralph is a board member of the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society and the President of the Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA).

An Evening Excursion on October 29 and 30

Dates:	Thursday, October 29 and  Friday, October 30
Time:	5:00 –10:00 p.m.
Location:	Nicollet Ave S from 24th to 29th St
url:	http://whittieralliance.org/tasty/

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On Thurs. & Fri. Oct 29 & 30 from 5-10pm restaurants, grocers and retailers along Nicollet Ave will be offering a tasty flavor of what the street has to offer in food, beverage and fashion.

Besides food, beverage and retail discounts and specials (note the Pho vs man challenge!) there will be drawings for gift certificates and merchandise. Several excursion stops will have music or entertainment. We encourage you to stop and try as many locations as you want but the participating businesses will each have a pair luminaries at their store front to invite you in and add to the festive atmosphere. You will be able to view the individual restaurants and specials on the whittieralliance.org/tasty website. We also hope you will invite a friend and attend!

Watch for signs in participating store front windows.

Marian Biehn, Executive Director
Whittier Alliance
10 E 25th St
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-871-7756; 612-871-0650 (fax)
marian@whittieralliance.org
www.whittieralliance.org

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• Azia - $10 Food & Drink Pairings
• Bad Waitress -2-For-1Beer & Wine
• Blackforest Inn - Beer & Appetizer Specials, Live Music
• Blacklist Vintage -10% Off Everything In Store & Coats Specials
• Caravelle - Pho 79 - 15% Off Everything On Menu - Excluding Beer & Wine
• Christos Greek - One Time Specials
• Head To Toe - 10% Off All Clothes & 50% Off 1St Haircut
• Old Arizona - Wine Tasting, 50% Off Chocolate Shots & 2-For-1 Finnegan’s
• Peninsula Malaysian - One Time Specials
• Pancho Villa - 50% Off Appetizers & 2-For-1 Margaritas
• Pho Hoa - One Time Specials
• Pho Tau Bay - 50% Off Appetizers 5Pm-7Pm
• Quang Restaurant - Man Vs. Pho: Free $20 Pho If Finished In 1 Hour
• Rainbow Chinese - 50% Off Big Bamboo Mojito & Five Spice Calamari
• Seafood Palace - 50% Off Appetizers & 2-For-1 Beer & Wine
• The Lost & Found - 25% Off Men’s & Womens Sweateers & Sweatshirts
• Truong Thanh Market - Exotic Fruit Tasting 5Pm-7Pm

Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center Celebration on Friday, October 30

Date:	Friday, October 30
Time:	Groundbreaking Ceremony at 3:30 p.m. in the parking lot Fundraiser at 5:00 p.m. in the building
Location:	Future Home of the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center
Address:	3749 Chicago Ave S
RSVP or  further info:	please contact us at (612) 701-5030  or fireartscenter@gmail.com

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The Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center is pleased to announce its official groundbreaking ceremony! Come join us to celebrate the kick off of construction at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, October 30th in our parking lot at 3749 Chicago Avenue. The groundbreaking ceremony will be followed by a fundraiser at 5:00 p.m. inside the building. This will be the one and only opportunity to see what 3749 Chicago Avenue looks like before restoration begins, so please come, explore, donate, and help us heat things up before construction dust start to fly.

9th Ward Candidate Forum on October 29

Date:	Thursday, October 29
Time:	7:00 p.m.
Location:	Sibley Park recreation center
Address:	1900 40th St E
url:	Corcoran Neighborhood Organization

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Join City Council Candidates for a Public Forum

On November 3rd, residents of Minneapolis' Ninth Ward will select their next City Council Member.

You've seen the lawn signs for Dave Bicking, Todd Eberhardy, and incumbent Gary Schiff, but how well do you know the candidates?

On Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m., join the candidates at the Sibley Park recreation center, 1900 40th St. E, for a public forum moderated by MinnPost's local media reporter, David Brauer. Hear the candidates respond to questions, and ask your own.

The event will include an informational presentation by FairVote Minnesota on Ranked Choice Voting, the voting method recently adopted by the City of Minneapolis.

The Forum is cosponsored by the League of Women Voters, the Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association, the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association, the East Phillips Improvement Coalition, the Longfellow Community Council, and the Corcoran Neighborhood Organization.

Powderhorn Empty Bowls Dinner on Friday, November 6

Location:	Powderhorn Park Building
Address:	3400 15th Ave S
url:	Bringing art to your table and food to the Community

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Come together with your friends and neighbors to end hunger in our neighborhood!

Pick out a handmade bowl, make a free-will donation, enjoy homemade soup and leave with your bowl — now empty — a reminder that there are bowls that need filling in our neighborhood… and that you’ve done something to help fill them!

The proceeds will benefit the food shelf at the Division of Indian Work, our neighbor at 10th Ave. and Lake St., Sisters Camelot, and the Powderhorn Park kitchen upgrade.

Longfellow Property Tax Forum on November 10

Date:	Tuesday, November 10
Time:	6:30 p.m.
Location:	Corcoran Park
Address:	3334 20th Ave S
url:	http://www.longfellow.org/news/tax_forum.htm

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Here is your opportunity to ask elected officials about your property taxes.

If you own property, you pay property tax. Property taxes pay for many services our community depends on greatly. Property taxes will go up again this year. What questions do you have about property taxes, what they pay for, and why taxes are increasing? Come to a community meeting and put your questions directly to elected officials who make tough decisions about how to provide services and how to pay for them.

Confirmed guests include Council Member Gary Schiff; other invited guests include Mayor R.T. Rybak and Minneapolis Finance staff. The meeting will be on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Corcoran Park, 3334 20th Avenue South.

