New Bus Route 612 Serves Minnetonka and Hopkins
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Old-Fashioned Your invitation Sporting Events Burwell House Civic Center Parking Map Your invitation Sporting Events Burwell House Ice Cream Social Civic Center Parking Map Free self-guided house tours on’t miss this year’s 31st annual summer Festival and Parking Lot School Adventist Seventh Day Race Events Civic Center Grounds Community Center Activities Field Soccer D Burwell House Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social, set for 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28. $15 4 – 10 p.m. 8 – 11 a.m. Mini-parade Be sure to participate in perennial favorites like the 8K race, Williston Road Center Community $10 10:30 a.m. Civic Center Grounds 2-mile fun run and tot trot, adult-child golf tournament, pancake Ice Arenas Minnetonka Drive breakfast, Burwell House tours, antique market, kids’ rides, police K9 Free A Hall City demonstrations, open ice skating, and fireworks. 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. B Enjoy musical entertainment from the Teddy Bear Band and R-Factor, Police or try out your own singing ability on the karaoke stage! Look inside Williston Center Amphitheater 4 – 5 p.m. Fire this special edition of the Minnetonka Memo for a full schedule and www.eminnetonka.com description of events. • 4:30 p.m. This year’s festival and ice cream social offer an exciting combination of free activities for children, teens and adults. Please join us June 28! M i • 5:30 p.m. n 4 – 7 p.m. A vailable after 8 p.m. n e • 6:30 p.m. t o n k Mayor Jan Callison a B o Antique market Ice Arena Activities u l e 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. v 4:30 p.m. a r d 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Adult-Child Golf Tournament: 8 a.m. Fine Arts Fair I-494 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 4 – 8 p.m. Main Stage 4 – 5:45 p.m. designated spaces at the Civic Center) Family Center and in (A Handicap Parking No Parking Parking Musical entertainment 6 – 6:45 p.m. vailable at St. David 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 4 – 9 p.m. Children’s activities 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 6:50 – 7 p.m. Burwell House Baker Road Road Baker ’s Food/ice cream available to purchase 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 7 – 10 p.m. Parking Lot Community Church Minnetonka Softball Tournament Plymouth Road Restrooms Restrooms are available in Ice Arenas A and B, police department, city hall, (Handicap Parking) Family Center St. David’ community center, and on the Summer Festival grounds. Please note: 4 – 7:30 p.m. s Schedule will not Please note: this schedule is subject to change. For weather information call (952) 939-TELL (8355). This hotline will provide information about 10 p.m. 5:30 & 7 p.m. the status of live performances and the fireworks display in the event of inclement weather. 8 – 10 p.m. Conserve water throughout Shade tree disease control Music in the Park starts June 10 Minnetonka Night for Neighbors New bus route 612 serves program underway is August 5 Minnetonka and Hopkins Special Edition the summer his year’s musiC in the park series starts june 10, with all T concerts Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the outdoor amphitheater at the n an average year, the twin Cities metropolitan area uses he City oF minnetonka’s shade tree disease Control program, Minnetonka Civic Center Campus, 14600 Minnetonka Boulevard, n tuesday, august 5, From est metro residents now have a new east-west bus route I about 20 percent of its treated drinking water for outdoor purposes, T designed to keep Dutch elm disease (DED) and oak wilt (OW) at Minnetonka. Bring along a blanket or chair, and enjoy local performers O 6 to 9 p.m., Minnetonka W traveling between Minnetonka and Hopkins, providing job minnetonkaA Newsletter from the City of Minnetonka such as lawn and garden watering and car washing. In dry years that bay, started June 2. If you see a tree you suspect to have DED or OW on playing a wide variety of music for the whole family! residents can celebrate seekers access to employment centers in both cities. Funding for the June 2008 figure can climb to more than 30 percent. Although it’s too soon to tell your property or while driving around the city, you may report it by calling Minnetonka Night for Neighbors new service comes from a federal Job Access and Reverse Commute memo if the metro region will experience the same drought conditions as the (952) 988-8421. Be prepared to give the address and a detailed description June 10 by locking their doors, turning grant, which supports transportation services that improve access to last two years, it is still a good idea to use water resources wisely all the of the tree’s location. The city’s