Published by the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association December 2009

Bryn Mawr's Project Starfish: Carolingto Help the Homeless on Saturnalia

Come join us caroling on Saturnalia - Sat. Dec. 12th at 4pm in frontof Cuppa Java. We will sing and collect donations for St. Anne’sPlace Women's Shelter in North Minneapolis. Children are welcome.

If you aren't able to join us, but would like to donate, look for the col-lection jar in Cuppa Java during the month of December. Please givegenerously, as the need this year is greater than ever.

See you on Dec. 12th!- Mindy Macy, Area 6

December 12, 2009Sponsored by the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Business Association

This annual Bryn Mawr tradition will be just oneafternoon, so don’t miss out! The schedule willbe (all times approximate): 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. • Drum Corp will rock Cedar Lake Road. • Caroling to raise funds for St. Anne’s Women’sShelter in North Minneapolis (bring some sparechange to donate for this great effort!) Walk- onsingers are welcome, or call Mindy at 377-0866for more details. 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. • s’mores, cider, and hot cocoa (while supplieslast)

4:00 to 5:30 p.m. • Santa drops in to visit with the children. 4:45 to 6:00 p.m. • Horse-drawn hay rides to view the neighbor-hood holiday lights (departing every 15-20 min-utes) .5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Face painting in Cuppa Java.8:00 to 10:00 p.m. • Party hearty at Cuppa Java (adults only), featur-ing live music. Drinks may be purchased on site,and you are welcome to bring your own bottle.

Saturnalia Wagon Rides & Road Closure

Saturday, December 12 is Saturnalia 2009 in Downtown Bryn Mawr.Please note that on this day, Cedar Lake Road from Laurel AvenueWest to Russell Avenue South will be closed to through traffic from

3 PM to 6:30 PM. Barricades and safety cones will be placed at eachend of the street so that emergency vehicles and the hay wagon canpass through. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We ask residents who live on this street for their understanding and toplease enter and leave the roadway by the west end (the RussellAvenue entry rather than the Laurel Avenue entry). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We ask residents and businesses located within a few blocks of Down-town Bryn Mawr (in other words, within a few blocks of Bryn MawrPresbyterian Church) to please turn porch or holiday lights on! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Also, we ask for supervision of children riding the hay wagon. Childrenmay not climb on or off the wagon while the wagon is moving. Doingso is very dangerous and may result in injury. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thank You! BRYN MAWR NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

S aturnalia has been a great eventin the past, with hundreds ofneighbors joining the fun. We

hope you’ll take time off from your holidaypreparations, gather your family and friends,and come and enjoy Saturnalia together inDowntown Bryn Mawr.

These events are free and open to thepublic, and are brought to you by the BrynMawr Neighborhood Business Association.Volunteers are needed (for short shifts) -watch your e-mail for a notice or call PattyWycoff to volunteer (612-377-4565).

Please Note:NO BUGLE IN JANUARY. Next issue is February 2010.

BMNA Minutes November 11, 2009

Present: Marlin Possehl, President;Ben Horn, Co-Treasurer, AdamMaki, Co-Treasurer; Dave Holets,Area 1: Greg Froehle, Area 1; LyndaShaheen, Area 2; Susan Verrett, Area2; Jessica Wiley, Area 3; Chris Etz,Area 4; Dave Logsdon, Area 5; JayPeterson, Area 6; Barry Shade, Area6; Steve Harvey, Area 7; JoEllyn Jol-stad, Bugle editor/CommunitySchools Liaison; Scott McLaughlin,NRP chair,

Guests in attendance: Lisa Good-man, City Council rep; Claudia Egel-hoff, Area 4; Dylan Thomas, South-west Journal; Lois and Bruce Berry,Area 3

Call to order and introductionsThe meeting was called to order at7:03 in the Bryn Mawr ElementaryCafeteria. A quorum was present.Introductions made. Andrew Kralingis the proud father of a new babyBryn Mawrian.

Approval of consent Approved with additions to theagenda,Moved by Jay, second by Barry.

City Updates- City Council-Mem-ber Lisa Goodman- City hall was closed for VeteransDay. - Lowry Hill property tax meeting:Property Tax 101-November 17. - November 19 city will have theirown version of a truth in taxationmeeting. - No Lunch with Lisa in December. - Citizens can follow pandemic plan-ning process for H1N1 athttp://www.flu.gov - Bryn Mawr had one of the highestvoting rates in the city. - Discussed leaf removal issues andthe monitoring of youth under 21years old participating in the barscene.