Bicycle Boulevard Planning Tours November 3, 7 and 14

Minneapolis Public Works is beginning the process of creating preliminary designs for three bicycle boulevards. Bicycle boulevard planning tours will be held on the following days for the following projects:

Date and time	Bicycle Boulevard Planning Tour	Meet at
Tuesday, November 3rd 10:00 am to 2:30 pm	5th St NE 22nd Ave NE	Ritz Theater 345 13th Avenue NE
(For those who only want to attend for 22nd Avenue NE, we will begin our tour of that project at Northeast Library 2200 Central Avenue, at 12:30 pm.)
Saturday, November 7th 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Fillmore Street NE 6th Avenue SE	Northeast Park Recreation Center entrance 1615 Pierce Street NE
Saturday, November 14 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon	Bryant Ave S	Bryant Avenue entrance to the Midtown Greenway Meet on the bridge above the Greenway at street level.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Shaun Murphy at shaun.murphy@ci.minneapolis.mn.us or (612) 333-2450 to receive more details. Please leave your e-mail address and a phone number. Residents, neighborhood organizers, bicyclists, and motorists are all invited to participate.

To read more about bicycle boulevards, please visit:
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles/ntp.asp.

To see a map of these bicycle boulevard projects, please visit: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles/MinneapolisBikewaysExistingFundedPlanned.pdf.

Additionally, a neighborhood meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29th for proposed bike lanes on 18th Ave NE. The meeting will be held at 6:30 pm at the Northeast Recreation Center (1615 Pierce St NE). For more details view the meeting postcard (pdf).

Public Meeting on Future 18th Ave NE Bike Lane on October 29

Date:	Thursday, October 29
Time:	6:30 p.m.
Location:	NE Recreation Center
Address:	1615 Pierce St NE
url:	http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles/

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Location of Bike Lane: 18th Ave NE (Monroe to Stinson) (pdf)

Bottineau Family Pumpkin Carving Night on October 29

Date:	Thursday, October 29
Time:	6:30 p.m.
Location:	Bottineau Park
Address:	2000 2nd St NE
url:	http://www.bottineauneighborhood.org/information.html

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Join the BNA Board, friends, and neighbors on Thursday, October 29th, 6:30 PM at Bottineau Park for the annual Family Pumpkin Carving Night.

There will be plenty of pumpkins and refreshments; some games and even a pumpkin carving contest (winners get cash prizes). Stay tuned and watch for a flyer for more details.

Learn what it takes to create a community garden on November 5

Date:	Thursday, November 5   RSVP by November 2
RSVP:	by November 2 to (612) 492-8964  or ila.gardeningmatters@gmail.com
Time:	6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location:	Sabathani Community Center  Third floor, Room J
Address:	310 E 38th St
url:	Learn what it takes to create a community garden

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Gardening Matters, an independent organization dedicated to community gardening in the Twin Cities, is sponsoring a free two-hour workshop on starting a community garden. Learn the steps necessary to starting a community garden, and find out about resources available to help. Take home helpful worksheets and information.

Light refreshments will be provided. Contributions are welcome to cover costs of materials.

Community gardens provide opportunities to grow food, to share traditions between cultures and generations, to create habitable environments, and most importantly to build community. The workshop is free, but an RSVP is required by Nov. 2. For more information or to RSVP, contact Gardening Matters at (612) 492-8964 or ila.gardeningmatters@gmail.com.

Voter's Guide Now Available for Election of 2010 NRP Policy Board Neighborhood Representatives

url:	Voter's Guide Now Available for Election of 2010 NRP Policy Board Neighborhood Representatives

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October 15, 2009 - A Voter's Guide is now available for the upcoming November 19th NRP Neighborhood Representative Election. The Guide is compiled by the Minneapolis NRP to provide information to City residents about each candidate seeking a seat on the 2010 NRP Policy Board. Candidates are running in one of four categories: At-Large, Protection, Revitalization, or Redirection.

In preparing the Guide, NRP asked each candidate to respond to the following questions in 100 words or less:

1. How have your life/work experiences prepared you to be a neighborhood representative?
2. What do you consider to be the strengths and weaknesses of the NRP?
3. How have you participated in your neighborhood organization and its NRP Process?
4. How do you plan to maintain a relationship with the neighborhoods you would represent if elected?
5. Name one thing you would like to work on if elected.
6. Why are you running for a neighborhood representative seat on the Policy Board?
7. Please list any community-based organization with which you are currently involved.
8. Please list all current paid and unpaid affiliations.

The NRP Policy Board Neighborhood Representative candidate forums and election will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2009, on the second floor of the Crown Roller Mill Building, 105 Fifth Avenue South. One candidate forum will be held in each of the four categories. Candidates will introduce themselves and respond to questions submitted in advance and from audience members. Candidate forums are moderated by NRP staff and volunteers and are free and open to the public.

The Crown Roller Mill Building is accessible to persons with disabilities. Parking is available on the street, in the surface parking lot across the street from the Crown Roller Mill building and in the Gateway and Depot ramps. However, NRP will NOT reimburse parking fees. To request language interpretation or childcare services during the election events, please call 612-673-5150 by November 2, 2009. For more information about the NRP Policy Board election process call or email Carsten Slostad, Policy Board staff secretary. 612-673-5150 or cslostad@nrp.org.

For bus information, call the MTCO Bus Line at 612-373-333.

