By JILL BOOGRENHennepin County will ask

the City of Minneapolis to ap-prove a major reconstruction ofMinnehaha Ave. that includes on-street bike lanes, sidewalk“bumpouts,” and realigned inter-sections.

The bike lanes signal a rejec-tion of the raised two-way cycletrack concept – think of the biketrail along W. River Pkwy but run-ning along the west side of Min-nehaha – in favor of painted lineson each side of the street, likethey are now, but buffered.

Bumpouts, or rounded curbextensions, are proposed for everyintersection along the corridor.And roads that approach Min-nehaha Ave. at an angle would besquared off.

Reactions so far are mixed. Atleast one resident said she’ll moveunless some things drasticallychange about the roadway, suchas speed and driver attention.

“I get that (the county is)going for the greater common

good,” said Lolly Obeda, who haslived on Minnehaha Ave. for 57years. “They’re going to do whatthey’re going to do, but I want tomake my opinion heard.”

She said unskewing angledroads will mean headlights from

turning cars will beam across theroad right into her house. She’salso not happy about losing on-street parking because of abumpout being added out front.

She’s not alone. At an OctoberLongfellow Business Association

meeting, members voted over-whelmingly against bumpouts.They see lost parking for their cus-tomers and an extra mound ofsnow to deal with in winter. Theyopposed all bumpouts, but espe-cially those at acute angles and at

signaled intersections.According to Craig Twinem,

Hennepin County design divisionmanager, bumpouts serve two pur-poses: one to shorten the distance

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By TESHA M. CHRISTENSENWhen it comes to the wide-

spread changes being proposedwithin the Minneapolis SchoolDistrict, residents don’t thinkthey are getting enough informa-tion.

Concerned parents, teachers,school staff, and communitymembers packed into the gymna-sium at Northrup ElementarySchool on Thursday night, Oct.10 during the Area B meeting tolearn about the school’s five-yearenrollment plan.

The changes in the plan willaffect one of every four students.

A PLAN TO HANDLE

ENROLLMENT GROWTH“Our enrollment is going togrow,” remarked school boardmember Kim Ellison.

This year marks the thirdyear that Minneapolis PublicSchool enrollment has grown,and projections through 2017show that it will continue togrow, with an estimated 905 newstudents in Area B.

This new plan seeks to ac-commodate that growth, whilealso aiming to increase the shareof students who attend Min-neapolis Public Schools by 10%.Right now, an estimated 38% of

Minneapolis students attendcharter or suburban schools.

Ellison believes that becausethe majority of charter schoolsare not high-performing schools,families are returning to Min-neapolis Public Schools.

Area B Associate PrincipalStephen Flisk noted that withthis plan, the district will provideseven new schools of choice andtwo new community schools.

In all, the district will pro-vide 1,500 new communityschool seats and 2,275 new seatsof choice.

The early childhood educa-tion program that recentlymoved to Hiawatha is one of twothat will be expanded.

Seward Montessori Schoolwill grow by 9 classrooms, as thedistrict seeks to support a suc-cessful program there, accordingto Flisk. “It is important to notethat we explored a variety of op-tions,” said Flisk, including adual campus and a reduction ofstudents. After study, district rep-resentatives felt that the least dis-ruptive option for families was toadd onto the building.

“Our intent is not to dis-mantle programs, but to buildthem,” said Flisk.

Cooper will be re-opened asa K-8 school. Flisk attributed the

increased enrollment in this areato housing growth near the lightrail.

Howe and Sanford middleschools will share space and pro-grams, if needed, according toFlisk.

Roosevelt will add a Spanishimmersion program. Emerson,Windom and Sheridan will feedto Anwatin Middle/RooseveltHigh School. “It’s a very excitingprogram for us,” said Ben Chiriof Roosevelt High School. A mar-keting plan is being created to

pull in more students to Roo-sevelt, which currently has 850compared to South’s 1,780.

WHAT’S THE COST?Over the next four years, the dis-trict will pour $6.3 million intoArea B for program costs, out of atotal of $54 million.

It will spend $30 million tobuild additions at Seward andCooper. Throughout the district,$100 million will go towardsbuilding renovations and addi-

tions. (The cost for modifyingLongfellow and the Brown Build-ing at 2225 Lake St. are lumpedinto the larger district total,rather than into Area B as theprograms serve the entire schooldistrict.)

The majority of the cost fallsover the 2015-2016 school year,coinciding with the major build-ing projects.

“Where is the money goingto come from?” asked SteveNichols, whose children attendNorthrup and South High. “Webacked passing the levy and whatthat got us was fancy offices foradministrators.”

COMMUNITY INPUTAttendees at the Oct. 10 meetingasked for more details on theproposed changes, and had ques-tions about funding. Severalquestioned whether the district’splans were equitable throughoutAreas A, B and C.

“We want to know what’sgoing to happen to the schoolsyou didn’t bring up,” saidNichols.

The recommendation to estab-lish a district-wide performing artshigh school at Wilder generated

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With enrollment growing, MPS plans to reopen and renovate schoolsCooper, Seward, Hiawatha, Roosevelt, Howe, Sanford and Longfellow among those affected in Area B

What did you possibly miss by not being a Messenger Facebook friend?

Senior Surf Day at East Lake Library • Longfellow Community

Council's Annual October General Membership meeting • Transition

Longfellow’s movie presentation of “The 11th Hour” • The 4th

annual Fossil Walk • Female vocal trio Ladyslipper at East Lake

Library • East Lake Bike N' Bus-In Cinema • American Legion 99’s

meet the candidates forum • National Mental Illness Awareness

Week • Epworth’s Annual Harvest Dinner • Longfellow Business

Association’s discussion of Minnehaha reconstruction and the

impact on businesses • Ingebretsen’s A Nordic Marketplace •

Midtown Global Market Cheese and Apple Festival • The screening

of El Colegio high school’s documentary about land use, water qual-

ity, and the school’s innovative patio renovation project.

Bike lanes and bumpouts to be recommended for Minnehaha Avenue

A graphic representation of what the intersection would look like at Min-nehaha Ave. and 38th St. The bike lanes signal a rejection of the raisedtwo-way cycle track concept. (Image prepared by LHB and SRF on behalf ofHennepin County)

This year marks the third year that Minneapolis Public School enrollmenthas grown, and projections through 2017 show that it will continue togrow, with an estimated 905 new students in Area B.

By JILL BOOGRENIt’s not enough to “Eat like a

King”. It’d be nice to sit like one,too.

Work may begin soon on thepatio at Sandcastle — whichopened at the big beach on thewest side of Lake Nokomis thissummer — if approvals are inplace and there’s enough time todo some digging before theground freezes.

This year Sandcastle had tomake do with a tent and tempo-rary picnic tables on the grass. Co-owner Amy Greeley said thatwhile the graduation party feel ofit is familiar to people, having afinished patio will make it feel likea real restaurant.

“When you think ‘Where do Iwant to go’? If you have a lovelyarea to sit in and a beautiful laketo look at, this matches us more toLake Harriet, Calhoun, Sea Salt,”she said. “They all have reallybeautiful patios. It feels substan-tial.”

Building the patio is the Min-neapolis Park and RecreationBoard’s (MPRB) responsibility inthe arrangement that broughtSandcastle to the site. It was origi-nally expected to be completedthis fall.

As the Messenger goes to press,

designs are still being finalized be-tween the MPRB, Sandcastle andLocus Architecture, who designedthe concession building. Onceready, the MPRB has to obtainnecessary approvals from the citybefore they can break ground.

This is cutting it close forSandcastle, who is counting on atleast some foundation work beingdone before winter. If not, thatleaves all of the work for spring –work that can’t begin until theground thaws, which is typically inearly April.

This bumps up against theirhoped-for opening date of April15.

“We had a half season lastyear (due to a late-June opening)

and another half season does im-pact us,” said Greeley. “It would benice to have a full season nextyear.”

Cliff Swenson, MPRB directorof design and project manage-ment, said they still hope to startconstruction late this fall andguessed patio construction couldtake about a month.

“I would count on openingApril 15th or whenever weather al-lows,” Swenson said. “If we [still]have construction going on, we’llwork around it the best we canand make sure we have an area togive covered seating.”

Greeley doesn’t think the park

board will leave them out in thecold, but Sandcastle has to findthe right balance between thenumber of staff on hand and cus-tomers served.

