New Businesses on Lyndale

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New Businesses on Lyndale
By Steve Paquin
neighbo r h o o d
Summer 2016 Newsletter
Comments, questions, ideas?
Call Kenny Neighborhood
Association at 612-392-4477.
Inside
Letter from the Chair.................. p 3
KNA Neighbor Welcome.............. p 5
Citywide Organics...................... p 5
Kickin’ Back...................... p 3, 6, 7
Kenny Garden Club.................... p 8
Absentee Voting ....................... p 8
Caucus Family .......................... p 9
Contamination Area.................. p10
Community Garden.................. p 11
Man on the Street.................... p 12
Borton Overseas...................... p 13
Kenny Park News . .................. p 14
Kenny residents who came to the
Kickin’ Back at Kenny festival on July
28 had the opportunity to meet the owners of two businesses that will open this
fall in the new building at the northwest corner of 55th Street and Lyndale
Avenue. While locals may have walked
away assuming that the two franchises
were intentionally paired because they
are athletics-oriented, be assured that is
purely coincidental and not an intentional effort to spike the testosterone level of
Kenny residents.
A closer look, however, reveals that
TITLE Boxing Club, which will occupy
the south portion of the building, and
Sport Clips, which will fill the north end,
share more than a sports focus. Both
are being opened by franchisees from
Plymouth with college-age kids who are
embarking on fresh career paths, intent
on working hands-on at their businesses
and getting to know their new Kenny
neighbors.
It’s boxing, but nobody gets hit
The mention of a “boxing club” may
immediately evoke images of a dingy,
poorly lit urban basement with peeling
paint and an overwhelming underarm
odor. That’s exactly the opposite of what
you’ll find at TITLE Boxing Club. It’s
a clean, bright modern exercise facility
that uses boxing techniques to deliver
what owner Steven Coopersmith calls
“The Ultimate Total Body Workout.”
Steven explains, “Martial arts training
has been around for millennia, and it
has physical and psychological benefits,
but there’s a barrier to entry for most
people—nobody wants to get hit in the
face! We don’t have that problem. By
definition, no one will ever get hit in a
TITLE Boxing Club.”
TITLE offers a few different exercise
options, but its signature class the
POWR HOUR, is a one-hour, instructorled group boxing or kickboxing session.
Participants wear regulation boxing
gloves and hand wraps as they punch the
same 100-pound hanging bags that competitive fighters use to train with. Steven
was interviewed at his Edina TITLE
franchise after participating in a midday
class, which included participants from
a wide variety of ages and fitness levels.
“That’s one of the great things here,” enthuses Steven. “You’re doing your own
workout on your own bag at your own
Cover Story continued on page 4
A publication of the Kenny Neighborhood Association. The association is open to all Kenny residents.
We meet to determine neighborhood needs and establish a sense of community.
Kenny Neighborhood
Association
Office: 5516 Lyndale Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Message Line: 612-392-4477
email: [email protected]
www.kennyneighborhood.org
KNA Board 2015-2016
Chairperson
Nancy Hoyt Taff
Vice Chairperson
Rick Oknick
Treasurer
Rob Caverly
Secretary
Carol Martinson
Jonathan Banks
Kevin Eisen
Kathy Engen
Christo Lane
Stu Nostdahl
Steve Paquin
Jay Rajaratnam
Stacey Rammer
Kenny
Neighborhood
Boundary Map
KNA Coordinator
Ruth Olson
All KNA meetings and events
are accessible. Requests for
accommodations are welcome.
Please make requests
at least 10 days in advance by calling
612-392-4477 or writing to
[email protected].
Meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the third
Tuesday each month at the Kenny Park
Building, 1328 W. 58th St.
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and Colleen Sauber
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from neighbors and support from our
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Opening in October on
55th & Lyndale, next to Walgreens
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Kenny Neighborhood Newsletter – Summer 2016
Kickin’ Back at
Kenny 2016!
Letter from
the Chair
By nancy Hoyt taff
KNA Chairperson
Hello, Kenny!
What a glorious summer! Minneapolis
is at its peak during these warm months,
and no place is more happening than
Southwest and Kenny. We’ve had perfect summer days with a stretch of crazy
hot ones followed by thunderous storms.
No matter what the weather brings, our
neighborhood is always active through
those long summer days.
As I was biking today, I was thinking
about how much more traffic there is
around our neighborhood in the summer—and this is not just car traffic I’m
talking about. Yes, we have experienced
more traffic on our side streets with the
closure of 54th Street. But, with the kids
out of school, we also have people of all
ages walking, running, biking, rollerblading and hoverboarding on our newly
paved streets. Add to that the various
road construction projects around the
neighborhood and loose gravel season
(bikers, you know what I’m talking
about), and we have some treacherous
transportation situations arising.
It’s great to see so many people out and
about, and as a neighborhood we are
good at keeping our streets safe for all
modes of transit. I’ve noticed several
signs around that are asking people
to slow down, bikers who balance at
a standstill while a family crosses the
street and attentive drivers who brake
and give the right-of-way to whoever is
on foot.
It takes a village to do this, and we all
need to do our part every time we venture onto the sidewalk or pavement.
So please, be mindful of all forms of
traffic when you are out. Put down your
phones. We all know the perils of texting
while driving, but don’t forget to look up
when you are walking across the street!
