City of Lilydale On the Mississippi

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Fall Newsletter 2014

4th Annual Lilydaze Festival Fun, Food and Friendship

Saturday, September 20th

12 pm - 3 pm at Lilydale City Hall

Bring your appetite, put on your dancing shoes, pull up a chair and enjoy some

fabulous music!

12:30 - 2:00 Barbary Coast Dixieland Band This band performed at Diamond Jim’s and the Jazz Emporium back in the day and is also a member of the MN Music Hall of Fame.

2:00 - 3:00 Joyride Request your favorite song from classic rock, R&B, and jazz to country, polka, and old time.

LILYDALE CITY HALL

1011 Sibley Memorial Hwy. Lilydale, MN 55118 Phone: 651-457-2316 Hours: M-F 9:00am - 4:30pm Email: cityoflilydale@comcast.net Mary Schultz, City Clerk/Admin.

CITY COUNCIL

Anita Pampusch, Mayor Bob Bullard John Diehl Marilyn Lundberg Warren Peterson

PLANNING COMMISSION

James Maher, Chairperson Donald Campbell Roxanne Sands Tom Swain Tom Winters John Diehl, Council Representative

City Council meetings are held the second Monday of every month at 4:30 p.m. at the City Hall. The Planning Commission meets as needed.

BUILDING INSPECTIONS

For inspections call 651-457-2316 www.lilydale.govoffice.com

Lilydaze Photo Contest

There’s still time to enter your favorite photos -- but hurry, the deadline is Friday, September 12th. See page 4 of this newsletter for more information and an entry form.

Vote for your favorite photo! Photos will be on display at the Lilydale Garden Center Sept. 16-19.

Big Rivers Regional Trail Remains Closed

Due to a mudslide along the Big Rivers Regional Trail between Mendota

and Lilydale, the trail has been closed since early June. Repairs were

made to the highway slope in order to re-open Highway 13. The repairs

to the trail are still forthcoming. Barricades and signs are in place, and no

travel is permitted on this section of the trail. A retaining wall is expected

to be constructed in September with an anticipated completion in

October, weather permitting.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fundraiser, Auction & Raffle for Officer Scott

Patrick’s Family

Saturday, September 27th

Live Music 1 pm - 10 pm

Moose Country

857 Sibley Memorial Hwy.

Lilydale, MN 55118

Fire Prevention Open House

Saturday, October 11, 2014 10 am - 3 pm Mendota Heights Fire Station, 2121 Dodd Rd.

Fire truck rides, free hot dogs & pop.

10:00 am - Memorial service to honor deceased Mendota Heights Firefighters

2:00 pm - Kitchen fire demonstration

2:30 pm - Home fire sprinkler demonstration

Join Neighbors, Inc. for their annual Duck Races fundraising event.

Rubber ducks can be “adopted” for $5 each. Ducks will compete in

a series of races on the signature duck chute course. Over $5,000

worth of prizes for winning ducks. This family-fun event will also

feature duck-themed games, crafts, and more.

Saturday, October 4, 2014

11 am - 3 pm (Duck races will be held throughout the day.)

Southview Blvd. in South St. Paul

Neighbors, Inc. is a non-profit social-service agency serving the

Northern Dakota County communities of Inver Grove Heights, South

St. Paul, West. St. Paul, Mendota Heights, Mendota, Sunfish Lake

and Lilydale. Primarily through the service of volunteers, Neighbors

provides emergency assistance and supportive assistance programs.

For more information visit www.neighborsmn.org.

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Bob Brown Memorial / Mendota’s 15th

Annual Traditional Wacipi - Pow Wow ___________________________________________

St. Peter’s Church Grounds in Mendota, MN 1405 Sibley Memorial Hwy. 55150

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Friday, Sept 12 - 5:05 pm

Saturday, Sept 13 - 11 am - 8:45 pm

Sunday, Sept 14 - 11 am - 5 pm

www.mendotadakota.com

End of daylight saving

time is Sunday,

November 2, 2014.

General Election: November 4, 2014

Polls are open from 7am - 8pm

Lilydale residents vote at Lilydale city hall.

For more information, visit the city’s website at www.lilydale.govoffice.com, www.mnvotes.org, or call the Lilydale city clerk at (651) 457-2316.

Notary service is available at

city hall during office hours.