Neighborhood CoordinatorUpdate-Patty sent a written report. Bruceand Lois Berry have offered to helpwith welcome packets. Saturnalia is Dec 12; will need vol-unteers. - BMNA membership drive isapproaching. - Harvest Dinner feedback; dis-cussed having a main dish providedby the board to supplement thedishes brought for tasting.

Hour Car UpdateCongratulated Claudia on securingthe Hour Car for the neighborhood.It’s a Toyota Scion, 4-door hatch-back. Will be here next week.Passed out Hour Car basics. Market-ing will be done; $50 membershipfee will be dropped as part of initialmarketing. Sticker on the backshould read Bryn Mawr Neighbor-

hood Association with our logo.Should be prominently featured inthe December Bugle.

Land Use Committee Follow-up-Jay PetersonJay distributed a draft of the LandUse Committee (LUC) proposalarticulating the review process forthose planning to improve theirproperty and seeking a land usechange requiring City approval. Theprocess articulates the role of theLUC and the steps that will be takenwhen an applicant notifies the com-mittee they are seeking a land usechange. Jay moved acceptance ofthis document as official notice fromthe BMNA for anyone goingthrough the city land use process.Second by Barry. Discussionwhether it should be included in thedocument that while our recommen-dation is not binding, it could havean impact on the city’s decision.

Redistricting Discussion – BarryShadeBarry proposed that we develop astrategy for holding constructiveconversations about redistrictingdecisions that could affect ourneighborhood in the future. Thisincludes both political redistrictingand school boundary changes.Barry moved adoption of the resolu-tion. Second by Dave. It was sug-gested that we conduct research onredistricting—who is involved, whattimeframe is followed, what’s theprocess. Barry will organize a work-ing group to begin planning this.Chris, Jay, Steve, Jessica, and Scottvolunteered to be on the workinggroup.

BMNA Capital Projects• The Energy ChallengeJessica reported that there will be anarticle wrapping up this endeavor inan upcoming Bugle. The Boardthanked Tracy and Becca for thework they put into this somewhatfrustrating project. • Downtown improvement project—noreport• Ash Borer projectJessica reported that the inventoryprocess is complete. We have doorhangers to distribute to those thatdidn’t get them; Scott’s daughter vol-unteered to do this as a communityproject. Data collected and aggregat-ed will be posted in the Bugle.

Committee Reports• Land use- no variance requests• Traffic-no report• Parks and Rec-no report• Schools Committee-Lynda Shaheen- Replacing the vandalized slideswill cost $5906 Lynda moved thatthe BMNA support the school com-mittee recommendation to use NRPdollars to replace two damagedslides; the plastic slides will bereplaced with metal slides. - Committee will meet with VidaDitter on Monday, December 7, asrequested in October. - School asked about painting cross-walks at Penn and Cedar Lake road.Scott is exploring this.

- Minneapolis School Board voted tohold off moving Emerson K – 5 toBryn Mawr until 2012. Park Viewwill close. Bryn Mawr will remain aK-5. The school community is ask-ing for additional High-Five (pre-school) classrooms. • Bugle Report - Had a volunteer for the Buglereview committee who is an editor.- JoEllyn reported on ad revenues.Will be getting a hard copy reporton the ads sold, etc each month.• BFR-no report

Treasurers Report Copies of profit, loss, and balancesheet available. Will bring hardcopies two or three times a year tothe Board meeting. Discussion ofmembership drive coming up. Draftof materials will be available at ourDecember meeting.

Reports from BMNA Reps toAffiliated groups- • BCV-ROC— no report • SWLRT-

Barry reported. Actions are takingthe path we supported. The citizenadvisory committee is regrouping.Local planner recommended theKenilworth route; talking about atrolley route for the Greenway. • CL Parks-no report

Discussion Items and Announce-ments• Board members were asked tosign the conflict of interest docu-ment (done each year)• Dave Holets is working on thewebsite—new information is uptoday. • Discussed what should/could beincluded in a welcome packet.Bruce and Lois Berry will work withPatty on creating something that willbe timeless.

Adjourned at 8:46 PMSubmitted by Jessica Wiley, interimsecretary.

