INSIDE Puses on West River Parkway, Has Minnehaha Academy a Different Story to Be Told

OCTOBER 2012

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By JAN WILLMS Today’s news headlines often focus on schools being forced to close because of budget cuts or a Celebrating 100 years, dwindling student population. Minnehaha Academy, with cam- INSIDE puses on West River Parkway, has Minnehaha Academy a different story to be told. This year the private Chris- tian school celebrates its 100th anniversary. Its homecoming ac- stops to reminisce tivities held Sept. 21 and 22 in- Feature...... 2 cluded an all-school reunion, and the presence of the first homecoming queen crowned in 1944. An archive house, filled with historic school artifacts, was open to the public during homecoming and is now open by appointment. Donna Harris, Minnehaha Academy’s president since 2009, said the school was founded by Swedish immigrants who had a Musician honors passion for Christian education Mom with album and were committed to sacrifice for it. “There were people who mortgaged homes in the early days to keep the school operat- ing,” Harris said. “And this dedi- News...... 3 cation to education has continued over the years.” She said she was drawn from California to serve at Minnehaha. “As I learned more about the school, its mission resonated with me,” Harris continued. She said the school has focused on arts, academics and athletics. “The school has continued to flourish because of its mission to Playground debate provide high quality education continues at Howe integrating Christian faith and learning,” Harris said. With a student population of 900, the South campus serves children in pre-K to middle school, and the This year the private Christian school celebrates its 100th anniversary. Its homecoming activities held Sept. 21 and 22 News...... 5 North campus schools children in included an all-school reunion, and the presence of the first homecoming queen crowned in 1944. An archive house, the upper grades through grade filled with historic school artifacts, was open to the public during homecoming and is now open by appointment. 12. Harris said the North campus iment for the International Space academic curriculum, but was in- the Evangelical Covenant Church still has parts of the original Station, according to Harris. “We tegrated with the elements of Department of Compassion, building from 1913. “Alumni are the first school in the Midwest teaching. But science is still sci- Mercy and Justice. touring the school recall early to do so, reaching out to the outer ence, learning is still learning and Another tangible part of the partitions,” she said. “They may limits of space,” she said. academics are still academics,” he Centennial celebration is the cre- be used differently today but they But for Harris, the success of said. ation of a book, “Minnehaha are still preserved.” the school always comes back to Anderson, whose daughter Academy: A Century of Faith and “We are one of the few community. graduated from the school in Learning.” Justin Ekstedt, a 2001 Work resumes on schools that survived the Great “I am overwhelmed with the 1999, said it is a place where life- graduate, has compiled photos Longfellow Station Depression,” Harris said with response from the community in time friendships are forged. and researched stories to compile pride. “We have continued embracing me as the first woman Anderson, who also serves as 100 years of information into 128 through times of drought and president and the first African Centennial Chair, said there is a pages. times of harvest.” American president,” she said. special Centennial service project “That was definitely the Harris also cited the Acade- “And this level of passion is that the Minnehaha Academy biggest challenge,” Ekstedt admit- Feature...... 8 my’s distinctive programming in amazing to me. There are alums community is doing this year, ted. His mom teaches at Min- global awareness that makes the who still get tears streaming which contains a local, national nehaha Academy and when she school unique. down their cheeks when they are and international component, fo- heard they were looking for This is emphasized in the talking about the school.” cusing on adequate and afford- someone to write a book for the cultural field experiences that are A 1967 graduate of Minneha- able housing. Centennial, she encouraged her a part of every high school stu- ha Academy, David Anderson Locally, the school is working son, a Hamline graduate in Eng- dent’s study. Harris said students now serves as board of education with Urban Homeworks, doing a lish, to apply for the job. in grades 9-11 engage in another chair. He considers the integra- hands-on project to help refur- Ekstedt said he started in the culture. tion of faith and higher academic bish and remodel some low-in- summer of 2011 going through “This could be living on a learning to be the cornerstone come housing. Nationally, the stacks of boxes filled with pic- reservation or working in a Soma- that has kept the school thriving school is partnering with a hous- tures, yearbooks and business Wild animals li store,” she said. for 100 years. ing nonprofit in Tennessee and notes from the school. Minnehaha Academy stu- “It’s not just a place where internationally, the school is join- in our backyard dents are also designing an exper- the chapel was grafted in to the ing in a project in the Congo with Continued on page 6 Longfellow musician honors mother with new album

By JAN WILLMS The last time Longfellow resident Spencer Wirth-Davis’ mother saw him perform was at 1885 University Ave. a hip hop festival in Shakopee in 2009. She had chemotherapy in St. Paul, MN 55104 Rochester earlier that day, and 651-645-7045 then drove back right afterwards to see him play. Publishers: This is what Wirth-Davis, 26, Calvin deRuyter, Tim Nelson remembers about his mom, Managing Editor: Christi, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer in April 2010. She Denis Woulfe would do whatever she could to Advertising: watch him in concert. Denis Woulfe - 651-917-4183 And now Wirth-Davis has Colette Mullenmaster - 651-494-8047 produced an album dedicated to Photographer: his number one fan, called “For Stefanie Berres My Mother.” The hip hop instru- mental sounds he created were Production/Illustrations: his way of honoring her and the Bob Wasiluk support she showed him Contributing Writers: throughout his life as he pursued Iric Nathanson, Deborah Brotz, his love of music. The last time Spencer Wirth-Davis’ mother saw him perform was at a hip hop festival in Shakopee in 2009. She Jane McClure, Tesha M. Christensen, The album will be released had chemotherapy in Rochester earlier that day, and then drove back right afterwards to see him play. This is what Sherri Moore, Tom Gilsenan, Oct. 2 and a release concert will Wirth-Davis, 26, remembers about his mom, Christi, who lost her battle with ovarian cancer in April 2010. She Jan Willms be held Oct. 11 at Cedar Cultural would do whatever she could to watch him in concert. And now Wirth-Davis has produced an album dedicated to Center. his number one fan, called “For My Mother.” (Photo by Stefanie Berres) Hip hop was not Wirth- Davis’ first musical choice. He and my mom took me to lessons the University of Minnesota, he Davis’ calling. started playing upright bass and band practice.” moved from Roseville to Min- “Bass is my primary instru- Now, communicate with the when he was 9 and studied clas- Wirth-Davis said he thinks neapolis. ment,” he noted. “I also play Longfellow/Nokomis sical music for 10 years. “I played his mother really enjoyed the fact “A lot of people in Min- piano, drums and guitar. But Messenger electronically! in orchestra all through school that he and his brother were cre- neapolis were taking hip hop bass is the one I feel comfortable Now it’s easier than ever to keep in touch and in youth symphonic jazz,” ative and in the arts. “She was al- more seriously,” Wirth-Davis ex- in saying I am proficient in. The with the Messenger. Letters to the editor he said. ways involved and wanted to see plained. “I didn’t know too others are self-taught.” and news releases for publication can be sent via e-mail at denisw@aplacetore- Christi was there to drive the paintings and hear the music. many in Roseville who listened Wirth-Davis was around 21 member.com. Be sure to send copy in the him all over the Metro for vari- It has to be cool for a parent to to or played hip hop. When I when his mom was diagnosed body of the e-mail, and please mark ous lessons and concerts as he see their kids creating some- went to school at the U, I got with ovarian cancer in 2007. She whether the copy is a letter, a news release was growing up. for publication, or perhaps just your thing.” into performing it.” spent a lot of time the next three thoughts on the last issue. Don’t forget to “My brother and I are both Eventually Wirth-Davis got Wirth-Davis has performed years listening to music. write! painters and into music,” Wirth- his driver’s license and began with numerous artists over the “She liked classical and in- Davis said. “There were always driving himself to practice. As a years and currently is part of a strumental,” he said. “I think she The Longfellow/Nokomis Messenger is a monthly community publication in the instruments and paintings all teenager, he started exploring hip hip-hop duo, The Tribe & Big listened to music for a couple Longfellow and Nokomis areas of Min- over the house.” hop, played with rock bands and Cats! Wirth-Davis is Big Cats!, a reasons. It helped her relax, and neapolis, owned and operated by “My parents, my mom espe- also classical jazz. name that he and his brother it took her mind off the things deRuyter-Nelson Publications, Inc. All cor- respondence should be sent to the Mes- cially, were very supportive of art “During middle school and dreamed up as teens and which that were happening. She spent a senger, 1885 University Ave., #110, St. Paul, and music and creative kinds of high school, I was into any kind has stuck. lot of time in waiting rooms at MN 55104. Editorial and advertising of- things,” he recalled. “They of music I could get into,” Wirth- Although he got his BFA in fices can be reached at 651-645-7045. Our fax number is 651-645-4780. helped financially with lessons, Davis said. When he attended painting, music has been Wirth- Continued on page 10

