Elders needing help with Community Clean-Up

If you, or someone you know, needs help to get things to the Community Clean-Up, October 10, call our office - 651.501.6345. We will arrange for some of our volunteers to come to your/their home and collect the stuff and haul it away. We need to know what you/they have so we can calculate the fee for disposal, and we need to know where the stuff is. But there is no charge to haul the stuff away, only the usual disposal fees. (The fee schedule will be coming soon in the next issue of the District 1 News, and in a flyer from Eureka.)

Help us help our elders clean out their unwanted junk... we consider elders anyone 65 years or older, but if you have a disability that prevents you from moving the stuff, we can still help out.

Just give us a call!! 651.501.6345 - if you get the answering machine, leave your name, and a phone number and let us know you are looking for help...

Burns Overlook Rehab Update

The overlook is now closed until late December while it is being restored. The stone walls, stone pavers, picnic tables and trash receptacles, and landscaping will all be updated.

During this restoration, the public is cautioned to stay out of the overlook due to safety concerns.

Submitted by MNDOT.

Update on Holman Field Rezoning

For an informational update on constituents' responses to the proposed rezoning around Holman Field, check out the website of Friends of the Mississippi River.

The main effect on our area is related to the Pigs Eye natural area...

Tutors needed at Battle Creek Middle School

Battle Creek Middle School has an Americorps VISTA representative who is working this year to create and implement a tutoring program at the school. The program is aimed at assisting students meet their grade-level proficiency in reading and math.

If you are a caring and compassionate person willing to help a young person reach his or her full potential, please contact Robb Nelson at 651.293.8960 ext.1991, or email at robb.nelson@spps.org

Submitted by Robb Nelson, Americorps VISTA

Fall Colors Train RIde at Osceola, WI

The St. Paul Parks and Rec Senior Program is sponsoring a train ride in Wisconsin to see the fall colors. The date is September 26 and the time is from 8:15a to 4p. The deadline for reservation is September 15 (contact Trenton at 651.266.6363 to register). Cost is $50 and includes bus transportation to the site, a chaperone, the train ride and lunch.

Follow the St. Croix River Valley along the Osceola Railway to a lunch in Dresser, WI. Meal choices at the Village Pizzeria include: Reuben or Chicken sandwich, California burger, or chicken caesar salad. Registration is limited to 45, but a minimum of 26 people is required.

Transportation is available from Conway Rec Center (2090 Conway St.) at 8:45a.

Submitted by St. Paul Parks and Rec.

Mayor's Proposes Capital Improvements

The Capital Improvement Budget process for the city happens every two years. Residents from our area represented our district in the process in March and April. Now the Mayor has made his proposals, taking into consideration his own priorities, as well as the recommendations of the task forces that worked on this.

We are looking at street lights going in on Burns Avenue between Ruth and Suburban, bike lanes going in on Ruth Street, and improvements to both Burns Park (in 2011) and Conway Park (in 2010).

To see the full set of proposals and the Mayor's recommendations, click here

District 1 News

The District 1 News, our local neighborhood paper, will be sending out its next issue in mid September. We will have information about the community clean-up and other environmental topics.

If you are interested in submitting an article, letter to the editor, or fall announcement, please email us with the document by August 31. (district1council@aol.com)

If you would like to advertise your business, we have super affordable rates ($40 for a business card sized ad, $75 for a 1/16 page ad, $140 for 1/8 page - larger sizes are also available at low rates). This paper is delivered to 11,000 households in our district.

Again, send to district1council@aol.com with ad copy, articles, and your contact information.