And as the signs say, “Please Drive Like
Your Kids Live Here” because they do.
The Transportation Committee of the
Kenny Neighborhood Association is
exploring ways in which to not only improve the safety of our streets but to also
support active transportation options.
We are looking into improved signage
and a large-scale traffic safety campaign
and active transportation event. If you
have some ideas or expertise that you
would like to share, or if you would like
to get involved in these projects, please
feel free to contact me.
DAVERN McLEOD & MOSHER, LLP
We have your landscape needs covered
Mowing
Edging
Weeding Planted Areas
Planting
See more photos on page 6 and 7.
Thank you all for being such great
neighbors!
Nancy
Metro Work Center
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Second Annual Kickball Tournement was
enjoyed by both players and spectators.
• Hedge Trimming
• Leaf Clean-up
• Plants and Flowers
Give VINCENT ALMEDA (Job Developer and Job Coach)
a call at: 612-729-7381 phone, 651-402-3953 cell
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intensity but still getting the increased
energy of a group class.”
Steven says the members at the Edina
club are looking for a high-intensity
cardio workout where they can burn a
ton of calories, but they also come for
the benefit of stress reduction. “Any
workout is going to make you feel
good afterward, but when you get done
with one of our POWER HOURs, I’ll
guarantee you’re going to feel exhilarated. There’s a release that you can get
here that doesn’t come as easily from a
treadmill or elliptical.”
Although the atmosphere in TITLE can
feel a bit amped up, with loud music
and an instructor enthusiastically pushing participants to go give it their best
Steven is quick to point out that the class
is not about aggression. “I’d say a good
half of our members also participate in
yoga. It’s a very complimentary workout
to yoga because a big focus is the core
workout. While our classes are about
fitness, they also help people feel more
empowered and self-confident.
Steven has owned the Edina TITLE
Boxing Cub since 2014, when he left his
marketing job in search of a different
career trajectory. “I got tired of the corporate merry-go-round,” he recalls. “It
was a great foundation and allowed me
to hone skills that have translated well
to owning a club, but I really enjoy what
I do now so much more. I spend time
working out and working the desk here,
get to know the members and can really
feel like I’m helping them improve and
grow. Every member of our team brings
unique athletic skillsets, energy and
creativity to their individual and class
sessions. We strive to be more to our
members than just a place to show up,
work out and leave.”
A transplant from New York City,
Steven wonders aloud whether his 20
years here make him a Minnesotan. He’s
adamant that he has no desire to move
back East, which probably cements the
answer as yes. “My daughter was two
when we moved here, and my wife was
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pregnant with our son. We came out on
the last day she was medically allowed
to fly. It was that close. How’s that for a
plateful: new state, new home, new job,
new baby!” They were well up to the
challenge, and both kids are now out of
the house with educations and aspirations of their own.
Steven’s enthusiasm is infectious as he
talks about opening his second TITLE
and meeting more of his new Southwest
Minneapolis neighbors. “I looked for the
right place in Minneapolis for two years,
and the wait was worth it; this facility
and location are perfect. It was great to
meet so many energetic, friendly people
at the Kenny festival. I’m excited about
this new venture and I had a great time
sharing that.” As of press time, Steven
didn’t have a firm opening date for
the club, but he hopes to start the first
classes in late August. You can find them
Facebook as TITLE Boxing Club of
Southwest Minneapolis, and they’ll be
advertising in the Southwest Journal.
Who says men don’t want a
little pampering?
In the same way that the TITLE Boxing
Club isn’t a stinky old-school fighting
gym, its 55th and Lyndale co-tenant,
Sport Clips, is not a stuffy old-school
barbershop.
Make no mistake, you’ll get a haircut
there. But it’s the atmosphere and the
extra services that distinguish the Sport
Clips experience from other hair salons.
Judy Tanner, who is opening the store
with her husband, Tim, explains the distinction. “Sport Clips is male-focused.
You’re not going to walk into most
salons and find TVs on all the walls
showing sports programming.
“It’s not just the environment and the décor ,though,” Judy continues. “Our stylists will specialize in men’s hairstyles,
and we’ll also offer beard trimming
and detailing. Of course, we’ll provide
services for women, but we don’t do
chemical treatments and our target
customers are guys who might not feel
comfortable in a typical salon.”
That’s when Judy explains Sport Clips’
secret weapon. It is a salon in disguise,
thanks to the optional MVP experience.
“Well, the stylist provides not only a
haircut, but also a massaging shampoo,
hot towel treatment and shoulder and
neck massage. It’s a very different experience than most men are used to. Many
women choose to go to a salon that
offers similar services, but men don’t get
them as frequently.”
Although this is Tim and Judy’s first
franchise, it’s clear she knows her
product and customers. The Plymouth
couple took a long time deciding what
type of business they wanted to open.
“We researched various franchises for
over a year,” she recalls. “In the end we
liked Sport Clips’ business model, mission and values. We also have a family
of five that’s very involved in sports, so
it seemed like a perfect fit.”
Judy elaborates that their three kids are
all currently in college at three different
Big Ten universities. “We have one each
at Ohio State, Wisconsin and Minnesota, so you can imagine there are pretty
fierce rivalries growing.”