“If no one shows up becausethere’s no place to sit, it’s finan-cially dangerous,” said Greeley.

Even without the finishedpatio, Greeley said it was a greatyear. “It went really well, we werereally happy with people whoshowed up every day.” She saidthe neighborhood was “super sup-portive,” and they started to seeregulars right away.

Once built, the new patio willhave room for 120 or more peopleand will be designed with possiblefuture expansion in mind.

Other work will also be doneon the site. The forestry depart-ment will “limb up” the trees tocreate views from the patio acrossthe lake. Wheel Fun Rentals willmove north of the beach house.Slabs will be added for more pic-nic tables, and some trails will bererouted for better flow of peoplewalking and biking.

People can find out more bytalking to their park commission-ers or checking the park boardwebsite.

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By IRIC NATHANSONMinneapolis voters will need

to do their political homework ifthey want to make informedchoices when they go to the pollson Nov. 5.With more than 50names on the ballot in mostprecincts, that can be a dauntingtask. Luckily, help is availableon-line for voters who are willingto put some time and effort intopreparing for the city election.

RANKED CHOICEThe place to start is with the web-sites that provide primers on thecity’s ranked choice voting sys-tem, in place this year after thenew system was rolled out for thefirst time in 2009. Under rankedchoice, voters can list their pref-erences for up to three candi-dates vying for each office listedon the ballot. FairVote Minneso-ta , the group promoting the new system, explains the rankedchoice at its site (www.fair-votemn.org).

FairVote notes that “voterscast their vote for their favoritecandidate knowing that if he orshe doesn’t gather enough votesto win, their vote will count to-ward their second choice. In asingle-winner election, votes castfor the least popular candidateare not “wasted,” but rather re-distributed to more popular can-didates, based on the voters’ sec-ond choices, until one candidatewins with a majority of votes.”

The City of Minneapolis’selection website (www.vote.min-neapolismn.gov) also providesinformation about the multiple-choice system. Its site, which in-cludes an informational video,explains that ranked choice elim-inates the need for separate pri-mary elections. The city’s sitegoes on to explain that each bal-lot has three columns. In each of-fice, voters complete the ballotfrom left to right, indicating theirfirst choice for each race in thefirst column. If voters wish, theycan rank second and third choic-es.

MAYORAL CANDIDATESThis year, 35 candidates havefiled for mayor, an all-timerecord prompted by R.T. Rybak’sdecision to retire at the end ofhis current term. Many of the 35are not making a serious effort tosucceed Rybak, but others arebusy crisscrossing the city at a se-ries of candidate forums wherethey are often limited to one-

minute responses to questionsposed by the forum moderators.

Voters who have not attend-ed the forums can learn aboutthe candidates stand on issues byreading the voters' guide pub-lished by the Star Tribune. Theguide appeared in the paper’sOct. 7 edition.

Candidates were asked abouttheir ideas to grow jobs and pop-ulation, reduce crime and lowerproperty taxes. They were alsoasked about their positions onthe Minnesota Vikings Stadiumpackage, and the city’s proposedstreetcar plan. Thirty candidatesresponded to the Star Tribune’ssurvey. The voting guide’s on lineversion is at http://www.startri-bune. com/pol i t i c s / s ta te lo -cal/225974031.html. Hard copiesof the paper’s Oct. 7 edition are onfile at the Hennepin County Cen-tral Library in downtown Min-neapolis.

COUNCIL AND

BOARD CANDIDATESThe Star Tribune’s voting guidedoes not include information onthe city council races, includingthose in the 9th and 12th wards,where the incumbent councilmembers are not seeking re-elec-tion. In the 9th ward, six candi-dates are vying to succeed GarySchiff, while five candidates havefiled to succeed Sandy ColvinRoy in the 12th Ward. Incum-bents Cam Gordon in the SecondWard and John Quincy in the11th Ward are both running forre-election.

The Minneapolis electionwebsite provides a listing of all thecandidates in each of the city’s 13 wards. (http://vote.minneapo-lis mn.gov/candidate/filing) Thelistings often include the candi-dates ‘ websites and their E-mailaddresses.

On a citywide level, voterswill elect two members of theBoard of Estimate and Taxation

and three at-large members ofthe Minneapolis Park Board. Inthe Park Board’s District 5,which includes Longfellow andNokomis neighborhoods, voterswill chose a board member tosucceed Carol Kummer, who isretiring. The Minneapolis elec-tion guide also includes websitesfor Park Board and Board of Esti-mate candidates.

CHARTER AMENDMENTSWhen they go to the polls on

Nov. 5, many voters will be sur-prised to learn that they arebeing asked to vote on twoamendments to the MinneapolisCity Charter. At its website, theMinneapolis League of WomenVoters provides an explanation ofwhat it calls the “clean language”amendments: http://www.lwvm-pls.org/City_Charter_Amend-ment.html. According to theLeague, the amendments “putthe almost one hundred-year-oldcity charter into modern lan-guage, eliminates arcane lan-

guage and outdated regulationsand makes the entire documentmore accessible and readable byorganizing it by topic.“ TheLeague notes that two amend-ments are necessary because statelaw requires that liquor provi-sions be addressed separately.

POLLING PLACES,

VOTER REGISTRATION AND

ABSENTEE VOTINGThe city’s election website in-cludes an interactive feature thatenables voters to determine thelocation of their polling places.Users enter their zip code andtheir street number and thenchoose from a drop-down menuthat lists street names (http://vote.minneapolismn.gov/vot-ers/where-to-vote).

Information is also postedabout voter registration: http://vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/register; and absentee voting: http://vote.minneapolismn.gov/voters/ab-sentee.

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Preparing for the

November 5 election:

Where to go for help

Letters to the EdtorMark Andrew: First

choice for Mayor

As a public school teacher whocares deeply about making sureevery Minneapolis student canachieve and compete, Mark An-drew is my first choice formayor on Nov. 5.

Mark is a proven progressiveleader who has what it takes toaddress the most urgent concernsfacing Minneapolis — closingour opportunity gaps and mak-ing sure every all our studentsgraduate prepared for tomor-row’s jobs.

On Oct. 14, I stood withMark alongside education advo-cates representing every perspec-tive of the ongoing discussion onimproving our schools. As part ofhis Growing Great Kids agenda,Mark announced his newMayor’s Council on Education.On day one of his administra-tion, these diverse leaders willput their differences aside andget to work on closing our op-portunity gaps.

It’s just one example of howMark’s collaborative skills willbring people together around hisbold vision to make our great

city even greater. Education isn’t a cut and dry

issue. It pervades every part ofour lives. While our schools pre-pare students with the skills andknowledge they need to competefor tomorrow’s jobs, a good edu-cation starts at home and it fin-ishes when a student enters theworkforce and contributes to ourgrowing economy.

Mark believes a high-qualityeducation cannot be a luxury fora lucky few. That means improv-ing our schools, and it meanscreating safe neighborhoodswith stable housing and jobsthat pay well. By renewing andexpanding important partner-ships with Hennepin Countyand within Minneapolis, Mark’sgoing to make sure every neigh-borhood is a great place to learnand grow.

Mark Andrew is the oneleader who can cut through olddebates and collaborate withother leaders across the city toforge innovative new solutions.That’s why he’s my first choiceon Nov. 5.

Alex Hoselton Northrop resident

Betsy Hodges #1 choice

for Minneapolis mayorDepth, consistency, integrity,commitment to environmentaland racial justice, fiscal manage-ment chops, willingness to takeon (and win!) tough battles likepension reform. These are a fewof the many reasons Betsy Hodgesis my #1 choice for Minneapolismayor.

But I won’t just be rankingmy first choice; my ballot will in-clude second- and third-choicemayoral candidates too. I’m grate-ful for the opportunity to expressmy backup preferences, and I’murging my Minneapolis friendsand neighbors to express theirs aswell.

It’s unfortunate that an ex-traordinarily low bar for candi-date filing – candidates need onlyplunk down $20, and they’re in –has given us an unwieldy 35-per-son slate. Yet the answer is NOT areturn to the outdated, exclusion-ary municipal primary, in which atiny, demographically skewedhandful of voters culled the fieldfor everybody else. The resulting“choice” was always way too nar-row for my taste.

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Ah calendars! It’s about this timeeach year that the new ones startappearing. You can see them pop-ping up in the stores all over town.

