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Winter 2009 About Town (PDF) Engineering Tech AboutTown Magazine PRESORT STD Makes Breakthrough City of Edina U.S. POSTAGE On Map Scale 4801 West 50th Street PAID Edina, MN 55424 Permit No. 3932 See Page 28 www.CityofEdina.com Minneapolis, MN AboutTown For Details Official Magazine of the City of Edina ***ECRWSS*** POSTAL PATRON CAR-RT-WS ©COLOURS 2009 WINTER•2009 AboutTown Table of Contents Volume 19, Number 1 January 2009 About Town Calendar February 2009 Calendar Of Events .......................................................................... 1 About Town Calendar Winter 2009 Winter Calendar Highlights ........................................................... 4 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Official Publication of the A Word From The Mayor .................................................................5 City of Edina, Minnesota 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 p.m., PCN National 7 p.m., City Council Noon, Wonderful 6 p.m., Beach Party, 4801 West 50th Street Mayor, City Council Members To Take Oath of Office .................6 New Year’s Day. 6:30-8:30 p.m., 6 p.m., Edina Speaker, Edina High & HRA, Edina City World of Woody, Edinborough Park. City Hall closed. Family Open Gym, Chamber of Edina, Minnesota 55424 Biltmore Motel Began Edina’s Southview City Gym. School Performing Hall. Edinborough Park. Commerce Emerald 952-826-0359 Hospitality Industry ...........................................................................8 Arts Center. 6:15 p.m., Sweetheart Gala, Interlachen 7 p.m., Just 5:30 p.m., Zoning Dance, Edina Senior Country Club. Circulation 25,000 Grannes Hired As Crime Friends Big Band, Board of Appeals, Center. Prevention Coordinator ................................................................. 16 Edinborough Park. Edina City Hall. Editor: Jennifer Bennerotte The Edina Community Foundation: Assistant to the Editor: Marty Doll Leadership Giving .......................................................................... 20 Contributing Writers: Dick Crockett, Carl Follstad, Assistant Sanitarian Spends Most Of His 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Kirk Johnson, Joe Sullivan and Lauren Wiza Time In The Kitchen(s) .................................................................. 22 7 p.m., Scott Fraser, 7 p.m., City Council Noon, Bob the 7 p.m., Northern 7 p.m., Park Board, Noon, Bob the Edinborough Park. & HRA, Edina City Beachcomber, Winds Concert Band, Edina City Hall. Beachcomber, Publisher: City of Edina A Segway To The Future ............................................................... 26 Edinborough Park. Edinborough Park. Edinborough Park. Hall. 7 p.m., Heritage About Town is produced by the City of Edina. Edina Engineering Technician Makes Breakthough Preservation Board, 7 p.m., Armenian 5:30 p.m., Zoning Edina City Hall. To advertise in About Town, contact Marty Doll On Map Scale, Gains National Attention .................................... 30 Dancers, Edinborough Board of Appeals, 952-826-0396 . It’s Not Only Neighborly ... It’s The Law ................................... 34 Park. Edina City Hall. 7 p.m., Notable Singers, Edinborough Copyright 2009 by City of Edina, 4801 W. 50th St. Dreams Do Come True In Edina .................................................. 36 Park. Edina, MN 55424. Business Notes ................................................................................ 38 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Presidents’ Day. About Town is published quarterly by the City of Edina. The City of Edina Facilities ................................................................... 43 1-5 p.m., Winter Ice 7 p.m., Park Board, 5:30 p.m., Zoning 7-8:30 p.m., Winter 7 p.m., Hopkins 7 p.m., City Council 11 a.m., State of 5:30 p.m., Zoning 6:30-8:30 p.m., purpose of the magazine is to keep Edina residents informed Festival, Centennial Edina City Hall. Board of Appeals, Neighborhood Night Westwind Band, City Hall closed. & HRA, Edina City the Community, Board of Appeals, Family Open Gym, Lace Up For Winter Ice Festival ................................................... 44 Lakes Park. Edina City Hall. Out, various City Edinborough Park. Hall. Edinborough Park. Edina City Hall. Southview City Gym. of news, activities and programs that are important to them. 7 p.m., Heritage parks. We include articles of interest about our citizens and Bikers, Drivers Must Follow 7 p.m., Brass Quintet, Preservation Board, 6 p.m., Transportation 7 p.m., Celebration 7 p.m., Energy 6 p.m., Transportation community history as well. The Rules Of The Road.................................................................. 46 Edinborough Park. Edina City Hall. Commission, Edina Brass, Edinborough & Environment Commission, Edina City Hall. Park. Commission, Edina City Hall. About Town is printed on recycled paper to conform to City Edina Federated Women’s Club City Hall. Celebrates 40 Years of Service ...................................................... 