Neither Tim nor Judy has experience
as a hair stylist. “I’m a former teacher,
and Tim is a businessman,” explains
Judy. “We’ll definitely be working at the
Kenny salon, but we’ll hire a manager
who is a stylist and has operations experience, and we’ll focus on the business
and marketing side.”
Like Steven Coopersmith leaving the
corporate world to run a boxing club,
Judy Tanner is excited about this fresh
opportunity. “I was a special education
teacher in the Robbinsdale district for
years, but I left about a year and a half
ago to care for my aging mother. I miss
teaching, but I had other important work
to do. Now, with the opening of our first
Sport Clips, we’ll be very busy in a new
way.”
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NRP
Update
By Ruth Olson
KNA Coordinator
KNA Updates New Neighbor Welcome Program
residents may find it useful, too, because
things can change and be updated so
quickly online.
Even though we have made the information more centralized and accessible
now, we still wanted to be sure we were
welcoming our new neighbors in a
meaningful way. We brainstormed and
researched a lot of options and decided
to have coffee mugs with the KNA logo
and website imprinted on them. Each
new neighbor receives a bag with two
For many (many!) years, Kenny
Neighborhood Association (KNA) has
delivered a packet of information to
new residents as they move into Kenny
Neighborhood. This method served us
well for a long time, but we recently
started receiving feedback that it was
an outdated way of connecting new
neighbors to KNA, so we have made a
change.
Nearly all our neighbors walk around
with a smartphone in their hand, pocket
or bag and have all sorts of electronic
information available at their fingertips.
They do not want a packet of paper
information that maybe gets a glance
once and is then shoved in a drawer
(or immediately recycled), never to be
seen again. To roll with the times, KNA
decided to move our welcome packet to
an electronic-only version readily available on our website. The whole New
Neighbor section of the Kenny website
is chock-full of local history, info about
KNA, important city contacts, and more.
Anyone can easily access the information, and we hope that longer-term
coffee mugs and a welcome note leading
them to the information now available
on the website. We make every effort to
deliver these packages in person and to
provide a warm welcome by KNA.
Currently, KNA Board members are
splitting up the delivery duties, but we’d
love more help! If you would like to
assist with the fun job of welcoming
new neighbors with a little gift, please
contact us at info@kennyneighborhood.
org and we will put you to work!
Citywide Organics
Rollout Is Complete
Kudos to Andy Fried
The revamp of the New Neighbor Welcome Program hinged on a fairly large
update to the KNA website to accommodate the Welcome Packet. Kenny neighbor Andy Fried came to our rescue, as
he has been doing for the past 20 years.
Andy is a Web programmer and designer
and has volunteered his time and talents
over and over again to KNA in this area.
Andy has overseen the development and
updates of the website several times and
has provided ongoing maintenance of
our email list and any other Web-based
needs we have. We thank Andy for his
service to the neighborhood and his
cheery demeanor as he has to fix (yet
again!) my user errors. If you would like
to check in with Andy, you can reach
him by email at
[email protected].
Organics recycling carts have now been
delivered citywide to more than 38,200
residents who have signed up, and, as
of the end of June, more organics have
been collected in 2016 than in all of
2015. You can still sign up to receive a
green organics recycling cart and you’ll
get it within a couple of weeks. There
is no extra charge to have your organics
picked up every week on your collection
day. Sign up online or by calling Solid
Waste & Recycling at 612-673-2917.
Calling Recycling Block Leaders
As of June 27, more than 100 residents
have signed up to become Recycling
Block Leaders, spreading the word
about recycling, organics recycling,
waste reduction, reuse and more on their
blocks. Recycling Block Leaders receive
email updates from the City and pass
this information along to their neighbors. Educational topics change over
time. The first priority is to encourage
neighbors to participate in the organics
Organics continues on page 10
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Kickin’ Back at Kenny 2016!
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Cover Story continues from page 4
Judy points out that their Lyndale Avenue salon will not be in a typical location. “Sport Clips are usually attached
to a big anchor store like Cub or Target,
but since this is right in a neighborhood,
in a busy stretch of businesses, we think
it’s a great spot. We did a lot of research
before we submitted the location recommendation to the Sport Clips franchising group, and they believe it will work
well.”
Judy and her eldest son came to the
Kickin’ Back at Kenny festival to
introduce themselves and Sport Clips
to the neighborhood. “That was a fun
night out for me,” she laughs. “It was
really nice to see all the young families
in the neighborhood. My son said that
a lot of the dads didn’t look much older
than him, which I think carried a little
shock value. Everybody was really
friendly, and I loved the idea of having a
neighborhood gathering. I wish we had
something like that near our house.”
Tim and Judy don’t have a firm date set
for their grand opening but are hopeful
that it will be in October. “You’ll see
advertising and signs once we get the
date, but it all depends on the builder,
architect and permits,” Judy explains.
“It might be nice that TITLE Boxing is
opening a couple months ahead of us,
to get the traffic flowing and break the
building in!”
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Kenny Neighborhood Garden Club
By BRIDGET RAU
We are off to a great start this year!
BP and Fixt Rite are looking fabulous,
and we have already been to the Eloise
Butler Quaking Bog. Our guide, Wes,
was very informative, and it is so nice
to have this special treasure right here in
the city.