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Page 2 October 2012 • Messenger • www.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com Where will playground go at Howe? Community members debate pros and cons of rebuilding playground at existing location By TESHA M. CHRISTENSEN Where should the playground at Howe School be located? That was the subject of debate during an informational meeting on the Howe project held on Sept. 17, at Hiawatha River Community School. Right now the school district plans to rebuild the playground exactly where it was before, behind the school building next to 43rd Ave. The playground was ripped out a few years ago while the school sat empty and the district contemplated selling it. However, rebuilding it will require a variance from the city, which requires a 20-foot setback from the street. Katie Bicek and Robb Luckow review plans for the renovation of Howe Paul Mays of Miller Dunwid- School during a community meeting on Monday, Sept. 17. Both have chil- die Architecture explained that dren who will be attending Howe next year as third graders. (Photo by the curbing around the old play- Tesha M. Christensen) ground still remains. Replacing that and performing the needed in the back of the school build- munity is very strong,” noted ground work would cost an esti- ing for hard surface play such as MSP Area B Community Liaison mated $40-50,000. hopscotch and four square. On Kristen Berg Thompson. “We’re trying to take advan- the east side will be an employee Other community members tage of the concrete border,” said parking lot, an enclosed trash expressed concern about the Clyde Kane, Minneapolis Public area, and space for delivery playground, and how it is used School (MPS) manager of design trucks. outside school hours. and construction. “If it goes In the current plan, the green “We’re not trying to talk someplace else, we will be hard- space for the soccer/ball fields re- against building the playground. pressed to find the budget to mains as is. We want to see good manage- move it.” The total budget for the Some attendees at the Sept. ment,” said Rolf Almquist, who project (including construction, 17 meeting voiced their support lives across the street from the architect fees and other “soft for retaining the playing fields as proposed playground location. costs”) is $8 million. they are and rebuilding the play- He suggested that security cam- By adhering to the city’s set- ground where it was. A few eras be installed, and a manage- back, the school would lose pointed out that the soccer field ment plan be created by the roughly half the playground is used by not only school teams, school district. This graph provides details of the Howe renovation project. Construction space. but community ones, as well. will begin in January and it will be completed by August 2013 in time for There is also space set aside “The need for fields in the com- Continued on page 14 the start of the 2013-14 school year.

www.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com • Messenger • October 2012 Page 3 October is the first full month And in “Second Avenue Sun- of fall. Summer is slipping set” he offers moving observations away, but it is not usually until about homeless individuals he sees the second or third week of Oc- Hiawatha Notebook on a downtown street: tober — and the first frost — Some march in single file, that we really notice the By TOM GILSENAN some stumble two by two change. Nights may be cooler They wear cardboard tuxedos, (which is a great relief!), but and their top hats are made of wire the days are still warm and Savoring the first full month of fall They rub their hands ‘neath the sunny. frozen moon On the Ojibwe calendar ‘Round a trash can full of fire above my desk, this is binaakwii-giizis — the month of Of course, autumn does not usually end in October. At one point in the song, he sees a couple and the falling leaves moon. Like the Jewish and Islamic cal- There is another full month — November — which fol- poignantly refers to them as “Raggedy Ann and Andy.” endars, the Ojibwe calendar is based on the moon rather lows. So how about you? What are your favorite activities Metsa has also written some beautiful love songs. than the sun. The calendar I have comes to me each year for fall around our neighborhoods. Let me know and I’ll “Prettiest Girl in Town” is one example. “Carved your from the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commis- pass your ideas on to other readers in an upcoming col- name on the oak tree by the river where we first kissed.” sion. You can order a free copy of the 2013 calendar at umn. And his song “St. Louis County Fair” paints a picture of the commission’s website: www.glifwc.org. Or send a re- ❊ ❊ ❊ ❊ ❊ Minnesota life as exquisite as Garrison Keillor: “Saturday quest to GLIFWC, P.O. Box 9, Odanah, WI 54861. night on the Midway...our Mardi Gras Midwestern style.” I love to walk along the Mississippi River trails dur- One of my favorite local musicians will be at the At the October 27 event, Metsa will talk about his ing the fall. My favorite is probably the Winchell Trail, Nokomis Library on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. Paul book and read from it. Copies will be available for pur- which winds its way from Franklin Avenue to 44th Street. Metsa, who has been part of the local music scene for chase. And, who knows, he just might get out a guitar and The trail is just below the West River Road, but a world more than 30 years, will be at the library to talk about his sing a few songs. away. My other favorite trail in the autumn is along Min- new book “Blue Guitar Highway.” Published by the Uni- ❊ ❊ ❊ ❊ ❊ nehaha Creek below the falls. versity of Minnesota Press, this is a memoir of his musical I also like to ride bike along 46th Street, where the journey. Our public libraries need friends like you, friends trees form a canopy over the street and the autumn leaves Metsa is probably best known for songs with social who help out in many ways, from organizing special are so beautiful. I ride up to Lake Street and often beyond and political themes. In “Slow Justice,” for example, he events to volunteering at fundraising events. Find out into the Seward neighborhood. sounds like Woody Guthrie: more at a meeting of Friends of the Library on Saturday, During October, I like to go to the Farmers Market on Oct. 20, 1 p.m. Saturday mornings. That’s probably because I first ‘dis- Why does justice go so slow covered’ the market on an autumn Saturday a lot of years Slow justice slowly go (Tom Gilsenan has been writing for the Longfellow-Nokomis Mes- ago. It was a lot smaller then, but I remember piles of Poor means stop senger since 1997. You can write to him via email at tomgilse- squashes and pumpkins. Rich means go [email protected]. Or write to him in care of the Messenger, 1885 And then the month ends with the great burst of University Ave., St.Paul, MN 55104.) Halloween.