Download a copy of the Voter's Guide below:

Voter's Guide

University Community Service Area (CSA) Meetings on October 22 and 27

Thursday, October 22   6:30 pm	Luxton Park Recreation Center  112 Williams Avenue SE
Tuesday, October 27   6:30 pm	Van Cleve Community Center  901 15th Avenue SE
url:	Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board - News & Events
Contact:	Emily Ero-Phillips  (612) 230-6468  eero-phillips@minneapolisparks.org

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Join University Community residents and Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board staff in a discussion on the Park Board’s new Community Service Area* (CSA) program and service delivery structure. This discussion will focus on the delivery of program services for community residents who visit parks in the University Community.

The primary goal for the meeting is to better understand how the Park Board can best meet the park and recreation needs of University Community households.

For more information on the meetings, please contact Emily Ero-Phillips at 612-230-6468 or eero-phillips@minneapolisparks.org. You may also click on the link below for more information on the meetings and CSA development.

Related File:	University CSA Meetings
Contact:	Emily Ero-Phillips  (612) 230-6468  eero-phillips@minneapolisparks.org

Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission meets October 27

Date:	Tuesday, October 27
Time:	5:00   7:00 pm
Location:	North Regional Library
Address:	1315 Lowry Ave North

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October meeting materials are available at www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr/NCEC_Meetings.asp

Commission meetings are open to the public. If you would like to learn more about the commission, visit www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/ncr/NCEC_Home.asp

Jennifer Lastoka
Community Engagement Coordinator
City of Minneapolis

FREE In-Depth Training For Neighborhood Organization Staff starting October 29

Starts:	Thursday, October 29
Time:	12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m.
Location:	Saint Olaf’s Church
Address:	2901 Emerson Ave N
Contact:	Jay Clark  612-625-2513   clark037@umn.edu

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The Minnesota Center for Neighborhood Organizing is offering in-depth training for neighborhood organization staff.

This in-depth training is designed to help staff learn organizing fundamentals and apply them effectively to their community groups. The training combines comprehensive coverage of organizing basics, trainings tailored to the individual needs of each organizer and group, long-term follow-through, and group support from fellow neighborhood organizers.

The training also gives participants the opportunity to get individual direct hands-on help for specific neighborhood projects. Do you need to get more people involved in your organization? Write a grant or raise funds for a project? Clean up a problem property or close down a drug house? Organize a well-run and energized neighborhood meeting? Do outreach to immigrants in your community? You can get help for your project at this training. The training is composed of the following parts:

Initial intensive training will concentrate on providing organizers with the nuts and bolts of organizing. The initial training will take six hours a week over four weeks. Topics covered include:

• Leadership development
• Issues identification
• Grassroots and foundation fundraising
• Organizing under-represented groups
• Volunteer recruitment
• Running meetings and events
• Research
• Media and communication

Weekly individual meetings with each organizer to discuss and analyze the projects and challenges facing each neighborhood. These meetings will be custom designed to meet the needs of each organizer and community group.. These sessions can run for as many weeks as you need to carry out your project

Monthly group meetings of the participating organizers to share their experiences.

These trainings will be given primarily through questions, problems-solving, and direct experience.

The First two sessions will be Thursday, October 29, Noon to 3:00 P.M.
Friday, October 30, Noon to 3:00 P.M.

Saint Olaf’s Church
2901 Emerson Ave. N.
Minneapolis

Thursday’s main topic: Organizing Effective Meetings
Friday’s main topic: Taking on Neighborhood Issues

Directions: Take I-94 Westbound. Exit at Broadway. Turn left onto Wahsington. Go north to 26th Ave. N. Turn Left onto 26th Ave. N., go west to Emerson Ave. N. Turn right. Go north three blocks. St. Olaf is at the northwest corner of Emerson and 29th Ave. N.

Please call Jay Clark at 612-625-2513.

THESE TRAININGS ARE FREE OF CHARGE.

MINNESOTA CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING
330 Humphrey Center, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis, Mn., 55455
Phone: 612-625-2513
Fax: 612-626-0273
E-Mail:  clark037@umn.edu

Park and Recreation Board Candidate Forum on October 20

Date:	Tuesday, October 20
Time:	6:30 – 8:30pm
Location:	Kenwood School/Park Center Gym  W Franklin at Penn Ave S
Sponsored   by:	Cedar Isles Dean Neighborhood Association   and Kenwood Isles Area Association

MPRB Candidates Forum Featuring the 8 at-large (citywide) candidates and the 4th District Candidate (Neighborhoods surrounding Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake are in District 4)

Candidates will have 1.5 minutes to make opening statements at the start of the meeting, followed by a question and answer period to questions submitted in advance or in writing at the meeting.

Minneapolis hosts property management workshop on October 22

Date:	Thursday, October 22
Time:	5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location:	St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church
Address:	3450 Irving Ave S
url:	Minneapolis hosts property management workshop

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The City of Minneapolis is holding a property management workshop to help rental property owners get useful information and connections to resources on property management. The Minneapolis Police Department and Minneapolis Housing Inspections work together to present the workshop, which can help new rental property owners, as well as long-time rental owners.

Interested property owners should RSVP by Thursday, October 15. To get a registration form, email ccpsafe@ci.minneapolis.mn.us or call the message line at 612-673-2812. There is a $20 registration fee, which covers the costs for all printed materials, a box meal and a DVD on Hennepin County Housing Court. After October 15, the registration fee is $30.

Workshop topics will include:

• The ABCs of property management
• Working with the Minneapolis Police Department
• Working with Housing Inspections
• Tenant behavior issues
• The risk of lead poisoning
• Hennepin County Housing Court
• Networking opportunities

Owners who participate in this training will learn ways to help keep their properties free of drug dealing and other illegal activity.