Our July tour was to Mendota Heights
to Jerry Reissen’s Shade Garden, filled
with hostas and ferns but also a few
things, such as corydalis, that were new
to many of us. Jerry has a beautiful
garden filled with wonderful surprises
around every corner!
We are all looking forward to more fun
for the rest of the summer. If you would
like to be included, send us your email
address and we will get you on the list!
Absentee Voting
Now Available in New
Downtown Location
The Early Vote Center at 217 S. Third
St. has recently been opened to offer
more voting options to Minneapolis residents. In-person absentee voting is no
longer at City Hall; the new site allows
more privacy and easier access for voters than previously available at the City
Hall Rotunda. The city is also working
on securing four additional early voting
centers in different parts of the city that
are easily reachable by mass transit and
will announce these additional sites once
they are confirmed.
Early in-person voting is convenient. It
especially helps voters who need special
accommodations, such as language support. The extra time, attention and onsite
resources of early in-person voting offer
the voter services that are not readily
available at the polls on Election Day.
In-person absentee voting, or early
voting by absentee ballot, begins 46
days before an election. Standard hours
throughout the absentee voting period
are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday. During the final two weeks
before each election, these hours will be
extended and include weekend times.
These hours will be posted on the website (vote.minneapolismn.gov) after they
have been set.
People can vote early (by absentee ballot) through the mail or in person. Voters
do not need an excuse to vote early or by
absentee ballot—the option is available
to all residents.
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Caucus Attendee and Delegate
for First (and Not Last) Time
By colleen sauber
The 2016 election is an exceptional one
for Sam Baxley, a recent graduate of
Southwest High School in Minneapolis.
In March, Sam attended his first caucus
and found it an extraordinary event. His
mother, Laura Baxley, joined Sam in what
was her first caucus as well. “I have never
missed an election,” Laura says, “but I
had never participated in anything like a
caucus or primary.
“It was similar to lots of neighborhood
gatherings—we were there talking about
everything from local news to state
to country news” The difference, she
describes, is that “you were there as part
of a political party; you had to agree with
the issues.” A side benefit of the caucus
was meeting nearby new neighbors who
moved into Kenny recently. They, too,
were hoping to learn about the area and be
more involved.
Through the caucus “you have your
chance to change their ideas, to change
the party platform,” Sam says. He describes himself as “not super politically
active. I have my opinions. I would vote.”
Sam’s primary impetus for his attendance was an assignment for his Advance
Placement U.S. Government class at
Southwest. Caroline Hooper, teacher of
the class, which runs the entire school
year, decided to give her students (about
30 seniors) an assignment to attend the
caucus for one of the political parties.
They were then to write a review of their
experiences.
“A lot of the students were aware of the
issues already, and they really got into it,”
Sam reports. His classmates had studied
racial justice, for example. The class
hosted a “Race to Justice” workshop and
invited guest speakers and student teachers. The caucus offered the opportunity
for Sam and his classmates to voice their
concerns and influence the direction of
the political party. “You can even influence what your representatives vote on for
you,” he notes.
more formal than the precinct caucus,
but not overly so.”
Sam found that a young person from his
precinct had volunteered to be a delegate
with him. His delegate session started at
9:45 a.m. and ran to about 3:00 p.m. His
teacher also went the delegate route, but
for her the session ran substantially longer—from 10:00 a.m. until 12 midnight.
Laura and Sam Baxley.
Sam explains that a person can be
17 years old and be involved in the
caucus, but a distinction is made that
the person needs to be 18 to participate
in voting for the president. “One thing
about the precinct caucus is that it’s not
super overwhelming,” he adds.
“I thought it was really neat that the
students realized they needed to be
aware of the issues,” Laura says. “I
was glad to see other young people
there. It was held at a local school
gym, a laid-back location that was
really accessible.” She adds, “What
was so cool about this class was that
through this assignment, the students
got a better understanding of how it all
works—the caucus, the primary.”
The caucus, held at Kenny’s Susan B.
Anthony Middle School, had representatives from many precincts, and
“hundreds of people were there,” Laura
describes. The turnout was substantial
enough that the caucus organizers put
different parties in different buildings.
“Another opportunity was the ability
to volunteer to enter the delegate process,” Sam says. “One thing I wanted
to do was to go to the Congressional
District 61’s DFL organizing unit
convention. The convention was much
In this political process, 40 subcommittees were created, after which the charge
was to select delegates and alternates
for the convention. One committee,
for example, was Women for Bernie
and another was Black Lives Matter
for Hillary. Subcommittees were also
created for those who were undecided.
Sam’s subcommittee was of Bernie
Sanders supporters. In the committee,
“people who generally supported Bernie
got together to elect delegates amongst
ourselves,” he explains. In the end, the
subcommittee elected two women and
two men as delegates and two women
and two men as alternates. “People were
of all different ages.”
The various committees voted on
resolutions created at the caucus. Sam’s
experience was a packet of 120 resolutions that needed voting. If all went well
for a resolution, it was adopted.
“What is very cool about this election is
it brings out people who wouldn’t normally come out to vote,” Sam adds. “It
has taken this crazy split of the parties to
bring out the people.”
The caucus process needn’t take a long
time, Laura now understands. “You
could be in and out of the caucus in 10
minutes.” That choice is up to the individual attendee.
Sam believes that “if people knew it was
so easy to get out there to have an influence, more people would be there!”