By the end of the Minneapolis pool have been moved, and new Monarch Festival on September 8, feeds installed. there were a lot of tired, but happy Discussions on what should kids, families, artists, performers, vol- NENA (Nokomis East Neighborhood Association) be included or removed because unteers and staff. An estimated of budget concerns are going on 10,000 people attended and enjoyed By Rita Ulrich and Doug Walter between the School’s Principal, the art activities, music, monarchs, Martha Sprigg, her staff and par- flowers, food, games and more. ents. At the Information Booth, we Festival draws large crowd, great reviews RSP Architects supplies asked people to write what they NENA with a short, biweekly thought about the festival. A few brings Hispanic and English speaking people together to construction update, complete comments: celebrate something they have in common: their love of the with photos. We post them on www.nokomiseast.org. A Each year it gets bigger and better! Great attendance, Monarch butterfly. The Monarch is probably the most com- link to the update page can be found on our home page. fantastic music. Thank you!.... Nice blend of education, art, monly recognized butterfly in the world. And it certainly is music and food.... Buena musica y comida! (Good music in Minnesota. Parents point them out to their young chil- Volunteers Needed for and food!)..... Great time! Volunteering was fun..... Vengo dren, we remark on them when we see them, and if we cada ano, muy buen festival, nos vemos el proximo ano. (I know a little about their migration to Mexico, we can’t help Kids Vote on Election Day come every year, very good festival, see you next year)..... but be amazed. How do they do it? Do you have a child between five and seventeen years Beautiful! How can I bring this event to my community? Now imagine living or growing up in mountains of old? Then, take them with you to vote on November 6th. People didn’t even seem to mind that the music started central Mexico where the monarchs spend the winter. Start- On Election Day, Kids Voting Minneapolis provides stu- over an hour late. Both the primary and backup portable ing in late October, hundreds of millions of butterflies con- dents an authentic voting experience either during the generators for the sound equipment failed. Thankfully, one verge there to spend the winter in semi-hibernation. It is school day (in specific schools), or with their parents be- of the food vendors, Taco Taxi, allowed us to tap into their truly a unique place and a unique phenomenon. To ancient tween the hours of 2:00 and 8:00pm. Students cast a Kids generator. Aztecs, Monarchs represented the return of fallen warriors. Voting ballot that includes many of the same candidates We would like to hear your comments if you were at So many butterflies cover the trees that they weigh and issues on the adult ballot. the festival. You can email us at [email protected] or down the branches. Butterflies? Seriously? Yes, they cover Kids Voting Minneapolis can only provide this with go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YFXZFBL and take a the forest floor, trees, everything. When the sun begins to the help of many volunteers working 2:00-5:00, 5:00- quick survey. We are always working on improving the festi- warm them up, the butterflies start flying—so many that 8:00, or 2:00-8:00 on Election Day. They would like a vol- val, so all suggestions are welcome. you can hear the hum of the wings beating. It’s the only unteer in every precinct to explain the voting process and place in the world where you can hear that sound. ensure that each precinct’s votes are tabulated correctly. Ambassador Monarch No wonder the Monarch is an ambassador between They are especially looking for volunteers who neighbor- our cultures and countries. Aztecs celebrated the return of hood kids might recognize: parents, grandparents, teach- Perhaps the most enriching part of the festival is how it the Monarchs – and the Minneapolis Monarch Festival cele- ers, coaches, directors, etc. brates the beginning of the 2,000 mile migration that takes For more information or to volunteer in your neigh- them to their winter home. borhood, contact Will Howell at or 612-568-VOTE. Pictures of the festival are on the Minneapolis Monarch Festival Facebook page (or click the FB icon at www.monar- chfestival.org). To learn more about monarchs, the migra- Upcoming NENA tion, conservation efforts, and more, go to www.monarch- Meetings and Events butterflyfund.org. Livability Group: 7PM, Monday, October 8, at NENA, 3000 E. 50th St. Keewaydin Construction Update NENA Board: 7 PM, Thursday, October 25, at NENA. The school construction project is moving along on Last-minute schedule changes are posted on our Calendar schedule. The footings and foundations have been page at www.nokomiseast.org or you may call (612) 724- poured, and now the walls are being built. Mechanicals 5652. Some estimates put the attendance at 10,000 guests for the that need to be in place before the floors are poured are 2012 Monarch Festival held at the Lake Nokomis Na- going in currently. If you would like to join us as a volunteer, contact the turescape Gardens. The power transformers for the Rec Center and the NENA Office at (612) 724-5652 or email.

Page 4 October 2012 • Messenger • www.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com By IRIC NATHANSON After a series of lengthy delays, work has finally begun on the long-awaited Longfellow Sta- Work begins on long-delayed tion at the 38th and Hiawatha. The $31 million project will provide a new supply of mixed-income rental housing on the for- Longfellow Station project mer Purina Mill site. The project will also include a 10,000 square foot commercial building across from the 38th Street LRT station. Longfellow Station’s origins extend back to 2006 when Dale Joel, a St. Paul developer, un- veiled an ambitious plan to replace the aging grain elevators along a three block stretch of Hi- awatha Avenue with a series of high rise towers containing more than 2,000 units of housing. Joel described his project as a “transit-oriented development,” a term not widely used back in 2006. He explained that he was drawn to the site because of its proximity to the Hiawatha LRT line, which had opened three years earlier. Local development officials After a series of lengthy delays, work has finally begun on the long-awaited Longfellow Station at the 38th and Hiawatha. The $31 million project will pro- were intrigued by Joel’s plan be- vide a new supply of mixed-income rental housing on the former Purina Mill site. The project will also include a 10,000 square foot commercial building cause they hoped to use LRT to across from the 38th Street LRT station. spur development along the underutilized Hiawatha corridor. Soon, the St. Paul developer was green light from the City of Min- the years, his firm had forged ef- on private investors to purchase U.S. Bank and a large east coast receiving public financing com- neapolis to move ahead with a fectiveness partnerships with the bonds issued by the city’s de- insurance company,” Butler ex- mitments which could enable revamped project, now sched- public agencies that wanted to velopment agency, Community plained. him to purchase South Min- uled to provide 300 units of promote development on dis- Planning and Economic Devel- Under the plan now in neapolis site and prepare it for mixed income rental housing. tressed or underutilized sites. opment (CPED) place, Longfellow Station, development. But then, Joel, like other “When the public is in- “First, HUD had concerns which relies on more than 20 Joel’s plan also attracted the local developers, got caught up volved, the project may take about the power lines that ran public and private funding attention of the Longfellow in the real estate crash of 2008. longer to complete and it must through the site,” said Wes But- sources, will provide a mix of Community Council which His financing dried up and he meet high standards of trans- ler, the CPED development man- 180 market rate and affordable began negotiations with him for lost the development rights to parency,” Sherman told the ager who helped oversee the rental units. A total of 108 units a non-binding agreement the Purina site. Even though the Messenger in 2010. “You have to project. “Those concerns were will be affordable to people with spelling out ways that his project project was now on hold, public be patient and you have to be resolved when we were able to incomes at or below 60% of the would promote community bet- funding was still in place to pay willing to withstand public show that the power lines were area median. Of those, 36 units terment in Longfellow. At one for the demolition of the Purina scrutiny. Even the simplest proj- not harmful. Then there were will be affordable to people with point, the draft community ben- Mill and the clean-up of the pol- ects have complex elements and new concerns from HUD about incomes at or below 50% of me- efits agreement called on Joel to luted site. That work occurred in face substantial obstacles that the impact of noise from the rail dian. provide direct funding to LCC, 2009 and 2010 while city offi- must be overcome.” line along the edge of the site. “This project is important but that provision was later cials began looking for another Sherman soon discovered George was able to show that the to the city, because it helps us dropped when council leaders developer who could resume several serious obstacles that had noise levels were within HUD’s achieve three of our key goals,” concluded that it could entangle work on the project. been placed in his path by the acceptable level, but still we Butler said. LCC in a conflict of interest. They eventually selected U.S. Department of Housing and weren’t able to get a green light It cleans up a polluted site; By 2007, Longfellow Station George Sherman, who had a Urban Development. The federal from HUD.” it increases the supply of afford- was scaled back to a partial long track record in the real es- agency had been expected to “Finally, George concluded able housing and it promotes block site on the east side of Hi- tate field. Sherman was adept at provide a loan guaranty for a city that the he needed to move transit oriented development. awatha between 38th and 39th working with complex projects revenue bond used to finance ahead without HUD, so he By this time next year we are Street, occupied by the Purina that tapped a broad range of the project. The financing, arranged private financing hoping that people will be ready Mill. That year, Joel receive the public funding sources. Over known as a conduit bond, relied through a partnership between to start moving in.”

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www.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com • Messenger • October 2012 Page 5 What’s Cookin’... By COLETTE MULLENMASTER Standard Heating and Air Conditioning, Scott Pearson

