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IN THIS ISSUELyndale Open House pg. 1

Self-Defense Workshop pg. 1

Community Service Awards pg. 2

Join the Board pg. 3

Walking the Green Path pg. 4

Volunteer Spotlight pg. 4

Volunteer Opportunities pg. 4

Tax Help pg. 5

Litter Outta Lyndale pg. 6

Crime & Safety pg. 7

Twin Cities Heart Walk pg. 8

Dine for Dollars pg. 9

Neighborhood Meetings pg. 10

Lyndale Social Club pg. 10

Lyndale School pg. 11

Lawn & Garden Tips pg. 11

Redeemer News pg. 13

La Casa Abierta pg. 14

Latinas de Lyndale pg. 15

Community Calendar pg. 16

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Lyndale Neighborhood Meeting PreviewMonday, April 27th, 6:30-8:00 pmat Painter Park (620 34th St. W.)

Join us at the April Neighborhood Meeting where we will be discussing what LNA has been able to accomplish as part of our current strategic plan. We also will have Jamie Nelder from the Park Board talking about RecQuest, which is a major eff ort to develop a long-term plan for recreation centers in Minneapolis.

All community members are encouraged to attend Lyndale Neighborhood meetings. LNA considers everyone who lives, works, or owns property in the neighborhood to be a community member. Lyndale Neighborhood meetings are designed to provide a chance for community members to connect with each other, discuss important community issues, learn about things impacting their lives, and decide the direction of their neighborhood.

As a part of LNA’s eff orts to include as many people as possible in our Lyndale Neighborhood meetings, we will have fun structured children’s activities for kids 2 to 12 during Lyndale Neighborhood meetings. Activities will vary from month to month. For more information about the meeting contact Mark Hinds at [email protected] / (612) 824-9402, ext. 16.

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Community School(34th & Grand)

by Jennifer Arnold

Lyndale’s Annual Open House is fast approaching! Join your neighbors and community organizations on Wednesday, April 8th from 5:30-8:00pm at Lyndale School (34th and Grand) for spring festivities!

Th e Open House is your chance to try food from local restaurants at Th e Taste of Lyndale, win great prizes at the raffl e and silent auction, play games for adults and kids at the carnival, and see what community organizations have to off er!

Th is is a great chance to see all your neighbors out after our long winter.

Th e Taste of Lyndale will feature dessert favorites from Butter Bakery, Bahn Mi’s from Blackbird, and much more!

Our Silent Auction includes great prizes like pottery made by community members and gift certifi cates from local businesses and restaurants.

Th e Lyndale Carnival will have classic favorites like the bean bag toss and InnerCity Tennis’ obstacle course, and our favorite community organizations, like the Fifth Precinct, Youth Farm, the YMCA and many more will be joining us.

Put Open House on your calendar! We can’t wait to see you there with your whole family!

For more information contact Jennifer at [email protected] / (612) 872-9402, ext. 12.

Come to the Lyndale Open House!

Bidding on Silent Auction items.

Games with Leonardo’s Basement.

by Norma Pietz

On Tuesday, March 10, 2015 LNA’s Crime & Safety Committee sponsored a Personal Safety and Self-Defense Workshop at the 5th Police Precinct.

Th e workshop was open to the public and about forty people attended. Th ere were more people from outside Lyndale than Lyndale folks. It was a

very informative presentation stressing that self-defense is any available means of safely avoiding or escaping a potentially dangerous encounter.

Mary Brandl, of BeProSafe Communications, was the presenter. Mary is an instructor and consultant with Minneapolis Community Crime Prevention Program and a wide variety of community organizations.

She has worked with various Crime Victims Services for over thirty years and has presented workshops through the state, nationally and in Canada. She also is a 4th degree black belt with Midwest Karate Association and the co-author of the DVD and book entitled Scenarios in Self-Defense.

Lyndale Hosts Personal Safety & Self-Defense Workshop

Mary Brandl leads a workshop on Personal Safety and Self-Defense.

Personal Safety Workshop, cont’d. on pg. 7

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ContributorsArticles: Jennifer Arnold, Bonnie Beckel, Pastor Meta Carlson, Robert Dahlstrom, Heidi Haner, Jenny Hawley, Katie Jensen, Mary Ann Maple, Deana Miller, Aryca Myers, Norma Pietz, Heidi Romanish, Phil Rooney, Daniel Swenson-Klatt, Bethany Wagenaar, Omar Warfa.

Lyndale Neighborhood News is published monthly to provide residents informa-tion about the activities of the Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA).

Lyndale Neighborhood News welcomes and encourages contributions from residents and businesses. Please contact the Lyndale Neighborhood News with opinion letters, ar-ticles, and calendar events.

Submissions may be edited for length, clar-ity, relevance to the Lyndale coverage area, and libel considerations. Anonymous contri-butions will not be printed. Opinions are the writers’ own and not those of the Lyndale Neighborhood Association.

LNA is a 501(c)3 organization and does not endorse any political candidates.

Lyndale Neighborhood Association

Board Members:Taylor Rub - President

Roberto de la Riva - Vice-PresidentRobert Dahlstrom - Secretary Jennifer Chilstrom - Treasurer

Jonathan BeckelTim CowderyAdriana LaraTricia SilpalaRyan Stopera

Natasha VillanuevaMelissa Winship

LNA StaffMark Hinds [email protected] Pietz [email protected] Tickle [email protected] Myers [email protected] Arnold [email protected] Croes [email protected] Romanish [email protected] Hagler, Ad Sales(612) 825-7780 [email protected]

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The deadline for the May issue is Tuesday, April 28th.

• Pesticide-free and pollinator-friendly• Beautiful flowering annuals• Fantastic prices on perennials• Interesting native grasses and sedges• Organically grown vegetables and herbs, started at the LCS Land School

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May 7 & 8, 8:00 am-6:00 pm • 3755 Pleasant Ave. S.

Lake Country School Plant Sale

by Aryca Myers

Now is the time to nominate community members for the Lyndale Community Service Award!

Th is annual award honors people who selfl essly serve Lyndale in an eff ort to make it a better place. Anyone who has worked towards a safer, more vibrant, and sustainable community in the past 10 years is eligible, they do not need to be a current volunteer. And although we do really have the

best Board in the City, current Board Members and staff are ineligible for the award.

LNA takes pride in the outstanding people in the community and looks forward to recognizing these special individuals at the Annual Meeting.

Nomination forms are available on the website at www.lyndale.org/involved/volunteer or simply contact Aryca at [email protected] or (612) 824-9402, ext. 14 to get a form.

Community All Stars

Plans for New Community Garden

by Mark Hinds

Th e Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA) needs your help to develop a new strategic plan for the neighborhood. We’re asking community members to take a short survey to help us understand people’s priorities for the neighborhood. Th e survey is online at www.lyndale.org.

LNA’s new strategic plan will guide the organization’s work for the next three to four years and it is important that the plan prioritizes what community members want their neighborhood to do. Th e survey is one way that we’re gathering input from community members. We also

will be holding focus groups and other activities to gather input at upcoming community events.

Th e strategic plan will provide a road map for how LNA spends its time and how we work with community members to try and shape Lyndale’s future.

Th e purpose of the survey is to gather input from a large number of community members to help us focus the plan.

Th e survey includes questions about the values LNA should bring to its work, in other words how we do our work. It also includes questions about the strategic areas we should be

focused on, the what we do.

LNA considers everyone who lives, works, owns property or a business in Lyndale to be a community member.

Th e plan is being developed by LNA Board Members and staff . Our goal is bring a draft plan forward for neighborhood input and discussion at the May Lyndale Neighborhood Meeting and have a community vote at the Lyndale Annual Meeting on June 22nd.

If you’re interested in learning more or getting involved with LNA’s strategic planning process contact Mark Hinds at [email protected] / (612) 824-9402, ext. 16.

Lyndale Needs Your Input — Please Take the Strategic Plan Survey

Ready to Work: A Job Seekers WorkshopTuesday, May 12th • 6:00-7:30 pmAre you looking for a job? Come improve your job search skills at a workshop hosted by LNA at Zion Lutheran Church, 128 W. 33rd Street. We’ll have an employer panel where you can ask questions about what hiring managers are looking for. Th ere will also be mock interviews, application practice, resume writing tips, and community resources. Th is event is open to all community members.

Who can benefi t from attending this event? Anyone who:

• Worries about coming in second place in interviews• Wants their resume to wow employers• Needs to know how to fi ll out an employment application• Wants to hear from local businesses about what they look for in an employee• Is interested in hearing from community organizations about more resources in their neighborhood for career advancement

For more information contact Nicki at [email protected]. Ready to Work! will be held on Tuesday, May 12th, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at Zion Lutheran Church, 128 West 33rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408.

by Jennifer Arnold

Th e ground is suffi ciently thawed to really begin our planning at the Corner Garden on Pleasant and 31st. Th e planning committee met on March 30th in order to prioritize the questions we have to answer and plan a community meeting in the space on Th ursday, April 23rd.

Our budget is limited, and there is a lot of work that we have to do in order to make the space workable for a garden. We will have to remove the swing set and at least part of the sidewalk, remove some trees, and put in a water pipe from the line across

the street. Th ese activities will all require professional work, since they are big jobs.

After we complete these tasks, we’ll be able to start fi guring out our other questions, like the size and shape of our plots. We’ll have community work days to amend the soil so it’s plant-able next year, and we’ll clean up and level out the space.If you would like to participate in the project, especially if you live near 31st and Pleasant, please contact Jennifer: [email protected] / (612) 824-9402, ext. 12 or come to the meeting on April 23rd from 6:00-7:00 pm in the park. I look forward to seeing you there!

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Fire on the Greenway is a neighborhood gem tucked into a quiet industrial storefront, adjacent to the Greenway.

Fire on the Greenway ceramic studio is having their spring Open House Event on Friday May 8th from 5:00-10:00 pm and Saturday, May 9th from 1:00-7:00 pm. Wine and light snacks will be served.

Th e event features ceramic works, both functional and sculptural, by 15 diff erent local artists who live and create in the

Uptown Community.

You need to visit this ceramic studio at 2845 Harriet across the street from the Soo Line Community Gardens. Work will be available for sale. Check their website www.fi reonthegreenway.com for gallery hours during the summer.

Next door to Fire on the Greenway is the award winning North Prairie Tile. One of the foremost makers of hand crafted, artisan, ceramic tiles in the Midwest.

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by Heidi Romanish

On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 the House Transportation Committee heard testimony in support of HF 97 (Rep. Hamilton-Chief Author) which is the driver’s license bill to allow all people, regardless of immigration status, to obtain a driver’s license. Two members of the Latina Women’s Leadership Program and Community Organizer, Heidi Romanish, attended this important hearing.

Th e Senate Transportation Committee approved the bill, SF 224 (Sen. Champion-Chief Author) on March 19th with only one change to include on

the back of the license the mark “For Driving Only” so that people cannot use their driver’s license to vote, if they are not legally able to vote.

Th e House Transportation Committee has not yet voted on the bill, but fi rst heard 45 minutes of testimony to a completely packed hearing room, where then approximately 200 or more people went to an overfl ow room to hear the testimony and a simultaneous translation.

Testimony came from Rep. Karen Clark, Catholic Church of MN, Ana Serrano from ISIAH, law enforcement offi cials from Willmar and Red Wing and

individuals María Cisneros and several mothers and children who have been aff ected by the inability to drive legally in Minnesota. Th e testimonies spoke to all sides of this issue from human rights, to economic, to the importance of safety for all Minnesotans.

Representative Karen Clark stated that the testimony would “change the hearts and minds” of the legislators and the Latino community statewide has come out in large numbers to make their presence known and their voices heard in support of HF 97, and will anxiously await the next steps for this bill to become Minnesota state law.