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Contaminated Area in Kenny and Windom
By Kevin Eisen
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is in the process of adding an
area of contamination in our neighborhood to a list of publicly funded sites for
investigation and cleanup, referred to as the Superfund List. The location of the site,
called the 55th and Lyndale Vapor Site, is shown below.
55th and Lyndale
Vapor Site
Contamination
Area
The site is being investigated because
elevated concentrations of perchloroethylene (also called perc or PCE) were
observed in the groundwater and soil
vapor during the redevelopment of a
former drycleaners (its land is currently
Walgreen’s parking lot). PCE is commonly used in drycleaning and in some
industrial applications.
MPCA has indicated that it is likely the
contamination may be coming from
more than one property.
The Kenny Neighborhood Association held a public meeting on June 7 at
City Church with staff from MPCA and
the Minnesota Department of Health
(MDH). The MPCA presentation described how the types of Superfund sites
have evolved over time, with historical
Superfund sites involving obvious contamination (e.g., drums, waste lagoons).
In contrast, this site is associated with
invisible impacts—vapors that migrate
underground—between the small spaces
between soil particles.
The MDH shared information that health
effects can occur when people breathe
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high concentrations of PCE vapors in
the air over many years.
•Exposure can result mainly in effects
like vision changes, delayed reaction
time and reduced mental function.
These symptoms usually go away after
exposure stops.
•PCE may cause cancer, a finding based
on human studies. The studies suggest
there may be an increase in bladder
cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and
multiple myeloma. PCE exposure in
rodents also increases liver tumors and
leukemias.
The potential for a person to actually
have a health effect depends on the
amount of exposure to a chemical a person has and the length of the exposure.
Exposures to chemicals for most people
are likely to be at low levels for part of a
day, or part of a year, for example; these
exposures are unlikely to be associated
with health effects.
helped inform the boundaries of the
investigation. More sampling is going to
be performed to help find the limits of
impacts. In addition, the MPCA would
like to obtain permission from individual homeowners who live close to
the source properties to sample beneath
their basement slabs. It planned to send
out letters beginning the week of July 25
to homeowners located in an area where
sampling under the basement is needed.
If you receive a letter, sampling is the
next step. If the results are above the
screening value, the MPCA will install a
mitigation system in your home for free.
These mitigation systems are very
similar to radon systems, in that they
use a small, quiet fan to create a vacuum
underneath the basement of the building. This vacuum causes vapor to be
pulled from the underground and vented
safely in the atmosphere, which prevents
the vapor from seeping into buildings.
Mitigation systems have been installed
in two commercial buildings, as well as
in a handful homes, in the area.
If you have questions about this site,
please contact Tom Higgins by phone at
651-757-2436 or by email at
[email protected].
Organics continued from page 5
recycling program and to answer any
questions they have on what’s acceptable and what’s not. Recycling Block
Leaders can order educational resources,
such as brochures and yard signs, to
distribute to their neighbors.
Sign up to be a Recycling Block Leader
today by contacting Recycling Program
Aide Laura Horner by email at laura.
[email protected] or by
phone at 612-673-3318.
Overall, the site includes an approximately four-square-block area. Some
data have been collected that have
A Community Garden Is Formed in Kenny
By stu nostdahl
A community garden has sprouted up
in Kenny Neighborhood. The garden,
which was formed by the Kenny Neighborhood Association in cooperation with
City Church, is located on the church
grounds at 1501 W. 54th St. Its stated
mission is “to strengthen our neighborhood by maintaining a community
garden that provides a common ground
for neighbors to garden together and get
to know each other.”
While community gardens are common
in the Twin Cities (there are more than
250 in Minneapolis alone), they have
been largely absent in Kenny Neighborhood. Kenny residents have expressed
interest in a community garden for a
number of years, but the hurdle has always been finding a suitable space. That
is where City Church stepped in to lend
a hand. The church, which is a frequent
supporter and sponsor of Kenny Neighborhood events, generously offered
the use of a portion its grounds for the
purpose of a community garden.
The garden site is located on the southwest side of the City Church grounds
and occupies approximately 2,400
square feet of space, measuring 80 feet
by 30 feet. The garden is organized into
individual garden plots, which come in
two sizes. Whole plots are 8 feet by 12
feet; half plots are 8 feet by 6 feet. The
garden plots are rented annually—$50
for a whole plot and $25 for a half
plot—with gardeners being individually
responsible for the upkeep and harvest
of their plots. This year’s garden roster
is made up of nearly 20 gardeners, the
majority of whom are Kenny residents.
truckloads of compost were delivered,
and gardeners worked together to till the
soil, mark off the borders of individual
garden plots and spread mulch into
garden pathways.
The community garden has benefitted
greatly from the support of a robust
network of gardening resources in the
Twin Cities. Gardening Matters—a local
clearinghouse of community gardening
and food growing resources that offers
material donations and educational
programs on garden start-up, leadership, and sustainability—contributed the
compost used in preparing the garden
site, along with helpful information that
aided in the creation and organization of
the garden. Significant seed, plant, and
garden tool donations were provided
by the Minnesota Horticultural Society
through its Minnesota Green program,
including nearly 200 seed packets. Fellow Kenny residents chipped in as well,
donating various garden tools to the
garden.