CM: How did Standard Heating & good quality homes Air Conditioning get its start? with unique crafts- man architectural SP: “Standard Heating & Air Conditioning started style; that is why Dedication day June 30, 1912. (Photo courtesy of the Minnehaha Academy in 1930. In the late 20s, a solicitor knocked on the our technicians Archives) door of our grandmother’s NE Minneapolis home. enjoy working in This solicitor asked Mrs. Ferrara if the family need- this area. In addi- ed to have its heating equipment serviced. She tion, it wouldn’t be al,” Ekstedt related. “It was defi- agreed to purchase the service with the condition surprising to find Minehaha nitely an educational experience that the company give her son a job, which they out that most of the for me.” did. And that was the start of a long story for Tony heating and air con- Academy He said he found a story of Ferrara and his family in the heating and cooling ditioning equip- how the school supporters sold business. ment has been in- Continued from page 1 off nearly everything the school After working for some time in the area, Tony stalled by Standard had that wasn’t being used, like “I had to organize all that to Ferrara went to St. Louis to sell heating equipment Heating & Air Con- Scott Pearson typewriters. “They were doing al- make it easier to do the research,” with Standard Heating in St. Louis; because he ditioning in the most anything they could to keep Ekstedt recalled. “I spent several missed his home in the Twin Cities so much, he area, since we have been part of the community the school going during the De- months going through the mate- decided to come back and start Standard Heating since 1930. pression,” Ekstedt said. rial.” & Air Conditioning in his parents’ backyard. He said he stuck to archive He said the book has a sig- Today, after more than 83 years, Standard CM: How does Standard Heating material for the book, rather than nificant number of pictures. Heating & Air Conditioning is still owned and op- & Air Conditioning see itself in the doing any interviews, in order to “We wanted it to be some- erated by the Ferrara family. Todd and Ted Ferrara community in the next five years? keep each decade equally signifi- thing people could easily browse work hard every day to provide the Twin Cities cant. But he drew heavily on through, with each section bro- with the highest professional service with the care SP: Standard Heating & Air Conditioning is an ac- voices through the history of the ken into decades,” Ekstedt noted. of a family business. tive community member committed to serving the school, such as a speech given by “We also wanted something that community with professionalism and the expert the first president, Rev. Theodore students from each decade could CM: What is the best thing about doing care of a family owned and operated company. For Anderson. connect with. We focused on get- business in this community? more than 83 years, we have served generations of “I was really struck by a cou- ting a lot of faces of teachers and Longfellow/Nokomis residents, and we will con- ple of things,” Ekstedt said. “One administrators who people would SP: The Longfellow/Nokomis community has tinue to do that. was how the school got started, recognize.” with educational work beginning He said that completing the in the homes. The other thing With the winter months ahead, the house will be closed up most of the time, book took him about a year. He that evolved from my research which makes it a critical time to check to see if your carbon monoxide detector is added that it was a collaborative was that people in every decade TIP! working properly. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, tasteless, invisible gas that is effort, with the school’s history were as concerned about the fu- always present in low levels in the air. It is formed from incomplete combustion from any committee providing massive as- ture of the school as they were flame-fueled device, including, furnaces, space heaters, and water heaters. Low levels of carbon sistance. with its history. And that’s still monoxide poisoning cause symptoms similar to those of the flu or a cold, including shortness of “I found all kinds of materi- happening today.” breath, mild headaches, and nausea. Higher levels of poisoning could cause severe health damage. Because carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air and also because it may be found with warm, rising air, detectors should be placed on a wall about five feet above the floor. The detector may be placed on the ceiling. Each floor needs a separate detector. Also, be aware that the average life span of many carbon monoxide detectors is about two years.

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By DEBORAH BROTZ all support brackets are securely Heating Systems Be sure that you know how to eaves are free of plants and de- While you’re still enjoying in place. Replace the filter in your furnace. locate and turn off the water bris. the warm, sunny days of sum- shut-off valve in case pipes mer, fall is right around the cor- Check to ensure water drains Have a heating professional freeze. Check bird and rodent screens ner. It’s not too early to be properly and doesn’t pool. check your heating system. for attic vents to prevent any un- thinking about what you need Chimney and Fireplace wanted guests. Windows and Doors Clean your ducts to better your to do to get your home and gar- heating system’s efficiency. den ready for winter. Change summer screens to cool Have a certified chimney sweep Roof If you feel your home could weather storm windows and Clean your thermostat’s heat inspect and clean the flues and check your fireplace damper. Check roof and around vents, use some fixing up, you might doors. sensor, contact points, and con- skylights and chimneys for want to check out how to get Inspect and repair any loose or tacts. Lubricate hot water Test your fireplace flue for a leaks. some financial help for your damaged window or door frames. heater’s pump and motor. Bleed tight seal when closed. project from the Neighborhood air from radiators or convectors. Energy Connection. Install weather stripping or Install a carbon monoxide Minnesota caulking around windows and Drain hot water heater. Remove alarm near the fireplace and fur- doors. sediment from the bottom of nace. Housing HOME & GARAGE the tank. Fix-up Fund Gutters and Downspouts Clean and lubricate garage door Attic Ventilation hinges, rollers, and tracks and Plumbing If you want to fix up your home, Clean gutters and drain pipes and be sure screens are tight Be sure attic insulation doesn’t Neighborhood Energy Connec- be sure they drain away from the To prevent pipes from freezing cover ventilation vents in the tion can help with the Minneso- house. Drain outside faucets. Remove window air-condition- and bursting, ensure that the eaves to prevent winter ice dams ta Housing Fix-up Fund. The ers or put weatherproof covers pipes, as well as the wall cavities Be sure water is not coming on the roof. on them. where they reside, are well insu- down behind gutters and that lated. Be sure ridge vents and vents at Continued on page 13

LAWN & GARDEN grass stems and to ensure that plants enter win- cedar, pine, roots that build ter fully hydrated. or fir bark, Lawn Care up faster than Protect weed-free plants from Prune your trees and shrubs Fertilize cool season grasses they can decom- straw, or rodents by after the leaves turn to en- such as Kentucky bluegrass, fine pose, accumulat- similar mate- keeping courage healthy growth in fescue, and perennial ryegrass. ing on top of the rial. soil layer and reduc- mice, voles, the spring. Eliminate broadleaf weeds such and other rodents from feeding In northern areas, ing water penetration Remove leaves from lawn as dandelions, broadleaf plan- on the bark of young trees in dig and store tender to the roots. and planting areas. tain, and ground ivy with weed winter by wrapping a cylinder bulbs such as tuberous bego- killer. Run all gas-powered lawn of Ω-inch-mesh hardware cloth Trim any tree limbs that are nias, dahlias, and gladiolus. equipment until the fuel tank is around the trunk. dangerously close to power Continue mowing every week empty. lines or the roof of your house. Emerald Ash Borer or so until grass has stopped Protect tender evergreens from Emerald ash borer has been growing. Trees & Shrubs cold by surrounding these Flowers & Gardens plants with a shelter of burlap found in Como Park and the Lay seed so that your lawn gets For cooler regions, plant trees, or old sheets. Provide addition- Plant bulbs such as crocus, daf- North End as well as other a head start in the spring. Cover shrubs, and vines now through al protection by using an anti- fodils, hyacinths, tulips, and places and the disease is spread- the seeds lightly with straw or the end of October. transpirant spray on the foliage other spring-flowering bulbs. ing. mulch to protect from feeding after the first hard frost. birds. This gives most plants a head In cold-winter areas, mulch Telltale signs of the emerald ash start in the spring, since roots Soak soil around trees and after a hard freeze. Spread 2 to 3 borer can include D-shaped exit Dethatch or aerate, or do both will grow in still-warm soil long shrubs if rainfall has been light inches of compost, composted to reduce thatch, a layer of dead after air temperatures drop. Continued on page 16