“One State One License” Update from the State Capitol

Women from Lyndale’s Leadership Program go to the Capitol to learn about license legislation.

by Mark Hinds

Do you want to give back to your neighborhood? Do you like to be in the middle of what’s going on? If so, you should consider serving on LNA’s Board of Directors. On Monday, June 22nd LNA will be holding an election for six seats on LNA’s Board of Directors. Serving on the board is a really important service to the neighborhood and a great way to be involved in everything going on in the neighborhood.

As an LNA Board Member you get to be at the center of helping to shape policy in the neighborhood and get to work on the key issues facing the neighborhood. You also have the opportunity to contribute directly to the well being of the neighborhood. You also get the rewards of knowing that your time and energy are being well spent as part of one of the most vibrant and active neighborhood organizations in Minneapolis.

LNA’s Board is the main decision making body for the neighborhood organization. Th e Board is legally responsible for the overall governance of the organization, which includes setting the direction of the organization, fi nancial oversight, and priorities. Th e Board —as a whole— is ultimately responsible for determining where and how decisions are made.

LNA Board Member Details

• 11 Members elected to two

year terms with 6 people being elected this year• Up to 5 Alternates elected to one year terms• Any eligible community member can serve on the board — Th is includes renters, business representatives, and homeowners

LNA Board Member Responsibility

• Attend board meetings once a month• Be an active member of at least one committee or project• Attend Lyndale Neighborhood Membership meetings• Bring their energy and ideas to help make Lyndale a better neighborhood• Average time commitment is around 10 hours a month

Eligible community members (both for running and voting in board elections) include:

• All individuals who attain the age of eighteen whose primary residence falls within the Lyndale Neighborhood,• All property owners who own property within the Lyndale Neighborhood, and• All business owners who own or operate a business within the Lyndale Neighborhood. A business owner may also appoint a single employee to act on his or her behalf, who is eligible to serve on the board.

Are you interested in serving on the board, want to learn more — contact Mark at [email protected] / (612) 824-9402, ext. 16 or Taylor at [email protected].

Join the LNA Board this June

Ready To Work: A Jobseekers WorkshopMay 12th, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

at Zion Lutheran Church, 128 West 33rd Street

by Aryca Myers

What started as a google search has turned into a beautiful cross-continental friendship at the Lyndale ESL Program. Kanokwan “Noku” Darakamas from Bangkok, Th ailand and Tamires “Tami” Carvalho from Sao Paulo, Brazil both found themselves in Minneapolis looking for an opportunity to improve their English language skills. Th ey found the program though an internet search and found each other in the class. Tami and Noku enjoyed spending time together in class so much that they set a standing lunch date every Tuesday to volunteer together at the Lyndale Community Center.

“I like to help people and I was looking for something to do, I like to know someone needs my help, and I can help them” says Tami, a sentiment Noku mirrors saying, “I was talking with Erin [the ESL teacher] about how I have a lot of free time and wanted to do something to help people.”

After a visit to the ESL class by LNA Lead Organizer Jennifer

Arnold, Noku learned about volunteer opportunities at LNA and recruited Tami to volunteer with her. Every Tuesday for the past two months they have come diligently to the Community Center and helped around the offi ce.

Both professionals in their home countries, Noku is an Assistant Manager for a Tour Company organizing tours for groups, schools, and government offi cials and Tami is a graphic designer who freelances creating materials for big businesses.

However, here in Minnesota they have a lot more time on their hands, Noku says, “I’m so happy to study and start to learn here. I have a lot of time to relax, have time to learn to cook.” Tami spends her free time exploring, “Every weekend I go somewhere to take photos, at parks, zoos, Minnehaha Falls.” While not at class or volunteering together, Tami and Noku are always in contact with each other, “We text all the time! I even sent her a video of me cooking green curry” Said Noku.

Tami and Noku have an affi nity to Minneapolis; this is Noku’s second trip to our fair city and Tami will have been here a year in May. Coming from such a warm place, you might be surprised to learn that Tami absolutely loves the snow, so much so that she has snowfl ake tattoos. Her next tattoo however will be her fl ight number from Brazil to Minnesota, “In Brazil I felt so cold... I don’t know what happened to me, I left my heart here, I love it.” “Yes, I like quiet, warmness, here is sabai sabai, [comfortable, relaxed] you can take a long time to do something,” says Noku.

A rocker at heart, Tami loves Whitesnake and even bought a record player here in Minneapolis. Noku loves going to the movies, something she does often with her fi ancé Bob. Th eir warmth is contagious and their aff ection for each other evident. “She is kindness,” Noku says of Tami, and that feeling is shared by ESL teacher Erin Cary. Erin says of the pair, “As students, both Tami and Noku have contributed so much positivity, diligence and kindness to our classroom. I

love having them in class, and it’s been so inspiring to see them forge a friendship that continues outside of class, too. Th ey’ve both improved their English skills so much and I’m proud to be their teacher and touched that they treat me like a friend.”

In addition to exploring the City, Tami and Noku have been putting their skills to use at the Lyndale Community Center. Always willing to do any task asked with a smile on their face, they have entered data, stuff ed envelopes, created decorations and designed materials for the Open House. Noku even hand addressed every envelope for the Bike Patrol fundraising letter. Th ey’ve been a joy to work with and it’s been so fun getting to know them.

Both Tami and Noku will be volunteering until around the end of April when Tami travels to New York City, New Jersey, and Orlando, Florida. She’ll be visiting the Magic Kingdom and has a list of spots she needs to see in New York, fi rst on the list, Central Park. She will return to Brazil and hopes to return to Minnesota

next year. Noku will be going out East as well, visiting some friends in Washington, D.C. and then driving to New York City. She was supposed to return to Th ailand this April, but instead is getting married! (Congratulations!)

Both women feel that Americans are warm and helpful and they love being in Minnesota. I know that we all have been touched by their warmth and kindness. For now we are happy to have them both as part of the Lyndale family and look forward to working with them in the future.

Volunteer Opportunities April 2015



Walking the Green Path: Starting Seeds and Being a Seed Starter

Volunteer Spotlight: Tami and Noku

Volunteers are an integral part of our work at LNA, and we couldn’t impact the community in the way we do without you!

At LNA, we want your volunteer experience to be as enriching and engaging as possible, off ering opportunities for professional development, networking, and the satisfaction that comes through working towards building a safe, vibrant and sustainable community.

Please contact Aryca Myers at (612) 824-9402 ext 26 or via email at [email protected] to learn more about these and other volunteer opportunities in the neighborhood.

Do you love to grow food? Are you interested learning how? Come

help prep and plant the Youth Farm gardens! Youth Farm has four gardens around the neighborhood, and we need extra hands to help get the gardens going for summer. Gardeners of any skill level, including beginners, are welcome to join us on Friday afternoons between 2:00-5:00 pm beginning on April 17th. We meet at Zion Church on the corner of 33rd and Pillsbury, then head to one of the growing spaces from there. We’ll meet every Friday, weather permitting, through mid-June and then pick up again in late August. If you have any questions contact Phil at (612) 990-9261 or at [email protected].

Neighborhood Beautifi ers: Join us for our Spring Litter Outta Lyndale and join the army of neighborhood beautifi ers who will scour the

neighborhood for trash and other detritus that happens to be laying around. Come to the LNA offi ce between 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on a Saturday April 18th and we’ll provide a breakfasty snack, gloves, and garbage bags. Bring your neighbors, friends, family members and form a team to take on a particular area or block. Make Lyndale shine! Contact [email protected] /(612) 824-9402, ext. 14 to learn more.

ESL Teaching Assistant: Lyndale’s ESL program has expanded and we are looking for volunteers to help us with the day and night time classes. Daytime classes are every Monday, Tuesday, and Th ursday from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. Teaching Assistants help in the classroom as directed by the teacher and provide one-on-one

assistance to students. Can’t help in the day? Night classes are still looking for assistants, same days but at 5:30 -8:00 pm. Contact [email protected] or (612) 824-9402, ext. 14 to start honing your ESL skills!

Neighorhood Ambassador: Represent Lyndale at the South Minneapolis Housing Fair. Th is informational fair features home improvement and local vendors to appease all your remodeling needs. Th e Lyndale Neighborhood Association booth provides information about our work and area. Th e fair is on Saturday, April 18th from 10:00 am-3:00 pm at the Minneapolis Sports Center, 2121 E Lake Street. Contact [email protected] / (612) 824-9402 ext. 16 to sign up for a shift!

by Daniel Swenson-Klatt

Th ose warm early spring-like days were tempting me to just pop a few seeds into the

dark earth in hopes of getting a jump start on some fresh vegetables. However, our recent dose of snow and cold was a good reminder that the March 22 equinox date may signify something with sunlight, but it doesn’t mark a spring planting date very well. And so I wait.

I have considered starting a few seeds indoors, but I know they will require my attention and care until they can fi nd their way outside sometime in May, which feels like a lot of time to tend to fragile seedlings. And so I wait a bit more.

A few years ago my family chose to replace our front lawn grass with native plants. After two

springs of some tending, the native plants have now taken over the front and get along fi ne without us.

Th ese plants just go ahead and drop seed that sprouts when it knows to, and then just grow up alongside their parents to continue the cycle.

Th ey seem to know when to wait and when not to, and their seedlings, while fragile, do just fi ne on their own.

Our backyard garden seeds on the other hand need an extra hand or two. As they attempt to grow in conditions that most likely don’t resemble anything like their “natural” growing

state, we, as gardeners, get to assist them to cope with their setting. We provide fertilizing, watering, trellising, pruning, weeding, harvesting – none of which would have been necessary in their original environment.

I’ve been working on adding plants at my café, Butter Bakery. I want to see plants fl ourishing around the café and hope to fi nd more native plants that can fi ll in without a lot of attention.

I also am excited to again make the café’s boulevard garden beds available for community members to try out a bit of gardening if they don’t have garden space available where

they live. And this year, I intend to set up planters and garden beds on our Nicollet Avenue sidewalk patio to provide another growing space and a visual gift to those travelling along the 3700 block. I think about these activities as “seeds” of another sort.

What I am really hoping to grow through these gardening activities is a belief that growing things in small spaces (or whatever space you have) is both possible and productive. I want to be a seed that produces more garden beds along boulevards and patios in urban neighborhoods.

Tami and Noku Enjoying Wintery Minneapolis.

Green Path, cont’d. on pg. 5

by Daniel Swenson-Klatt

by Heidi Romanish

On Saturday March 14, 2015, the opening recruitment and informational session of the Latinas in Lyndale Women’s Leadership Program kicked off with new energy on a bright, warm morning at Painter Park. Th is year’s cohort is getting off the ground slowly, but surely, with the support of the graduates of the program, who are proudly and professionally taking on new leadership roles.

Th e Latina Women’s Leadership program is a wonderful opportunity for women to come together in the neighborhood two Saturdays a month, over the course of nine months, to learn about themselves and about leadership, to identify the resources and needs of their community, and fi nally to take action as a team by completing a community project.

Women who complete the 18 sessions graduate and receive

a Leadership Certifi cate and become part of the network of Latina women leaders in Lyndale.

Th is network of graduates have been essential to launching this year’s cohort in terms of recruiting the new members and by actively taking on leadership roles. María Perez, a 2014 graduate, has taken on the position of Program Assistant to work with Heidi Romanish, the new Community Organizer.

María Perez is excited about the program and her new role; “I think the women are liking it so far. It inspires me to keep moving forward and support the women. It is good to break the routine, to get out of the house and to get to know others and their ideas.” María was a lawyer in Mexico and completed another leadership program in St. Paul. She is also currently in the ESL program in the evenings and working on her English with Heidi has been another great

benefi t of being the Program Assistant.