Kingfield hiring NRP Project Organizer

Neighborhood:	Kingfield Neighborhood Association
Position:	NRP Project Organizer
Deadline:	Posted until filled. Interested persons should   submit a one-page resume,  cover letter, and three references via email  by October 30, 2009 to info@kingfield.org
Contact:	Sarah Linnes-Robinson  KFNA Executive Director  sarah@kingfield.org  612.823.5980

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Background:
Kingfield Neighborhood, a largely residential neighborhood in South Minneapolis, is participating in the Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Many neighbors have a strong interest in building community within the neighborhood, and many NRP Action Plan strategies are focused on this goal. Additionally, there is a strong interest in increasing the safety and perception of safety in the neighborhood and this position will focus on strengthening neighbor’s relationships to each other and to the non-profit community organization, the Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA).

Responsibilities:
The NRP Project Organizer will be responsible for initiation, oversight, and implementation of specific strategies in the NRP Action Plan. Tasks may involve, but are not to be limited to:

• Event Planning: annual garage sale, KFNA Festival, annual meeting, coordination of KFNA’s table activities at the Kingfield Farmers’ Market, and other special events determined on an annual basis.
• Outreach: newsletter production, block club organizing, support staff on Community Initiated Grants, door-knocking and phoning for special issues, and web site construction, maintenance, and content generation.
• Committee Support: work with the Crime Prevention and Safety Committee and its projects and initiatives. Other committees such as Youth and Schools, Green, or Redevelopment may fall under the oversight of the Project Organizer if they are working under the expected 80 per month average or if KFNA and the Project Organizer agree on the added responsibilities.
• Project Support: Ongoing support of some projects such as the Community Garden Project, Dog Park, and special projects of other committees’ focused on outreach and connecting neighbors together could also be included as part of this position.

This position demands performing regular duties and meetings, and the flexibility to respond to new issues, projects, and resident needs. Some regular hours in the office are required, but much of the work is done when volunteers are available including evenings and weekends.

Work Method:
The approach to implementing the NRP strategies is to recognize, organize, and motivate involvement and leadership by neighborhood volunteers in each project. The person hired for this position will provide support where needed, including: assisting volunteers in defining goals for each project and recruiting necessary assistance from the community and/or city. The NRP Project Organizer must be able to balance many projects and/or tasks at one time. He or she must use appropriate judgment and ask for guidance to successfully balance volunteer recruitment efforts with project deadlines. A successful candidate must have excellent personal communication, writing and computer skills. The NRP Project Organizer will work as an 80-hour-per month employee (an average of 20 hours per week), under the direction of the KFNA Executive Director.

Compensation:
The workload is anticipated to be approximately 80 hours per month (half-time), with the possibly heavier time commitment in spring and summer. The contract offered is ongoing (pay will be itemized in an Employment Letter) but will start at $13-$17 per hour with no vacation or sick benefits.

Questions should be directed to Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director, sarah@kingfield.org / 612.823.5980. This position will be posted until filled. Interested persons should submit a one-page resume, cover letter, and three references via email by October 30, 2009 to info@kingfield.org

Ward 11 and 12 Candidate Forum on October 15

 

Date:	Thursday, October 15
Time:	6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location:	Keewaydin Community Center
Address:	3030 E 53rd St
url:	http://www.nokomiseast.org/hood/hoodies/meetings.html#forums

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This will be an opportunity to ask your questions on the city and local issues, such as how the candidates would handle the growing budget constraints and the impact on property taxes.

We will have materials on ranked choice voting available at both forums, and time permitting, a short demonstration at the October 15th meeting.

We will also be selecting electors for the Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) Policy Board elections on the 15th.

Stevens Square Fall Harvest Festival on October 17

Date:	Saturday, October 17
Time:	12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location:	Stevens Square Park
Address:	1801 Stevens Ave S

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SSCO's Fall Harvest Festival is this Saturday, October 17th from 12pm-3pm! As always, the event is free and it will be held in Stevens Square Park.

This year's event will feature games, contests, children's activities, interactive art by William Hessian, and live music by The Johnson Twins, Davis & Granowski, and Bethany Larson. The contest schedule is as follows:

12:00pm	Chili Cook-Off
1:00pm	Hot Pepper Eating Contest
1:30pm	Harvest Bake-Off
2:30pm	Dog Costume Contest

Participants in the Chili Cook-Off and Harvest Bake-Off are encouraged to pre-register by sending an email to Josie Shardlow at sscojosie@gmail.com. Or if that cramps your style, just register on Saturday. We're flexible!

Food, beverages, and raffle tickets will be available for purchase, and all proceeds benefit SSCO. We hope to see you all there!

Linden Hills Fall Fest and Annual Meeting October 22

Date:	Thursday, October 22
Time:	7:00 p.m.
Location:	Linden Hills Park
Address:	3100 43rd St W

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Join your Linden Hills neighbors for the LHiNC annual meeting on October 22. The event features Board elections, a bonfire, live music and info about LHiNC events and activities. Please come and participate in your community. Stay for the music and make s'mores around the fire.

Nine Candidates file for Election as Neighborhood Representatives to the NRP Policy Board

url:	Nine Candidates file for Election as Neighborhood Representatives to the NRP Policy Board

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September 19, 2009 - The NRP Neighborhood Representative Election is set for Thursday, November 19th, when electors from each neighborhood will vote to select a Neighborhood Representative and Alternate in their respective neighborhood categories and a Representative and Alternate to serve in the At-Large category.

• Debbie Evans and Wizard Marks are running in the At-Large category.
• Tom Bissen and Carol Ann Pass are running in the Redirection category.
• Nicholas Kakos and Jeffrey L. Strand are running in the Protection Category.
• Abdirashed Elmi, Gordon Kepner and Dewayne Townsend are running in the Revitalization Category.