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By JILL BOOGREN ager at Minneapolis Animal Care It’s not just that the river, From their home atop a & Control, said deer, wild turkey creek and lakes form natural sloping hillside near Minnehaha and coyote sightings “without a linkages. Since the mid-1990’s Creek in south Minneapolis, Gail doubt are up.” the Minneapolis Park & Recre- and Mike Foster see a lot of Certainly the chatter is there ation Board (MPRB) has been wildlife. Great blue herons, for coyotes, who have made the converting areas, many that were egrets, muskrats and ducks fre- news recently in area suburbs. previously mown, to natural quently take to the water. Mink Wild turkeys, according to the areas. This is done through and red fox make the occasional Department of Natural Resources shoreline restoration and by cre- appearance. Even a coyote has (DNR) website, have made a ating wetlands, native gardens, been lurking nearby. tremendous comeback, going and stormwater treatment ponds. Another resident, Caitlin from just a few birds in the “We provide a phenomenal Cudd, with three of her kids, 1970’s to more than 30,000 amount of habitat,” said MPRB Junior, Dominic and Damien, statewide. Environmental Education Coor- counted 14 black-crowned night Beavers are now found cruis- dinator MaryLynn Pulscher. herons in trees at the creek. ing Minneapolis waterways, and “Birding is fantastic because of People are seeing wild otters were recently seen across the ponds.” Pulscher explained turkeys along W. River Parkway the river at Crosby Farm. that they provide plants that at- (some may remember one who “25 years ago you never saw tract insect species that attract commandeered the circle of grass beaver or otter anywhere in the songbirds. inside the roundabout at Min- metro,” said John Moriarty, natu- Cudd, who lives near Lake nehaha Falls). Bald eagles soar ral resources manager for Ramsey Hiawatha, said they’ve seen tons over the river by day, and rac- County Parks. “Now populations of Baltimore orioles and blue coons emerge from storm drains are rebounding. They’re expand- birds lately. “It really adds to our at night. Deer make their homes ing into the developed habitat.” quality of life,” she said. at Fort Snelling State Park. And there are definitely While “generalists,” like Minneapolis, it seems, is more bald eagles. According to deer, turkey, coyote, and fox, who where the wild things are. Moriarty, whose job includes fly- do not require specialized habi- The Fosters say it wasn’t al- ing the Mississippi National tats or diets to thrive, can easily ways this way. River and Recreation Area adjust to new surroundings, “I don’t remember the (MNRRA) corridor to survey other species, like night herons, wildlife as so prevalent,” said eagle nests, eagle numbers have are more particular. Gail, who lives with her hus- been increasing at about 20% per “When they pick a place to band, Mike, in the same house year since surveys began in 2006. nest, it’s fairly significant... It has she lived in as a young girl in the There are active nests at Pike Is- to have the resources needed to early 1950’s. “It’s kind of fun to land, Crosby Farm, Lilydale, and complete their lifecycle, there are watch it all.” up the Minnesota River, as well only so many places they can be Mike, whose childhood as others that fall outside the in,” said Hoaglund. “They’re one home was about 6 blocks away, MNRRA boundary. of those things that you don’t see said he never saw wild turkeys, that often. Even when they’re great blue herons, egrets, fox, or Rich Habitat around, they tend to be a little mink. “None of those things I more secretive and hide.” ever saw as a kid,” he said. “Ea- Why we attract such a wide diver- The presence of nesting wa- gles were endangered, so we just sity of species says a lot about terbirds, eagles, mink, beavers never saw them.” conservation efforts. and otters is also an indicator of Coyotes especially, Gail Erica Hoaglund, nongame improved water quality. thinks, are a newer thing. “I just wildlife specialist for the DNR’s “Restoration of habitat has a don’t think they were around,” Division of Ecological and Water positive cascading effect, improv- she said. “If they were, they were Resources, said what they look at ing water quality, reducing dis- scarce. It may have made the when surveying wildlife in really turbance. All of that makes an front page [news].” urban areas is habitat: how area more attractive to a species,” With no census data tracking much, the quality, and its con- said Hoaglund. wildlife populations in the city, nectivity from one patch to an- it’s hard to say whether and how other. Coexisting much of an increase there is for “The more areas you have any given species. But based on that are more native vegetation, Wild animals are also getting the phone calls he gets and sto- less disturbed, more connected, more used to humans. Eagles ries he hears, Dan Niziolek, man- all of those things are factors that we look for,” she said. Continued on page 9

Page 8 October 2012 • Messenger • www.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com humans, he’d have no trouble Wild in taking a dog or cat,” he said. He worries about letting their dog out in the morning (there have the city been reports of coyotes taking Continued from page 8 pets in nearby suburbs). “Your dog is a family member.” that fledge nearby who see peo- Niziolek said the policy at ple won’t be as bothered by us as MACC is to let wildlife be and those raised in the wild. “It’s the intervene only when there is in- same way for a lot of other jured wildlife or there is a truly wildlife. They don’t need that aggressive wild predator. “Be- wilderness habitat to survive,” yond that, we ask people to get said Moriarty. out the camera, sit back and Especially coyotes, which are enjoy.” very adaptable. If the coyote they Niziolek reminds people to saw was “brazen” and “didn’t keep a distance and not to feed seem real skiddish,” to use Gail’s or encourage wild animals. There descriptions, it could be that this have been no coyote bites in generation has figured out that Minneapolis, he said, and na- people here aren’t a threat for tionally, bites that have occurred them. are people who are feeding the This gives little comfort to coyotes. A coyote caught on camera. (Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Mike, who said the coyote he saw People should cover garbage was just 15 feet from their fence cans and compost bins, watch line and looked not bothered in their pets outdoors and keep spray them with a hose to scare notion that living with coyotes is around here for predators.” the least. them on a leash. If a wild animal them away. “the new normal.” “Having all Niziolek said if an animal is “The thing that concerns me gets too close for comfort, people For Mike, the techniques this other wildlife around is fan- unfazed after hazing and still ap- is if that coyote was raised in the should use “hazing” — make sound okay in abstract, but in tastic,” he said. “But [coyotes] are pears aggressive, people should area and has a reduced fear of noise, yell, bang pots and pans, practice it’s clumsy. He rejects the at the top of the food chain call Animal Control. Supporting wildlife in the Minneapolis area

By JILL BOOGREN www.fmr.org (Oct. 13th Oak Savanna In- Opportunities abound for people to vasive Species/Brush Removal, 36th St. and experience our urban wildlife, and fall is a W. River Pkwy - pre-registration required). great time to get out and volunteer. The Department of Natural Resources Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board relies on volunteers to help with activities invites participation in its neighborhood throughout the year. Go to naturalist programs for kids and its Come www.dnr.state.mn.us to see opportunities Out and Play Family Nature Club. We and to sign up. want kids to “get down and grubby,” said Mississippi River Fund hosts River Ac- MPRB Environmental Education Coordi- tion Volunteer Events (RAVEs) as a fun way nator MaryLynn Pulscher. “One of our to explore and support the river under the goals is to connect with nature. We want guidance of National Park Rangers. See that next generation of park stewards... If www.missriverfund.org (Oct. 6th Bike you don’t love it, how’s the next genera- RAVE at Coldwater Spring - pre-registration going to love it”? tion required). Visit www.minneapolisparks.org, and look under Volunteer and Environmental Deer found at Fort Snelling State Park. Programs for listings. (Photo by Gordon Dietzman) Friends of the Mississippi River offers a variety of ways for volunteers to get involved. Check opportunities at