A new emphasis for this year’s program includes English vocabulary practice through song lyrics and strengthening the Children’s Program, by working with graduates and in collaboration with the Painter Park staff . Eva Aguilera who graduated from the program in 2012 and is working with the preschool aged children (ages 1-6). “I like it,” says Eva, “I want to give my best eff ort to work with the children to the end of the program. I am happy to do it.”

Th e program runs every other Saturday morning from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, where the women, children, and Painter Park staff all have breakfast together at 9:30 and then the respective programs run from 10:00-12:30.

Th e opening session on

March 14th gave the new participants a chance to hear from the graduates about their experiences and then to work in groups to discuss their roles as women with the activity, “Our Mothers, Our Daughters, Ourselves.”

At the fi rst offi cial session on March 21st, the participation grew to include eight total new members. Th e topic of leadership was introduced as we identifi ed

who important leaders are for us and why. We saw how leadership requires abilities, building a base and commitment. We closed by discussing diff erent leadership styles and identifying our ways of working with others.

Th e next session is Saturday April 11th. We’ll hear from the leadership of LNA, work on team building and community mapping and welcome more new women to the 2015 Cohort.



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I want to be a seed that encourages butterfl y and bee friendly habitats. I want to be a seed that sprouts in front and back yards throughout the neighborhood. And I want to be a seed that grows a desire to garden and grow things in people young and old who haven’t tried it before.

Having a public corner on a well-travelled thoroughfare is a blessing. It has brought much more visibility to my café. But it also carries a responsibility to present a public image and vision for what our neighborhood can be.

I hope that the seeds I plant in the gardens, planters, boulevards, and containers around the café this spring will inspire, enliven, and bring added vitality to the Lyndale and Kingfi eld Neighborhoods.

For several years now, I have written this column as a way to share how I am trying to run my business in a “green” way, but now I feel the urge to create that Green Path in a literal way along the corner of 37th and Nicollet.

Th e best part is that it includes you. All of these garden spaces and growing spaces are meant to be public. You are invited to participate with me in preparing the seed beds, planting seeds and seedlings, tending to the plants, and sharing in the harvests.

I want you to know that these spaces are intended for your pleasure and enjoyment as you follow the growth, pick up the scents, learn about new plants, and benefi t from how the café puts the plants into use in our kitchen.

I want to continue to help you build community through interactions with your neighbors, both on our corner and where you live or work. Th en you will be the seed for new growth.

Watch for notices about the 37th Street Boulevard Community Garden on the Butter Bakery Café Facebook page and on the café’s website. Or just stop by the café to learn about ways you can get connected. And, as always, I am glad to meet you along the Green Path wherever it may lead us.

Walking the Green Path, from page 4

Launching the 2015 Cohort of Latinas de Lyndale en Liderazgo

by Jennifer Arnold

Qualifying taxpayers can get free help preparing their federal and state income tax returns at locations across Minnesota. You can get this help if any of the following are true: You are age 60 or older; you are disabled; you speak limited or no English; your income is $53,000 or less.

Help with your current tax return is available during the tax season. Most free tax preparation sites are open Feb. 1- April 15. At some locations, help is available during the summer months for the Homeowner Homestead Credit Refund and Renter Property Tax Refund returns or prior year income tax returns.

You can fi nd information on places you can go for free tax preparation at www.taxes.state.mn.us — search for “free tax preparation sites.”

What should I bring with me to have my taxes prepared? You should bring any statements, forms, receipts or other documentation that show income you received, tax-deductible expenses, and property tax or rental payments you made. Th e list below includes the records needed most often; you may disregard any that don’t apply to you.

Required:• Photo identifi cation • Social Security cards (or Individual Identifi cation Number (ITIN) card or letter) for you, your spouse, and all dependents listed on your return • Birth dates for you, your spouse, and all dependents listed on your return • Last year’s tax returns

If you wish to use the direct deposit/direct debit option, be sure to bring your checkbook with you to verify your bank account and routing information:

Income statements or forms: • Wages from each job (Form W-2) • Interest (Form 1099-INT) • Dividends (Form 1099-DIV) • Sale of stock (1099-B) • Retirement Plans (Form 1099-R) • Gambling Winnings (Form W-2G) • Unemployment (Form 1099-G) • Social Security Benefi ts (Form SSA) • Miscellaneous income (1099-MISC) • Any other statements showing income from other sources (Examples include Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA), General Assistance (GA), veterans’ benefi ts, workers’ compensation, etc.)

Th is information was taken from the MN Department of Revenue: http://www.revenue.state.mn.us/individuals/individ_income/Pages/Free_Tax_Preparation_Sites.aspx.

Free Tax Help

Women gather in the opening circle.

Program Assistant María Perez and María Chilagayo present.

Lyndale ClassifiedsAdvertise here – free!

Lyndale Classifieds are available to neighborhood residents, businesses and organizations.

For Rent, For Sale, Wanted, Lost and Found, Special

Events, etc. Non-residents pay $.40/word. Call (612) 824-9402, ext. 16 or email news@lyndale,org to place an ad. Free ads run for three months or must be resubmitted.

FOR SALEDINING ROOM TABLEDUNCAN 5, DOUBLE PEDESTALCall 612-481-0501 for more information.



Support LNA’s 2015 Business Sponsors:

Community Builder Level:

Cooper & Reid, LLC825 Nicollet Ave. Ste. 950 • (612) 568-4529

www.cooperandreid.com

Neighborhood Partner Level:

TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union

2817 Lyndale Ave S (763) 450-7710www.trustonefinancial.org

Your Neighborhood Credit Union.

Nicollet Ace Hardware3805 Nicollet Ave. (612) 822-3121

www.facebook.com/nicolletace

Redeemer Health & Rehab Center

625 W. 31st St. (612) 827-2555www.elimcare.org/communities/

redeemer-health-rehab-center

The Chair3255 Lyndale Ave. (612) 823-2900

www.chairsalon.com

36th & Lyndale BP3551 Lyndale Ave. S. • (612) 822-4315

www.facebook/pages/36th-Lyndale

128 West 33rd St. • (612) 824-1017www.zionchurchmpls.org

Royal Pet3019 Lyndale Ave S • (612) 822-1655

www.royalpetbeautyshop.com

Blaisdell YMCA3335 Blaisdell Ave. S. (612) 827-5401www.ymcatwincities.org

InnerCity Tennis4005 Nicollet Ave S

www.innercitytennis.org612-824-6099

Lyndale NeighborhoodBusiness Association

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Tuesday, April 14, 201510:00 am to 11:00 amButter Bakery Cafe

3700 Nicollet Ave. S.

Schatzlein Saddle Shop413 W. Lake Street

(612) 825-2459 www.ssaddle.com

Warners’ Stellian5462 Nicollet Ave. (612) 825-6465

www.warnerstellian.com

Edina RealtyDoug Herkenhoff

5318 Lyndale Ave S(612) 821-4255

www.thehomeproducer.com

Extreme Noise407 W. Lake St.(612) 824-0100

www.extremenoise.com

State Farm Insurance3430 Nicollet Ave. (612) 827-3655 [email protected] Plaza

3009 Nicollet Avenue • (952) 934-1423

Butter Bakery & Café3700 Nicollet Ave. (612) 521-7401butterbakerycafe.com

Lake Wine & Spirits404 W. Lake St. • (612) 354-7194

www.lakewinespirits.com

Good Neighbor Level:

by Norma Pietz

Th e former Rongo’s Auto Service, located at 3548 Nicollet Avenue for many years, is now GM Auto, Inc. Th e new owner is Gemechis Merga, who has been in the auto repair business for a number of years and enjoys helping people.

Th ey do bumper-to-bumper

repairs, provide towing service. and buy repairables. Th e shop is open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday. You can contact Gemechis at (612) 823-7939.

If the number of cars in the lot and in the repair stalls is any indication of the volume of service they are providing, it looks like they are keeping busy.

Business Profile: GM Auto, Inc.

Rongo’s Auto under new management — GM Auto. by Jennifer Arnold

Spring is fast approaching and as I’m sure you’ve noticed there is a lot of trash along our boulevards and streets when the snow melts!

We’re hoping for melted snow and warm weather for our spring neighborhood cleanup on Saturday, April 18th. You

can come to the Lyndale Neighborhood Community Center between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm that day to pick up treats, a route and garbage bags to assist your cleaning!

We look forward to seeing you and making sure our neighborhood is clean for spring! For more information contact Jennifer at

[email protected] / (612) 824-9402, ext. 12.

Litter Outta Lyndale on April 18th

Litter Outta Lyndale

Saturday, April 18th10:00 am – 1:00 pmLyndale Community

Center (3537 Nicollet)

by Norma Pietz

Business Notes are short updates about what’s happening with Lyndale area businesses.

Schatzlein Saddle Shop – 417 W. Lake StreetTh e last panels of the mural have been installed on the west wall. Stop by and check out the boots on the clearance rack and the new clothing that is coming in.

Jungle Th eater – 2951 Lyndale AvenueAnd the World Goes ‘Round, April 3rd – May 24th. Starring Bradley Greenwald and Tiff any Seymour.

Butter Bakery Café – 3700 Nicollet AvenueWe serve “extraordinarily ordinary” food at Butter — no fancy pants stuff , just your favorites, all made from scratch right here. Kitchen is open Mon-Sat 7:00 am to 7:00 pm • Sun 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Dulono’s Pizza – 607 W. Lake StreetStop by, have a drink or two, some tasty food and listen to good music.• Moxie Blue: Friday, April 10th, 8:00 pm• Switched at Birth: Friday, April 17th, 8:00 pm• Seldom Herd: Saturday, April

18th, 8:00 pm• Cousin Dad: Saturday, April 24th, 8:00 pm• Th e Tommy Bentz Band: Friday, May 8th, 8:00 pm

GM Auto, Inc. – 3548 Nicollet AvenueGM Auto, Inc, formerly Rongo’s is open and under new management — call Gemechis Merga (612-823-7939) for a free brake inspection.

If you want your business information in Business Notes, send it to Norma at (612) 824-9402 ext 15 or [email protected].

Business Notes

by Heidi Haner

On Tuesday, March 10th we had a brief C&S Committee meeting to quickly get the crime stats and the court case information from CPS, Jennifer Waisanen and Assistant City Attorney, Nicole Appelbaum. We made some plans of what would be displayed on the Crime & Safety display table at the open house. At 6:30 pm the Personal Safety/Self-Defense Workshop started.

Part I (Serious) Crimes occurring in Lyndale between February 11 and March 9, 2015: Jennifer Waisanen, CPS: no homicides, rapes, or arson. 3 robberies, 1 aggravated assault, 3 burglaries, 10 larcenies (simple thefts),

and 5 auto thefts (the whole cars, not just their contents). Th is totals the same number of crimes as last month, 22.

Court Activity: Nicole Appelbaum, Assistant City Attorney gave an update on new February cases, within the court system:• Burglary of dwelling, 2; Narcotics violation, 2; one was charged with 5th Degree Drug Possession and the other given citation for possession of drug paraphernalia• Burglary of business, 1; no suspect information• Aggravated robbery, 1; case closed• Motor vehicle theft, 4; no suspect information on any of them• Loitering, 1; charged with loitering with intent• Assault, 1; investigation continues• Robbery of business, 1; no suspect information

If you want to view the Clean

Sheets for previous months, which have information regarding the crime cases in the Lyndale neighborhood contact Norma at (612) 824-9402, ext.15 or [email protected].

Lyndale Open House, Wednesday, April 8, 2015Crime & Safety Committee will have our usual table, with the following activities: • Th e Raffl e! Prizes will again include $5 Visa gift cards donated by previous C & S Chair, Mary Trondson. Two Ride-Alongs. One with Inspector Todd Loining and one with Lieutenant Brian Anderson. Th ese are very popular prizes! And a lovely book about building neighborhoods, called Th e Great Neighborhood Book, containing a paragraph about the Lyndale Walkers.• Offi cer Bike Patrol attendance at the Open House, including the bikes! Good show and tell for the children (and adults!)•Lyndale Walkers information,

with invitations to sign up for walks and the always-ready sign-up sheet.• Information about the Crime & Safety Committee! Come and meet some of the members and fi nd out what goes on!

