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Inaugural Edition of SENAonline
DECEMBER 2015 • volume 1, number 1

WELCOME!
Welcome to the first edition of the Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association's new online newsletter! We look forward to sharing a wide variety of information with you each month. Please bear with us, as there will definitely be some changes to both the content and the format over the next few months. Changes will be brought about by reader feedback, and they may also occur depending on the degree of difficulty of gathering information from our sources.

We have been extremely proud of our award-winning, printed bimonthly newsletter, SENA News, yet it was an extremely costly, and time-intensive neighborhood initiative. While we enjoyed the luxury of two, highly-skilled volunteers (plus many others) who put each edition together, the simple cost of printing and mailing thousands of newsletters every other month was a significant drain on SENA's increasingly limited resources. 
Have a suggestion? Ideas for future editions? Name suggestions for this newsletter? Send them to news@standish-ericsson.org. Share your photographs of the neighborhood! While SENA will make every effort to include your news, we can make no guarantees they can be included in an upcoming edition.
Getting this first edition out has taken longer than we anticipated. We apologize for the delay in getting this first edition to you. Hopefully we will be on a regular monthly schedule from now on.

The format of this newsletter is simple. While the categories may change from month to month—depending upon available news—you will usually find sections dedicated to noteworthy events in the area, news about our parks, schools, and libraries, as well as local articles that have some relevance to the Standish and Ericsson neighborhoods. When you see an item highlighted in BLUE, you can click on it for further information. 
Publication & Submission Dates
Our intention is to send this newsletter by the first Wednesday of a month. If you would like to submit something to us for possible inclusion, you must send it to the Editor by last Friday of a month. 
Standish-Ericsson Neighborhood Association
1830 East 42nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
612.721.1601

Staff
Shirley Yeoman
Bob Kambeitz

President, Board of Directors
Molly McCartney

Editor
Chris Lautenschlager
UPCOMING SENA MEETINGS
Board of Directors
Mon Dec 14, 7 pm
SENA Office - 1830 E 42nd St

Business, Development, & Transportation
Thur Jan 7, 2016, 6:30 pm
SENA Office - 1830 E 42nd St

Quality of Life
Tues Jan 5, 2016, 6:30 pm
SENA Office - 1830 E 42nd St
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Holiday Tree Lighting: THIS SUNDAY!

THE HEALTH OF LAKE HIAWATHA: 
Is the Lake sick? Why? What can be done?


Lake Hiawatha Recreation Center | 2701 East 44th Street
Wednesday, Dec 9, 2015, 6:30 - 8 pm

Topics for this public meeting will include:

• Health of the Lake | Rachel Crabb, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

• How Does the Creek Affect the Lake? | Becky Christopher, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District

• Stormwater Drain Effects | Lois Eberhart, Minneapolis Public Works

• Moving Forward | What can be done? Friends of Lake Hiawatha, Catchment, Adopt-A-Drain, Clean-Ups, future meetings ---> BRING YOUR IDEAS!

Can't make the meeting? Contact Bob Kambeitz at the SENA office with your questions, concerns, or input.

OUR PARKS
Hiawatha Golf Course, June 2014
Photo: Chris Lautenschlager

To read the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board's latest update (November 23rd) on the storm water and ground water assessment for Hiawatha Golf Course, please click HERE.

To subscribe to email updates on the Hiawatha Golf Course Improvements project, please click HERE.
Master Planning for all Parks in our 5th District

As you likely know, the park at Lake Hiawatha recently underwent a 15 month master planning process (read the Nokomis-Hiawatha Regional Park Master Plan). More recently, the MPRB is making a new plan for all the parks south of downtown and east of 35W. This part of the park system is called the South Service Area, and it features 35 park properties. The fifth district makes up the lower south section of this service area. Visit the project page to subscribe to updates.

Park board staff is sharing initial designs for neighborhood parks within the South Service Area at four Open Houses during the month of December. These initial designs are the result of guidance provided by the Community Advisory Committee, Technical Advisory Committee and data collected from the public at events this summer and fall.

***Sibley Park is included in the Central Zone ***

Open Houses:
Central Zone Open House: Thursday, Dec 3, 6 - 8 pm
Lower Zone Open House: Tuesday, Dec 8, 6 - 8 pm
East Zone Open House: Tuesday, Dec 15, 6 - 8 pm
Don't forget to register for Winter and Spring activities through the Minneapolis Park & Rec Board. For the full catalog of choices, click HERE.