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Free Community Dinner Be on the Lookout for Art in All Directions Tuesday, October 2 6:00 - 7:30 pm Coming soon to East Lake Street Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church will be displays of art in many 4104 37th Avenue South shapes and sizes. LCC is partnering with the League of Longfel- Join the Longfellow Community Council (LCC), Volunteers of low artists to install displays of America (VOA), and Minnehaha Communion Lutheran artwork in vacant storefronts and Church for the third and final free community dinner. VOA on utility boxes. Be on the look- residents will prepare chili and soup made with fresh vegeta- out for 10 utility boxes along bles from the Minnehaha Community Garden for this autum- East Lake Street to be trans- formed with colorful artwork nal meal - the grand finale of the Neighborhood Partnership from LoLa beginning in early Initiative project which funded jobs training, a stipend and edu- October. Bright yellow LoLa cational workshops for VOA residents. We're so proud of what posters will also be popping up in our partners and participants have achieved. Join us to cele- various storefronts along East brate their hard work as we close out the program for 2012. Lake Street over the coming year on a rotating basis, each with a work of art and a picture and quote of the artist that created it. Calendar of Meetings and Events Thanks to the City of Minneapo- lis Great Streets program and City of Minneapolis graffiti pre- October 2012 vention program for making these projects possible! Meetings are free and open to the public, and are accessible. Check the calendar on our website www.longfellow.org Rake for the River Advancement Wednesday, October 3 Community Clean Up 7:00 - 8:00 pm Through Nov. 4th Fireroast Mountain Café Be part of Longfellow's 2nd annu- 3800 37th Avenue S al Community Rake! Build com- FFI: [email protected] munity, help the river and win great prizes! Organize your block, Neighborhood Development Caucus faith group, school, or other group Monday, October 8 of volunteers to spend an hour or 6:30 - 8:00 pm two raking the leaves, dirt and oth- LCC Office, 2727 26th Ave S. er debris from your street and FFI [email protected] storm drains. Help improve water quality and be eligible for gift cer- tificates to local businesses! Lawn River Gorge Committee signs, bags and other materials Monday, October 8 provided by LCC's River Gorge 7:00 - 9:00 pm Committee. Register online at Hiawatha School Park, 4305 42nd St. E www.longfellow.org or contact FFI: [email protected] Hillary Oppmann at hillary.opp- [email protected] or 724-8110. Longfellow Faith Forum Tuesday, October 9 Holy Trinity Church Identification required to vote at LCC General Membership – 2730 East 31st Street Bylaw Amendment Vote 12:00 - 1:30 pm FFI: [email protected] The October 23rd LCC Gener- al Membership “Best Meeting Community Connections Ever” is open to everyone and Tuesday, October 9 we encourage people commu- 6:30 - 8:30 pm nity-wide to attend. At this LCC Office, 2727 26th Ave S year’s meeting we will be voting to amend the LCC Bylaws FFI: [email protected] (see at www.longfellow.org). Board of Directors In order for LCC to keep its Thursday, October 18 good standing as a non-profit, 6:30 – 8:30 pm we must follow the Minnesota Brackett Park, 2728 39th Ave S Statute that requires us to identify our members in order FFI: [email protected] to allow them to vote. Environment and Transportation If you live in greater Longfel- Tuesday, October 23 low (Hiawatha, Cooper, 6:30 - 8:00 pm Longfellow or Howe neighborhoods) then you can vote as Hiawatha School Park 4305 42nd St. E long as you show a valid ID or FFI: [email protected] have a Longfellow resident who can vouch for you that has a valid ID. If you represent or Longfellow Community Council own a business, you need to 2727 26th Avenue So., Minneapolis, MN 55406 show proof of your ownership Phone: 612-722-4529 • Fax: 612-724-1024 or employment. www.longfellow.org One of our goals at LCC is to Melanie Majors Executive Director [email protected] be as inclusive as possible. We their opinions. If you have any please call our office at 612- Ruth Romano Office Staff [email protected] want everyone to feel welcome issues with identification but 722-4529. We hope to see you Joanna Solotaroff Community Organizer [email protected] Spencer Agnew Housing and Environment [email protected] at our meetings and to share want to be allowed to vote, on October 23rd. Coordinator www.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com • Messenger • October 2012 Page 11 Community Education for a pres- lower level of the church at 3430 the park’s opening. (no reserva- Wabun Picnic Area, specially Garden Club meets Oct 10 entation about genealogy on East 51st Street. Menu includes a tions needed for tours.) designed for children with dis- What is all the fuss about heir- Tuesday, October 16 at 10:30 a.m. large baked potato, toppings, Launched in 1994, National abilities to ensure that everyone, loom tomatoes? Did this sum- at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, salad bar, pie and beverages for Public Lands Day is the country’s with and without disabilities, can mer’s disappoint? Come and 2730 E. 31st Street. Dr. Stephanie only $8.00 for adults, $4.00 for largest hands-on volunteer effort play together. To register, hear Charlie Bowler, local toma- Branson will assist seniors in children 5-12, and under 5 free. to enhance America’s public visit www.falls4all.com or mail to and garlic grower extraordi- finding their roots, as well as leav- Call the church office at 612-729- lands. With the help of many your check to People for Parks naire, talk about which varieties ing a trace of themselves for 5463 to order your tickets or for volunteers, the National Park Fall Concert, PO Box 24901, do well in Longfellow and how future generations. Basic methods more information. Tickets are Service is restoring Coldwater to Minneapolis MN 55424. Limited to improve your results growing of online and postal mail search- also available at the door. an oak savanna prairie. Coldwa- seating available, so be sure to them. es will be explained, and partici- ter Spring is located at 5601 Min- register early. For more informa- And why is garlic planted in pants will have an opportunity to nehaha Park Drive South; be- tion, contact Peggy Halvorson the Fall? Charlie knows about begin their own family tree. Longfellow Community tween Minnehaha Falls Regional [email protected]. raising garlic here in the neigh- Park and Fort Snelling State Park. borhood, too, and can help you Event-ECFE Speaker On Saturday, October 13, get started. Get garlic bulbs to from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., a National Can’t dance? Tapestry plant from any food co-op (must The ECFE East Parent Advisory Park Service ranger will lead a be organic), or check with the Council (PAC) for Minneapolis free tour of Coldwater Spring, a Folkdance can help local garden stores. Schools Early Childhood Family landmark considered to be Min- Time: 7-9 p.m., October 10, Education (ECFE) program will nesota’s first American settle- International folk dance lessons at Epworth United Methodist be sponsoring speaker Erin ment. The National Park Service for beginners will be given Fri- Church, 3207 37th Ave South. Walsh. The topic will be “Setting is restoring Coldwater to an oak days, 7:30-9 p.m. starting in Sep- Find us at: http://www.face- Loving Limits: Concrete Strategies savanna prairie. Coldwater tember, at Tapestry Folkdance book.com/LongfellowGardenClub for Positive Discipline”. The event Spring is located at 5601 Min- Center, 3748 Minnehaha Avenue, or https://sites.google.com/site/long - date is Thursday, October 11, nehaha Park Drive South; be- Minneapolis, MN 55406. The fellowgardenclubminnesota/ from 6 to 8 p.m. The location is tween Minnehaha Falls Regional cost is $8 or $6 members/$5 stu- Anne Sullivan Communication Park and Fort Snelling State Park. dents/ kids 13 and under FREE Center at 3100 East 28th Street (No registration needed) (must be supervised by an adult) 55406 in Minneapolis. No cost, On Sunday, October 28, from Beginning International Folk Banking films and limited free childcare avail- 8 a.m. to noon, the Mississippi Dance classes have returned to able. For childcare reservations or River Fund is hosting a Photo Blitz Tapestry Folkdance Center on Fri- screened locally questions, call 612-668-4980. at Coldwater Spring, a historic day nights. Fun for those who landmark considered to be Two analytical films related to Bishop Mark S. Hanson have never danced before, or for Minnesota’s first American settle- anyone who wants to learn the banking, Wall Street, and eco- ment. People are encouraged to nomic issues in the US will be LBA meets at fundamental steps and patterns bring their cameras and take pic- that are the building blocks of shown Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Bishop Hanson speaks tures of life and landscape. The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in the world’s dances, we’ll learn a Gandhi Mahal National Park Service is restoring wide variety of line and couple south Minneapolis – “Inside Job” Coldwater to an oak savanna Oct. 4 and the new “Heist” docu- at Holy Trinity Longfellow Business Association dances from many countries: the prairie. Coldwater Spring is located Balkans to England, the United mentary on Oct. 11. Freewill Bishop Mark S. Hanson of the meets on Thursday, October 11, 8:30–10:00 a.m. at Gandhi at 5601 Minnehaha Park Drive States to Israel and everywhere in offering for refreshments. 2730 Evangelical Lutheran Church in South; between Minnehaha Falls East 31st St. www.htlcmpls.org Mahal community room, 3009 between (and beyond). America (ELCA) will be the speaker Regional Park and Fort Snelling The dances will start off easy, 612-729-8358. at the Johnson Symposium on 27th Avenue S. for a Social Media Workshop. State Park. (No registration need- little more than walking to Faith & Society at Holy Trinity ed) music, and we’ll gradually get Lutheran Church, 2730 E 31st Peter Fleck will present an overview of web sites and social more complicated as the year Something new is Street, Minneapolis. Friday, Nov and our skills progress. Feel free 16 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, networking geared for small businesses and describe some easy Lutefisk/Meatball to start coming at any time; come happening here! Nov 17, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. For whenever you can. There’s no tickets, contact the church office and time-efficient methods to extend your reach on the Web Dinner November 3 need to bring a partner; there Living Table United Church of at 612-729-8358, www.htlcm- will be plenty of opportunity to Christ (formerly Minnehaha/Spirit pls.org, or email office@htlcm- using tools like Google Plus, Yelp, Twitter, and Facebook. For more The Annual Lutefisk/Meatball trade off partners and learn all of the Lakes), 4001 38th Avenue pls.org. Dinner will be held Saturday, the steps. South, is holding a multi family information call Ruth 612-722- 4529 x1 November 3 at Minnehaha Above all, we’ll have fun yard sale to benefit the church on Communion Lutheran Church learning to dance together. After Saturday, October 13 from 9 a.m. Harvest Dinner 4101 37th Av South. Served fami- the lessons, we can stay and prac- to 3 p.m. Besides gently used Minnehaha Communion ly style, servings 4pm, 5:15 p.m. tice our new skills alongside household items and clothing, Arts October 11 at Epworth and 6:30 p.m., $16. Call church other dancers during request and Crafts sold by vendors, books office 612-722-9527 reservations dancing until 11:30 p.m. homemade pickles, and many Epworth United Methodist Fall Rummage Sale necessary. Theresa Mish, Ed Stern and other items for sale will be there, as Church, 3207 37th Ave. S., will Fer Horn have been teaching well as chances to win prizes. Our have its annual Harvest Dinner Minnehaha Communion Lutheran Church, 4101 37th Av South. Fall Beginning International at famous Sloppy Joes will be served Thursday, Oct. 11, serving from 5 Tapestry since 2005 and dancing for lunch over the noon hour. to 7 p.m. The menu is roast Rummage Sale, Saturday, October Benefit featuring musician 13th from 9 to 1 p.m. Noon to 1 since long before that. Their fun Please join us for shopping, lunch, turkey with all the trimmings; and friendly style concentrates on or both! tickets are $9 for adults, $5 for p.m. – bagtime. Great sloppy joes Michael Monroe available. 612-722-9527. learning to enjoy the dance, the children, children under 5 are Join People for Parks’ Falls 4 All music and your fellow dancers in FREE and $25 for a family (dine- Committee for an intimate con- a stress-free environment. Coldwater Photo Blitz in only). Carry-out is available cert featuring Regional Emmy- for individual meals. A Mini- Coldwater Spring Events: Bring your camera to Coldwater award winning Minnesota musi- Boutique will be open 4:45 to 8 cal artist Michael Monroe on Sat- Hope for Parents Oct. 8 Spring for the park’s second p.m. for a jump-start on holiday Sept. 29, Oct. 13 and 28 Photo Blitz on Sunday, Oct. 28, 8 urday, October 27, from 6 – 9 shopping. Call 612-722-0232 for p.m. at 2720 W. 43rd St, Min- Hope for Parents will be present- a.m.-noon. Take pictures of life information. On National Public Lands Day, ed Monday, Oct. 8, from 7-9 and landscape at this park in Saturday, September 29, 9 a.m. neapolis (above the Wild Rum- pus Bookstore). Enjoy hors p.m., at Hope Lutheran Church, progress, located at 5601 to noon, volunteers can plant 5728 Cedar Ave. S. The program Minnehaha Park Drive South; trees and native wetland plants at d’oeuvres and beverages while Faith Church hosts shopping at the silent and live will focus on “Problem Solving between Minnehaha Falls Coldwater Spring. The National and Conflict Resolution for Fam- Regional Park and Fort Snelling Park Service, Mississippi River auctions, including items such as Potato Dinner Oct. 28 a North Shore getaway, 4 new ilies.” This free session is de- State Park. Hosted by Mississippi Fund, and REI are coordinating signed to assist families in mak- River Fund. this major volunteer event. REI tires for your passenger vehicle, Faith Ev. Lutheran Church 24th original artwork and others. Ad- ing healthier decisions to reduce Annual Baked Potato Dinner will will provide lunch and T-shirts. conflict between members. It is Volunteers need to register on- mission: $80 single, $150 a cou- be held on Reformation Sunday, ple. presented by Dr. Mark Carlson. Genealogy can be fun October 28, 2012, beginning at line at www.missriverfund.org. CEU credits are available. National Park Service rangers Proceeds benefit the univer- Join Longfellow/Seward Healthy 11:30 a.m. sal access playground being The dinner will be in the will lead free tours of Coldwater Seniors and Minneapolis from 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. to celebrate planned for Minnehaha Park’s