Th e annual Lyndale Walkers kick-off party will be held on Sunday, May 3, at 4:00 pm at Luther Krueger’s house. Th is is a pot luck, and people interested in joining the Lyndale Walkers would be most welcome to attend and meet fellow walkers. Th ese walks are FUN! Try one!

Following the business meeting, the Crime & Safety Committee sponsored a Personal Safety and Self-Defense Workshop by Mary Brandl, co-founder of BeProSafe Communications, from 6:30 to 8:00 p;m right there in the 5th Precinct meeting room. About forty people attended this entertaining and serious presentation of information on plausible scenarios.

Basically, try to prevent an attack by maintaining and increasing distance from the suspicious person. Strategies for doing that were demonstrated.

However, if establishing distance isn’t possible and physical self-defense must be employed, Mary Brandl demonstrated several surprisingly easy techniques for eff ectively avoiding being injured by an assailant.

Much was counter-intuitive! For instance, the most successful self-defending is accomplished CLOSE IN, by going quickly TOWARD the attacker! Workshop attendees were given so much helpful information, welcome for its surprising logic. Please visit Mary Brandl’s interesting Web site for complete information on all her services, books, videos, and contact information at www.beprosafe.com.

Committee Spotlightby Norma Pietz

Th is month we take a look at LNA’s Housing, Planning & Development Committee.

Focus: Housing and development issues in the neighborhood.

What they do: Th e Housing, Planning & Development Committee meets and works with developers on development projects. Reviews variance and zoning requests and gives guidance to various neighborhood projects.

Some current projects include:• Development Guidelines.• Collect resource material; contact information for local businesses; names and contact information of apartment owners and managers; and updating information related to the Sustainable Properties Program.• Th is Old House Fix-it Project for the neighborhood.• Research the history of your home.• Home Improvement Single-Family and

Multi-Family Loan Programs.• A Business Façade Improvement Loan Program.• Work with property owners that have a variance, zoning or conditional use request with the City.• Development of 3329 Nicollet Avenue.

What are they best known for: Reviewing documents and giving support to someone requesting information regarding a neighborhood project they are about to undertake or one they are already working on.

How to get involved: Attend a Housing, Planning & Development Committee meeting and see for yourself the interesting projects that come before this group. Th e committee meets the fi rst Wednesday of the month, 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet Ave S). Contact Norma at [email protected] or (612) 824-9402, ext. 15



Crime and Safety Committee Update Next meeting:

Tuesday, April 14th,6:30-8:00 pm

@ the 5th Precinct(3101 Nicollet Ave.)

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what’s happening in the neighborhood, handed to you on a silver platter.

Sign up today at www.lyndale.org

Lyndale Neighborhood Crime Map, February 2015

Th e following is a short version of some things that were presented:

Most attackers have thought out their actions, they have developed a scenario, either conscious or unconscious, of how their attack will proceed.

It is sort of a security blanket for the attacker. By disrupting an attacker’s scenario, you put yourself on more even ground, a way to assert your own strength.

Attackers need to get close to attack. Most scenarios include ways that allow them to get within hand-shaking distance, without signaling that an attack is starting.

Victims often report that something made them feel “uneasy” even before the attack started. Th is seems to be especially true when the assailant is a stranger. “Trust your feelings”, don’t wait to fi nd out why you feel uneasy before you act.

To interrupt a casual approach, set an unmistakable boundary using distance. If you don’t feel right about a person or situation, get or keep some distance. Also use strong body language and assertive verbal responses.

Th ere may be times when physical resistance may be the only chance you have to get away safely. If you respond physically

make your strike as eff ective as possible. Use your strength against the attacker’s weakness. Use all the speed and energy you can.

Visualize a few preferred self-defense options in advance, because the more positive options you have considered, the more resources you’ll have in a crisis. Is not paranoid thinking, is prepared thinking. Be aware of what is going on around you and trust your feelings!!

Visit Mary Brandl’s website for complete information on all her services, books, videos, and contact information at www.beprosafe.com.

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Renters’ Rights Meetings

Are you a renter? Are you struggling with bug infestations, bad conditions or a difficult landlord?

Join our regular Renters Meeting on April 17th, May 1st and May 15th at 6:00-8:00 pm! We meet at the Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet

Ave) to learn our rights and work together to create change. For more information contact

[email protected].

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by Jenny Hawley Th e Annual Twin Cities Heart Walk is the American Heart Association’s national campaign to get America moving. Th e Heart Walk is a non-competitive family friendly walk that celebrates those who have made lifestyle changes and encourages many more to take the pledge to live healthier lifestyles while raising the dollars needed to fund life-saving research and education, advocate for health and save lives.

Why Heart Walk? Th e numbers are staggering:

• 17.3 million = People die of cardiovascular diseases & stroke world-wide annually.

• 85.6 million = Americans are living with some form of cardiovascular disease or stroke condition.

• 800,000+ = Americans die annually from cardiovascular diseases and stroke, more than any other illness, including all cancers combined.

• 26.5% = Cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, are the leading cause of death in Minnesota.

• 5 = In January the CDC reported that stroke dropped from the number four to number fi ve killer in the US.

• 1 = One in four people will die from heart disease annually, making it the number 1 killer. Most women don’t notice the symptoms until its too late – that’s why it’s called the silent killer.

• 39 = In the US every 39 seconds someone dies from a heart attack.

With these kinds of numbers, odds are good we all know someone who has been touched by cardiovascular diseases or stroke. I have a cousin who is a heart attack survivor, friends, including survivors and those who have lost family who inspire us to lead the charge. Life is Why! What’s your why?

I invite you to check out our Blue Beats team webpage, watch the video and join the movement: http://twincitiesheartwalk.kintera.org/bluebeats.

Each walker needs to be registered separately and will receive their own NEW complimentary Blue Cross T-shirt. MetroTransit will be providing free bus and LRT passes and designated parking ramps will have $5 all day parking.

Last year Lyndale represented with 15 walkers and this year we’d like to growth that to 20 Lyndailian walkers! We are again off ering an exclusive Lyndale Walker Incentive: All Lyndale registered walkers on the Blue Beats Heart Walk Team will be entered into a drawing for a free $50 Massage Envy Gift Card.

To learn more about the American Heart Association visit their website at: www.heart.org. If you have questions, send me an email at: [email protected] and I hope to see you at the Heart Walk!

Twin Cities Heart Walk: Saturday, April 25th, 9:00 am at Target Field

by Jennifer Arnold

After a month of work at the Lyndale Neighborhood Association, Heidi Romanish told me she has been asking herself why she fi nds this job so fun and interesting that it doesn’t feel like work.

“It’s the natural evolution of all my previous experiences,” she said, summing up her enthusiasm.

Heidi is Lyndale’s new part-time community organizer. Her primary responsibilities are to recruit participants, prepare for, and facilitate our Latina cohort of the Women’s Leadership Program. Th ere couldn’t be a more natural fi t for this position.

Heidi grew up in St. Cloud. After graduating with a degree in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Heidi began to pursue her lifetime passion for developing leadership in people with the Girl Scouts and through political campaigns.

After a few years, she chose to move to Costa Rica. Her plan was to teach English for a few years. She stayed for fourteen, teaching High School English in an International Baccalaureate school called Blue Valley and English as a Second Language to adults through a business program.

Heidi’s biggest accomplishment

in Costa Rica was to create “Amigos por el Inglés” a tutoring program that brought her privileged high school students from Blue Valley together with underprivileged students from nearby Pavas. In the program, kids from Pavas learned English, and the students from both schools learned from and about each other, something which continues to impact their lives.

Heidi came back to Minnesota in the summer of 2014 to raise her 7-year-old daughter Emilia close to family and to attend the Public Aff airs Leadership Program at the Humphrey School of Public Aff airs at the University of Minnesota. “And now I fi nd myself facilitating a Leadership Program here at LNA which allows me to apply what I have learned at the Humphrey,” Heidi said.

Heidi feels connected to the women from Lyndale’s Women’s Leadership Program. She feels at home speaking Spanish, and because of her fourteen years as an immigrant in Costa Rica, Heidi has a deep appreciation for the experience of the Latina immigrants.

Many of the women are mothers, and Heidi feels committed to addressing their concerns and facilitating their development. “I feel like the biggest thing I’ve learned in the last years is that Emilia looks to me not just as a caregiver, but as a role model. So what I do has a much bigger impact on her than what I say. It is important for her to see me working in education and community building.”

Heidi is excited to build on the work our successful Women’s Leadership Program has created. She wants to better connect graduates to Lyndale’s work through mentorship of new participants and other leadership opportunities. Heidi has already begun to realize this vision by bringing together graduates and new participants for a fun new beginning to this year’s program.

Th e Lyndale Neighborhood is really excited to welcome Heidi to help us continue our work of building a strong, connected, multi-cultural community!

Welcome New Community Organizer Heidi Romanish

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by Aryca Myers

If there is one thing that I absolutely love after the greyness of winter, it is to be enveloped in the scent of fresh fl owers. Th e scent transports me to a feeling of warm sunshine, green grass, and days of enjoying the gentle breezes that come off the lake.

Bask in this springy scent with the Lyndale Social Club on May 2nd for a docent led tour of the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s annual Art in Bloom event.

Each year 150 diff erent fl oral artists choose a work of art to

be inspired by and create an arrangement which evoke the palette, the feeling, the mood, or the composition of the art work.

Docents will take our group around for a tour that highlights certain works of art or a theme that is important to them. Last year’s tour took the group through time and cultures giving every member of the group a diff erent favorite.

Th e Institute will literally be dripping with thousands of fl owers in an array of arrangements and we hope you’ll be there with us. Meet inside the glass doors into

the museum at 11:00 am at the Th ird Avenue entrance — past the guard desk and next to the elevator. Contact [email protected] / (612) 824-9402, ext. 14 to RSVP for the tour.

Bloomin’ Art

I can smell spring.

by Aryca Myers

Th e other day I opened the door to a superhero standing there holding a pizza. My daughter, clad in her own imaginary outfi t (Princess Someone or Other) thought it totally understandable. She chatted up “Razor Girl” about her own princessy super powers and then we said our goodbyes.

In addition to having their delivery drivers dress in super hero costumes, Galactic Pizza also is committed to clean energy and have their superheroes drive electric cars on delivery. Th ey use local and organic ingredients as much as possible and the restaurant is fueled by renewable energy.

Another great thing about Galactic is that they donate 5 percent of their pre-tax profi ts to charity. One of the ways they do this is through their Dine for Dollars program, where organizations have the opportunity to raise 25 percent of profi ts from a day’s dining.

Join us on May 19th for a Dine for Dollars benefi tting LNA. Dine at, order delivery, or get take out from Galactic Pizza on that day and you’ll be supporting LNA at the same time! All you need to do is cut out the “Dine for Dollars” fl yer from the paper and bring it with you when you dine in on May 19th or give it to your delivery superhero or cashier when you order or pick up food from Galactic.

You can also fi nd the fl yer on our facebook page and our website. You can print it from there, OR show it to your server, delivery superhero, or cashier from your phone. Helping to create a safe, vibrant, and sustainable neighborhood was never easier, or more delicious!

So mark your calendars, tell your friends, share it with your neighbors, and come out to Dine for Dollars on May 19th! You could also join the Lyndale Social Club at 6:30 pm for a fun get together to meet friends and support LNA at the same time.

Oh, and the pizza is delicious!