Upcoming Park Happenings


Winter Solstice Celebration
Lake Hiawatha Park, 4401 27th Avenue South
Sunday, Dec 20, 2015, 6:30 - 8 pm

New Year's Eve Family Skating Party
Sibley Park, 1900 East 40th Street
Thursday, Dec 31, 2015, Noon - 3 pm

Message from Met Council on upcoming testing at Minnehaha Park

Met Council wants to alert the community of soil testing work that Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) will be doing the weeks of Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 at Minnehaha Park. The findings from this testing will help guide the design of rehabilitation and upgrades needed in the regional sanitary sewer facilities located in the park. The work will take place on the west side of Minnehaha Creek, north of Minnehaha Parkway. In an effort to better understand the subsurface conditions near these sewer facilities, MCES will conduct additional soil borings and collect rock cores.  This effort will include angle cores in an effort to locate any highly transmissive vertical joints in the limestone formation. Water samples also will be collected and evaluated to determine the groundwater chemistry. Once the design of the sewer rehabilitation is completed, Met Council will hold additional public information meetings to discuss when and how the sewer rehabilitation work will take place.  If have any questions, please contact Tim O'Donnell, Project Citizen Liaison/Sr. Information Coordinator at tim.odonnell@metc.state.mn.us or 651.602.1269

ROOSEVELT LIBRARY 
Do you know Lynda?
A terrific online resource, lynda.com, is freely available to all Hennepin County Library resident cardholders. Funded through Hennepin County property taxes, lynda.com has thousands of thoughtful, well-crafted interactive video courses that can guide you through honing your photography skills, web design ideas, or business acumen. For more information, click HERE.
Mystery/Thriller Adult Book Club
Saturday, Dec 19, 2015, 1 pm
Join our discussion of new and interesting mystery and thriller titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. The December 19th meeting will discuss Liad Shoham's, Lineup. 

Subsequent club meetings will be held on January 16th and February 20th.
Roosevelt Library | Hennepin County
4026 28th Avenue South Mpls, MN 55406
612.543.6700
Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays Noon - 8 pm | Saturdays 9 am - 5 pm

JOIN FRIENDS OF ROOSEVELT LIBRARY
Friends of the Roosevelt Library is a volunteer-run, independent organization with a mission to support the Hennepin County Library – Roosevelt.
For more information: roosevelt@supporthclib.org.

CRIME & SAFETY

Stay Informed. 
Click HERE to learn more about snow emergency procedures. Then, 
Expecting a package? Take steps to make sure you receive what you ordered.

With Holiday shopping online increasing, please take extra steps to make sure you get what you order.

When you consider all the online shopping we do now, sadly it's not all that surprising that doorstep delivery can be a crime of opportunity. It may not be someone following a delivery truck but someone who happens to be in the area and sees a package delivered. In looking at the most frequently used delivery services, here are some suggestions the shippers have made.

• Before you ship, choose the right service for your needs.

• Ship the package to a location where you know someone will be available to receive it. Consider selecting the “signature required” option.

• Some shippers can tell you the exact date and approximate time when your package will arrive. Have someone available to take possession of the package at its destination.

• You have options on how you want the package delivered as well as tracking and insuring the package.

• As neighbors, if you see something suspicious such as a person picking up a package off your neighbor’s front step or a car following a delivery van, please call 9-1-1 immediately.

If you are a victim of this crime, please contact 3-1-1 or file a police report online.
Let's be honest, utility boxes are ugly.

But this doesn't mean that anyone should be willing to tolerate the random, senseless tagging that we see from time to time. SENA doesn't have the time or resources to cover every utility box with art (you may have seen some the SENA sponsored artwork at the intersection of E 38th St and 28th Ave S, or at E 44th St and 28th Ave S).

SENA, as well as the MPD, needs your help in reporting graffiti and tagging where you see it. If you have a smartphone, reporting couldn't be easier.
Just download the 311 app for you iPhone, Android, or Blackberry device. It might take a few minutes to get used to the app itself, but it is ultimately pretty intuitive. For more information, on the app itself, please refer to the City of Minneapolis' website.

If you don't have a smartphone, or feel uncomfortable with the app, you can either use any of the city's online services (from your computer) to report issues, or simply call 311.

If you call 311, make sure you are within the city limits. Staff is available weekdays 7 am to 7 pm, and weekends 8 am to 4:30 pm.
 
Hennepin Count Ordinance #16 establishes curfew hours for juveniles. It also requires business places to abide by curfew ordinancees and to report violations.
Weekdays
 
Under 12 years old: home by 9 pm

12-14 years old: home by 10 pm

15-17 years old: home by 11 pm
Fridays + Saturdays

Under 12 years old: home by 10 pm

12-14 years old: home by 11 pm

15-17 years old: home by Midnight
No 3 PAC meeting until January 2016
MPD 3rd Precinct | 3000 Minnehaha Avenue South
Monday, Jan 25, 2016 6:30 pm

The next 3rd Precinct Advisory Council (3 PAC) meeting won't happen until the end of January. The agenda is not set yet, but will include reports from Inspector Sullivan, the Transit Police, and our two Crime Prevention Specialists, Karen Notsch and Sue Roethele. There will also be time allowed to ask questions and share your concerns for the 3rd Precinct.

