Planting a tree in Minneapolis has never been easier!

Fall is a great time to plant a tree

The City of Minneapolis currently has 125 trees available to all Minneapolis residents for planting this fall. The trees are available first-come, first-served through Sept. 18, 2009 at a reduced cost of $25 each.

Five varieties of trees are available: triumph elm, autumn splendor buckeye, Valley Forge elm, ironwood and blue beech. The trees are approximately six to 10 feet tall with a one-inch trunk. Residents can order one tree per household.

Minneapolis residents can order a tree at www.treetrust.org/orderhere or (651) 644-5800.

Trees must be picked up between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at the parking lot of the former Northrop School at 1611 46th St. E. in Minneapolis. Volunteers will be on hand to help load your new tree and complimentary bag of mulch into your vehicle. The City is partnering with United Way Caring Connection to recruit volunteers to assist residents who need help planting the new tree.

Research has proven that trees are a valuable investment and improve urban quality of life. Healthy trees increase property values, help improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gases by absorbing carbon dioxide, save energy, keep the city cooler, provide homes for wildlife and help manage storm water.

Since 2006, the City of Minneapolis has funded the City Trees program, which has provided a low-cost way for folks to help build the city’s urban tree forest. The City Trees program is a partnership between the City of Minneapolis and Tree Trust, a local nonprofit that works to improve the community environment.

MHNA’s Safety & Livability Committee has scheduled the Welcome Students flyer drop for:

Thursday September 17, 2009
6:00 pm

We will meet at Dunn Brothers, 6th & University SE.

MHNA’s Safety & Livability Committee has scheduled the Welcome Students flyer drop for:

Thursday September 17, 2009
6:00 pm

We will meet at Dunn Brothers, 6th & University SE.

Nominations are being sought for neighborhood reps to the NRP Policy Board.

The Policy Board is the governing body of the Mpls Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Although the program is winding down, there are still many decisions to be made in the coming year.

Applications are available online at : www.nrp.org.

Applications are due by noon on September 18th, 2009
in the NRP office, 105 5th Ave South #425.

Marcy-Holmes is classified as a “Revitalization” neighborhood. Elections are November 19thm 2009. Marcy-Holmes will choose an elector to participate in the vote.

Nominations are being sought for neighborhood reps to the NRP Policy Board.

The Policy Board is the governing body of the Mpls Neighborhood Revitalization Program. Although the program is winding down, there are still many decisions to be made in the coming year.

Applications are available online at : www.nrp.org.

Applications are due by noon on September 18th in the NRP office, 105 5th Ave South #425.

Marcy-Holmes is classified as a “Revitalization” neighborhood. Elections are November 19thm 2009. Marcy-Holmes will choose an elector to participate in the vote.

Meet MHNA member Sandra Brick at an exhibition of her artwork at the SE Library

September 26, 2009
1:15 p.m. (a children’s program is scheduled for 11:15 a.m.)

Southeast Minneapolis Library - 1222 4th St. SE, Minneapolis, 55414

If you can’t make this opening, the exhibit will be on display from September 10 to December 30.

Library hours: Tuesdays & Thursday: noon - 8 p.m. and Saturdays: 10 - 6 p.

Meet MHNA member Sandra Brick at an exhibition of her artwork at the SE Library

September 26, 2009
1:15 p.m. (a children’s program is scheduled for 11:15 a.m.)

Southeast Minneapolis Library - 1222 4th St. SE, Minneapolis, 55414

If you can’t make this opening, the exhibit will be on display from September 10 to December 30.

Library hours: Tuesdays & Thursday: noon - 8 p.m. and Saturdays: 10 - 6 p.

Thanks to the volunteers who walked the neighborhood last week to “meet & greet” new U students and neighbors.

Members of MHNA, First Congregational Church, U of MN staff, and student liaisons all helped spread the word about our great neighborhood and behavior expectations of our residents.

MN Reuse Warehouse Dates

The University of Minnesota’s ReUse Warehouse is a depot for used university property. Instead of spending money to transport items to a landfill, our program stores and sells usable furniture and campus leftovers at the warehouse. This provides university departments an opportunity to claim items for use in their business units. Items not claimed by university departments are made available to the public.

Student “Back to Campus” Sale - September 10, 2009

Let us help you outfit your new apartment or dorm room with special student discount prices. Students with a current University of Minnesota ID will qualify for a 10% discount on every item in the warehouse! Find the perfect desk or chair for your new space and contribute to the University’s sustainability efforts at the same time.

Reuse Program Warehouse is located at 883 29th Avenue SE.

MN Reuse Warehouse Dates

The University of Minnesota’s ReUse Warehouse is a depot for used university property. Instead of spending money to transport items to a landfill, our program stores and sells usable furniture and campus leftovers at the warehouse. This provides university departments an opportunity to claim items for use in their business units. Items not claimed by university departments are made available to the public.

Student “Back to Campus” Sale - September 10, 2009

Let us help you outfit your new apartment or dorm room with special student discount prices. Students with a current University of Minnesota ID will qualify for a 10% discount on every item in the warehouse! Find the perfect desk or chair for your new space and contribute to the University’s sustainability efforts at the same time.

ReUse Sealed Bid Auction - October 8 - 12, 2009

The Autumn sealed bid auction will be held during Homecoming week this year. We will have dozens of unique and interesting items available in our standard sealed-bid format. Additional information, bid forms, and item descriptions will be posted on our website as the auction draws closer. Reuse Program Warehouse is located at 883 29th Avenue SE.
Thanks to the volunteers who walked the neighborhood last week to “meet & greet” new U students and neighbors. Members of MHNA, First Congregational Church, U of MN staff, and student liaisons all helped spread the word about our great neighborhood and behavior expectations of our residents.