Page 12 October 2012 • Messenger • www.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com Recently, I got a job selling ap- as much fun as the shopping. My pliances. Since I’ve sold every- muscles were sore, and my back thing in the ‘F’s”; that is, furni- hurt! I should really paint more ture, furs, and floors, I thought The Old White House often; there’s immediate gratifi- I’d jump to the head of the al- cation and it’s good exercise. phabet. It’s back to work, and By SHERRI MOORE The bathtub, covered by a tarp more good old disposable in- was calling me. It was the next day come. Those bath towels I before I was throwing out half bought in August only sparked Got a job, start a project used tubes and jars, and setting my interest in changing the col- out the new towels, but I was driv- ors in the bathroom. Thelavender en to complete the job before Mr. sponge paint job from 12 years income and less disposable time. on my credit card. clean out the dog’s ears, so now I M. came home from his business ago wasn’t looking so hot. It was My new bathroom started At Home Depot, it took just a need to keep them on hand. I trip. I finished just before I picked time for a change. with a print my mother bought few minutes to match a color of didn’t know he even knew cotton him up at the light rail. We had A month later, on a Friday in Boston. It’s of a couple in the paint to the towels, pick out a balls existed! That’s something our customary happy hour on the morning, I woke up with the idea 1800s, walking on a cobble stone chrome light fixture, and find two we’ve never discussed in 28 years front porch to catch up on his to paint the bathroom a smoky street. It’s a wet, busy street of chrome towel racks; and I just of marriage. work. I waited for him to go in the blue, or French Blue. It’s funny walkers with umbrellas, the cob- went in there for a gallon of paint! There was one more stop at “new” bathroom for the first time. how everyone I talked to had blestone is a gray-blue color. That I was in and out in 15 minutes, JoAnne Fabrics to pick out some It took him a whole hour before their own idea of what is French was blue I longed for. having added another $130 dol- fabric for the sink skirt. Years he announced he was going to Blue. I asked a couple of design- An hour later, I was out the lars on my Home Depot card. ago, I skirted the ugly sink so I bed. I watched him brush his teeth ers, and they both described door, dragging the picture with Since I was out, I headed to Bed, could hide a basket of bathroom and wash up, never noticing any completely different colors. My me. When decorating a room, I Bath and Beyond for some plastic, junk underneath. I wondered if I difference. What can I say, he’s not French Blue is a nice medium buy the textiles first, then the floral accessories that would help had enough time to double back into color. blue with some gray in it, to paint. These days, you can get complete my new look. to Home Depot and buy a new calm it down. I saw myself paint in every color and shade, Evidently, that look is over. A sink. That idea was quickly (Sherri Moore is a freelance writer lounging in my clawfoot bath- and even have a custom color brushed silver and chrome waste dumped since I would need Mr. and resident of the Nokomis neigh- tub, listening to classical music, mixed while you wait. The tex- basket caught my attention. It M., or a plumber to install it. The borhood. She and Mr. M. are in and sipping tea. It’s easy to envi- tiles are limited to a few shades was on sale! Next to it was a fabric, a nice French print, set me their 20th year of renovating their sion this scene, and very difficult of the most popular colors. I footed soap dish and a covered back $25. The new sink project old white house. Sherri welcomes to make it reality. Now that I’m shopped Macy’s for towels on dish forcotton balls, both on will be saved for another day. your comments and can be reached working, I have more disposable sale, adding another $50 dollars sale! Mr. M. needs cotton balls to The actual painting wasn’t at [email protected].)