Dine for Dollars

Bring this Flyer with you on May 19th to get 25 percent of your bill donated to LNA!

by Aryca Myers

Every year I am overcome with gratitude for our volunteers and supporters. Volunteers provide the backbone of our work and we would not be successful or impactful if it weren’t for all the dedicated community members who make creating a safe, vibrant, and sustainable neighborhood a priority.

Each year LNA volunteers give several thousand hours of volunteer time to the neighborhood. Minnesota is one of the top fi ve states for volunteering with fi ve volunteers working 171 million hours in 2013. With

the value of volunteer time listed as $24.31, in Minnesota alone the economic impact of volunteering saved

organizations, schools, and civic agencies $4,157,010,000. Th at is astounding!

April is National Volunteer Month and a time to honor and celebrate service. At LNA we honor you all month long and are grateful for all you do for this neighborhood. Check out our facebook page for volunteer factoids and profi les of some amazing volunteers who make it all happen. At the end of the month we will be doing something special for the volunteers and supporters who make Lyndale so special.

Th ank you again, you are what makes this neighborhood work.

A HUGE Thank you to our Volunteers!

Pepina and Natasha are LNA.

Lyndale Walkers Brian and Cynthia.

Join the Lyndale Walkers 23rd Annual Walk-A-Thon

May 3rd – 9thStarting with sign-up & potluckSunday, May 3, 2015 • 4:00 pm

Joe & Luther Krueger, 3446 First Avenue

We will Bar-B-Q, enjoy tasty food and some good social time. Everyone has great remembrances of

past Walk-A-Thons. After enjoying our meal we will Kick-Off with a short walk. Be there to enjoy the fun!

Questions, contact Luther at (612) 290-9450Jeanne at (612) 824-8337

or Norma at (612) 824-9402, ext. 15

Pizza, Beer, and SuperheroesJoin the Lyndale Social Club for a special Dine for Dollars Fundraiser at Galactic Pizza on May 19th!

Bring in the Dine for Dollars Flyer found in this paper and join fellow (very cool) Lyndalians to share some pizza and some laughs.

When you Dine for Dollars, 25 percent of your bill will go directly to the Lyndale Neighborhood Association.

When: May 19th, 6:30 pmWhere: Galactic Pizza, 3917 Lyndale Ave S

Why: Because you know you want to!

by Phil Rooney

Youth Farm’s summer program is now open for registration. Our summer program is for young people ages 9-15 that live or go to school in the Lyndale and Whittier neighborhoods.

It is FREE and runs 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from June 23rd to August 12th.

At Youth Farm participants cook, bike, swim, go on fi eld trips, play games, and grow thousands of pounds of

produce. Each week every family receives a bag of produce that their child grew and harvested. For more info on

Youth Farm and to sign up for summer please contact Phil Rooney at (612) 990-9261 or [email protected].

by Norma Pietz

On Tuesday, March 3rd from 6:30 to 8:30pm at Painter Park there was a special public meeting regarding the renovation of 3255 Garfi eld Ave. Aquarium.

Flyers, announcing the public meeting, were hand delivered to properties on Lyndale, Garfi eld, Harriet and Grand from 32nd to 34th Streets. Th irty people attended the meeting, watched a power-point of the renovation of the existing building and the

new development on the vacant lot to the north, and asked many questions.

Aaron and Karen Parker want to purchase this property, renovate the large brick building into four living units, and a home space offi ce. Two rental units on the second fl oor and three units on the fi rst fl oor.

Aaron and Karen will live in the back unit on the fi rst fl oor, one rental unit and the “home space offi ce” will be in the third front unit, facing Garfi eld. Th is would be a community work space that would have the amenities of an offi ce, resource material and training space.

Th is part of the project is being

called Phase I.

Phase II Aaron has hopes of building three structures on the vacant lot to the north totaling six units, in a courtyard type layout.

For many years this site has been a landmark for the neighborhood and Karen and Aaron have shown interest in keeping it that way. Th ey talked about a development that refl ects a relationship between private citizens and community. Aaron is an architect by profession.

As plans develop there will be more public meetings for neighbors to receive specifi cs and to voice their opinions.

by Omar Warfa

If you like working with kids, we need you! No tennis experience, no problem!

For 24 Saturdays from September through April, InnerCity Tennis opens up our Reed Sweatt Family Tennis Center to deliver programming free of charge to our community’s’ youth.

What You Need to Know

Date/Time: Saturdays from 3:00 to 4:30 pm

Where: Reed Sweatt Family Tennis Center located at 4005 Nicollet Ave. S.

Contact: Omar Warfa at

(612) 584-4736 / [email protected]

Website: www.innercitytennis.org

Lyndale NeighborhoodMeeting

Monday, April 27th, 6:30-8:00 pm@ Painter Park (34th St. & Lyndale Ave.)

Tuesday* May 26th, 6:30-8:00 pm@ Painter Park (34th St. & Lyndale Ave.)

*please note day change

Lyndale Neighborhood BusinessAssociation Meeting

Tuesday, April 14th, 10:00-11:00 am@ Butter Bakery Café (37th St. & Nicollet Ave.)

No LNBA Meeting in May

Housing, Planning, and Development

Wednesday, May 6th, 6:30-8:00 pm@ Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet Ave.)

LNA Board Meeting

Monday, April 13th, 6:30-8:30 pm@ Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet Ave.)

Monday, May 11th, 6:30-8:30 pm@ Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet Ave.)

Crime and Safety Meeting

Tuesday, April 14th, 6:30-8:00 pm@ 5th Precinct (3101 Nicollet Ave.)

Tuesday, May 12th, 6:30-8:00 pm@ 5th Precinct (3101 Nicollet Ave.)

All of these meetings are held in handicap accessible buildings. Requests for

accommodations should be made at least two weeks prior to the event.

UpcomingNeighborhood Meeting

Schedule



Housing, Planning & Development Committee Meeting Update

Next Meeting:Wednesday, May 6th,

6:30-8:00 pm@ the Lyndale Community


Become an Advocate for Youth Leadership: Volunteer with ICT

by Aryca Myers

Th e Volunteer Committee is committed to engaging, encouraging, and ensuring that volunteers know how grateful LNA is for their contributions. Whether volunteers commit to once a year, or once a week, each contribution is honored and adds to the important work of community building.

At the committee’s last meeting on March 3rd, we went over

the past year’s work plan and created a new one for 2015. In addition to creating a new work plan, the committee set a number of dates for the Lyndale Social Club outtings. Th e plan includes professional development opportunities, increased volunteer recruitment, and an exciting Volunteer Appreciation Event coming soon.

If you are interested in joining the Volunteer Committee,

contact [email protected] for more information. And please join us for our next Lyndale Social Club events:

Art in Bloom Tour: Saturday, May 2nd at 11:00 am at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Dine for Dollars: Tuesday, May 19th at 6:30 pm at Galactic Pizza, 3917 Lyndale Ave S

Th e committee will meet again in May, date and time TBA.

Volunteer Committee Update

Youth Farm is Enrolling for Summer

Saturday, April 18th from 10:00 am - 3:00 pmMinneapolis Sports Center, Midtown YWCA

2121 East Lake Street

The Fair is Free to the PublicProvides Home Improvement and Community Resource Information

South Minneapolis Housing Fair

by Bonnie Beckel

“Hello Lyndale Students and Staff , this is Malayah and Davonte, your Food Drive Leaders of the Day. So far we’ve collected 1,090 items!”

If you were at Lyndale School this week, at the end of the day, you would have heard announcements just like this. When students at Lyndale School heard that food was being collected for families without enough, they responded beyond our food drive target

goal within DAYS! By the fi rst offi cial day of the food drive students brought in 931 packages and cans of food.

Lyndale Community School takes part in a food program that puts bags of food in about seventy students’ backpacks each Friday. Families at Lyndale and 17 other Minneapolis Schools participate.

Th e food program is called Th e Sheridan Story, named after the Minneapolis School where the program got its start. At Lyndale

School we have important partners in this project — Pastor Stacey Edwards and dedicated volunteers from Lake Harriet United Methodist Church. Th e church is a Sheridan Story partner, providing funding for the program at Lyndale School.

Th e Food DriveTh e Sheridan Story asked Lyndale School if we would consider having a food drive to support their eff orts. Th e Lyndale team for this project included Pastor Stacey, the Lyndale School social workers and ten fi fth grade student leaders. We decided to run the food drive for nine school days and end just before spring break.

Th e whole Lyndale School community was invited to participate. But the fi fth grade peer leaders asked other students in particular, to ask their parents if they could bring non-perishable food to donate.

Th e fi fth graders went from class to class throughout the school, in teams of two, talking to students about the food drive. Th ey put up posters all over the school. Every day they announced the total number of packages and cans collected so far. Th e grade level that collects the most food will get a popcorn party. As this goes to press, and

the food drive continues, we’ve collected 2,160 food items!

How the Sheridan Story Got StartedTh e Sheridan Story was inspired by an administrator at Sheridan School who noticed some students bringing food from the cafeteria home on Fridays. When asked about it the children explained that they didn’t have food at home and they were concerned about it being the weekend. Minnesota schools provide free breakfast and, for students who qualify, free or reduced price lunch.

Th e administrator shared this concern about families not having enough food over the weekends with a community church, whose members took the initiative to get the Sheridan Story weekend food program going. Th e food they provide is

all non-perishables, like rice, pasta, spaghetti sauce, dried beans, canned vegetables, etc.

Service LearningI’m so impressed with the open-hearted desire that children have to help others. Sure, they might get a popcorn party, but as a service learning project, students learned some real information about food insecurity.

More than 200,000 children in Minnesota live the experience of not always knowing if they will get their next meal. Students learned that aff ording food for your family has to fi t into the bigger picture of all the expenses of running a household. Many thanks to the Lyndale School community for your generous donations to the Food Drive!



Lyndale Sustaining Membership:It’s A No-Brainer!“Supporting LNA is a no-brainer for us – it’s a great investment in our community that pays off every day in so many different ways. Being sustaining members makes it more convenient for us to contribute. It also allows LNA to count on us, just like we count on LNA for all the awesome things it does to make Lyndale a great place to live.”– Dan and Laura

Become a Sustaining Member today and invest in your community. Signing up is easy, fast, and safe. Make the commitment for Lyndale. It’s home.

Go to www.Lyndale.org and click on “Donate Now” or contact Aryca at (612) 824-9402 ext. 26 or [email protected].

by Katie Jensen

Last year at this time we were still looking at snow and wondering where to put it. Th is year I think we can plan and prepare the garden, saving most of the planting for May.

Once the soil has had a chance to dry and fi rm up a bit, there are plenty of chores that can be done. If you rake the lawn, do it gently, careful not to tear out roots that are only a few inches down. If you have bare or thin spots spread a layer of seeds. Fertilize after you’ve mowed once or twice. If you fertilized last fall you can skip it this spring. Remember to let your lawn grow to about three inches to encourage deeper roots and help grass plants survive the hotter and dryer weather that comes in the summer.

Once the soil is fi rm in the garden, you can clean out the debris and dead plant materials with a lightweight rake. Adding organic material (compost, peat moss, aged manure) will improve the soil. You can also add these materials in a thin layer on the dirt around your hopefully emerging perennials.

Th ink about getting a rain barrel to catch the runoff from your gutters. I use this water for all my hanging planters and potted plants.

If you haven’t been composting, why not start? Lots of information on the internet to get you started. I have been doing this for 20 years and it is not diffi cult.

Lawn & Garden Tips

The Lyndale Community School Food Drive is ON!

Fresh Flowers, Fresh PerspectivesJoin the Lyndale Social Club for a docent led tour of

the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ annual Art In Bloom on Saturday, May 2nd at 11:00 am.

Meet just inside the glass doors at the entrance to the museum (under the stairs) and join a tour that

highlights museum favorites, fantastic flowers, and futuristic flora.

Beat the traffic by coming early and meet for coffee at the café.

RSVP to [email protected] or (612) 824-9402, ext. 14.