Most of the downtown placeswhere I used to preview calendarsare gone now, including Dayton’s,Shinder’s and Baxter’s Books. Icould spend an entire Saturday af-ternoon browsing the calendars atthese places.

I also liked Woolworth’s for calendars, though I don’tthink I ever bought one at that store. But for years, I boughttiny notebooks there and used them as a pocket calendars.

We are lucky enough to have a calendar maker right inour neighborhood. Northern Sun, on East Lake Street, hasbeen creating calendars for more than 30 years. They have ahost of new calendars on display in the store and online.Theirs are calendars with a message — peace, justice and ahope for a better world. When I lived nearby, I loved walk-ing down to Northern Sun on autumn Saturdays to browse.

I have found some of my favorite calendars at North-ern Sun through the years, including a Lakota Way calendarand the Peace calendar. But I think my favorite calendarwas a Peanuts calendar with recipes given to me as a gift along time ago. I kept it long after the year was up, using therecipes over and over. It is gone now, lost among the movesof recent years.

Perhaps you have a favorite calendar, one that you pur-chase year after year. Or perhaps you have saved one for the

photographs, recipes or directions. I’d love to hear your sto-ries about old calendars.

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Despite the appeal of print calendars, a number ofMessenger readers say they’ve switched over to electronicones. “I switched over to the calendar on my phone,” writesDorry Hortillosa. “I’ve linked to my husband’s account andwe can see each other’s schedule. No more date book. Oneless thing to carry in my purse.”

Virginia Rudloff says she switched to an electronic cal-endar at least 10 years ago. “I think Palm Pilot was the pop-ular brand, but I liked another: Handspring? That’s the lasttime I used a regular calendar.”

Christina Robert uses only an electronic calendar, too.She uses Google’s calendar on her phone and laptop.Aneka Swanson uses the Google calendar, too. And shethinks the Messenger should use one, too. (I’ll pass that ideaalong to the editor.)

On the other hand, there aresurely a lot of readers still usingphysical calendars. Sherry Stonich isone who hasn’t “made the elec-tronic switch.” She uses a dry erasecalendar and one of those Hall-mark planners which are availablefree.

How about you? Have youswitched over to a calendar on your

phone or computer? Or are you still using a calendar hang-ing on the wall or refrigerator?

Or perhaps you are like me and use both physical andvirtual calendars. I do that at work. Meetings and events goon the wall calendar and on the electronic one, too. I’m notsure how this started, but I’m sure I’m not the only onedoing this.

(Editor’s note: The Messenger actually does use an electroniccalendar...at our website you can find a monthly calendar ofevents and activities occurring in Longfellow and Nokomis atwww.LongfellowNokomisMessenger. Be sure to check it outand add in your own local church dinners and other events soeveryone else can participate!)

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(Tom Gilsenan has been writing the Hiawatha Notebook col-umn since 1997. You can write to him via email at: tomgilse-nan@gmail.com. Or in care of the Messenger.)

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Hiawatha NotebookBy TOM GILSENAN

Bike lanesContinued from page 1

for people who don’t always goto the signaled intersections tocross the street, and two, to pre-vent drivers from going aroundother vehicles waiting to make aleft turn.

LBA members did agree thata bumpout at the police stationmay slow vehicles rounding thecorner from Lake St. They also fa-

vored extending the sidewalkalong the block in front ofPatrick’s Cabaret and eliminatingthe extra driving lane. HennepinCounty Project Manager KristyMorter had said at the Septembermeeting that they were evaluat-ing removal of that lane.

The bike lanes also havepeople at odds. The choice is ahuge disappointment for cycletrack proponents, who have ar-gued that protected bikeways en-courage more riders than on-street bike lanes and have been a

boon for businesses in othercities.

Graphic images provided bythe county show on-street bikelanes – which even cycle trackenthusiasts consider high quality— with green-painted lanes at in-tersections that create visiblespace for cyclists to wait andcross. The buffer, or paintedstripes between the bike and traf-fic lanes, is also half a foot wider(18 inches total) than was origi-nally proposed.

“What you’ve shown us is

one of the best bike lanes intown,” said Robin Garwood,Council Member Cam Gordon’saide. “Unfortunately, the cycletrack layout is not the best layoutwe could have had.” Garwoodcirculated a printout from Gor-don’s blog suggesting more studyis needed on the cycle track op-tion.

Their concern is that evaluat-ing well-designed on-street bikelanes against a “badly-designed”cycle track isn’t comparing applesto apples. They contend that a

number of issues, such as park-ing loss and tree loss, are not in-herent to a cycle track and couldhave been resolved — perhapsresulting in a cycle track that waseven better than the bike laneoption.

The Minneapolis BicycleCoalition said they have askedthe county to design the roadway“to allow for the possibility of arelatively simple change to a pro-tected bike lane in the future.”

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Planning for Neighborhood

ImprovementsOver the next couple months, theNENA Board will be looking athow to best invest the neighbor-hood’s remaining neighborhoodrevitalization funds. There is ap-proximately $400,000 availablefrom our NRP plan that could beput to a lot of different uses. As al-ways, there will be more ideasthan money, so deciding prioritieswill be difficult but necessary.

As of this writing (mid-Octo-ber) the NENA Board is just aboutto discuss the process we’ll use forcommunity involvement in settingthose priorities. If you are interest-ed in being informed or involvedin this process, be sure to sign upfor NENA’s email list to receive“NENA Updates” or call the officeif you do not have access to email.

Elections in November, theadoption of the city budget in De-cember, a new mayor and an un-known City Council compositioncan all make for unpredictablepolitics. You may recognize aquote that sums it up for me: “Noman’s life, liberty or property aresafe while the Legislature is in ses-sion,” (penned in 1866 by JudgeGideon Tucker and popularizedby Mark Twain).

NENA was one of the neigh-borhood organizations that lost asignificant amount of fundingwhen the city council adopted the2011 budget with a provision thatcut un-contracted (unspent)neighborhood funds in half.While some of the funding waslater restored, Nokomis East stilllost a considerable portion of itsreserves. This was so the citycould fund its replacement forNRP, the Neighborhood andCommunity Relations Depart-ment.

To ensure that our remainingneighborhood funds are protect-ed, we want to make plans nowfor how to use them and them getthem under contract. It should be

a fairly quick process, and themore we hear from people, thebetter job we can do addressingthe neighborhood’s concerns.

Improvements Planned for

Minnehaha Park PavilionThe Minneapolis Park and Recre-ation Board held meetings forneighbors of Minnehaha Park todiscuss improvements to the Re-fectory (aka the Pavilion) in Au-gust and September. As far as weknow, no further meetings areplanned, but display boards fromthe meetings are available on theMPRB website: Go to www.min-neapolisparks.org, click on Plan-ning and Design on the left, thenclick Current Projects and scrolldown to Minnehaha Refectory Im-provements to see the report. Thecontact for information is CliffSwenson, MPRB Planning Divi-sion at 612-230-6473 or cswen-son@minneapolisparks.org

Monarch Festival

Volunteers: The Best!If you were among the 8,000 peo-ple who attended the MinneapolisMonarch Festival on Sept. 7, youknow it was one of the hottestdays of the year, and one of thebest events in town. Sixty volun-teers worked through the heat,many of them all day, and onceagain made the festival a memo-rable experience for children andfamilies.

A new stage line up of music(Machinery Hill, Silva Sol, RAMM,CharangaTropical and Salsa delSoul) made for an interesting mixalong with festival favorite, KapuliKetzalCoatlique Aztec DanceGroup.

Almost two hundred childrencompeted in the Kids ButterflyFun Runs, raising money forMonarch Joint Venture, whichworks on habitat conservation inthe US, where the most devastat-ing losses have occurred in the last

decade.The Festival is produced by

the Minneapolis Park and Recre-ation Board and NENA, in collab-oration with the University ofMinnesota’s Monarch Lab. It is anoff-shoot of an NRP funded proj-ect started in 1998 – the NokomisNaturescape. The Naturescapeprovides habitat for butterflies,birds and other wildlife, and is acertified Monarch Waystation. It ismaintained by volunteers fromNENA, the Wild Ones andAudubon who meet weeklythroughout the summer monthsto keep the gardens healthy andbeautiful.