Each neighborhood selects an elector and an alternate to be responsible for voting on its behalf at the Neighborhood Representative Election. Elector registration is now underway with the chair of each organization confirming their elector registration with the NRP office.

A Voter's Guide, with information on each of the candidates, is being prepared and will be available the first week of October.

For further information on the election, contact Carsten Slostad at 612-673-5150 or cslostad@nrp.org.

Download the elector registration form below.

2009 Elector Registration Form

Hennepin’s Cool County Green Expo on October 17

Date:	Saturday, Oct. 17
Time:	Noon – 3 p.m.
Location:	East Lake Library
Address:	2727 E. Lake St
url:	Learn to save energy and money   at the Cool County Green Expo

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Learn to save energy and money at the Cool County Green Expo

Oct. 14, 2009 -- Learn about easy, inexpensive ways to save energy that are good for the environment and your wallet at Hennepin's Cool County Green Expo this Saturday, Oct. 17 from noon - 3 p.m. at Hennepin County Library - East Lake in Minneapolis.

There will be activities for children, information on composting, tips on easy ways to save energy in your home, and presentations on bike safety. Presenters include the Green Institute/Reuse Center, the Center for Energy and the Environment, Bike/Walk Ambassadors, City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County Master Gardeners.

Hennepin staff will also be on hand with information about reducing waste, recycling, energy conservation and Hennepin's Cool County Initiative.

The expo is presented by Hennepin County Library in collaboration with Hennepin County Environmental Services and Property Services, and Xcel Energy.

Another Cool County Green Expo will be held Nov. 14 at Hennepin County Library - Brookdale.

This event is part of Hennepin's Cool County Initiative. The county has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from county operations by 80 percent by the year 2050.

Minneapolis launches voter education tour

Dates:	See below
Locations:	See below
url:	Minneapolis launches voter education tour

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The City of Minneapolis Elections Department will travel to every part of the city in the coming weeks to educate voters about the new voting method that voters will use on November 3, 2009.

This ‘tour of the city’ will be a great opportunity for voters to learn more about Ranked Choice Voting and have their questions answered. At these events, voters will be able to practice voting on Ranked Choice Ballots so they know what to expect on Election Day.

If voters cannot attend one of the 14 events, they can still practice using the ballots by checking out a new online tool on the Ranked Choice Voting Web site where you will be able to use the interactive ballot tool or to ask a question. This tool helps educate voters by providing an interactive experience that lets them fill out a sample ballot, and it lets the voter know if they make a mistake when filling out the ballot. Voters can also have their questions answered by calling 311. To schedule an interview with the City of Minneapolis Election Director, Pat O’Connor, contact Mike Dean at (612)770-6908.

• Oct 19
  6:30-8 pm
  Waite Park Recreation Center
  1810 34th Ave NE
• Oct 19
  6:30-8 pm
  Sanford Middle School
  3524 42nd Ave S
• Oct 20
  6:30-8 pm
  Pierre Bottineau Library
  55 Broadway St NE
• Oct 21
  6:30-8 pm
  Webber Park Recreation Center
  4400 Dupont Ave N
• Oct 22
  6:30-8 pm
  Central Library 3rd Floor, N-304
  300 Nicollet Mall
• Oct 24
  Noon-2 pm
  Mathews Park Recreation Center
  2318 29th Ave S
• Oct 24
  Noon-2 pm
  YWCA Midtown (check in at reception desk)
  2121 E Lake St
• Oct 26, 7-9 pm
  Pearl Park Recreation Center
  414 E Diamond Lake Road
• Oct 27
  6:30-7:55 pm
  Southeast Library
  1222 4th St SE
• Oct 27
  6:30-8 pm
  Bryant Square Park Recreation Center
  3101 Bryant Ave S
• Oct 28
  7-9 pm
  Sabathani Community Center
  310 E 38th St
• Oct 29
  6:30-8 pm
  1st Christian Church Fellowship Hall
  2201 First Ave S
• Oct 31
  10 am-noon
  North Regional Library Meeting Room
  1315 Lowry Ave N
• Nov 2
  6:30-8 pm
  Pershing Park Recreation Center
  3523 W 48th St

7th Ward Candidate Forum on October 26

Date:	Monday, Oct. 26th, 2009
Time:	6:30-8:30 p.m.  Doors will open at 6:15 p.m.  Candidate resource information will be available prior to and after the Forum.
Location:	The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Address:	410 Oak Grove  15th Street door will be open also  (Parking available adjacent to & across the Street)
Sponsored by:	Downtown Neighborhood Group (Elliot Park, Loring Park, Downtown, and North Loop);   The Downtown Journal; Kenwood Isles Area Association
For further information:	Contact Citizens for a Loring Park Community  612-874-9002   clpc@visi.com  www.loringpark.org

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7th WARD CANDIDATE FORUM

featuring…

• 7th Ward City Council Candidates
  3 Candidates for 1 seat
• Board of Estimate & Taxation Candidates
  5 Candidates for 3 seats
• Information on Ranked Choice Voting
  City of Minneapolis Election Office will have an Information Table

This Candidate Forum will be moderated by The League of Women Voters.

Harvest Days on Lowry Ave on October 10

Date:	Saturday October 10
Time:	Starts at 10:00 a.m.
Locations:	see below
url:	Harvest Days!

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The long awaited Phase 2B of the Lowry Avenue Reconstruction is complete!

Please check out the NEW Lowry Avenue and visit one of your local neighborhood businesses!