48 conservation guidelines. Bring Old Photos, Slides Or Movies Into www.CityofEdina.com The Digital World At The Edina Art Center ............................... 52 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 7 p.m., Stann Martin Luther King 7 p.m., City Council & 7 p.m., Energy Noon, Annett Fragale 7 p.m., First John 7 p.m., Heritage 7 p.m., Planning Noon, Mary and Cover photo by Arlene Green Get Ready For The Switch To Digital Television ....................... 53 Bann Big Band, Jr. Day. City Hall HRA, Edina City Hall. & Environment — “Queen of the Philip Sousa Preservation Board, Commission, Edina the Pipsqueaks, Edinborough Park. closed. Commission, Edina Snow,” Edinborough Memorial Band, Edina City Hall. City Hall. Edinborough Park. Special Pull-out Section: Photo Gallery .................................................................................. 54 7 p.m., Shawn Sweeney, City Hall. Park. Edinborough Park. Edinborough Park. 7 p.m., Human “League of Upper Edina Community Foundation Annual Report Rights & Relations Midwest Pinholers” Commission, Edina exhibit opens at Edina City Hall. Art Center. City Council To Hold Town Hall Meeting 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 The Edina City Council will hold a “town hall meeting” The meeting will be broadcast on Edina Community Channel 7 p.m., First John 11:30 a.m., Town 7 p.m., Planning Noon, Jim Shannon Philip Sousa Hall Meeting, Edina Commission, Edina — “Professor Piano,” 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27. 16 and the video made available online later in the week. Memorial Band, City Hall. City Hall. Edinborough Park. Edinborough Park. The town hall meeting will be held in the Council Chambers The City Council plans to hold an additional town hall 7 p.m., Human Rights & Relations of Edina City Hall, 4801 W. 50th St. Residents are invited to meeting later in the year. Commission, Edina attend to address the Mayor and Council Members about City Hall. topics facing the City. Residents may address any topic or For more information, call 952-927-8861 or visit concern, as long as it is relevant to the city www.CityofEdina.com. 1 • WINTER 2009 2 • WINTER 2009 About Town Calendar March 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 p.m., Star of the 7 p.m., City Council Noon, Wonderful Winter Calendar Highlights A Word From The Mayor North Big Band, & HRA, Edina City World of Woody, Edinborough Park. Hall. Edinborough Park. 7 p.m., Flute Cocktail, 5:30 p.m., Zoning As I begin this article, I first want to thank all of the people of special identity in a large metropolitan area — a town where Edinborough Park. Board of Appeals, Other Dates to Remember: Edina Unplugged Edina for allowing me to continue serving them and our City friendships are created and maintained for a lifetime and kids are Edina City Hall. Jan. 8 5 p.m., Faculty Exhibition Opening, Edina What: On Monday, March 9, all Edina families, schools, as Mayor. I am honored and humbled by the level of support I nurtured by the entire community in order to help them reach Art Center. church groups and organizations are asked to received for re-election and I look forward with great anticipation their full potential. UNPLUG — no activities, no homework, no 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Jan. 13 7 p.m., Lee Engle, Edinborough Park. to the years ahead in working with both our Council and our 7 p.m., Eden Prairie Edina Unplugged. No 7 p.m., Park Board, Noon, Bob the Jan. 15 Noon, Brodini Comedy & Magic Act, schedule, nothing but time to connect with your fellow residents to make Edina an even more special place for There are challenges ahead, however, that will require careful Community Band, scheduled activities. Edina City Hall. Beachcomber, family. This plan to eliminate — for just one living, learning, doing business and raising families. thought and community input to appropriately shape our future. Edinborough Park. Edinborough Park. Edinborough Park. night — all scheduled activities, all homework, all New or modified strategies may need to be employed as we seek 7 p.m., Heritage Jan. 27 7 p.m., Richfield Symphonic Band, Preservation Board, 4-9 p.m., Ladies Night meetings and all practices is supported by local Shortly after I joined the City Council in 1997, we began to work to continue to provide our renowned City services; support taking Edina City Hall. Out, 50th & France. Edinborough Park. on Vision 20/20, the document intended to guide the decisions our school system to the next level of excellence; reconstruct our City and school officials, coaches, parents, religious that impact the future of our community.
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