Major sponsors are the Min-nesota State Arts Board, UnivisionMinnesota, UCare, the US ForestService International Program,Vida y Sabor Magazine, and KFAI.Our thanks go to them, and to 60volunteers who made the eventrun smoothly. To see photos ofthe festival, check out the Face-book page – just click on the iconat www.monarchfestival.org

Upcoming NENA

Meetings and EventsElection Day! 7-8pm, Tues., Nov.5. Find your precinct and votinglocation at www.nokomiseast.orgClick the Vote button.

NBNYE Planning: 7pm, Mon.,Nov. 18, at NENA. Come to thismeeting you if would like to helpplan the Night Before New Year’sEve Party (Sun, Dec 30).

NENA Board: 7pm, Thurs., Nov.21, at NENA.

Last-minute schedule changes areposted on our Calendar page atwww.nokomiseast.org or you maycall (612) 724-5652.

To keep up to date on neigh-borhood issues, events, etc, sign upfor NENA’s E-Mail list. Send anemail to nena@nokomiseast.orgwith “E-List Subscribe” in the sub-ject line, and we’ll get you on it.

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Letters to the editorContinued from page 3

I’d much rather see the cityraise that filing bar, through peti-tion signatures, a higher fee orboth, and retain my ability to rankseveral of 8 or 10 serious, organ-ized candidates – from diversepoints on the political spectrum.The reason many old-schoolpower brokers prefer the old sys-tem is because they wielded dis-proportionate influence under it.But if the older, whiter, more afflu-ent voters who typically showedup for the primary can handleevaluating more than two candi-dates, so can the rest of us.

It’s mid-October, and I’m stillevaluating four other mayoral can-didates to decide which two willearn my backup votes. I knowthere are many I DON’T want towin. I’ll definitely be filling inthose #2 and #3 columns on Nov.5 – and whoever your favorite can-didate is, I hope you do the same.

Susan Maas Nokomis resident

Mark Andrew is the proven

progressive leader

Minneapolis needsI volunteer to knock on doorsevery election year because it’simportant for me to stand up forwhat I believe and the people Ibelieve in.

While there are 35 candi-dates on the ballot for mayorthis year, only Mark Andrew isthe proven progressive leaderMinneapolis needs.

I’m volunteering for Markbecause he’s the candidate withthe skills and experience to keepour city moving in the right di-rection.

Mark has a bold vision tomake Minneapolis a great cityfor everyone, and he brings arecord of collaborating withleaders from across the city toturn ideas into action.

Mark went to public schoolhere, his kids went to publicschool here and he understandsthat we have work to do if we’regoing to make our publicschools every parent’s first

choice to prepare their kids fortomorrow’s jobs.

What’s more, Mark startedthree successful businesses here— including two stands at theState Fair. No one better under-stands what small business own-ers need to create jobs andthrive.

Mark’s has been and willcontinue to be an environmentalchampion. We have him tothank for the Greenway and thecounty’s recycling program. He’sgoing to create good-paying jobsand grow our economy by mak-ing Minneapolis the greenest cityin North America.

That’s the big picture. Whenit comes down to it, the decisionwe make on November 5 will af-fect our daily lives.

I’m telling everyone to makeMark Andrew their first choiceon Election Day because no onewill work harder to keep Min-neapolis moving forward eachand every day.

Peggy GriffinLongfellow

By JAN WILLMSA changing of the guard is on

the horizon for the Lake StreetCouncil. Joyce Wisdom, who hasbeen the full-time executive direc-tor since 2006, is retiring fromher position in July 2014.

For the first time the organi-zation has brought on board anassociate director, AllisonSharkey, who will spend the nextfew months working with Wis-dom until her departure. At thattime, Sharkey will take over as ex-ecutive director.

Sharkey, who started her newposition Oct. 7, has managedbusiness development, support-ing small and medium-sizedbusinesses in the St. Paul area.She spent the past two yearsworking as an associate directorof SPARC, an economic develop-ment corporation. Unfortunately,SPARC is closing its doors at theend of this year since it can nolonger financially sustain itself,but it has provided ten years ofcommunity support.

“The work I did there reallyapplies here,” she said.

She added that she directsalmost all of her spending dol-lars to Lake Street, havingresided in the area for the past15 years. She and her husband,who teaches elementary Englishas a Second Language at LyndaleSchool, are raising two daugh-ters, ages 1 and 3.

She said that although herspare time is limited, she lovesspending time on Lake Street,going to the Midtown FarmersMarket, the Midtown Y, takingher kids to the area parks anddining out and having a beer atthe local restaurants.

“I have seen Lake Street reallytransform over the years, and ithas been an incredible change,”Sharkey said. “Not just one, butseveral changes all along different

sections of Lake Street. I can’t pic-ture what it’s going to be like inthe next 15 years.”

Sharkey explained that in herprevious work, she has done or-ganizational management.

“I am glad to have LakeStreet build on what Joyce hascreated,” Sharkey said. She saidshe is hoping to go out andabout, working with businessowners in a very direct way.

“I like troubleshooting ontheir immediate needs, combinedwith planning for the future ofthe street,” Sharkey stated. “Thereis really an exciting mix of thingsto get to work on.”

She noted that she is pleasedthe businesses she will be work-ing with are the ones she goes to,anyway, as a customer.

Sharkey said she is lookingforward to the challenge of help-ing these business owners figureout what they need to be able to

grow, whether individually or asthe whole street.

As Wisdom prepares for herfinal months as director, she hasspent time reflecting on some ofthe challenges that the communi-ty will be facing.

“The cost of doing businesson Lake Street has increased,” sheaffirmed. “Property values haveincreased, which is a good thing,but there is not a low overheadanymore.”

She said Lake Street has beena place for new waves of immi-grants to come to for the past 100years, with a reasonable cost fac-tor that has allowed them to startup their businesses.

“It’s going to be a challengeto maintain some of the characterwe have had, and for some of thebusinesses to keep that characterand still be able to grow,” shesaid.

Wisdom said that with

Sharkey’s hiring, she has felt asense of relief. She started as apart-time executive director withno staff in 2005. She spent theyear raising enough funds tomake a change, and in 2006 shewent full-time and added twostaff members.

“It was a leap, not a transi-tion,” she recalled with a smile.She said the current addition ofSharkey to the staff also cameabout quickly.

“Our communications staffperson, Holly, has gone on towork at Planned Parenthood,”Wisdom explained. “When shegave notice, I decided to use it asan opportunity instead of a chal-lenge. I know my communitypartners and fundraisers worriedwhat might happen if I leave.”

She said Sharkey’s positionas associate director offers the op-portunity for her and Wisdom towork together, and for relation-ships and memory to be passedon. “With the two of us lookingat grant opportunities this year,we may be able to bring the com-munications role back morequickly.”

Wisdom said that one of theindicators of the work the LakeStreet Council has done showedup in the quality of the applicantsfor the associate director posi-tion.

“All the candidates were veryskilled, and I feel we chose thebest of the best,” she said.

Wisdom said it is very impor-tant to her that so many of thethings that have been put in placethe last several years be in safehands.

“The business partners andour resources really want to seethat continue,” Wisdom said.

She said she feels it is time toput these challenges in someone’shands who has new energy.

“I think I’m starting to lose a

little steam,” she joked. “I thinkit’s good for an organization tohave some healthy transitionwith new life and new people.”

She admitted that she willmiss very much working with thesmall business community, andshe plans to always remain con-nected to it.

“Allison will find she willlose her social time on LakeStreet,” Wisdom said, regardingbeing able to go out for lunch ordinner without perhaps having toaddress a question or problemthat someone poses.

“I can go back to being theperson who is a resident,” Wis-dom continued. But she addedthat the Lake Street business com-munity is what makes the job soexciting.

As for what she may do next,she mused that it could rangefrom writing a book about her ex-periences to stocking shelves atTarget. She does plan to travel toGreece, a favorite place of hers, inAugust and be able for the firsttime to stay for a whole month.

“I know the things that havegiven me energy, and the thingsthat have drained me,” she com-mented. “But I have not had timeto really evaluate the things I real-ly like doing.”

She said that she has talkedto some folks she has workedwith in marketing and communi-ty facilitation about the possibili-ty she can be more project-based.

Sharkey said it is really anhonor for her to be trained byWisdom.