Mark your calendar for Harvest Days, Saturday, October 10! This will be the official ribbon cutting ceremony. The fun starts at 10 am at Penn and Lowry Avenues. Check out the newsletter for more information

• Tootie's on Lowry, 2706 Lowry Avenue North. - Use Upton from 34th.
  Touting the Twin Cities' Best Burgers, Tootie's on Lowry serves Burgers, Wings and other lunch and dinner items.
• Smart Car Care, 2606 Lowry Avenue North. - Use Thomas from 34th.
  Smart Car Care offers automotive repair to area residents and beyond.
• Glover Insurance Agency, 2520 Lowry Avenue North. - Use Thomas from 34th.
  Glover Insurance Agency offers homeowners, auto, renters and other types of insurance.

Seward Arts Festival & Art Crawl on October 9, 10, and 11

Dates:	Friday October 9 –Sunday October 11
Time:	See below
Locations:	See below
url:	url: www.sng.org/calendar.html

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Seward: Minnesota's most Bicycle Friendly neighborhood & home to a HOT retail strip from the Hiawatha LRT to the Mississippi River announces the Great Seward Bike Rack Scavenger Hunt. Part of the Seward Arts Festival, the hunt offers a $100 cash grand prize.

Other highlights of the Festival:

• Seward Art Crawl: 5-7 p.m. Fri. Oct. 9, noon-5 p.m. Sat. Oct. 10 and noon-4 p.m. Sun. Oct. 11
• Art Car Parade, Leaves at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 10. from CaptionMax, 2438 27th Av. S.
• Live Music
• SAF Kick-off Party 6 p.m. - late on Fri. Oct. 9, Sisters Camelot, 2657 32nd Av. S
• Variety Show 5 p.m. – 2 a.m. on Oct. 10, Eagles Club, 2507 E. 25th St.
• Spoken Word: 7-9 p.m. on Fri. Oct. 9, Playwrights’ Center 2301 E. Franklin Av.
• Garden Tours including a tour of an urban chicken coop.
• 30+ artists at the historic Ivy Building, 2637 27th Av. S.
• 2009 Regis Masters Series Exhibition featuring Ron Meyers and Patti Warashina at Northern Clay Center, 2424 E. Franklin Av. Pottery from more than 50 ceramic artists on display and for sale.

For a complete schedule and more details about the Scavenger Hunt & a myriad of art, music, spoken word, dance, food, wine and garden events, visit www.sewardarts.org.

Public meeting for Fort Snelling Light Rail Transit and Upper Post master plan on October 7

Date:	Wednesday, October 7
Time:	6:30–8:30 p.m.
Location:	Historic Fort Snelling Visitor Center
Address:	200 Tower Ave.  (Located at the junction of Minnesota highways 5 and 55,  one mile east of the Twin Cities International Airport)
url:	Public meeting scheduled for Fort Snelling Light Rail  Transit and Upper Post master plan

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Oct. 5, 2009 

What:	A public information meeting, sponsored by Hennepin County to seek ideas and identify opportunities created by LRT service; and the preservation, reuse and redevelopment of Fort Snelling’s Upper Post.
Who:	Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin Consultants engaged by the county to create a master plan for the area Representatives from organizations, local preservation groups and others concerned about the future of the site
Details:	Hennepin County has been instrumental in organizing a coalition of interested parties seeking resolution for the future of the historic Fort Snelling Upper Post – a 141-acre site with 28 badly deteriorating buildings that has been designated one of the nation’s 11 most endangered historic places. The site is across Highway 55 from the well-known Fort Snelling Lower Fort – the state park and living history museum visited by thousands of tourists every year. Ownership and management of the Upper Post (currently owned by the State Department of Natural Resources) has been ambiguous and complex since the fort was decommissioned and fell into disuse decades ago. Security, access and infrastructure, deed restrictions and the number of agencies with statutory or review authority over the site have complicated the viability of reuse proposals. In the past few years, Hennepin County and the state have contributed funding and secured other resources to stabilize the buildings – work performed by participants in the county’s Sentencing to Service Program. The county received a National Park Services ‘Save America’s Treasures’ grant, which funded emergency stabilization and repairs; and a National Trust for Historic Preservation grant to develop landscape and open space guidelines. Hennepin County also recently received a 2009 Minnesota Preservation Award from the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota for the county’s efforts to stabilize and preserve the site. The county has contracted with Cornejo Consulting (a community planning and design firm); LHB, Inc. (a firm that creates sustainable building and site design solutions); and Kimley-Horn and Associates (a consulting engineering firm specializing in complex transportation and infrastructure problems) to create an LRT and Upper Post master plan. Miller Dunwiddie Architecture, one of the state’s most respected historical preservation architects, also has been an ongoing partner in the project. This is the first in a series of public meetings to welcome input, develop guidelines and discuss potential for the site.

Phillips West Fall Clean Sweep on October 10

Date:	Saturday October 10th
Time:	9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Meet at:	Messiah Lutheran Church  2504 Columbus Ave S    OR:  Welna Hardware  Bloomington Ave S and E 24th St

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This is a project held in partnership with Midtown Phillips, East Phillips and Ventura Village.

6th Annual Peace Ball on October 10

Date:	Saturday, October 10
Time:	7:00 p.m.–Midnight
Location:	Lincoln School
Address:	12th & Penn Ave N

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Celebrate on the Northside

Same fabulous location... new successes to celebrate!

The PEACE Foundation is gathering people from across all divides at the 6th annual PEACE Ball to celebrate the movement to end local violence!

Get your groove on to dance floor favorite, Soul Tight Committee!

Catch up with your partners in the movement to the soulful, acoustic music of Star Tribune “local top 10 artist” Chastity Brown.

Enjoy complimentary appetizers and cash-bar cocktails.