With the community garden organized
and the work of preparing the garden
With the City Church location secured,
ground was broken on the community
garden this spring. Thanks to a contribution of startup funds from Kenny
Neighborhood Association, significant
steps were taken to prepare the garden
site for planting. The existing sod was
removed and connections were made to
the church sprinkler system to provide for convenient watering. Several
site completed, most garden plots were
planted by Memorial Day. A variety of
species are being grown, but vegetables
are the most common, including tomatoes, eggplants, artichokes and beets.
Aided by this year’s ideal growing conditions, gardeners were happily harvesting fresh produce early in the summer.
In addition to this tangible harvest, the
garden is also reaping the benefits of its
community-building mission. Gardeners
have made connections with their neighbors over evening waterings, less experienced gardeners have gained valuable
insight from those with greener thumbs
and gardeners frequently work together
to tend neighboring garden plots while
fellow gardeners are away.
With a successful inaugural season
under its belt, the garden members look
forward to further progress in year two.
Anyone interested in learning more
about the community garden or obtaining a garden plot next year is encouraged to contact Stu Nostdahl at
[email protected].
Community garden contributors living
up to their mission...“to strengthen our
neighborhood by maintaining a community garden that provides a common
ground for neighbors to garden together
and get to know each other.”
Page 11
Man on the Street
Our Man on the Street,
Pat Hagan, asked Kenny neighbors,
“Do you use organic recycling?
If so, what tips or suggestions to
those who may use it.”
Michelle, Liam and
Mikael
We have heard about
the recent opportunity to do the city
organic recycling but
have not requested
the bin yet or looked
into the details.
We will consider using it in the future.
Cindy
Currently I do my organic recycling at
my home. I have been very busy with
my Day Care business duties and have
continued to do the at home recycling.
In the future I will consider adding the
city provided option.
Mary
We like this as a service and I
have done it in the past. I keep
a bin in the kitchen under the
sink to collect all me scraps
until it is full.
During the summer it is good
to keep excess/full organic
bags in your freezer until pick
up day.
Lisa
I have use organic recycling since it was
offered to our neighborhood. It has been
easy to use.
You have to make sure there is not any
yard waist mixed in the organic
recycling bins.
Page 12
For Kenny residents who used to have
their Volvos serviced at Borton Volvo
on Lyndale Avenue South (like my
husband), the car dealer’s consolidation
at the Golden Valley location may be
less convenient. However, for those of
us who use the associated tour operator, Borton Overseas, the move to their
new location directly inside the Windom
neighborhood is just as convenient.
The travel office that used to sit just to
the south of the BP at 54th Street and
Lyndale has been located since June
2014 at the northeast corner of 58th
Street and Lyndale in the small strip
mall. (The address is 620 W. 58th Street,
which is across 58th St. from Gill Brothers Funeral Home and across Lyndale
from the former Uncommon Gardens.)
Though technically its new site is Windom, it is only across the Kenny border
from Kenny. In relation to my house, it
is actually closer than the former spot
was.
Background on Borton
Oscar Borton opened his Volvo dealership on Lyndale in 1957. Kjell Bergh
became the owner of Borton Volvo in
1975. In 1986, he acquired Vanstrum
Travel, a company that originated in
1894 to provide steamship transport for
Scandinavian immigrants to the United
States. Bergh is originally from Norway; that, and his goal to assist those
who wanted overseas delivery of their
Volvos, led to this acquisition.
Persons who custom-order a Volvo
from the factory in Sweden receive two
airline tickets to pick up their new car,
along with airport pickup service, hotel
accommodations in Gothenburg, a Volvo
factory tour, a smorgasbord lunch, and
two weeks of insurance for travel anywhere in Europe—all courtesy of Volvo.
Borton Overseas comes into the picture
if the new Volvo owner wants help with
land arrangements for this travel in Europe, but it is not mandatory. Many other
Borton Overseas customers are travelers
like me, who want to make the most of a
trip to a new land.
Per Marketing and Communications
Assistant Alyssa Thompson, Borton
Borton Overseas
By Laurie Eckblad Anderson
Laurie Eckblad Anderson and her mother
decked out in safety gear for the lava cave.
Overseas is unique. Unlike travel agencies that help you plan a trip anywhere,
Borton Overseas is a nationwide tour
operator specializing in travel to only
certain destinations. This specialty allows for a level of customization to their
tours that isn’t normally found. In fact,
the operator often works with travel
agencies and assists them with planning
trips for their clients to any of the Borton
Overseas destinations.
Services Offered and Experiences Shared
Personally, I was referred to Borton
Overseas by a Kenny friend when I
asked her how she’d planned various
trips to Scandinavia. Carole Arwidson,
a second-generation Swede, reports that
she has used Borton to plan or help plan
trips to the Baltic States (Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia), Russia, Denmark,
Iceland, and the Icehotel at the Arctic
Circle in Sweden. She finds Borton
versatile in that they have helped her
plan all-inclusive trips, as well as partial
trip packages (airfare, hotels, and/or
car rentals). Arwidson also mentioned
a semi-independent trip that Borton
Overseas planned for her and a friend
with a preplanned itinerary and a hired
car. Lastly, she praises special programs
at Borton, such as Dine With Danes,
where you can be connected to a Danish
family with similar interests for a dinner
in their Copenhagen area home.
My mom and I were headed to Iceland
for five days and we wanted some help.