cessibility or energy efficiency of a tertainment facilities, and mobile Fix-up fund home, or general repairs are eligi- homes not on a permanent foun- ble, such as windows, new furnace, dation and not taxed and financed Continued from page 7 electrical wiring, garage, insulation, as real property. Fix-up Fund is a statewide program central air conditioning, new roof, If you are ready to get a loan, that offers affordable, low-interest and septic repairs. first decide on your project. Get fixed rate home improvement In addition to energy-saving contractor’s bids or an itemized loans. upgrades, homeowners may also materials estimate from a home Eligibility requirements are plexes are eligible. available for funds that are used finance renewable energy improve- improvement retailer for your pro- that household income must be at Loan features are as follows: exclusively for energy conservation ments. These include solar ther- posed project. or below $96,000 (income limit You may hire a contractor or do or basic accessibility improve- mal, solar electric and wind tur- Contact this lender, the Neigh- may be waived if the improve- the work yourself. Maximum loan ments. A higher loan amount may bines/generators. borhood Energy Connection, 624 ments are being made for the ac- term of 10 to 20 years is based on be available if the improvements Ineligible home improve- Selby Ave., at (651) 221-4462 Ext. cessibility of a family member with the loan amount. Loan amounts are being made for the accessibility ments include swimming pools, 132 (LeAnne). Your lender will a disability). The property must be are from $2,000 to $35,000. Unse- of a family member with a disabil- gazebos, reimbursing or refinanc- help you apply and work with you owner-occupied. Single-family cured loans are now available up ity. ing for improvements already to complete the loan process and homes, duplexes, triplexes or four- to $10,000. A lower interest rate is Most improvements to the ac- done, hot tubs, recreational or en- close your loan. Neighborhood Churches Welcome You! Bethlehem Covenant Holy Trinity Lutheran (ELCA) St. Albert the Great Catholic 3141 43rd Ave. S. • 612-721-5768 2730 E. 31st St. • 612-729-8358 E. 29th St. at 32nd Ave. S. • www.bethlehemcov.org www.htlcmpls.org 612-724-3643 Children especially welcome Sunday Worship 8:45 & 11:00 am Sunday Mass 9:30 am (Childcare available) (Handicapped accessible) Education opportunities for all ages 9:45 am Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Contemporary Worship at 8:30 am Childcare available Daily Mass 8:15 am M,T, Th, F Sunday School for all 9:45 am Pastor: Jay Carlson (Handicapped accessible) Classic Worship at 11 am Traditional Worship – Contemporary Fr. Joe Gillespie, O.P. Pastor Ryan Eikenbary-Barber Message – A Call to Social Justice www.saintalbertthegreat.org All are welcome – No exceptions Christ Church Lutheran St. Peder's Evangelical Lutheran 3244 34th Ave. • 612-721-6611 Lake Nokomis Lutheran Church 4600 E. 42nd St. • 612-722-8000 Sunday Worship at 9:30 am 5011 31st Ave. S. • 612-729-2323 Worship 9:00 and 10:30 am, Childcare Provided www.lakenokomis.org Summer - 9:00 only Education Hour at 11:00 am Summer Worship at 9:30 am Education for all at 9:00 am Pastor: Kristine Carlson Sunday Worship at 8:00 am & 10:30 am (Childcare; Wheelchair Acc., Braille) A welcoming congregation (nursery; fully accessible) Coffee 10 am www.christchurchluth.org Julie A. Ebbesen, Pastor Minnehaha United Methodist www.stpeders.net Epworth United Methodist 3701 E. 50th St. • 612-721-6231 3207 37th Ave. • 612-722-0232 www.minnehaha.org Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Worship 10:30 am (begins 9/9) Traditional Service 9:00 am of Minnehaha Falls Education: Adults at 9:45 am; Contemporary Worship 11:00 am (Sept.-May) 5212 41st Ave. S. • 612-724-3691 Children and Youth, 11:30 am 10:30 am (June-Aug.) www.trinityfalls.org (Childcare Provided) Education for all ages 10:15 (Sept.-May) Sunday Worship 8:30 am Traditional, (Wheelchair Accessible) (Childcare; fully accessible) 11 am Contemporary Rev. Pam Armstrong Sunday School for all ages - 9:30 am AA Meetings Tuesdays/Sundays 7 pm Faith Evangelical Lutheran (LC-MS) 3430 E. 51st St. • 612-729-5463 Worship 9:00 am Fellowship Hour 10:00 am Projects of the Neighborhood Churches Include: Education Hour 10:30 am Minnehaha Food Shelf, Vacancy Pastor: Rev. Dan Matasovsky Serving People Tuesday 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Call us at 612-721-6231 Minnehaha United Methodist, 3701 E. 50th St.

www.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com • Messenger • October 2012 Page 13 public hearing on Oct. 1. Also at RENOVATION Howe that time the commission will re- DETAILS view the conditional use permit Playground requested by the school district After being closed in 2005, Howe for the renovation. will reopen for the 2013-14 school Continued from page 3 The permit process is re- year as a dual campus with Hi- quired because the district is re- awatha. Hiawatha will house the The playground location will modeling a school building that younger grades, and Howe will take be evaluated by the Minneapolis was closed, explained Kane. third, fourth and fifth graders. Planning Commission during a There will be a total of 16 classrooms in the reopened Howe building, according to May. The maximum capacity for the school will be 285 students, and in the first year it will start with between “I really appreciate all the support from our families here at Hiawatha,” 150 and 180. principal Deb Regnier told those gathered on Monday night, Sept. 17 at Hi- There will be three third-grade awatha to learn about the Howe project. (Photo by Tesha M. Christensen) classes, two fourth-grade classes and two fifth-grade classes, pointed guts of the school will be reinvigo- of the property. Once the tanks are out Hiawatha Principal Deb Reg- rated, according to May. “We are buried, the area will be resodded. nier. bringing this school into the 21st White boards, smart boards, The classrooms at Howe will century,” he said. projectors and computers will be solve the space crunch at Hiawatha. Air conditioning will be in- placed in each classroom. Howe Until then, Hiawatha lacks enough stalled, along with a new HVAC will match Hiawatha in several classrooms, according to Regnier. system and electrical system. More ways, including the designation of Right now, there is a split class insulation, new windows and a “learning zones” defined by floor- with both fourth and fifth graders, new roof will make the school ing. and the school has implemented more energy-efficient, as will new “We have been on a long jour- “Art on a Cart” in order to accom- lighting. All of the flooring and fin- ney with Howe School. Everyone is modate an additional kindergarten ishes in the building will be re- very excited to see it opening class. placed and repainted. again,” said Minneapolis Council “We are packed to the gills The stormwater and sanitary Member Sandy Colvin Roy. here,” said Regnier. This is a year of sewer will be now be separated so “We are going to need your transition before the space issues that the stormwater can be filtered support through the whole pro- are resolved, she added. on site. This sustainable system will gram,” Kane told community Before Howe is reopened, the be installed in the southwest corner members and parents.

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www.LongfellowNokomisMessenger.com • Messenger • October 2012 Page 15 problems, and from which the tree draws mois- Lawn & permanent ture. Monarch Festival a big success damage. Avoid frequent light water- Supple- ing. This promotes the develop- Garden mental ment of shallow root systems Continued from page 7 watering that are susceptible to summer can greatly heat stress and winter injury. holes in the bark, S-shaped assist in Water infrequently but deeply tunnels under the bark, vertical maintaining (at least 6 to 8 inches into the cracks in the bark, sprouts tree health dur- soil) and allow the soil to dry around the base of the ash tree, ing drought, both during out between applications. dead branches in the top tree the growing season and Trees should be watered canopy, and heavy woodpecker during the dormant season. once or twice a week during the activity on the ash tree. The best way to water a tree growing season if there is no To see if you need to treat your is with a garden hose—open- rainfall that particular week. The ash tree, consult with an ar- ended for newly planted trees best time to water is at night borist. If you’re not within 15 and equipped with an oscillat- from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Watering miles or so of an infected area ing lawn sprinkler for estab- at night allows effective use of your ash tree may not need lished trees. applied water and less loss from treatment. Young, evaporation, assuring more newly planted water moves into the soil and The Minnesota Department of trees need ad- tree. The next best time to water After a little education, a family meets their Monarch before tagging and Agriculture suggests “the rule of ditional water- is when foliage is dry and evap- releasing the butterfly for its long journey home. (See article on page 4.) thumb” is to start treatments ing care. For oration potential is when the nearest confirmed new trees, con- not at its daily emerald ash borer infestation is centrate water peak. This within 10-15 miles of your over the root ball, time is late Classifieds WANTED property. This currently includes as well as the planting afternoon. **WANTED** - Old Stereo most of the Twin Cities. Continued from page 15 area, to assure survival. Equipment, Hi-fis & Hams. You can create a circular Kustom Remodeling - Roofing, Andy 651-329-0515. 12-12 Watering in mound of earth 3 to 4 inches siding, exterior/interior paint- Drought high around the plant at the ing. Sheetrock, taping and tex- WANTED TO BUY edge of the planting area. turing. Marty 612-724-8819. 4-13 In this very dry summer, water Large established trees can Paying the most for your furniture, deficits can severely damage be watered by wetting the soil TUTOR dishes, glassware, knickknacks, both young and old trees, and surrounding the plant roots. costume jewelry, antiques, pic- set up healthy trees for other Known as the “root zone,” Tutor $10/hr. All grades includ- tures, lamps, household items, problems. Drought conditions this area serves as a storage tank ing college. Call 612-729-1694. etc., I make housecalls. Call Mary. can lead to tree decline, pest 10-12 612-729-3110. 11 - 1 2

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