Bid on fabulous Northside goods and services at the PEACE Ball Silent Auction.

View photographs by acclaimed Northside photographer Tobechi Tobechukwu, whose work helps to create dialogue and serve as an impetus for social change, reconciliation and healing.

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Tickets and Tables

Individuals:
Basic donor individual level / $55
If you can give more / $100

Buy a table of eight at two levels:
Basic donor table level / $440
Corporate table level / $1000

A limited number of community tickets for $15 are available. If you are from North Minneapolis and would like to attend at this level, please call 612-521-4405.

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Ticket proceeds will support the work of the PEACE Foundation, a 501C3 nonprofit. The PEACE Foundation is creating a grassroots movement across race, class and geography to significantly reduce local violence starting in North Minneapolis.

All ticket donation amounts over $25 will be tax-deductible.

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Volunteer at the 2009 PEACE Ball!

We hope that this year you can come to be part of the magic!

Following are the days and times when we most need help. All volunteer opportunities will take place at the ball's location - Lincoln School, which is located and Penn and 12th Ave. N.

Wednesday, October 7th
 • 3pm to 5:30pm
 • 5:30pm to 8pm

Thursday, October 8th
 • 3pm to 5:30pm
 • 5:30pm to 8pm

Saturday, October 10th
 • 10am to 1pm
 • 1pm to 4pm
 • 4pm to 7pm
 • 6pm to 8pm
 • Midnight Clean-up Crew

Click here to sign up, or call Tenanye at 612-521-0344. You may also email Tenanye at Tenanye@citypeace.org.

Minneapolis names director of Neighborhood and Community Relations

url:	Minneapolis names director of Neighborhood and Community Relations

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David Rubedor has been named director of the City’s new Neighborhood and Community Relations Department by Minneapolis City Coordinator Steven Bosacker.

As director, Rubedor will be charged with leading the department and finding new and dynamic ways to strengthen community engagement throughout Minneapolis. In pursuit of this goal, Rubedor will focus the department on nurturing neighborhood vitality through neighborhood-based planning and implementation and the integration of this work with the work of the City. The department will also focus on addressing and removing barriers to civic participation and meaningful engagement.

The Neighborhood and Community Relations Department is part of the broader City Coordinator Department and serves residents directly and supports all other City departments with enterprise guidance in the realm of strong neighborhood and community relationships. The department is responsible for strengthening the City’s quality of life through vigorous community participation, resident involvement in neighborhood and community organizations, and supporting clearly defined links between the City, public services and neighborhood and community organizations. The work of the department is also supported by the new resident-based Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission.

Rubedor has more than 15 years experience working with and managing neighborhood organizations in Minneapolis, including more than six years as executive director of the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association. He also has more than 10 years experience as an executive director of non-profit organizations in Minneapolis. Most recently he served as senior project manager for the City of Minneapolis where he provided leadership and guidance to city leaders and elected officials on the development and implementation of the new Neighborhood and Community Relations department. Rubedor holds a master’s degree from Hamline University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He lives in Minneapolis’ Jordan neighborhood.

To learn more about Minneapolis’ community engagement work, visit the department’s Web site.

Free Wireless Community accounts

url:	Minneapolis – Engaging Our Community

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Posted Sep 25-- As leaders who know and work with various organizations in your neighborhood we need your help. We are seeking applicants for Wireless Community accounts. Applications are due October 30, 2009. Please consider applying and/or passing this along to other organizations that might meet the eligibility requirements. You can find more details in this letter to neighborhood organizations.

Follow the work of the Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission

url:	Minneapolis – Engaging Our Community

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Posted Sep 29-- The Neighborhood and Community Engagement Commission is underway.  This inaugural commission is busy looking at topics related to a new program for neighborhood organizations scheduled to be in place in 2011, transition between the current NRP Phases 1 and 2 and the new 2011 program, and some structure-related components such as leadership, decision-making styles, by-laws, and more.  Each of these elements are fairly complex to fully examine and discuss during monthly two-hour business meetings so the commission also uses task forces to begin some of the work before bringing a recommendation to the full commission.  The commission typically meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month.  Please visit the NCEC page for exact dates, especially as we move into the holiday season.

There are a variety of ways you can follow the work of the full commission and the task forces.  Commission members have begun to discuss commission-related topics and post drafts of task force materials online via Google Groups.  Follow the work of the commission between meetings by checking out the commission’s Google Group page where you can review documents and the discussion between commission members outside of the business meeting.

You can also follow commission meetings and task force work in a variety of other ways.

• Attend commission and task force meetings (notices appear under NCEC meetings),
• View the annotated agendas and corresponding memos to commission members under NCEC meetings and NCEC Meeting Archives,
• Watch the meetings being rebroadcast on Channel 79 (view schedule here). The meetings are typically rebroadcast the Wednesday after the meeting during the day and the Thursday after in the evening.
• Request a DVD by emailing us at community.engagement@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
• Check out the commission’s Google Group page.

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If you want help translating this information, call (612) 673-3737.

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Celebrate Community Planning Month on October 14

Date:	October 14
Time:	11:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m.
Location:	City Hall Rotunda
Address:	350 South 5th St
url:	Minneapolis – Engaging Our Community

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Share the past, present and future of planning with your neighbor

Posted Sep 25-- You are invited to an Open House as the City of Minneapolis observes National Community Planning Month. There will be displays about our past, present, and future community planning efforts.  Learn about what forces shaped our city, how current projects are evaluated, and what’s in the City’s Comprehensive Plan. There will be snacks and prizes.  Join us in the City Hall Rotunda, 350 South 5th Street on Wednesday, October 14 from 11:30a.m.–1:30p.m.