The travel agent that Arwidson recommended, Betina Kohler, first queried us
on things we might like to see and do,
as well as offering common and popular
suggestions that were new to us. We
picked and chose some, and Kohler
made a potential itinerary for us to look
over. We then opted out of a couple of
our original activities and rearranged
the order and dates of some of the others. After discussing hotel options with
Kohler, we opted for the Radisson Blu
that is somewhat removed from downtown Reykjavik versus the Radisson and
other hotels more in the heart of town.
Our hotel was still pretty convenient,
and most of our tour excursions picked
us up at our hotel anyway.
Because our flights were international,
we splurged on business class (between
economy and first class) on Icelandic
Air. Our education began as soon as we
got on our plane, which was named after
the volcano Snaefellsjökull. Every amenity, from headphones and eye masks
to aid sleep to the unnecessary airsickness bags, came with a good-humored
cultural lesson about Iceland. They also
served food—and it wasn’t hákarl, the
Icelandic delicacy of fermented shark
meat. It was fun food, ranging from
a hot sandwich to a snack pack with
everything from bread sticks and cheese
to savory olives and Pringles. The flight
attendants were very attentive. It was
my best air experience since I traveled
on Lufthansa more than 35 years ago.
Convenient ground transport carried us
through the moss-covered lava fields to
Reykjavik and then to our hotel. After
we had our first delicious brunch there,
we started exploring. The first day,
we walked around the city to experience such sites as the Hallgrimskirkja,
as well as coffee shops and souvenir
stores. Another day, we visited The Old
Cemetery, located close to our hotel.
Some gravesites were very old, and
Borton Overseas continues on page 15
Page 13
Kenny Park News
By Nikki Friederich
612-370-4785
[email protected]
Recreation Supervisor
Kenny Park Neighborhood Center
1328 W. 58th St.
612-370-4901
Upcoming Fall Programs at Kenny
Park with classes offered at various
times, days and prices for all ages.
Registration is currently open for fall
programs – check out the variety of programs being offered for all ages at www.
minneapolisparks.org or call the park for
more details.
Kenny Park Wading Pool will remain
open until August 28 for the remainder
of the season.
Preschool KIDS focuses on the importance of social interactions and social
skills for preschool-age children, with
emphasis on sharing, working together,
taking turns, problem solving, listening
and following multistep directions. We
will also include academic curriculum
into our day, such as working on letters,
numbers, colors and shapes and incorporating a weekly concept such as “I
can do it,” “marvelous me,” opposites,
sorting, and seasons. Join our qualified,
wonderful instructors, Ann Horn and Jan
Peterson, in making new friends and fun
memories. Classes are offered Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.
You can sign up for as many days of the
week as you desire.
Kenny Park Summer Hours
June 8 – Aug 28
Monday-Thursday 1 to 7 p.m.
Friday 1 to 6 p.m.
School Year Hours
August 29 – June 14
Monday-Thursday 3 to 9 p.m.
Friday 3 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday for 6 weeks. Babies’ class
meets at 6 p.m. and toddlers meet at
6:30 p.m. Cost is $24. Space is limited
in this popular program, so sign up early.
Adult Kick Fit provides a sense of
well-being and improved strength and
stamina. You will increase your flexibility and balance. Are you looking to keep
in shape or burn calories in a different
way? Have you had a stressful day and
are looking for a fun way to work out?
Monday and Thursday evenings at 6:30
p.m., you will get fit, make friends and
release your day on the pads. Coach
Tim Blaylark will provide the pads and
motivation, and you will provide the
presence!
To view programs and field trips or
to register online, please log on to
www.minneapolisparks.org
and click on ActiveNet
Kenny Kids Lunch Bunch is a program that allows preschoolers a chance
to spend time playing and eating with
friends in the park while giving moms
a short break during the day. Program
hours are 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Again,
you can sign up for as many days of the
week as you desired, it is offered Monday through Friday. The children will be
able to have lunch with their friends and
have playtime afterward. Bring a bag
lunch each day.
Fall Sports Registration for Armatage
and Kenny Parks is now open. Kenny
Park and Armatage Activities Council
(KPAC/ACC) have online registration at
www.kennyarmatagesports.com to make
it easier for families to sign up. If you
have any questions or trouble registering
contact Armatage Park at 612.370.4912
for more information. Fall sports
include soccer and volleyball for grades
Kindergarten through 10th grade. Flag
and Tackle Football teams are also
available at www.minneapolisparks.org
offered at Armatage Park this fall.
Musical Playground is group music
play sessions for kids aged newborn to
4 years and their parents. Explore your
surroundings with music! Using sensory
exploration, functional instrument
play, singing and movement to music
designed to improve cognitive and gross
and fine motor skills, as well as build
confidence in children. This class is led
by a music therapist and will meet on
Lyndale BP Amoco
The one-stop store
with convenience for you!
Touch-free car wash, groceries, and gasoline!
5400 Lyndale 822-9686
Page 14
Open 6am to 12 midnight
7 days a week
Borton Overseas continued from page 13
each family had a plot that was fenced
in or otherwise adorned. We even took
a somewhat futile 2-hour boat ride in
search of puffins (chosen over a longer
whale-watching trip). Though it was
tough to see the wily puffins up close,
we had a comical young man as our tour
guide and we got to see Reykjavik from
another vantage point.