“She is leaving some verylarge shoes to fill,” she noted. “Ihave seen in just the few days Ihave been here that she is a verystrong advocate for Lake Streetbusinesses, and a storyteller ofthe street. I just hope I can behalf as good an advocate as shehas been.”

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‘Changing of the guard’ for Lake Street Council

A changing of the guard is on the horizon for the Lake Street Council. JoyceWisdom (left), who has been the full-time executive director since 2006, is re-tiring from her position in July 2014. The organization has brought on board anassociate director, Allison Sharkey (right), who will spend the next few monthsworking with Wisdom until her departure. (Photo by Jan Willms)

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MPS plansContinued from page 1

many comments from people con-cerned about how it would affectSouth High.

“South has a great arts pro-gram already,” observed CarmenSchluter. “Why not put themoney into South and make itgreat? Why not have an excellentschool to support our studentson this end of the city?”

School board member KimEllison has heard many con-cerns regarding the proposedarts school. She pointed out thatthe district does lose students tothe other arts high schools inthe area, such as Perpich andthe one in St. Paul. She thinksthat arts high schools attract stu-dents who have been involvedin arts in their earlier years. Atregular high schools, many stu-dents are just starting to get in-

volved in the arts in ninth grade.

PRELIMINARY PLANFlisk stressed that the plan pre-sented is preliminary. “We arelooking for your voice and inputin this,” Flisk stated.

The district held severalmeetings in October to solicitcommunity input, and created aspecific email address for com-ments and questions (enroll-mentplan@mpls.k12.mn.us).The school board plans to voteon the plan Nov. 12.

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LBA members, however,voted against the cycle track andin favor of the bike lanes. Onereason given was that since thetrack would only be running onthe west side of Minnehaha,everybody in Longfellow wouldhave to cross the road just to geton it. Then cross back over to getto businesses on the east side ofthe street.

Tom Olson, who lives onMinnehaha Ave., suggested thosewho have to foot the bill have anadded stake in what happensalong Minnehaha. “People ride it,but they don’t have to pay,” hesaid. “I feel like I’m paying forthis.” With the assessment andservice upgrades, he estimateshe’ll have to pay around $8,000.

“Once you put out a dollaramount,” he figured, “Now I have

a stake in it. Now I wanna know alittle more about what they’regonna put in front of my house.”

Homeowners and businesseswill be assessed according to Uni-form Assessment Rates, which areapplied based on citywide formu-lae, not individual project details.City Engineering RepresentativeChris Engelmann said peoplewould receive information fortheir property and payment de-tails at the end of 2014.

Deteriorating pavement anddrainage issues have promptedthe reconstruction, last done 50years ago. If given the green light,driving and parking lanes will benarrowed. Left turn lanes will beadded at 31st, 32nd, 38th and46th streets and a right turn laneat 42nd St., and green space willbe added at Rollins and Adamstriangles.

The county is expected tosubmit their plans to the citycouncil’s Transportation & PublicWorks Committee Nov. 7, with a

final vote by the full council Nov.15.

Gordon, whose 2nd wardwill include Minnehaha fromLake to 34th streets beginningJan. 1, 2014, plans to vote againstgiving municipal consent.

Council Member Gary Schiffsaid he doesn’t know how he’llvote but plans to go over the en-gineering drawings with a “fine-toothed comb” to ensure they’remaking use of every inch of theroadway. He said the city can voteno, but they can’t make a substi-tute motion. “We can’t really sub-stantially change their design.”

Council Member SandyColvin Roy said she’s still gettinga lot of input from the communi-ty and is still considering com-ments and asking questions.

“The new Minnehaha willserve this community for the next50 years or more,” she said. “Iwant to feel confident that, yearsfrom now, we will still believe wemade the right choices.”

A rendering of what Minnehaha Ave. may look like mid-block, if the pro-posed layout is approved. The county is expected to submit their plans to thecity council's Transportation & Public Works Committee Nov. 7, with a finalvote by the full council Nov. 15. (Image prepared by LHB and SRF on be-half of Hennepin County)

During the Oct. 10, 2013 meeting, Laurie LeMoine observed that there isan inequity in high schools in Minneapolis, specifically between Rooseveltwith Southwest. Many attendees at the meeting questioned how the districtwas going to be equitable. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen)

Keewaydin Campus celebrates reopening

Lake Nokomis Community School Keewaydin Campus celebrated thegrand re-opening of the school on October 12. Families, community mem-bers, school staff, park board members, and alumni, came to celebrate theevent. Many community members put a lot of time and effort into thisproject starting many years ago and the beautiful new school buildinggleamed as families walked through the new and refurbished school. Pic-tured above in the ribbon cutting: Beth Ness, Wenonah Principal, DougWalter, NENA, Jay Larson LNCS Site Council Chair and LNCS parent,Dr. Bernadeia Johnson, Ethan Wiles, 8th grade Keewaydin Student,Martha Spriggs, Keewaydin Principal, Richard Mammen, MPS SchoolBoard, and steadying the scissors from below is Gwen Sluka.

Longfellow FaithForum Backpackand Supply DriveThe Longfellow Faith Forum is fill-ing a gap for much-needed back-packs and school supplies for chil-dren who are homeless or highlymobile in our local schools. Therehas been an increase in the num-ber of children affected by home-lessness. While our schools pro-vide numerous services and re-sources to all of their students, thedemand is greater than their re-sources. Often students, especiallythose who are homeless or highlymobile, arrive at school with nosupplies. Several faith communi-ties in the Greater Longfellow andSeward neighborhoods have be-gun collecting:· 3-ring 3” binders· folders· notebooks· pencils· pen cases· clip-on reading lights· financial donations· alarm clocks

These resources are critical forthe children who receive them.We have a great opportunity tomake a positive, lasting impacton these students and their fami-lies. If you would like to partici-pate in this project with materialresources as listed above, pleasedrop off donations at BethanyLutheran Church (3901 36th AveS. Minneapolis) between thehours of 9am-1pm, or contact theoffice at 612.729.9376 to arrangea drop off time. If you would liketo make a financial contributionto this project, please contactJoAnna Lund at 612.722.4529 ext. 2or at joannalund@longfellow.org.

For more information, please feelfree to contact Pauline at longfel-lowfaithforum@q.com.

Annual LCC ChiliCook Off Fundraiseron Sunday,November 3rdCome join your neighbors injudging who has the best chili inthe neighborhood! The event willbe at Zeke's Unchained Animal(3508 E Lake St) from 5-7pm onSunday, November 3rd.

Early tickets will be available forpurchase online via PayPal, at ourBest Meeting Ever! on TuesdayOctober 22nd, and at the office(2727 26th Ave S). Those who buytheir entry early will get a dis-counted price ($8/adults; $1/kidsages 6-12). Tickets will also beavailable at the door for a day-ofprice ($10/adults; $3/kids ages 6-12; kids 5 and under free!). Buyyour tickets online at the web-site! (longfellow.org).

This ticket purchase includes allthe chili you can eat until it runsout, corn bread, dessert, activitiesfor kids, the chance to win a fab-ulous door prize and an opportu-nity to spend time with yourfriends and neighbors! Water willbe provided and other beverageswill be available for purchase.

Fireroast Cafe will be providingdesserts, Zeke's Unchained Ani-mal will be providing corn bread,and a representative from Sum-mit Brewery will be on site rec-ommending beer pairings withthe chilis!

If you're interested in entering achili, visit http://www.longfel-low.org/chili-entry/.

Longfellow StationNear CompletionThe Longfellow Station apart-ments are nearing completion,with construction scheduled to fin-ish in November. The developmentis located at 38th & Hiawatha andfeatures 180 apartment units. Thebuilding has a mix of studio, one-,two-, and three-bedroom apart-ments, with rents ranging from$750 to $1,372. Some units will al-so have reduced rents through theLow Income Housing Tax Creditprogram. The next phase in theproject will include approximately10,000 square feet of retail space.Sherman Associates, the projectdeveloper, has not yet finalizedtenants for the retail space.

Longfellow365: Longfellow365 is a yearlong photoproject that showcases theLongfellow Neighborhood. Sevenphotographers from the communi-ty will each be assigned a day ofthe week, and starting January 1st,for the year of 2014 they will take aphoto of something in the neigh-borhoods (of Cooper, Howe, Hi-awatha and Longfellow). It is basedon the project Powderhorn365.Please check out http://longfel-low365.wordpress.com/ for a newphoto each day. You can also findus on Facebook.