We should have a more exact agenda by the time of next month's newsletter.
Minneapolis Police Department 3rd Precinct
3000 Minnehaha Avenue Mpls, MN 55406
 
Crime Prevention Specialists

Karen Notsch | 612.673.2856
Sector 2 (Standish, north of East 42nd St)

Sue Roethele | 612.673.2839
Sector 3 (Standish, south of East 42nd St, and all of Ericsson)
 

OUR SCHOOLS
Mural at Folwell School
Photo stitch by Heid Boxrud Stodola

Volunteers Needed at Our Schools


Northrop Elementary
Please fill out our online volunteer interest form. We will use that information and your areas of interest to find you a volunteer assignment that will be both rewarding and beneficial to you and the school. Per district guidelines, a completed form must be on file in the office and the volunteer video watched before you can perform any volunteer duties. We look forward to our Northrop families becoming involved participants in our school and community! If you have any questions, feel free to contact Carolina D'Andrea, Northrop's family liaison, at 612.668.4540 or carolina.dandrea@mpls.k12.mn.us. Please fill out Northrop's Volunteer Interest Form.

Folwell Performing Arts Magnet
All volunteers must complete and submit a volunteer form before working with our students. If you plan on going on field trips or working with children outside of a teacher's supervision, you will also need to complete a background check form and pay the $5 fee to process the background check. Opportunities may be available in the media center, the music department, or in the classroom. Please contact Kathryn Hanson for more information.
kathryn.hanson@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612.668.4567

Roosevelt High School
has partnered with theYMCA Operation Holiday Basket helps feed families in our community by providing a holiday meal. This is the 45th year of that tradition.  If you’d like to:
  • donate cash to help buy turkeys
  • drop off non-perishables (several locations in the area) to fill the baskets 
  • would like to help assemble the baskets on December 18th 
  • or if you NEED a basket for your family
Please contact ckjome@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612.668.4839.
Coming to Folwell: Annie Kids, the Musical
The Elementary School production of Annie Kids is coming up!  The performances are Thursday, December 10th at 2 pm and 7 pm and Friday, December 11th at 7 pm. All are welcome to come and support our amazing students!  
Folwell School is looking for volunteers to help during those performances as stage helpers and as extra supervision. The director is also looking for some help finding the following props: a park bench and little house on the prairie dresses and aprons. 

Please let them know if you can help: kathryn.hanson@mpls.k12.mn.us or 612.668.4567

UPCOMING EVENTS NEAR US
Night Before New Year's Eve Party
Lake Nokomis Community Center | 2401 East Minnehaha Parkway
Wednesday, Dec 30, 2015, 5 - 7:30 pm
Nokomis Library Book Sale
Nokomis Library | 5100 34th Avenue South
Saturday December 19, 2015, 9 am - 3 pm
Cap's Grille Community Input Open House
Cap's Grille | 5531 39th Avenue South
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2015 5 - 7 pm
 
Cap’s Grille, just off the 50th Street LRT stop, is planning on making some significant upgrades to their business. This open house is an opportunity for residents to look at the proposed plans, ask questions and share any thoughts. 

The West of the Rail Business Association (WRBA) encourages you to remember our local businesses for your holiday shopping. 

Founded in 2009 by a small group of local business owners, the WRBA is an association of the businesses located within the boundaries of East 34th Street, Hiawatha Avenue, Minnehaha Parkway and 15th Avenue South of Minneapolis.
 

You'll find a list of members on the WRBA website.

ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES
The City of Minneapolis is offering free Home Energy Squad visits to income-qualified Minneapolis households while funds last. Qualified households have incomes less than $35,310 for one person plus $12,480 for each additional person. Homeowners can call (612) 335-5874 to confirm eligibility and schedule a visit.  

Minneapolis households over the income limit can still have a visit for $70, which includes a consultation, materials, and labor. A home energy visit involves a crew of energy consultants who visit homes and install energy-saving materials, test for air leaks, inspect insulation, check heating systems for safety, and recommend energy upgrades. To schedule a visit, call (612) 335-5874 or schedule online.

For a limited time, the City is also offering no-interest financing to participants who make insulation and air sealing upgrades recommended by the Home Energy Squad. For more information about no-interest financing, call (612) 335-5884.
For more information on Fix-It Tech events, please visit the City of Minneapolis' website.
• Current appointment opportunities on City of Minneapolis Boards and Commissions

• Job openings with the City of Mpls | Mpls Park & Rec Board | Hennepin County

• The Metropolitan Council is looking for volunteers to participate in an Equity Advisory Committee. Applications are due January 4, 2016.  
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