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BMNAReporter

BMNA Secretary NeededThe Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association Board is seeking avolunteer to serve as the secretary. The secretary is a memberof the BMNA Executive Board and is responsible for takingminutes at the monthly meetings which are held the secondWednesday each month. If you are interested, contact BMNAPresident, Marlin Possehl at 612-377-5662.

From the Editor

My first year as editor of theBugle was 2001. Eventhough I probably

remarked in one of my earlycolumns, about the turn of the cen-tury (after all, 2001 was the firstyear of the 21st century) I did nothave the opportunity to write aboutwhat hits people at home, which isthe need to write or say a new date.

The change from 1999 to 2000was dramatic. I remember thebooks of checks with “19____” pre-printed for my convenience, whichsuddenly became rather cumber-some. Of course, that is back in theday when I actually wrote checks.

When a new decade begins (oractually the old one ends) and thereis a marked change in digits, peopleremark on the passage of time.While I remember the 1900’s well, itseems like it has always been the2000’s. Still, ten years is a milestoneand popular culture will have tofind a way to embrace the change.

In 2009, our hyper-speed, cashcard world of texting and abbrevia-tions, we say “O-nine” and skip thetwo-thousand. Will the new yearbe known as “ten”, “one-O” or, per-ish the thought ,“O-ten” which Ihave already heard people say.

Speaking of time passing, the cur-rent Bugle advertising rates havebeen in place for longer than mytenure. In fact the last time the adrates were changed was August

1998. I think you would be hardpressed to find many things thatcost the same today as they didtwelve years ago. An ad in theBugle is a great value - regularissues, loyal, supportive readers -and now those ads will be includedin the Bugle which is posted on ourwebsite: bmna.org.

The Bugle had a great year. Con-tent was way up, with lots of oldfavorites and new additions. It wasour second “summer of color” cour-tesy of Mill City Farmer’s Marketand Chris Etz revived the traditionof Area Reps writing “Bugle Notes”.

However, despite all efforts to belean and efficient, increased costsand decreased revenues have meantthat the Bugle did not have thebreak-even year we had hoped for.This has necessitated a modestincrease in ad rates for 2010.

I love our advertisers and none ofthis could be possible without them.I appreciate the readers who supportthose businesses and I am thankfulfor all the BMNA Boardmembers andother neighbors who have con-tributed articles and images to makethis paper an interesting, informativeconnection to the community.

Luckily, the Bugle will continueto be sustained by the generosity ofneighbors through contributions tothe BMNA. (I hear a membershipdrive just around the corner!)

- JoEllyn Jolstad, bugle@bmna.org

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Recyclingwww.ci.minneapolis.mn.us

/solid-waste(612) 673-2917

Bryn Mawr Recycling Schedule

Monday Tuesday

Area December 141 December 28

January 11January 25

Areas December 74W, 5W, 6, 7 December 21

January 4January 18

Areas December 82, 3, 4E, 5E December 22

January 5January19

Use it up, wear it out, make it do, do without. Recycle.

Crime & Safety

Burglary Update:

The rash of burglaries and autobreak-ins reported in Octoberin Bryn Mawr has, for now,

subsided. After a relatively quietspring and summer the number ofburglaries in October jumped by 18,with an additional 16 car break-ins.These are the highest numbers ofeach of these crimes reported forone month in over 8 years. TheMinneapolis Police Department(MPD) responded with neighbor-hood Crime Alerts, more patrols inBryn Mawr, and increased suspi-cious person and vehicle stops.

So far in November, only oneburglary has been reported and nothefts from auto have been reported.While this is definitely good news,these wild fluctuations in the num-bers still point to the need for eachof us to practice good home andauto security habits. Never leaveanything of value in your car, andalways lock it. Park in a garagewhen possible, and if it’s necessaryto park outdoors, try to choose awell lighted area. Don’t leave yourgarage door opener in plain sight inyour car, especially if you have anattached garage.

Always lock up when you leavethe house (even for a minute), keepyour ground floor windows closed

and locked at night and make surethat you have adequate lighting andgood visibility around your home.A free Home Security Survey by theMinneapolis Police Department is anexcellent way to learn about yourhomes strengths and weaknesses,and how to address them. Call 673-2866 for more information.

Equally important is to know yourneighbors and to call 911 to reportsuspicious behavior. The better youknow your neighbors, the easier it isto distinguish between innocent andsuspicious activity. The MinneapolisPolice Department urges you to call911 to report any suspicious activity.