A list of tree-service companies licensed to do business in Minneapolis is available at:

http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/business-licensing/treeservice.asp

Check this list before you hire a company to do tree trimming or tree removal in your yard. Minneapolis requires tree-servicing companies doing business in Minneapolis to be licensed and insured.

Big games at the stadium may bring unwelcome behaviors. Know what is legal and what isn’t and what to do about it:

* Parking on lawns is illegal. Call 311 or 911

* Charging for parking on private property is illegal. Call 311 or 911

* Drinking in public is illegal. Call 311 or 911

* Tailgating in undesignated lots is illegal. U of M owned lots will allow people to drink alcohol.  Other than their lots, there are no parking lots around the new stadium that should allow alcohol consumption Call 311 or 911

* Charging for parking in unlicensed lots is illegal. Call 311 or 911

* Public Urination is illegal.  Call 311 or 911

* Sales on the Sidewalks are illegal.  Call 311 or 911

* A minor in possession of alcohol is illegal.  Call 311 or 911

* When you make the complaint call, be sure to provide the following information about the illegal activity: Address, time of day, description of the illegal activity, description of the person engaging in the activity location ( front yard, back yard, etc)

Gopher Stadium -– the first game is 6:00 PM on Saturday, September 12, 2009.

If you encounter problems, contact the numbers below and let the MHNA office know as well. We attend debriefing sessions after the games with city and university personnel and we would love to pass along your kudos and concerns.

Gopher Stadium -– the first game is 6:00 PM on Saturday, September 12, 2009.

If you encounter problems, contact the numbers below and let the MHNA office know as well. We attend debriefing sessions after the games with city and university personnel and we would love to pass along your kudos and concerns.

Home Game Dates:
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Annual Como Cookout
September 20th, 2009
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.  at Van Cleve Park.

Live music, free food (hot dogs, corn, sweets, etc.), children’s games, and a resource fair for all ages. Entertainment includes Click 4 Life, a local high school band, The Lions, a band of local youth from Van Cleve Park, the probable headliner - the Charn Band, and The Heart of the Beast Puppet Theatre. If you are interested in volunteering at the Cookout, and receiving a free Como Cookout t-shirt, please either call the SECIA office (612 676 1731), or email secomo@secomo.org. The Cookout will be held on a Sunday this year to avoid conflicts with the opening of the new TCF Bank Gopher Stadium.

The 7th Annual Harvest Festival Rummage, Treasure & Bake Sale
will be held at First Congregational Church, UCC
Saturday, September 26, 2009
9 – 4 p.m.

The church, located at 500 8th Ave. SE, will be filled with “recycled” goods of all types, including clothing, furniture, housewares, books, toys, china and crystal, crafts, antiques and a million other things. Home-made baked goods and soup will also be for sale. If you’d like to clean house and contribute your own items to the sale, items can be dropped off at the church office most weekdays. Contact the church office at 612-331-3816 or office@firstchurchmn.org. All proceeds from the sale go to the church operating budget.

The 7th Annual Harvest Festival Rummage, Treasure & Bake Sale
will be held at First Congregational Church, UCC
Saturday, September 26, 2009
9 – 4 p.m.

The church, located at 500 8th Ave. SE, will be filled with “recycled” goods of all types, including clothing, furniture, housewares, books, toys, china and crystal, crafts, antiques and a million other things. Home-made baked goods and soup will also be for sale. If you’d like to clean house and contribute your own items to the sale, items can be dropped off at the church office most weekdays. Contact the church office at 612-331-3816 or office@firstchurchmn.org. All proceeds from the sale go to the church operating budget.

Upcoming performances by our local Marcy band, The Cowardly Lions

The Cowardly Lions, featuring Marcy residents Seamus Hawley and Charlie Lincoln and fellow Marcy Open students Lamia Abukhadra, Eleanor Noble and Loren Towle will be performing at two upcoming events:

* The annual Como Cookout at Van Cleve Park on Sunday, September 20 (band will play from 2:30-3:15 p.m.)

* The Third Ward Summit at the Nicollet Island Pavillion on Wednesday, September 23 (band will play following the program, which begins at 7:00 p.m.). If you’ve seen the band at Keegan’s, you know how the Lions rock. If you haven’t, come and find out!

Upcoming performances by our local Marcy band, The Cowardly Lions

The Cowardly Lions, featuring Marcy residents Seamus Hawley and Charlie Lincoln and fellow Marcy Open students Lamia Abukhadra, Eleanor Noble and Loren Towle will be performing at two upcoming events:

* The annual Como Cookout at Van Cleve Park on Sunday, September 20 (band will play from 2:30-3:15 p.m.)

* The Third Ward Summit at the Nicollet Island Pavillion on Wednesday, September 23 (band will play following the program, which begins at 7:00 p.m.). If you’ve seen the band at Keegan’s, you know how the Lions rock. If you haven’t, come and find out!

Upcoming performances by our local Marcy band, The Cowardly Lions

The Cowardly Lions, featuring Marcy residents Seamus Hawley and Charlie Lincoln and fellow Marcy Open students Lamia Abukhadra, Eleanor Noble and Loren Towle will be performing at two upcoming events:

* The annual Como Cookout at Van Cleve Park on Sunday, September 20 (band will play from 2:30-3:15 p.m.)

* The Third Ward Summit at the Nicollet Island Pavillion on Wednesday, September 23 (band will play following the program, which begins at 7:00 p.m.). If you’ve seen the band at Keegan’s, you know how the Lions rock. If you haven’t, come and find out!