Get YourLongfellow T-ShirtStop by theLCC Office toget your newLongfellow t-shirt! Shirtsare $15 andare availablein both men'sand women'scuts. Stop bythe LCC Office to pick one up, or lookfor the LCC booth at communityevents throughout the year!

Longfellow Community Council2727 26th Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55406

612.722.4529 • www.longfellow.org

Melanie Majors, Executive Director

Ruth Romano, Office Staff

Joanna Lund, Community Engagement Coordinator

Jessica Buchberger, Communication & Event Manager

melanie@longfellow.org

ruth@longfellow.org

Joannalund@longfellow.org

jessica@longfellow.org

Calendar of Meetings and Events

NOVEMBER 2013Meetings are free and open to the public, and are accessible.

Check the calendar on our website www.longfellow.org

ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEEWednesday, Nov 67:00 - 8:00 pmFireroast Café3800 37th AveFFI: jessica@longfellow.org

NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEEMonday, Nov 116:30 - 8:00 pmcheck website for locationFFI: spencer@longfellow.org

RIVER GORGEMonday, Nov 116:30 - 8:00 pm Hiawatha School Park4305 42nd St. EFFI: joannalund@longfellow.org

LONGFELLOW FAITH FORUMTuesday, Nov 1212:00 - 1:30 pmsee website for locationFFI: joannalund@longfellow.org

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONSTuesday, Nov 126:30 - 8:00 pmLCC Office, 2727 26th Ave SFFI: joannalund@longfellow.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORSThursday, Nov 216:30 – 8:30 pmBrackett Park2728 39th Ave SFFI: melanie@longfellow.org

ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATIONTuesday, Nov 266:30 - 8:00 pmcheck website for locationFFI: spencer@longfellow.org

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How did you sleep last night?Join Longfellow/Seward HealthySeniors and MinneapolisCommunity Education for a pres-entation about sleeping problemson Tues., Nov. 19 at 10:30am atHoly Trinity Lutheran Church,2730 E. 31st St. As we age, restful,uninterrupted sleep can be diffi-cult to achieve. Come and hearDr. Michael Schmitz of AbbottNorthwestern Hospital discusswhy sleep may be eluding youand what you can do to try andensure you get enough. CallHealthy Seniors at 612-729-5799for more information.

New office complexopens on 36th Ave. S.Longfellow, Nokomis and Se-ward neighbors are invited to theGrand Opening of LongfellowOffices on Sat., Nov. 2 from11am to 2pm. Enjoy complimen-tary chair massages, energymeridian testing, and refresh-ments. Shop for holiday gift cer-tificates and register for freeprizes.

Longfellow Offices is locatedat 3011 36th Ave S, right behindMerlin’s Rest Pub. The newly re-modeled building formerlyhoused the Bohlander ArtGallery, but now includes 10 newoffices with hardwood floors, 10foot pressed tin ceilings, naturallighting, advanced sound insula-tion between units and naturalslate accents.

Come over on Nov. 2 tomeet the owners of McDonoughand Nowicki Attorneys at Law,The Well Being: Studio for Mas-sage Therapies, Dancing DragonAcupuncture & Wellness, WillowHaven Wellness, and IntegrativeBodywork LLC. Several of thesesmall business owners live near-by…come see why they choseLongfellow Offices as their newbusiness home. Tours of avail-able suites will also be given.

The entire building is handi-capped accessible including all ofthe office suites and the bath-room. Several green features wereincorporated into the remodelingproject including high efficiencylight fixtures that are dimmable,instantaneous water heaters thatonly turn on when hot water isneeded, a low flow toilet and ahigh efficiency heating and airconditioning system.

For more information emailkaren@longfellowoffices.com orcall Karen at 612-749-6987.

Workshop planned for adoptive parentsThe Ties Program - AdoptiveFamily Travel is pleased to spon-sor an interactive workshop forparents and others who careabout kids on Sat., Nov. 2, from

2-4pm at Roosevelt Library, 402628th Ave. S. The workshop is ti-tled “Tweens & Teens: What Iwould tell you if I could find thewords.”

If you are raising a tween orteen, chances are they are hold-ing back. This workshop willhelp you “hear” teens and tweensthoughts on fitting in, relation-ships with their birth and adop-tive family, adoptee loyalty,poverty, understanding theirbackground, why?, abandon-ment issues, insecurities, andmore.

Bea Evans, co-director of TheTies Program, will facilitate thisvery interactive workshop, duringwhich you will hear and experi-ence the thoughts of internation-al adoptees….the “restricted in-formation” shared openly andhonestly by the adoptees them-selves. Sally Ankerfelt, an adop-tion coach with GIFT FamilyServices, will provide suggestionsto help you create a strategy thatwill strengthen the relationshipwith your child.

This event benefits The Giftof Identity Fund and the suggest-ed donation $5 per person.

If you’d like to join the con-versation, please email a note tobea@adoptivefamilytravel.comto say you are coming. Seats arelimited and we want to be sureeveryone is comfortable.

Volunteer visitors needed for seniorsHelp seniors stay in their homesand keep socially connected. If youlike seniors, you’ll love this volun-teer position! We’re looking for“Friendly Visitors” to visit isolatedseniors in the greater Longfellowand Seward neighborhoods. CallMary at Longfellow/Seward HealthySeniors at 612-729-5799 for moreinformation.

Thanks from thelocal food shelfThe Minnehaha Food Shelf boardand volunteers want to thank TheHiawatha Lion’s club and the Ft.Snelling Lion’s Club for their sup-port. The Hiawatha group collect-ed food and money at OxendalesGrocery store and the Ft. Snellinggroup did the same at BergansSuper Valu. It is wonderful tohave such willing and helpfulneighbors. We continue to helpfeed those in need in our neigh-borhood. A big thank you tothese two groups and the grocerystores too!

Birchwood to hold18th birthday partyEveryone’s invited to come cele-brate the 18th Anniversary Partyand Kickstarter Kickoff at Birch-wood Café (3311 E. 25th St.) onSun., Oct. 27, from 5-9pm. Join

them for complimentary GoodReal Food, sweet treats, local beerand beverages. The event is fami-ly-friendly and open to all.

Be sure to arrive by 6pm forthe kickoff of our Kickstarter cam-paign (visit http://birchwood-cafe.com/kickstarter for details)with special guest Mayor R.T.Rybak. Birchwood Cafe wants tothank the community for 18wonderful years!

Holiday Boutique setat Epworth Nov. 22-23Two days of shopping for holidaygifts will be offered at EpworthUnited Methodist Church, Fri.,Nov. 22, noon-8pm and Sat.,Nov. 23, 9am-2:30pm. Bakedgoods, including peanut brittleand fruitcake, decorations, hand-crafted gifts, other items andGrandma’s Attic are available.Friday night supper from 5-7pmis a fundraiser for youth pro-grams; lunch and other refresh-ments sold Saturday. EpworthUMC is handicap-accessible(enter from 32nd St.) and is at3207 37th Ave. S., Minneapolis.

Garden Club meetsfor last time this yearThe final 2013 Longfellow GardenClub meeting is Nov 13, 7-9pm atEpworth United MethodistChurch, 3207 37th Ave. S. Let’sgather to talk about what the sum-

mer brought, and show what ourflower, fairy and vegetable gardensdid or did not do. So, come withwhat you’d like to share: pictures,stories, questions, Japaneselantern/money plant branches,crafts you made from your yard,your extras of stems and stalks solovely they must be dried. Bringyour extra dahlia bulbs, cannaroots, sweet potato vine and 4-o’clock tubers to give away. Enjoyhaving a little more room in yourbasement this winter!

Danielson to speakat Hope for ParentsAre you ever overwhelmed byyour family’s schedule? Do youwant to feed your family healthymeals but feel there’s just notenough time to prepare muchless share a meal together?

The next installment of theHope for Parents forum onMon., Nov. 18 features BeckyDanielson, M.Ed. a licensed Par-ent and Family Educator. Becky isco-founder of 1 Corinthians 13Parenting and co-author of “Em-powered Parents: Putting FaithFirst and Parenting Prose,” a reg-ular column featured in MarriageMagazine.