Burglary and theft from auto areboth largely crimes of opportunity.We can all do our part to keep our-selves and our neighbors safe byreducing those opportunities. Formore information and to schedule afree Home security Survey, contactCrime Prevention Specialist TimHammett with the MinneapolisPolice Department at .

- Tim Hammett (612) 673-2866,timothy.hammett@ci.minneapolis.mn.us

Looking to relieve some holidaystress? Do your New Year’s res-olutions include making time

to re-energize, with focus on healthand wellness? Bryn Mawr resident,Colin Snow is the Founder & Princi-pal Instructor of Natural Step Schoolof Tai Chi and Qigong that offersclasses at the Sabes Jewish Commu-nity Center, The Movement ArtsCenter, Courage Center and throughCommunity Education classes in theschools. Colin began his study ofTai Chi and Qigong at Britain’s pre-mier Rising Dragon Tai Chi Schoolin the 1980’s when he was lookingto relieve stress from his job as ateacher for special needs children.Colin began his study of Tai Chi bytaking classes from one of the lead-ing practioners in Great Britain, andpracticed his art on the playgroundat his school during the lunch hourand recess. It was not long beforesome of the children and staff at theschool joined with him in theseengaging and graceful movements.Colin continued to study to becomea qualified teacher of Tai Chi, andlead his own classes as a teacher forRising Dragon School. Fast forwardto 2003, when Colin moved with hisfamily to Bryn Mawr, and openedthe Natural Step School of Tai Chiand Qigong.

Tai Chi and Qigong are tech-niques used for relieving stress,increasing energy flow through thebody, improving balance and pro-moting wellness and a sense of wellbeing. Colin combines both Tai Chiand Qigong methods in his classesas Qigong tends to use more sym-metrical motions and less footworkthan Tai Chi, so it is easier forbeginners to master the movementsand experience the benefits fromconnecting the mind and body in aharmonious flow. Both Tai Chi andQigong originate from China, andare one of the most practiced exer-cise systems around the world, withapproximately 180 million peoplepracticing nearly every day. Tai Chiand Qigong can be practiced nearly

anywhere there is a few feet ofopen space, as no special equip-ment or clothing is needed, yousimply need a desire to spend a fewminutes to calm the body and mind,and to slowly and gently moveusing the principles of this ancientChinese tradition.

There are many benefits fromlearning the art of Tai Chi andQigong and with a few minutes ofregular daily practice, these exercisetechniques will calm the mind, alle-viate stress and anxiety, increaseenergy, improve circulation, facilitatethe body’s natural capacity for selfhealing, promote flexibility, enhancememory, improve mobility and bal-ance, lift depression, and revitalizethe body. More and more physi-cians are recommending Tai Chi andQigong to their patients who arebattling chronic health conditions asa supplement to medical treatmentsin an effort to boost the patient’simmune system, and restore health.People of all ages, health conditions,and physical abilities are able toparticipate as the soft gentle move-ments can be adapted to adjust tonearly any physical limitation causedby injury, disease or other disability.

Colin teaches classes around theTwin Cities, and has worked withthe University of Minnesota, CargillHigh Performance LeadershipGroup, Medtronic, and variousschools, health clubs, hospitals, andcommunity groups.

Natural Step School of Tai Chiand Qigong is offering two compli-mentary classes early in the NewYear on January 5th and January 7thfrom 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM at theSabes Jewish Community Center, StLouis Park. You can find moreinformation about classes fromColin’s website, at www.naturalstep-taichi.com, or by calling Colin at612.377.6469.

If you have an idea for an inter-esting neighborhood business tofeature, call 612.605.3966 or emailsandy@sandyhull.com.

Spotlight on Businessby Sandy Hull

Parks www.minneapolisparks.org

Snowshoeing at Wirth ParkSaturday, December 26th 10:00am to 11:30am

Snowshoe through Wirth Park in an area that most peopleonly see in summer. Watch for wildlife as you trompthrough the snow. Snowshoes provided. Meet at the Wirth

Beach parking lot on Glenwood Ave just east of Theodore WirthParkway.