In fact, all our tour guides were charming and amusing—and spoke English
well. Lara at the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa started by teaching us that the
outline of Iceland sort of resembles a
chicken, which she drew in the dirt for
us. She told us of the still-being-studied
skin-healing water properties of the Blue
Lagoon and the dermatological clinic
that exists there. She also told us of the
elves who had mischievously interfered
with new construction at the site by
stopping the machinery being used, until
a medium intervened and they were placated by a look at the building plans!
However, my mom and I both agree that
the definite highlight of our trip (and in
the top 3 of both of our lifetime travel
events) was our 9-hour mountain taxi
super jeep tour of the Golden Circle
outside of Reykjavik. It was scheduled
for the day after we arrived and we both
wondered if we’d have jetlag or unusual
fellow tourists with us. We needn’t have
worried; everything aligned for a truly
memorable day.
First, “mountain jeep” was, in our case,
a bit of a misnomer but certainly not
disappointing. When our guide, Óskar,
brought us out of our hotel to his pride
and joy, I think Mom and I both gasped.
It was a white Mercedes Ice Truck that
could have seated 10 or 12 comfortably.
Everywhere we went that day, folks
looked at it in awe. When we were eating lunch, people were posing for photographs next to it while Óskar beamed
over his bowl of traditional lamb soup.
When we left the main road for a dirt
road or worse, Óskar would let air out
of the tires for a smoother ride; when we
returned to the main road, a built-in air
compressor would help him reinflate the
tires to the appropriate pressure.
And Óskar wasn’t our only tour guide
that day. There were no other customers along, but he did bring his two sons,
Ólafur and Sigurgeir, and his son-in-law,
Stefán. We felt instantly comfortable
with them. From them, we learned about
Icelandic culture, geography, food, history, geology, and some of their hard-topronounce language (such as Eyjafjallajökull, the name of the volcano that
caused havoc with air travel over Europe
in 2010). We enjoyed many laughs and
made many memories.
Our first stop was Thingvellir National
Park, where you can see the rift between the Eurasian and North American
tectonic plates. Its crags and cliffs and
stunning blue water are a good example
of the varied landscape you see in this
volcanic country. From there we visited
Langjökull (jökull means glacier in
Icelandic), the second largest in Iceland.
We saw many small waterfalls, standard
in Iceland, but stopped to explore near
Barnafoss (in Icelandic, foss means waterfall). Lava caves, hot springs, a small
brewery, and a drive around a stunning
fjord rounded out our day. We still can’t
believe all that we saw.
Mom and I dream of returning to Iceland. The twisted part of me would like
to visit early in the year when there are
only a few hours of daylight to experience and one can go on excursions to
see the Northern Lights. Another possibility would be to rent a car and drive
the Ring Road around the whole island.
I know my mom would like to enjoy
some more Reyka vodka without importing it, and we still need to try their
supposedly excellent hot dog mustard
and dried fish (or “fish jerky,” as Oskar
and family called it).
Then again, a cruise along the Norwegian coast doesn’t sound bad either.
After all, my paternal grandmother was
Norwegian…
Specialists in Travel
Besides Scandinavia, Borton Overseas
specializes in Africa, Antarctica, China,
India, South America, and Southeast
Asia. Borton, deservedly in my opinion,
boasts that their destination specialists,
such as Betina Kohler, are their most
valuable assets. These specialists use
everything from their native heritage
to their extensive personal experience
living and traveling abroad to inform
your travels. And they are backed by the
relationships that Borton Overseas has
built with airlines, tour companies, and
other vendors who serve the areas of the
world that Borton Overseas specializes
in. Borton Overseas provides their travel
customers with a packet before their
trip; this includes vouchers and other
information needed to navigate. Their
method worked seamlessly for my mom
and me in Iceland.
Settergren & Diamond Lake
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Screen & Window Repair • Lamp Repair
Key Cutting • Lock Rekeying
Computer Color Matching
Knife & Tool Sharpening • Tool Rental
Open 8-8 M-Th, 8-7 Friday, 8-6 Saturday
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612-922-6055
10-5 Sunday
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612-824-8813
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Non-Profit
Organization
U.S. Postage
Paid
Twin Cities, MN
Permit No. 3158
Kenny Neighborhood Association
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Office:
612-392-4477
612-827-0255
[email protected]
5516 Lyndale Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55419
Help us correct our mailing list!
If something needs repair, please mail or email corrections to the above address
or call the KNA MessageLine at 612-392-4477.
Or Current Neighbor
Postmaster: Please deliver by August 17, 2016
Kenny Garden Club
Contact Bridget Rau at
[email protected] or
Ann Davenport at
[email protected] to get
involved this year’s growing season.
Kenny Board Members
Needed
Thanks for a great Kickin’
Back at Kenny 2016!
Make a difference in your
neighborhood’s future by joining the
Kenny Board. It’s a great way to meet
your neighbors and be part of the
community. For further information,
please call KNA at 612-392-4477 or
send an email to
infokennyneighborhood.org.
The rain held off and we had a great
evening! Thanks to all who came
down and spent a relaxed night at the
the park with their neighbors. If you’d
like to get involved next year, please
contact KNA at 612-392-4477.
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[email protected]
Office: 763-390-7240 u Cell: 612-387-5139
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