For more information, contact Karin.Berkholtz@ci.minneapolis.mn.us or your CPED Sector Liaison (map and contact information)

Community Energy Services Coming to Seven Neighborhoods

url:	http://www.mncee.org/programs_residential/community_energy_services/index.php
Contact:	Ashley Robertson  612-335-5869   arobertson@mncee.org

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Thanks to funding by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, several Minneapolis neighborhoods will eventually be able to participate in Community Energy Services (CES), a full service residential energy program. The program is starting this fall in Fulton, Kingfield, Logan Park and Longfellow. A second phase starts early in 2010 in Audubon, Hawthorne, and Field Regina Northrup.

CES provides a free workshop on lowering energy use and saving money; low-cost materials such as low flow showerheads, setback thermostats and attic hatch weatherstripping; and a personalized energy use inventory for the last 12 months and next 12 months to show how much is saved.

The program also offers customized home energy visits, including a blower door test, from qualified professionals who will identify additional ways for residents to save in their homes. Up to $400 in services and materials will be provided for a co-pay of only $20. And, there will be financing, incentives, and rebates for those wishing to complete larger projects such as insulation or a furnace replacement.

The full workshop schedule will be posted at http://nrpneighborhoods.blogspot.com. For more information, contact Ashley Robertson at 612-335-5869 or arobertson@mncee.org.

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Phase 1 Workshops:

Kingfield	Thursday October 1st 7 - 9 PM Martin Luther King Park 4055 Nicollet Ave (note: venue may change  due to strong response)  Saturday, October 3rd 10 AM - Noon Martin Luther King Park 4055 Nicollet Ave
Fulton	Tuesday, October 27th 6:30 - 8:30 PM Lake Harriet United Methodist Church 4901 Chowen Ave S Saturday November 7th 10 AM - Noon Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd  4801 France Ave S
Logan Park	Thursday, October 29 6:30 - 8:30 PM Logan Recreational Center 690 13th Ave NE
Longfellow	Thursday, November 12th 6:30 - 8:30 PM Minnehaha Academy South Campus 4200 West River Parkway Saturday, November 14th 10 AM - Noon Minnehaha Academy South Campus 4200 West River Parkway

Phase 2 Workshops:

Audubon	Thursday, February 4th, 2010 6 - 8 PM Minneapolis Central Corps 2727 Central Ave NE Saturday, February 6th, 2010 10 AM - Noon Minneapolis Central Corps 2727 Central Ave NE
Hawthorne	Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 6:30 - 8:30 PM Fairview Recreation Center 621 29th Ave SE Saturday, February 20th, 2010 10 AM - Noon Fairview Recreation Center 621 29th Ave SE
Field Regina  Northrop	Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 6:30 - 8:30 PM Field Elementary School 4645 4th Ave S Saturday February 27th, 2010 10 AM - Noon Field Elementary School 4645 4th Ave S

Stevens Square Fall Clean Sweep on October 3

Date:	Saturday, Oct. 3
Time:	10 a.m. – noon
Location:	Meet in Stevens Square Park
Address:	2nd Ave S & E 18th St

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Compete for the PRIZE (an Electric Fetus gift card) for finding the most unusual piece of trash!

Sponsored by Stevens Square Community Organization.

For more info, call Dave at (612) 874-2840.

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Josie Shardlow
Volunteer & Events Coordinator
Stevens Square Community Organization

2009 Edison Alumni & Community Homecoming Celebration on October 2

Date:	Friday, October 2
Time:	6:00 p.m.
Location:	Edison High School Parking Lot
address:	700 22nd Ave NE

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When the Northeast community does an event, they do it big.  Such is the case with the annual Edison Oktoberfest.  Last year, hundreds upon hundreds came out in support of Edison High School and moreover the Northeast community with a huge BBQ followed by a bonfire in the evening at Jackson Square Park in NE.

Pride is the tradition in Northeast Minneapolis, no doubt, and once again the Holland Neighborhood Improvement Association, in tandem with the Edison Community & Sports Foundation, lives up to that tradition by inviting you, our Northeast community friends, families and Edison alumni to join in under the Oktoberfest tents at the Edison High School parking lot (Quincy St. & 22nd Ave NE, Mpls) for good food, music and community  that follows the football game at 6pm.

You can always watch the Vikings on TV.  But how often do you get to cheer for your most local of local football teams and get great seat to boot?  So be sure to come on down and cheer your Edison Tommies on to victory at the 6pm 2009 Homecoming football game against the Roosevelt Teddies.

Rain or shine, the Oktoberfest Celebration will follow the game in the tents at the High School Parking Lot. Bratwurst and hotdogs, music featuring POPBANG!, and of course the famous Edison Alumni Band are all a part of the annual fanfare.

It’s an ‘All hands on deck!’ affair to pull it off year after year. So, if you would like to help volunteer please contact the Edison Community & Sports Foundation today.

Please plan to join us in celebrating all the great things at Edison High School, Past & Present! Don’t miss out on the fun!

CARAG Architecture & Preservation Tour on October 3

Date:	Saturday, October 3
Time:	1:00pm
Location:	Start at Bryant Square Park
Address:	3101 Bryant Ave S

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Tour of Colfax Avenue
Join your neighbors for a stroll down Colfax Avenue from Lake to 36th streets to explore the history of residential development in CARAG. We'll look at the history of architectural styles (homes and apartment buildings) as well as patterns of development. We'll also look at how to "read" a building, its architectural elements, and changes over time, and consider good and not-so-good preservation tactics. All are welcome on this annual CARAG event led by CARAG resident Aaron Rubenstein.