Register at minneapolisparks.org or call 313-7725. $10

Elves and Sprites!Saturnalia Festival

December 12, 2009

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A Brief History ofOur ParksBy Davis Klaila, Area 4

Bryn Mawr is a neighborhoodsurrounded by parks. Ourrelationship with the parks

has been shaped by the personaland economic concerns of BrynMawr, the cities of Minneapolis andGolden Valley, and the ParksDepartment. Our three parks areBassett’s Creek, Bryn Mawr Mead-ows and Theodore Wirth Park. Thisarticle will provide an overview ofBassett’s and the Meadow with addi-tional information on the portion ofWirth Park adjacent to Bryn Mawr.

Our three parks share an unsa-vory past. Bassett’s Creek, ournewest park, acquired in 1930 withland donated by the Fruen Family(Glenwood Springs) and 43 addi-tional acres purchased in 1934, wasessentially an industrial waste site.Theodore Wirth (park superintend-ent at the time) described the landas unsightly and unsanitary, vastlydifferent from the first sylvandescriptions (late 1700) of the areathat would become Bassett’s CreekPark. Bassett’s Creek’s greatestvalue, to some, was the high vol-ume of water that could be divertedto Lakes Calhoun, Isles and Harriet,and Minnehaha Creek. The 1930’ssaw the greatest improvements to

the park. The creek was dredged,lagoons created, and a dam wasbuilt at the site of the Fruen Mill. Awalk, or ride on the paths besidecreek shows evidence of that worktoday.

Bryn Mawr Meadows was theland nobody wanted. TheodoreWirth in a 1928 report described theland as nearly worthless. TheOswald family tried to sell the citythe land for $80,000 in 1910 and thepark board paid $34,000 in 1911.Remember this was the area of BrynMawr that swallowed trains whole.Unsuccessful attempts were made toturn the Meadows into an equestri-an center with polo fields alongwith various other improvements.And, in 1953 7000 yards of clay (alot) were removed, more stable fillput down, creating the present-dayball and cricket fields.

Theodore Wirth Park is the largestof the Minneapolis parks with about740 acres of land including 83 acresof water and 280 acres of golfcourses. Wirth Park began, asSaratoga Park in 1889, becameGlenwood Park in 1890, andTheodore Wirth Park in 1938.Theodore Wirth was superintendentof Minneapolis parks from 1906until 1935. Wirth immigrated to theUnited States from Switzerland atthe age of 25 in 1888. After a seriesof jobs working for park systemsand private estates, primarily as a

gardener, he was hired to be thesuperintendent of parks in Hartford,Connecticut. Wirth was hired byCharles Loring in 1905 and assumedthe role of landscape architect aswell as superintendent of the Min-neapolis Parks.

Wirth reshaped the city’slakeshores and built its parkways.He took a dim, and characteristicallyEuropean, view of swampy landand shallow water. Wirth redefinedthe shorelines of nearly every citylake except Lake Harriet -- and eventhere he proposed substantial redefi-nition of the lakeshore by building apeninsula into the lake to add visualappeal (2008, David Smith, Min-neapolis Park Board). During histenure, Minneapolis’s lakes andshores were converted to clearwater and dry land, connectingsome (e.g., Brownie and Cedar) bynavigable channels. The channelsserved two purposes: recreation andwater level maintenance courtesy ofBassett’s Creek, and eventually apipeline from the Mississippi.

Wirth and Horace Cleveland (ear-lier park superintendent) had a planthat included a parkway surround-ing Minneapolis: The Grand Rounds.This design is similar to the EmeraldNecklace surrounding Boston andheavily influenced by Fredrick LawOlmstead and the Rusticator move-ment of the late 18 and early 1900s.The basic idea was a series of urbanforests (parks) connected to wherewe live and work via Parkways,bringing nature into our everydaylives. Wirth and the Park Boardacquired much of the land for WirthPark in 1908 and 1909. Wirth Parkwas considered the most important,as it represented both the wilder-ness and the last link in the chain ofparks.

Large tracts of “wild” land soclose to the city and adjacent to theupscale community of Bryn Mawrgave rise to many ideas for theiruse. First and foremost was incorpo-rating Keegan’s (now Wirth) Lakeinto the park. Keegan’s Lake washome to a number of camps orresorts that reinforced Bryn Mawr’searly designation as the “Wilds.”And, while Keegan’s Lake was littlemore than a swamp surrounded bybawdy houses it was acquired,dredged, sand trucked in, andCharles Loring had a waterfall (TheLoring Cascade) constructed into thehillside next to the lake. The jum-ble of stones on the west side of

With Parkway by Wirth lake are allthat is left of the Cascade. By 1917,and renamed Glenwood Lake, Kee-gan’s was a sparkling, family friend-ly, jewel.