Her topic is Managing Mealswith a Chaotic Calendar. Discus-sion will include how to calmthe schedule and make healthyoptions for quick dinners. We’lltalk about busyness and how youcan get a handle on the chaotic

schedule. Recipes and ideas fornutritious, quick, and make-ahead meals will be included.

The forum, held at HopeLutheran Church, 5728 Cedar Ave.,begins at 7pm and is free of charge.If you have questions, call 612-827-2655 or go to www.hopempls.orgFree - CEU certificates available.

Photographerssought forLongfellow365On January 1, 2014, a new commu-nity photography project called“Longfellow365”, will begin online.Seven photographers will each beassigned to one day a week to pho-tograph something unique in theLongfellow Community. Guestphotographers will also be used toincrease diversity of the project.

To recruit the local photogra-phers, there will be an informa-tional meeting on Sat., Nov. 2, 12-1pm at the East Lake Library Con-ference Room. Please spread theword to Longfellow residents in-terested in this opportunity as a ei-ther a regular or guest photogra-pher. (Note: You must live inLongfellow to be one of the sevenregular photographers, but not ifyou are a guest photographer.)

All experiences and back-grounds are welcome, as thegreater the diversity behind—andin front of—the lens the better.

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In Our CommunityMessenger

Neighborhood Churches Welcome You!Bethany Lutheran3901 36th Ave S - 612-729-9376www.bethanyon36th.comPastor Jo BaumanNovember Schedule:Sundays Worship 10:30 amEducation for all ages 9:15 amWednesdays - Fireside Theology6 pm potluck, 6:30 pm discussionWednesdays - Study Group 10 am2nd Saturday of the monthCreativity & Conversation 10 am

Bethlehem Covenant3141 43rd Ave. S. • 612-721-5768www.bethlehemcov.orgPastor Ryan Eikenbary-Barber(Handicapped accessible)Children especially welcomeContemporary Worship Sundays at 8:30 am Sunday School for all ages:Coffee at 9:30 am, Classes at 9:45 am Traditional Worship Sundays at 11 amThanksgiving Worship 11/27 at 7pm Wednesday meal and activities for the

family at 5:45 pm (except 11/27)

Christ Church Lutheran3244 34th Ave. • 612-721-6611www.christchurchluth.orgPastor: Kristine Carlson(Children welcome, Childcare available)Sunday Worship at 9:30 am11:15 am EducationPastor: Kristine CarlsonThe Friends of CCL offers free tours of

our National Historic Landmark building2nd Sunday of each month, 11 am.

Epworth United Methodist3207 37th Ave. • 612-722-0232Rev. Pam ArmstrongSunday Worship 10:30 amEducation: Adults at 9:45 am; Children and Youth, 10:45 am(Childcare Provided)(Wheelchair Accessible)

Minnehaha United Methodist3701 E. 50th St. • 612-721-6231www.minnehaha.orgTraditional Service 9:00 amContemporary Worship 11:00 am

(Sept.-May) 10:30 am (June-Aug.)Education for all ages 10:15 (Sept.-May)(Childcare; fully accessible)

St. Albert the Great CatholicE. 29th St. at 32nd Ave. S. • 612-724-3643www.saintalbertthegreat.orgFr. Joe Gillespie, O.P.Sunday Mass 9:30 am (Childcare available)Saturday Mass 5:00 pmM,T, Th, F: Rosary at 8 am, Daily Mass 8:15 amAdoration of the Blessed Sacrament

first Fridays from 9 am - Noon. Air conditioned!

(Handicapped accessible)

St. Peder's Evangelical Lutheran4600 E. 42nd St. • 612-722-8000www.stpeders.netJulie A. Ebbesen, PastorWorship 9:00 and 10:30 am,Summer - 9:00 onlyEducation for all at 9:00 am(Childcare; Wheelchair Acc., Braille)Coffee 10 am

Trinity Lutheran Churchof Minnehaha Falls5212 41st Ave. S. • 612-724-3691www.trinityfalls.orgPastor Derek JohnsonSunday Worship 8:30 & 10 amChildren’s Church at 10 am ServiceOct. 27 One Service Only at 10amAA Meetings Tuesdays/Sundays 7 pm

Projects of theNeighborhood

Churches Include:Minnehaha Food Shelf, Serving People Tuesday 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Call us at 612-721-6231

Minnehaha United Methodist, 3701 E. 50th St.

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Community-wide ThanksgivingService setThere will be a CommunityThanksgiving Service on Wed.,Nov. 27, at 7pm at MinnehahaCommunion Lutheran Church,4101 37th Ave S. Stay to share pieand fellowship after the service.All are welcome.

Trunk or Treat Eventscheduled Oct. 31The community is invited to afamily-friendly Halloween eventfrom 5:30-7:30pm, Oct. 31 spon-sored by Trinity Lutheran Churchof Minnehaha Falls. Neighborscan enjoy a unique trick-or-treat-ing experience with lots of candyfor the kids and a special treat forparents. Decorated cars will beparked on the north side of thechurch (52nd St. and 40th Ave.)with trunks filled with candy tohand out to children. There willbe a “spooky house” for kids and

a tent where adults can relax andenjoy some refreshments. Theevent is free and everyone is wel-come to participate.

Lutefisk Dinner planned for Nov. 2Minnehaha Communion LutheranChurch, 4101 37th Ave. S., is havingits Annual Lutefisk Dinner on Sat.,Nov. 2. The Dinner is served familystyle with lutefisk, meatballs,boiled potatoes, coleslaw, cranber-ries, lefse and for dessert angel food cake with lemon topping. The cost is $16 for adults and $10 for children under 10. Reser -vations are needed for seatings at4pm, 5:15pm and 6:30pm. Callthe church office at 612-722-9527to place your reservation.

Meet the Author event set November 9Local illustrators/authors MikeWohnoutka and David LaRochellewill talk about their new book,“Moo!” at Roosevelt Library (402628th Ave. S.) on Sat., Nov. 9,1pm. This event is for familiesand the book will be available forpurchase and signing.

Holiday sale plannedat Danish CenterVirkelyst is having their annualHoliday Sale on Nov. 2 from 10am-1pm at the Danish Amer icanCenter, 3030 West River Parkway.There will be handmade gift andcraft items, recycled sweaters, bakedgoods and a soup luncheon. Allproceeds go to charities.

Holiday Bazaar planned for Nov. 16Minnehaha Communion LutheranChurch, 4101 37th Ave. S., will beholding its Annual Holiday Bazaaron Sat., Nov. 16, from 9am-2pm.The event showcases area crafters,Grandma’s Attic, a large SilentAuction, bake sale featuring holi-day treats and lefse along with aluncheon of Flotegrot, ham sand-wiches and cake.

Two local studentsnamed to “Prelude”Nokomis students Davis Brinkerand Maren Carey have been select-ed to participate in MacPhailCenter’s prestigious Prelude:

Singer/Actor Performance Lab forthe 2013-14 academic year. Preludeis one of MacPhail’s year-long pro-grams for singers who seek an envi-ronment where they can experi-ment and discover new possibili-ties as a performing artist. The audi-tioned program includes privatecoaching, theory, sight-singing,vocal ensemble and performancelab training in movement.

Celebrate Int’l GameDay at East LakeEast Lake Library, 2727 E Lake St.,will celebrate International GameDay, Sat., Nov. 6 from 10am-3pm. This event, for families, willinclude favorite board games aswell as Twister and more.

55+ Book Club todiscuss “The Pact”The Pact: A Love Story, by JodiPicoult. This is part of the month-ly discussion group where theydisucss new and interesting titles.The East Lake Library is located at2727 E. Lake St.

Fireside Theology series begins Oct. 29Meet Tuesday evenings beginningOct. 29 at Bethany LutheranChurch, 3901 36th Ave S. This was“Picnic Quilt Theology” in thesummer, but now they will moveinside next to the cozy fireplace.

Optional potluck at 6pm and dis-cussion starts at 6:30pm. The grouptackles deep issues of faith usingthe “Animate Faith” DVD seriesand journals. Everyone is welcome.

Used book sale setat East Lake LibraryEast Lake Library will hold theirused book sale on Sat., Oct. 26,10am–5pm and Sun., Oct. 27,noon–3pm. Bargain hunters andbook lovers take note that theFriends of the Library will hold asale of hundreds of adult and chil-dren’s fiction and nonfiction booksin hardcover and paperback. Mostbooks are withdrawn from theHennepin County Library systemor donated by the public. Fundsraised will benefit the library. TheEast Lake Library is located at 2727E Lake St.