A student making the daily announcement.



Lyndale Neighborhood Meeting PreviewMonday, April 27th, 6:30-8:00 pmat Painter Park (620 34th St. W.)

Join us at the April Neighborhood Meeting where we will be discussing what LNA has been able to accomplish as part of our current strategic plan. We also will have Jamie Nelder from the Park Board talking about RecQuest, which is a major eff ort to develop a long-term plan for recreation centers in Minneapolis.

All community members are encouraged to attend Lyndale Neighborhood meetings. LNA considers everyone who lives, works, or owns property in the neighborhood to be a community member. Lyndale Neighborhood meetings are designed to provide a chance for community members to connect with each other, discuss important community issues, learn about things impacting their lives, and decide the direction of their neighborhood.

As a part of LNA’s eff orts to include as many people as possible in our Lyndale Neighborhood meetings, we will have fun structured children’s activities for kids 2 to 12 during Lyndale Neighborhood meetings. Activities will vary from month to month. For more information about the meeting contact Mark Hinds at [email protected] / (612) 824-9402, ext. 16.

Hosmer World Music Series Concerts are held at Hosmer Library, 347 E. 36th St. For more information, call (612) 543-6400.

The Hosmer World Music Series is pleased to announce our concert schedule. The Hosmer Concert Series is a partnership between LNA, Hosmer Library and KFAI Radio. For more information,

contact [email protected].

April 11th, 2:00 pm: Nathan Hanson & Brian Roessler Jazz for Saxophone and Bass

April 18th, 2:00 pm: Orange Mighty Trio -- Folk Chamber JazzApril 28th, 2:00 pm: Nirmala Rajasekat & Marcus Wise

Music from South IndiaMay 2nd, 2:00 pm: Minnesota Guitar Society with Daniel Volovets

Classical and FlamencoSponsored by Friends of the Hosmer Library; This program is made possible by

a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in collaboration withthe Lyndale Neighborhood Association, the Bryant Neighborhood Organization

and KFAI Radio. This activity is made possible, in part, by the Minnesota Arts andCultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature

with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

Hosmer Library Happenings

Lyndale Community Dinner

We are proud to report new guests at Wednesday dinners and delicious, healthy menus created by

many of you! Special thanks to Cooking Matters and Youth Farm for their leadership this spring. Join your

neighbors for dinner Wednesdays at 6:00 pm in Zion’s Banquet Room.

Each Wednesdayat 6:00 pm in Banquet Room

Zion Lutheran Church128 West 33rd Street

Free will offering

Lyndale Neighborhood Meeting MinutesMonday, March 2nd, 2015Next Meeting:

Monday, April 27th 6:30-8:00 pm

@ Painter Park(34th St. & Lyndale Ave.)

by Robert Dahlstrom

6:32 pm: Welcome (Taylor Rub, President)• Approval of minutes from February Meeting (pg 13 of March LNN) – Passed• Approval of agenda – PassedIntroductions • Announcements: (Rub)Newspaper deadline for March is: Tuesday, March 24th e-mail to [email protected] 6:35 pm: Minneapolis Civil Rights Department (Toni Newborn)• Minneapolis Civil Rights Dept investigates violations within the Minneapolis city limits. Mostly employment and housing related violations. • No longer has a signifi cant backlog.• Five ways to get involved:– Report incidents to the department– Check out the Internship and Urban Scholars program

– Serve on the department’s board– Become a volunteer mediator– Start a small women/minority owned enterprise. 7:03 pm: Updates from Painter Park (Natasha Villanueva)• Long awaited Zumba program begins March 24. Cost is $3 per session, meets every Tuesday. • Will be run in English and Spanish.* Th is program is directly resulting from the Women’s Leadership program.• Registration for summer programs begins Wed, March 25.

7:08 pm: Lyndale Strategic Plan Survey (Natasha Villanueva)• Please take the Strategic planning survey.• Neighborhood members want to see more information about results from previous strategic planning and how LNA has accomplished those goals.

7:20 pm: Update on Neighborhood Development Projects (Mark Hinds)

• Details are in distributed sheet.

7:37 pm Lyndale Open House (Aryca Myers)• Coming up Wed, April 8th. Th eme for this year is “It takes a Neighborhood.”• Please sign up to volunteer.

• 7:40 pm Council Member Update (CM Glidden)• Been keeping an eye on the Legislature recently, some highlights:• Standoff between House and Senate on a Transportationbill. If bill is not passed now,will likely now have a newattempt for three or four years.• Police-Community Relations. Minneapolis police selected by Dept of Justice for some reform resources, particular looking at the Body cameras and how that program will play out.• Elimination of some low level municipal off enses such as Lurking and Spitting.• Th e city also wants to take on helping workers, combating crimes such as Wage Th eft.

8:00 pm Adjourn – Passed

by Bethany Wagenaar

Conversation Circles: Saturdays, April 4–May 30, 11:00 am–1:00 pmNon-native English speakers: practice your English and make new friends in an informal, volunteer-led setting, and learn about the library, too.

Homework Help: Monday and Wednesdays, April 6–29, 3:30–7:30 pm, Saturdays, April 11–25, 1:00–4:30Free in-person tutoring for K–12 students. No advance sign-up needed.

Hosmer World Music Concert Series: April 11–May 16, 2:00 pmEnjoy live music from around the world! Sponsored by Friends of the Hosmer Library Th is program is made possible by a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council in collaboration with the Lyndale

Neighborhood Association and KFAI Radio.

• April 11: Nathan Hanson and Brian Roessler — Jazz for Saxophone and Bass• April 18: Orange Mighty Trio Folk Chamber Jazz — Original music for violin, bass, and piano• April 25: Nirmala Rajasekar and Markus Wise — Music from South India• May 2: Minnesota Guitar Society with Daniel Volovets — Classical and FlamencoMay 9: Siama Matuzungidi Soukous — Music of Africa• May 16: Dreamland Faces — Modern Nostalgia• May 30: Skeleton Crew — minimalist music with Julie Sweet and friends

Family Storytime: Wednesdays, April 1–April 29, 10:30 amFor children of all ages and their parent or caregiver. Talk, sing, read, write and play together in

a format appropriate for young children. Share books, stories, rhymes, music and movement.

Urban Harvest: Planting Heirloom Seeds: Saturday, April 4, 10:30 amFor families. Learn about local and heirloom plants, and start some seeds for your garden! Materials provided.

Graphic Novel Adult Book Club: Wednesday, April 15, 6:30 pm Join our discussion of interesting graphic novels and comic books. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.

What we’re reading:• April 15: Hyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshTravelogue: Antarctica, Tuesday, April 21, 1–2:30 pmJourney to the Antarctic

continent. We will use a combination of pictures, music and fi lm to show this wonderful land where the scenery is incredible. Presented in collaboration with Minneapolis Community Education.

First Pages for Adults: Spring Poetry Sunday, April 26, 3–4:30 pm

Th e long winter is over and now the world outside is changing. Capture the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the new season on paper by learning how to write poems inspired by the season. Th is project is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Presented in collaboration with Th e Loft Literary Center.

Hennepin County Library (HCL) seeks teens ages 16-18 to join our Teen Tech Squad and help facilitate creative learning experiences in digital media with kids and teens (grades 4-12) at the Hosmer, Minneapolis Central and Franklin Libraries in Minneapolis. Teen Tech Squad members will focus on using technology for creative expression in arts, science, math, music, video, writing, spoken word and visual art. Specific activities will vary by location.

Teen Tech Squad members must be currently enrolled in high school for the fall of 2015. They will be paid $8.64 an hour and average approximately 25 hours per month. Schedules will vary and include some evenings and weekends.

Apply online at http://www.hennepin.us/jobs/job-opportunities April 3-May 1.



Litter ‘OuttaLyndale

Saturday, April 18th10:00am– 1:00 pm

Lyndale Community CenterJoin your neighbors in cleaning up our community

after winter! Come to the Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet) between 10:00 and 1:00 on

Saturday, April 18th to pick up bags, gloves, a route

by Deana Miller and Pastor Meta Carlson

Summer Day Camp Kids ages 4 – grade 6 are invited to a week of fun, faith, and learning. Zion collaborates with 12 other small congregations in south Minneapolis to off er a day camp experience fi lled with music, activities, fi eld trips, and faith stories June 22-26. Learn more at our website and pick up a registration form at Zion.

Shear Madness QuiltingZion is home to six fantastic quilters who create durable, quality quilts made with love. Most are donated to auctions and shelters here in Minneapolis. Many thanks to the big group of volunteers who gathered to cut 780 squares in three hours last month. Th at

simple labor will ensure the creation of many more quilts to come!

Stained Glass WindowsSome of our stained glass windows are being restored in Winona. We are eager for some of them to return to the sanctuary this month. Come see their new light and beauty!

Caritas Benefi t Concert for ZOOM HouseSave the Date – Caritas Vocal Ensemble will be performing at Zion Church on Sunday, May 31 at 3:00 pm. Th e freewill off ering will benefi t ZOOM House, a housing program for single parent families located at 33rd and Blaisdell. Learn more at www.thezoomhouse.org and join us for beautiful music!

Zion Church News

by Jennifer Myers

When thinking about April, the thought that comes to mind is “April showers bring May fl owers.” Yes, the Earth needs water to be sustainable, but water is also vital to us in many ways!

Th e Mayo Clinic says water makes up almost 70 percent of our body’s weight. Water fl ushes toxins out of our vital organs, carries nutrients to cells and provides a healthy environment for our ear, nose and throat tissues. By the time we realize we are thirsty, we are already dehydrated!

Researchers and experts have gone back and forth about how much water is appropriate. While there is no magic amount of ounces to drink, kids and adults should strive to get at least 64 ounces per day (which can include juice and milk). You’ll need more water if you are exercising, pregnant, suff ering from an illness, or in hot & humid environments. Use a visual reminder like a fancy water bottle or scheduled “water breaks” to help reach your hydration goal.

Water is easy to consume, but have you ever wanted to walk on water? Now you can (kind

of!) by trying out the sport of log rolling!

Th e Blaisdell YMCA is teaming up with Key Log Rolling® to off er a free demonstration and practice time for kids and adults interested in the generations-old sport. Members & the general public can join us on Saturday, April 11th between 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Registration is not required, but please bring a photo ID. For questions, please call Darla at (612) 821-2961. We would love to share with you the power of water!

Water Sports at Blaisdell YMCA

by Mary Ann Maple

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Redeemer will be blooming with plants of all varieties! On Saturday, May 9th we are partnering with Wagner’s Greenhouse, Inc. to bring you some of the best herbs, vegetable and fl ower plants, as well as hanging baskets plus some of Wagner’s unique Garden Kits. Hours are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Th ere are two types of Garden Kits. One is called the “Combo Kit” which contains a variety of 7 plants that are partnered to be transplanted into your own container or hanging basket at home. Th ey are designed to be either sun loving or shade loving combos and the 7 plants will

include enough fullness to fi ll a 12” to 14” pot or basket. Th e plants are a 4” size and come in biodegradable “elle” pots as an alternative to plastic containers. Th ese must be preordered so you can choose one of the seven combo kits which is selling for only $25.00.

Th e second Garden Kit is called a “Select Kit” and it contains six of the same fl owers or vines. Choices include red geraniums, purple wave petunias, sweet potato vines, big red begonias, orange or yellow tuberous begonias, assorted Sun Patiens or assorted coleus plants. Th ese kits sell for $22.00.

In addition to these great kits you can preorder a variety of

fl owers or vegetables or you can come on that day to buy what we have available.

Th ere are order blanks available at the Front Desk right inside the main entrance at 623 W. 31st Street or call Mary Ann Maple at (612) 455-4150 to get more information.