forestry staff will accept inspection requests Porch Pickers on outside lights and spending employment opportunities. time, not just during dry periods. Consider these tips to reduce outdoor and scout for diseased elm and oak trees until September 1, when it (bluegrass, country) the evening with their neighbors. The new Bus Route 612 provides eight eastbound and eight westbound water use: becomes difficult to identify the diseases by their leaf symptoms. June 17 Minnetonka Night for trips on weekdays, and ten eastbound and nine westbound trips on Saturdays. Two seasonal tree inspectors and the city forester have been certified by Neighbors is designed to The route travels primarily on County Road 101 and Excelsior Boulevard, • Mark Yannie Trio Convert lawns to native landscapes. the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and are inspecting public heighten crime and drug serving retail destinations in Minnetonka and downtown Hopkins. (jazz) • Water early in the morning. and private properties throughout awareness; generate support for The route is operated by Transit Team through a contract with the the city for trees showing July 8 and participation in local anti- Metropolitan Council, and is considered a demonstration project, to last • Sweep with a broom instead of hose. symptoms of DED or OW, James Moors crime fighting programs; and at least through September 2009. • Collect rain water in a rain barrel. including wilting, curled leaves and (folk) send a message to criminals that When preparing for Route 612, planners at Metro Transit identified branch death. On private property, they More summer concerts! neighborhoods are organized and more than 4,500 entry-level jobs in the route’s service area. Customers who • Cut grass to no shorter than two inches knock on the door to identify themselves July 15 fighting back. take Route 612 also can transfer in downtown Hopkins to Route 12 and to reduce evaporation and promote Minnetonka Civic before inspecting the tree. Both of these he musiC assoCiation oF minnetonka Many neighborhoods host special events such as block parties and Route 615, providing access to even more employment centers such as deep root growth. Orchestra tree diseases are regulated by state statute will present three concerts in June, listed cookouts, with visits from the Minnetonka police and fire departments Opus, Ridgedale, Knollwood, Uptown and downtown Minneapolis. (classical) T • Use shut-off nozzles on hoses when and city ordinance. below. Concerts are free unless otherwise as well as other city departments. The cash fare for Route 612 is $2 during weekday rush hours and $1.50 washing cars. If an elm tree or oak tree is found July 22 indicated, however, donations are always Minnetonka Night for Neighbors has proven to be an effective and at other times. To celebrate the new service, transit customers can get a free children’s to have either of these diseases, it is Lehto & Wright welcome. For more information call (952) enjoyable program to promote neighborhood spirit and positive police- • Calculate your water footprint at ticket to see “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” at Stages Theatre in important to act promptly with removal (Celtic, folk rock) 401-5954 or visit www.musicassociation.org. community partnerships. Registration information was mailed the week www.h2oconserve.org. or the suggested treatments in order to of June 2, and is also available online at www.eminnetonka.com. If you downtown Hopkins. To receive the offer, customers must present a valid protect other elms and oaks on your property July 29 Bon Voyage Concert did not have an event last year and would like to register, contact Nicole transit pass, bus transfer or rail ticket at the Stages Theatre Box Office and throughout the city. Eden Prairie Minnetonka Youth Chamber Choir Nelson at (952) 939-8546 to request a packet. and buy one adult ticket to the show. The production runs June 27 For more information about how diseased trees are Community Band Sunday, June 22, 3:30 p.m. The Minnetonka Police Department thanks the following businesses through Aug. 3. Using water wisely in landscaping identified, visit www.eminnetonka.com. • (show tunes) Ridgewood Church for their generous contributions to last year’s Minnetonka Night for For trip planning services, route and schedule information call the 4420 Highway 101 S., Minnetonka Transit Information Center at (612) 373-3333 or visit the interactive F you enjoy landsCaping but also want to Conserve water and Neighbors: Brunswick Zone Bowling, Caribou Coffee, CenterPoint August 5 Free Trip Planner at www.metrotransit.org. • protect local water quality, attend “Water Smart Landscaping” Energy, Cub Foods, Davanni’s, Lunds, Papa John’s Pizza, Target, and I Erin Rogue Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America.