RSVP by Nov. 1 forJakubas OpeningJoin Jakubus Dental Clinic fortheir grand opening in their newlocation at 4554 Minnehaha Ave.on Sat., Nov. 9 from 11am-3pm.You must make reservations nolater than Nov. 1 to enjoy a day offace-painting, prize drawings andgiveaways, pictures with the toothfairy, complimentary food anddrinks, and entertainment byPetticoat Rustlers. Jakubas Dental’sHiawatha location was closed onOct. 23, and they will open at theirnew Minnehaha office on Oct. 29.

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SERVICES • SERVICES • SERVICES

For more information on advertising in the Service Displaysection of the Messenger, call Denis Woulfe at 651-917-4183

Messenger Want Ads are $1 perword with a $10 minimum. Sendyour remittance along with yourad to Messenger Classifieds, 1885University Avenue, Ste. #110, St. Paul, MN 55104. Want adsmust be mailed to the Messengerbefore November 18 for the Nov -ember 29 issue. Ad copy can be e-mailed to denis@deruyternel-son.com. Call 651-645-7045 formore information. Your classifiedad will also be automaticallyplaced on the Messenger’s website atwww.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com

ADDITIONSMartin Dynneson & Son. KustomBuilding and Remodeling -Kustom additions. Roofing, sid-ing, exterior/interior painting.Metal roofs, guaranteed for 100years. Marty 612-724-8819. B-13

BATHROOMSBathroom/kitchen!! Basementfinishing. Bad water pressure?Sinks, Toilets and tub/surrounds.etc. Ceramic tile. Basement bat-rooms installed Call 612-275-9815. 11-13

CARPETCarpet and upholstery cleaning.Two rooms starting at $59.Owner/operator, 45 years experi-ence. Dave, 612-721-5105, cell612-636-3073. 12-13

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Harmony PC computer repair,service, instruction. Service in yourhome. 20 years exp. State Courts,Microsoft. Woman-owned. 651-605-5804. www.harmonypc.us 8-14

EMPLOYMENTThe Longfellow/Nokomis Mess -enger is looking for local reportersto write news and feature storieson a free-lance basis. Pay is basedon small stipend per story.Journalism students or graduatesare preferred, but not required.Prior newspaper experience amust. Send resume, cover letterand clips to: Longfellow/NokomisMessenger, 1885 University Av. S.,St. Paul, MN 55104.

FLOORINGDrennen’s Hardwood Floors -Sanding, install, repair. 25 yearsexperience. Call David 612-877-2019. 12-13

FOR SALEFor Sale: Vintage 1900-1949lights, house hardware, doors,tubs, radiators, etc. Also furniturehardware. 651-644-9270. 20% offwith ad. B-12

FURNITUREFurniture re-upholstery. Savegrandma's chair and sofa!Owner/operator, 45 years experi-ence. Dave, 612-721-5105, cell612-636-3073. 12-13

HALL FOR RENTSpacious, clean and refurbishedhall for rent. Parties, Birthdays,Weddings, Anniversaries, etc. callthe Post @ 612-724-9909 or 612-724-8611. B-13

HANDYMANDr. House does it all: From aleaky faucet to a new addition. Ican save you money on electricaland plumbing. Call John at 651-231-5652. B-13

HAULINGJust Call, We Haul, for free estimatesfor garage, attic, and basementclean-ups. Call 612-724-9733. 11-13

HOUSECLEANINGHousecleaning - Honest, reliable, rea-sonable, 26 years, excellent qualityservice. Robin. 612-724-0817. 11-13

PIANO TUNINGQuality piano tuning and repair.Reasonable rates. Call RobertClough @ 612-722-7586 or e-mail: robtclough@aol.com. 12-13

PAINTINGInterior/exterior painting, enam-eling, plaster patching, free esti-mates. Bob. 651-633-5565. 12-13

Painter Jim. 25 years experience.Small jobs wanted. 651-698-0840. 3-14

REAL ESTATEFlourish Realty LLC. Full ServiceReal Estate/Property ManagementServices. Local Realtor®, Ecobroker®,& Resident, Daniel Schultz: 612-408-0233, dan@flourishrealty.net 7-14

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LCC sponsors annualChili Cook Off Nov. 3Longfellow Community Councilwill host their annual Chili CookOff on Sun., Nov. 3 at Zeke’sUnchained Animal from 5-7pm.Zeke’s is located at 3508 E. LakeSt. Included in the ticket is all thechili you can eat until it runs out,corn bread, dessert, activities forkids, the chance to win a fabu-lous door prize and an opportu-nity to spend time with yourfriends and neighbors! Water willbe provided and other beverageswill be available for purchase.Early tickets will be available forpurchase online (http://www.long-f e l l ow. o r g / a b o u t / a n n u a l -events/2013-annual-chili-cook-off/) or at the office (2727 26thAve. S). Those who buy theirentry early will get a discountedprice ($8/adults; $1/kids ages 6-12). Tickets will also be availableat the door for a day-of price($10/adults; $3/kids ages 6-12;kids 5 and under free!

Events scheduled atNokomis LibraryAmong the numerous events thathappen every month at theNokomis Library, 5100 34th Ave.S., are several notable events.

On First Fridays (Nov. 1),the Diabetes Support Groupmeets from 1-3pm. Share experi-ences with others living with dia-betes and get tips and advicefrom a health care professionalon blood sugar management,diet and exercise. Please callNokomis Healthy Seniors, 612-729-5499, to make arrangementsfor free transportation to the pro-gram.

Author William KentKrueger will read from his latestCork O’Connor mystery, “Tama-rack County,” as well as talkabout his recent book, “OrdinaryGrace,” on Sat., Nov. 2, at 3pm.Books will be available for pur-chase and signing.

The monthly Mystery/Thriller Adult Book Club willmeet on Tue., Nov. 5 at 6:30 pmto discuss “The Case of the Miss-ing Servant” by Tarquin Hall.

The monthly 55+ Book Club

will meet on Nov. 6, 3pm to dis-cuss “The Man Who Mistook HisWife for a Hat,” by Oliver Sacks.

The Sci-Fi Adult Book Clubwill meet Thur., Nov. 7 at6:30pm to discuss “The WindupGirl” by Paolo Bicagalupi.

And, on Thurs., Nov. 21, theFriends of the Nokomis LibraryAdult Book Club will gather atthe library at 6:30pm to discuss“One Thousand White Women”by Jim Fergus.

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RENTALSOffice or therapy space for rent:On bus route. Easy access tolight rail. Located at MinnehahaAve S. and 42nd St. Open tobuild out. 2nd floor office spaceavailable. Call Jim between 8a.m. 2 p.m. 612-729-2316 oremail: KRZ@NELSONELEC-TRICINC.COM. B-1

RUMMAGE SALESlovak Smorgasbord & Bazaar -Sunday, Nov. 3. Serving 11 a.m.-1:15 p .m. $16 - adult. $5 - child.At door or call 952-888-2345 toreserve. Serving cabbage rolls,piory, sausage, kolache - meatballsand more. Holy Emmanuel(125th anniversary), 201 E. 104thSt., Bloomington, MN 11-13

SERVICESSheetrock, tape, texture, paint,free estimates. Dick Evans, 612-889-9228, 952-888-0600. 12-13

Concrete work: Steps, sidewalks,patios, driveways. Licensed,bonded, insured. Call TomSeemon, 612-721-2530. 11-13

Masonry Repairs--basement wallsand floors repaired--ceramic tileregrouting--tub and sink refinish-ing--fireplace repairs--plaster andsheet rock repairs and painting. 31years experience. Curt 651-698-4743 / c 651-210-9521. 11-13

SHOESThank you for patronage for thepast 25 years!!! Hartland Shoes.www.HartlandShoes.us 651-646-4326. 10-13

SUPPORT GROUPHolistic Diabetes Support Groupat Dancing Dragon Acupuncture& Wellness, www.holisticdiabetes-support.com, 612-437-0707. 6-14

WANTED**WANTED** - Old Stereo,HiFi Equipment, HAM, andCameras. Andy 651-329-0515. 4-14

WINDOWSBasement Window Guy.com.Replacement windows, glassblock windows. Free estimates.651-208-8210. Lic.# BC 646746.B-13

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