ALL preorders MUST be returned by April 10th. We will also have many other things on sale including hand crafted birdhouses, garden stepping stones and the popular birdbath/garden cement rhubarb leaf enhancements for making your gardens beautiful. In addition to shopping, plan to have a bite of lunch or snack with us in our little onsite Café.

Redeemer Plans a “Spring Fling”

by Mary Ann Maple

Th rough funding received by Minnesota Regional Arts Council (MRAC) for learning art grants we have already this year been able to bring two teaching artists to Redeemer to work with our residents.

For eight weeks in January and February teaching artist Zoe Bird came to help us learn to appreciate poetry and to experience writing a group poem each week.

We had two poetry groups; one for the more cognitively impaired and the other for those who were fully committed to contributing and learning.

After attending once, our people needed no persuading to come back for the second class! Learning that poetry can be free verse and can fl ow wherever our thoughts take us allowed everyone in the classes to share ideas that were then incorporated into the group “poem” for the day.

Everyone’s ideas were validated and they loved seeing that their exact words were being written down on the big pages in front of them. At the end of each session they repeated each line of poetry as Zoe called it out.

Th en the title of the work was discussed and agreed upon. Zoe congratulated these “poets,” as she always called them, on what they had created!

Th e following week the poem was printed. Finally, a binder with all eight poems from each class was created. An illustration, drawn by one of our staff , depicted one of the poems from each class and it made up the cover of the corresponding binders. Our last week together was a celebration when staff , families and friends were invited to see the binders and hear the residents read their poetry. Each one signed their name as contributors to their book of poetry!

Th e week after the poetry classes ended we began an intensive two weeks of “Music Camp”. Other activities of the morning were cancelled so we could write our own Redeemer song with teaching artist, Charlie Maguire. He is a TV and radio personality known by those who are acquainted with “Prairie Home Companion” and Jason Davis’ “On the Road Again.”

Each morning started out with him singing for us, often with the Grandma’s House Childcare children in attendance too.

He was assigned the task to help us write a song that our residents would create and learn to sing! As a staff , we had no idea how this would be accomplished!

Th e very fi rst morning he said, “I’ve never been in a room before where absolutely everyone has some wheels!” “Hey, I bet we could write a song about our wheels”. Th e song was born! Th ey actually celebrated their wheels as the week unfolded. Th ey fi rst created a catchy little chorus to the song they named, “I’ve Got Wheels.”

Next he asked them about what they could do in their wheels. Phrase after phrase began building. Words needed rhythm and rhyme and he pushed them to think of ideas and then to put them into the right place in the song. Th ere was much repetition of each verse and chorus every day and sometimes they reworked what they had done the day before if there was a better meter or if the words were changed a bit. Th is truly became their song about their life experiences.

One phrase even states that “it isn’t always fun” but “I’ve Got Wheels”. Every afternoon we could hear residents singing the chorus of their song

throughout the halls. Th eir enthusiasm was contagious!

By the end of two weeks they had actually created two songs with the second one having the feel of a southern spiritual titled “Keep on Trying.” Th at phrase is sung twice in every refrain followed by the words “Oh Yeah!” Charlie had them using their hands and deepening their voices on that part.

Our last morning together was a celebration of our songs but it also involved an art project where each one was at a table coloring their own wheel. Volunteers cut them out and each resident then placed their wheel on a big poster where the words to the “I’ve Got Wheels” song were printed.

We practiced our two songs many times and then the moment arrived when family, friends and staff were invited to come and hear our songs. Some family and staff actually had tears in their eyes when they witnessed the joy and enthusiasm expressed by our residents. It was truly a remarkable two weeks for us.

Even now, two weeks later we’ll hear someone singing down the hall about the wheels or singing in a deep voice, “Keep

on Trying, Oh Yeah.” We will be keeping our songs alive in our sing-a-long times.

Our next adventure will involve Japanese weaving with a teacher who has been trained in the Artful Aging program as had our poet and songwriter/singer. Our chapel will house 9 large looms for the month of May. We anticipate involving residents who perhaps don’t speak English or those who have other communication issues. Language and speech is not a barrier as residents can learn by observing the weaver.

It is our goal to off er an arts learning experience for everyone here regardless of what their ability level might be. We welcome community members to get involved in our programs and to show support for these people who live in this community and call Redeemer their home.

Volunteers are always welcome and the ones who have helped us in the past will be the fi rst to tell you that they “get” more out of volunteering than they “give”! Contact Mary Ann Maple at (612) 455-4150 for more information.

Aging Doesn’t Stop Redeemer Residents from Learning

por Jennifer Arnold

Heidi Romanish, después de un mes de trabajar en la Asociación del Vecindario Lyndale, me dijo que se ha estado preguntando porque encuentra que este trabajo es tan divertido e interesante que no siente como trabajo.

“Es la evolución natural de todas mis experiencias previas,” ella dijo, con entusiasmo.

Heidi Romanish es la nueva organizadora comunitaria de media jornada de Lyndale. Sus responsabilidades primarias son reclutar participantes, preparar y facilitar a nuestro grupo de mujeres Latinas en el Programa de Liderazgo para Mujeres en Lyndale (Latinas de Lyndale en Liderazgo). No podría haber una persona que cabe mejor en la posición.

Heidi se crió en St. Cloud, Minnesota. Después de graduarse con su título en

los Estudios de la Mujer de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Madison, Heidi empezó a perseguir su pasión de desarrollar liderazgo en otras personas con las Girl Scouts y varias campañas políticas.

Después de varios años, decidió mudarse a Costa Rica. Su plan fue enseñar inglés por unos pocos años. Pero se quedó por catorce, enseñando el inglés en un Colegio con un programa de bachillerato internacional que se llama Blue Valley e inglés como segundo idioma a adultos por un programa en una compañía.

El mayor logro de Heidi en Costa Rica fue crear el programa de tutoría llamado “Amigos por el Inglés” que juntaron a sus alumnos privilegiados del Blue Valley con los alumnos de bajo privilegio del barrio cerca de Pavas. En el programa, los jóvenes de Pavas aprendieron el inglés, y los alumnos de ambas escuelas aprendieron de uno al

otro, algo que continua tener un impacto en sus vidas.

Heidi volvió a Minnesota en el verano de 2014 para criar a su hija de siete años, Emilia, cerca de la familia y para asistir al Programa de Liderazgo en Asuntos Públicos en el Humphrey School en la Universidad de Minnesota. “Y ahora me encuentro facilitando el Programa de Liderazgo aquí en Lyndale que me da la oportunidad de aplicar lo que he aprendido en el Humphrey,” dijo Heidi.

Heidi se siente conectada con las mujeres de Latinas de Lyndale en Liderazgo. Ella se halla hablando español, y a causa de sus catorce años como inmigrante en Costa Rica, Heidi tiene un aprecio fuerte por la experiencia de los inmigrantes Latinos. Muchas de las mujeres son madres, y Heidi se siente comprometida de dirigirse a sus preocupaciones y facilitar su desarrollo. “Me siento que la cosa más grande que

he aprendido en los últimos años es que Emilia me ve no solamente como una cuidadora pero además como un modelo a seguir. Así que lo que hago tiene un impacto mucho más grande que lo que digo. Es importante para ella verme trabajar en educación y en el activismo comunitario.”

Heidi está emocionada seguir mejorando nuestro programa de Latinas de Lyndale en Liderazgo que ya ha sido exitoso. Ella quiere mejor conectar las graduadas con el

trabajo poniendo las graduadas como guía al grupo nuevo y darles otras oportunidad de liderazgo. Heidi ya empezó a realizar su visión cuando invitó a las graduadas juntarse a participantes nuevas por un empiezo divertido del programa de este año.

¡El Vecindario Lyndale está muy emocionado darle la bienvenida a Heidi para ayudarlos seguir nuestro trabajo de crear una comunidad fuerte, conectada y de muchas culturas!

www.lyndale.org/espanol Lyndale Neighborhood News

Las Noticias del Vecindario Lyndale

Clases deInglésDe mañana:9:30 am-12:00 pmlos lunes, martesy juevesWells Fargo Banken el sótano3030 Nicollet Ave.

Por la noche:5:30-8:00 pmlos lunes, martesy jueves en la Iglesia Zionla 33 y PillsburySolamente por la nochehay cuidado de niños (de 2 años en adelante)

• Para adultos

• Gratuitas

• Todos niveles son invitados

• Inscríbese en la clase los lunes

El cantico de La Posada.

Dando la bienvenida a la nueva organizadora comunitaria

Heidi, a la izquierda, con tres mujeres del grupo.

Jugando en la Casa Abierta. Pintando las caras en la Casa Abierta.

por Jennifer Arnold¡La Casa Abierta de Lyndale ya viene! ¡Júntese con sus vecinos y las organizaciones comunitarias el miércoles, 8 de abril de 5:30 a 8:00 pm en la Escuela Comunitaria de Lyndale (la 34 y la Grand) para esta celebración de primavera!

La Casa Abierta es su oportunidad de probar comida de los restaurantes locales en el Sabor de Lyndale, ganar premios maravillosos en la rifa y la subasta silenciosa, jugar en el carnaval y ver que tienen de nuevo las organizaciones comunitarias. Verá a todos sus

vecinos después del invierno largo.

¡El Sabor de Lyndale este año tendrá postre de la Pastelería de Butter, sandwiches de Blackbird y mucho más! Nuestra subasta silenciosa incluye premios grandes como cerámica hecha por miembros comunitarios y certifi cados de regalo de negocios locales y restaurantes.

El Carnaval de Lyndale incluirá favoritos clásicos como la pista de obstáculos y más, y nuestras organizaciones favoritas como el Quinto Precinto, Youth Farm, el YMCA y mucho más.

¡Ponga la Casa Abierta en su calendario! ¡Esperamos verle a Usted con toda la familia!

LyndaleCasa Abierta

el miércoles,8 de abril

5:30-8:00 pmen la Escula Lyndale

312 W. 34th St.

¡Venga a La Casa Abierta!

por Phil Rooney

El Programa del Verano de Youth Farm ya está abierto para que se registren. Nuestro programa de verano es para los jóvenes entre 9 y 15 que viven o van a las escuelas de los vecindarios de Lyndale y Whittier. Es GRATIS y va de 9:00 am a 3:00 pm los martes, miércoles y viernes desde el 23 de junio hasta el 12 de agosto.

En Youth Farm los participantes cocinan, andan en bicicleta, van a paseos, juegan y cultivan miles de libras de verduras. Cada semana cada una de las familias recibe una bolsa de verduras

cultivadas y cosechadas por su niño. Para más información acerca de Youth Farm y para inscribirse para el verano, póngase en contacto con Phil Rooney: (612) 990.9261 / [email protected].

Enrollandose para el verano


Las Noticias del Vecindario Lyndale

¡Apoye a Lyndale!¿Cuánto valora a su vecindario?

Aquí en Lyndale estamos trabajando duro para construirun vecindario seguro, diverso y sostenible.

Para hacer esto necesitamos el apoyo suyo con ambos el tiempo y el dinero. Su regalo, que puede descontar en los impuestos, a la Asociación del Vecindario Lyndale nos ayuda trabajar con toda la comunidad para asegurar que hay actividades para los niños de Lyndale, que hay una voz para la comunidad en proyectos de

desarrollo, y que seguimos haciendo gran eventos comunitarios como La Posada y el Festival del Pescado.

Para apoyar a su vecindario, solamente ve a www.lyndale.org o mande un cheque por correo a la Associación del Vecindario Lyndale, 3537 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55408. Aprecia Ud. nuestro trabajo

suficientemente para donar a nuestra organización, no importa la cantidad que nos da.