Become a recycling leader in Dakota County! The Master Recycler and Composter program provides training

on waste reduction, recycling, composting and solid waste. The 6-week course includes a training handbook,

hands-on demonstrations, presentations from local and regional experts and field trips to relevant sites.

Share your time, knowledge and skills, build positive change and

help reduce waste in Dakota County. Visit www.dakotacounty.us and

search Master Recycler for more details and to register.

Apply now! Application deadline is Friday, September 12, 2014.

Master Recycler/Composter

Tuesdays, September 16 - October 23

6pm-9pm

Dakota County Northern Service Center, 1 Mendota Road, West St. Paul

$30 fee covers course materials and field trip transportation

Partially funded by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Dakota County Board of Commissioners.

House Checks

The Mendota Heights Police Department wants to help you keep your property safe while you are away. Whether you are gone for a few days or a

few months, the MHPD offers house checks.

To list your property and needs go to the City of Mendota Heights’s web-site at www.mendota-heights.com. On the main page, left side, select

Online Interactive Forms, Police On-Line Forms, then House Check Request. You may also pick up a form at the police station located at 1101 Victoria Curve in Mendota Heights, or by calling (651) 452-1366. There is no fee for this service.

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It just got easier to properly dispose of unwanted household

chemicals and hazardous waste at Dakota County’s Recycling

Zone. Drop-off hours for hazardous items have expanded at The

Recycling Zone, 3365 Dodd Road, Eagan, to better fit your

schedule. With the exception of holidays, residents can now

drop off hazardous wastes on the following days:

Wednesday: 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Thursday: Noon–8 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

County residents can bring everything from leftover paint to

yard chemicals to fluorescent bulbs for free recycling. And the

recycling possibilities don’t stop there. Residents can also drop

off unwanted or broken televisions, computers, printers, small

household electronics like toasters, vacuums and coffee makers

for free recycling. Proper disposal of the waste protects the

environment and public health.

For a complete list of accepted items, visit

www.dakotacounty.us and search The Recycling Zone.

Partially funded by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the

Dakota County Board of Commissioners.

Lilydaze Photo Contest Entry Form

PLEASE FILL OUT ONE FORM FOR EACH PHOTO SUBMITTED - ATTACH TO THE BACK OF FOAM BOARD

Name:___________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________ City/State/Zip:_________________________________

Phone #: _________________________________________________ E-Mail: ______________________________________

Category (please check one):

□ Lilydale: Small Town, Big Views

□ Nature – landscape, wildlife, floral

□ Lifestyle – people, activities

□ “Give Us Your Best Shot” (anything, taken anywhere)

Title of Photo: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Date of Photo: _______________________________ Location of Photo: __________________________________________

Name(s) of People in Photo (if applicable): ___________________________________________________________________

Photo Release:

I, ______________________________________________(full name of person submitting photo) do hereby give permission for

the accompanying photograph to be used by the City of Lilydale in city publications, on the city website, for display at city functions

or facilities and as deemed appropriate by the City of Lilydale.

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Signature Signature of Parent/Guardian if participant is under 18

Deadline to submit photos is 12:00 p.m. on Friday, September 12, 2014.

Lilydaze Photo Contest

CONTEST DETAILS:

Awards will be given to first, second, and third place in each category. Winners will be selected by a judge.

People’s Choice Award will be given to first, second, and third place overall. Encourage your friends and neighbors to vote.

Participants must submit their high quality photo in the 8x10 size mounted on foam board along with a digital submission of a jpeg or pdf of your photo(s) on a flash drive or CD (300 dpi). Please note: we will be adhering a “hanging device” of hot glue and string to the back of your photo for display purposes.

Contest is open to Lilydale area residents and each participant can enter up to two 8x10 photos in three different categories.

Photos previously entered in the Lilydaze Photo Contest are not eligible.

Entrants agree entered photos (with proper credit) can be published or displayed at no cost to the City of Lilydale.

Photos will be displayed and judged September 16-19 at the Lilydale Garden Center (941 Sibley Memorial Hwy.)

PHOTO SUBMISSION:

Photos can be dropped off at the Lilydale City Hall, 1011 Sibley Memorial Hwy., Lilydale, MN 55118, Monday - Friday 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Photos entered into the contest must be submitted by 12 p.m. on Friday, September 12, 2014.

For further information on the photo contest contact city hall at (651) 457-2316 or go to www.lilydale.govoffice.com.

Sponsored by the Lilydale Garden Center and the City of Lilydale

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