Pepina, Heide y Maria en el Capitolo trabajando para licensias.

por Heidi Romanish

Miércoles 25 de marzo 2015, el comité de la camera de representantes escuchó los testimonios a favor de la propuesta HF 97 (Rep. Hamilton-autor principal). HF 97 es la propuesta de ley por una licencia de conducir para todos, sin importar su estatus migratoria. Dos miembros de Latinas de Lyndale en Liderazgo asistieron esta audiencia tan importante, juntas con la organizadora comunitaria Heidi Romanish.

El comité de transporte en el senado aprobó la propuesta de ley, SF 224 (Sen. Champion-autor principal) el 19 de marzo con solamente un cambio de

añadir una marca atrás de la licencia que dice “solo para manejar”. Este cambio es para asegurar que la gente no puede usar su licencia para votar, si no tiene el estatus legal para votar.

El comité de transporte en la camera de representantes todavía no ha votado en la propuesta, sino escuchó 45 minutos de testimonio a una sala de llena hasta el límite de gente y entonces 200 personas, o más, fueron mandados a otra sala para esuchar el audio y una traducción simultaneo.

Rep. Karen Clark, La Iglesia Catolica de MN, Ana Serrrano de ISIAH, la policía de Willmar y Red Wing y los individuos María Cisneros y madres e

hijos dieron sus testimonios del impacto de no tener el derecho de conducir legalmente en Minnesota. Las diferentes perspectivas desde los derechos humanos, el impacto económico y la seguridad para todos en Minnesota estaban incluidos en los testimonios.

La Representante Karen Clark Dijo que los testimonios “cambiarían las corazones y las mentes” de los políticos. La comunidad latina ha salido de todas esquinas del estado en cantidad masiva para apoyar esta propuesta de ley HF 97 y asegurar que sus voces sean escuchadas. Ahora, esperarán los próximos pasos para que esta propuesta llegara ser la ley en Minnesota.

Noticia de “Un Estado Una Licencia” desde el Capitolio

por Heidi Romanish

El sábado 14 de marzo 2015 era una mañana soleada para iniciar el nuevo grupo de Latinas de Lyndale en Liderazgo con una sesión informativa en el Parque Painter. Con nueva energía, poco a poco, las graduadas de los grupos anteriores están apoyando este nuevo grupo orgullosamente en una manera profesional con nuevos roles de liderazgo.

El programa Latinas de Lyndale en Liderazgo es una oportunidad maravillosa para que las mujeres del vecindario se reúnen dos sábados por mes, durante nueve meses, para aprender sobre el liderazgo y ellas mismas e identifi car los recursos y las necesidades de su comunidad. En el fi nal del programa trabajan en equipo haciendo un proyecto comunitario. Cuando las mujeres terminen todas las sesiones (18 en total) durante los nueve meses reciben un certifi cado de liderazgo y se convierten en líderes quienes forman parte de una red de apoyo del vecindario Lyndale.

Esta red de graduadas ha sido imprescindible para empezar este grupo porque algunas han reclutado las nuevas participantes y otras han tomado papeles nuevos de liderazgo. María Pérez, una graduada del 2014, es una de esas líderes y ahora es la nueva asistente del programa trabajando al lado de Heidi Romanish, la nueva coordinadora del programa.

María Pérez está emocionada sobre su nuevo rol con el programa, “Creo que las mujeres lo están gustando hasta ahora. Me inspira para seguir adelante y apoyarlas. Es bueno para salir de la casa, cambiar la rutina y conocer gente nueva y sus ideas.” En México María era una abogada y también terminó otro programa de liderazgo en St. Paul. Además, ella actualmente estudia en las clases de inglés en las noches en la iglesia Zion y otro benefi cio de su nuevo puesto de asistente del programa

es la oportunidad para practicar su inglés con Heidi.

Otro énfasis para el programa este año es de incluir práctica del vocabulario en inglés usando la letra de canciones y mejorando el programa de los niños con el apoyo de las graduadas y el personal del Parque Painter. Eva Aguilera se graduó en 2012 y está encargada de guiar los niños de prescolar (edades 1-6). “Me gusta,” dice Eva, “Quiero dar mi mejor esfuerzo para trabajar con los niños hasta el fi nal del programa. Me alegro hacerlo.”

El horario del programa es cada otro sábado de 9:30 am a 12:30 pm. Empieza a las 9:30 am con un desayuno juntos con las mujeres, los niños y el personal de Parque Painter y los programas comienzan a las 10:00 am hasta 12:30 pm.

Con la sesión el 14 de marzo las nuevas integrantes tenían la oportunidad para escuchar de las graduadas de sus experiencias y después trabajaron en grupos pequeños para analizar sus papeles como mujeres con una actividad

titulada: “Nuestras madres, nuestras hijas y nosotras mismas.”

El 21 de marzo marcó la primera sesión ofi cial y la participación creció para incluir ocho miembros nuevos. El grupo empezó pensando en liderazgo como concepto, identifi cando quienes son líderes importantes para nosotras y por qué. También vimos como el liderazgo requiere habilidades, el base de gente apoyando y un compromiso. Finalmente, cerramos con el tema de nuestros estilos de liderazgo para identifi car como trabajamos con otra gente.

La próxima sesión es el sábado 11 de abril. Vamos a escuchar de unas líderes del Vecindario Lyndale, aprender cómo trabajar en equipo y construir mapas de su comunidad y dar la bienvenida a nuevas mujeres del grupo para 2015.

La iniciación del grupo 2015 de Latinas de Lyndale en Liderazgo

Asistente del programa María Perez y María Chilagayo presentando.

La Limpieza de LyndaleSábado, 18 de abril

10:00am –1:00 pmCentro Comunitario de Lyndale

¡Júntese con sus vecinos para limpiar a nuestra comunidad después del invierno! Venga al Centro Comunitario entre las 10am y la 1pm el sábado, 18 de

abril para buscar bolsas, guantes, un mapa y comida.


COMMUNITY CALENDARSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Lyndale Community Meal, 6:00 pm

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Lyndale Open House It Takes A Neighborhood

Celebrate spring with your

neighbors!

¡Celebra laprimavera con

sus vecinos!

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 • 5:30-8:00 pm | Miércoles, 8 de abril • 5:30-8:00 pmLyndale Community School • 34th & Grand Ave.

The Open House is a free event and everyone is invited.All proceeds benefit your Lyndale Neighborhood Association. Find out all the details at www.lyndale.org/openhouse

[ Descubra todos los detalles en www.lyndale.org/openhouse ]

Great food from localrestaurants

Comida deliciosa de restaurantes locales

Find out how to get connected to your neighborhood

A fantastic silent

auction and community

raffle

Special Raffle

forFirstTime

Attendees!

Fun games for kids and adults

Juegos divertidos para niños y adultos

¿Qué pasará en la Open House (Casa Abierta) Sabor de Lyndale > ésta es su ocasión de probar los platos de losrestaurantes del vecindario.

Juegos > juegos divertidos de carnaval para adultos y niños.

Subasta silenciosa > venga listo para hacer una oferta en artículos preferi-dos de sus tiendas, restaurantes, y miembros de la comunidad locales.

¡Rifa de la comunidad > la rifa ofrecerá artículos para todos edades, así que si usted se siente afortunado venga a intentarlo!

Socios comunitarios > aqui le damos la oportunidad de averiguar que hace la Asociacion del Vecindario de Lyndale y tambien conectar con las organiza-ciones que sirven a nuestra comunidad.

¿Preguntas? marca (612) 824-9402 [email protected]

What’s Happening at the Open House

Taste of Lyndale > Try exciting food from local restaurants.

Games > Fun old-school carnival style games for kids and adults.

Silent Auction > Come ready to bid on items from your favorite local stores, restaurants, and community members.

Community Raffle > Feeling lucky? We’ve got great items for young and old alike!

Community Partners > This is your chance to find out what LNA is up to and how you can get connected with the many great organizations serving Lyndale.

Want to be the first to find out what items are being auctioned off –get updates at www.facebook.com/lyndale.neighborhood and on theOpen House page at www.lyndale.org/openhouse.

Questions? contact Jennifer at (612) 824-9402 x12or [email protected]

LNA Board Meeting6:30-8:30 pm

@ Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet Ave.)

Crime & Safety Meeting, 6:30-8:00 pm

@ 5th Precinct (3101 Nicollet Ave.)

Lyndale Open House

5:30-8:00 pmLyndale School(34th & Grand)

Renters’ Rights Meeting6:00-8:00 pm@ Lyndale

Community Center(3537 Nicollet)

LNBA Meeting,10:00-11:00 am

@ Buttery Bakery Café(37th & Nicollet)


10:00 am-3:00 pm2121 E. Lake St.

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Lyndale Neighborhood Meeting

6:30-8:00 pm@ Painter Park (34th St.

and Lyndale)

Housing, Planning & Development Meeting,

6:30-8:00 pm@ Lyndale Community

Center (3537 Nicollet Ave.)


@ Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet Ave.) Crime & Safety

Meeting, 6:30-8:00 pm @ 5th Precinct (3101

Nicollet Ave.)

Hosmer WorldMusic Series:

Nathan Hanson & Brian Roessler, 2:00 pm@ Hosmer Library

(347 E. 36th St.)

Hosmer WorldMusic Series:2:00 pm

@ Hosmer Library(347 E. 36th St.)


Minnesota Guitar Society, 2:00 pm





Dreamland Faces,2:00 pm


Homework Help:3:30-7:30 pm






Family Storytime:10:30 am











Twin Cities Heart Walk

9:00 am @ Target Field

Lyndale Social Club Art in Bloom

Tour, 11:00 am @Mpls. Inst. of Art

RedeemerPlant Sale

9:00 am-4:00 pm@Redeemer Residence

Ready To Work! Jobseekers Workshop

6:00-7:30 pm@ Zion Church Renters’ Rights Meeting

6:00-8:00 pm@ Lyndale Community Center

(3537 Nicollet)


10:00 am-1:00 pmLyndale Community


Lyndale Walkers Walk-A-Thon

Kick-off4:00 pm

3446 1st Ave.

Pocket Park Garden Meeting, 6:00-7:30 pm @ 3043 Pleasant Ave.

Lake Country SchoolPlant Sale

8:00 am-6:00 pm@3755 Pleasant Ave.

Women’sLeadership Program,

9:30 am-12:30 pm @ Painter Park






@ Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet Ave.)

Crime & Safety Meeting, 6:30-8:00 pm

@ 5th Precinct (3101 Nicollet Ave.)

Lyndale Open House

5:30-8:00 pmLyndale School(34th & Grand)



LNBA Meeting,10:00-11:00 am

@ Buttery Bakery Café(37th & Nicollet)


10:00 am-3:00 pm2121 E. Lake St.

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Lyndale Neighborhood Meeting

6:30-8:00 pm@ Painter Park (34th St.

and Lyndale)

Housing, Planning & Development Meeting,

6:30-8:00 pm@ Lyndale Community

Center (3537 Nicollet Ave.)


@ Lyndale Community Center (3537 Nicollet Ave.) Crime & Safety

Meeting, 6:30-8:00 pm @ 5th Precinct (3101

Nicollet Ave.)


Nathan Hanson & Brian Roessler, 2:00 pm@ Hosmer Library

(347 E. 36th St.)




Minnesota Guitar Society, 2:00 pm





Dreamland Faces,2:00 pm



















Twin Cities Heart Walk

9:00 am @ Target Field

Lyndale Social Club Art in Bloom

Tour, 11:00 am @Mpls. Inst. of Art

RedeemerPlant Sale

9:00 am-4:00 pm@Redeemer Residence

Ready To Work: A Jobseekers Workshop

6:00-7:30 pm@ Zion Church




10:00 am-1:00 pmLyndale Community


Lyndale Walkers Walk-A-Thon

Kick-off4:00 pm

3446 1st Ave.

Pocket Park Garden Meeting, 6:00-7:30 pm @ 3043 Pleasant Ave.

Lake Country SchoolPlant Sale

8:00 am-6:00 pm@3755 Pleasant Ave.







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