The major portion of Wirth Parkthat abuts Bryan Mawr remains “nat-ural.” While the Quaking Bog andEloise Butler are unique and won-derful, our section of Wirth is thebetter for what it is not. This didnot just happen. Forest fires, golfenthusiasts and entrepreneurs allhad their eye on our woods. Anaborted attempt to graze sheep, andthe movement of the golf courseidea to north of Olson MemorialParkway, along with Wirth’s SwissChalet left us with “unspoilt” wood-lands and a “beautiful sheet ofwater” named Birch Lake. WirthLake, however, followed a differentpath.

Wirth Lake became home to theAqua Follies, a popular Aquatennialevent. An Olympic swimming pool,complete with diving towers, wasinstalled to showcase the waterspectacle at the northeast end of thelake. A 6,000-seat grandstand filledwith spectators twice daily through-out the Aquatennial. The Aqua Fol-lies became a business unto itselfand held similar shows in Seattleand Detroit. Headliners includedMorton Downey Sr., Buster Crabbe,Rin Tin Tin and other stars of theera. Most of the swimmers camefrom Minnesota and several the starswent on to bigger things. June Tay-lor took synchronized swimmingand dancing to television, wherethey regularly appeared on the Jack-ie Gleason show. Today, nothingremains of the stage and pool.

Management of parks and urbanforests has moved from exploitationand the creation of contrived land-scapes to the restoration mainte-nance of the original forest. Chemi-cals are no longer used to control“water weeds” and marshlands arereturning to provide a naturalprocess to clean lakes. Our sectionof Wirth Park is a popular place towalk oneself and/or the dog. TheParks department is working onrestoring the oak savanna, removinginvasive species of trees, combatingoak wilt, etc. The open forest con-cept also serves to diminish some ofthe fear of the “wild” park. Thus,Wirth is coming into its own as apark.

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Out & About

Historical post cards courtesy of Allan Hillesheim.

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December 2, 2009 Full moon, the Ojibwe Descending Cold moon. It'snot too late to force some bulbs for indoor bloomsin March. Place several with tips just pointing upabove some potting soil, keep them cool and darkfor a couple of months, then bring them into thewarmth and light, and voila! It's Spring About 35-45degrees is perfect--an attached garage or the backof a refrigerator works well. My favorites are yel-low and purple crocuses. For a little more moneyyou can buy gigantic pink, red, or white amaryllisbulbs that have already been "forced" and areready to go. If you are doing the forcing, keepthem moist but don't over-water, and place amousetrap nearby if using the garage.

December 8, 2008 Powerful storm with blizzard conditions in north-ern Minnesota, and a barometric low of 28.9 incheshere, the lowest since the Super Bowl blizzard of1975.

December 24, 2004. Low -10º. Brilliant sun dogs on either side of therising sun on the way to work.

December 26, 2005 Gigantic tsunami kills 190,000 people in Asia.

The parks that surround us are agift. When you read of the sorrystate of the areas that became Wirth,Bassett’s and the Meadow you reallyappreciate the vision and effort thatwent into our parks. So if you arewondering what to do about thatextra piece of pie: Take a walk inthe park.

In February, I will bring us up tothe late 70s and early 80s

Thank you to the Hennepin andMinnesota Historical Societies andAllan Hillesheim for their contribu-tions to this article. For a moredetails on our parks go to:www.minneapolisparks.org/

documents/parks/Parks_Lakes_Trails_Much_More.pdf. Aqua Follies Fans 1940s. - The AquaFollies images are from the HennepinCounty Historical Society.

Morton Downey Sr. Leads a rare matinee in the Early 1940s.

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651-201-6684

"The essential ingredient ofpolitics is timing."- Pierre Trudeau-

If “visions of sugar plums dancein my head”, I need to seriouslylook at my diet. Have you ever hada sugar plum? Plums are naturallysweet. The thought of adding sugarmakes my teeth ache. Digression isthe trademark of COUNTER TALK,but where do I go from here so thatI can get back to there? I’m so con-fused!

Pagan Festival!!Family fun will be breaking out allover on December 12th! The annual

downtown Bryn Mawr get togethercalled Saturnalia will feature the bigguy in the red suit also known asSanta Claus. There will be chestnutsroasting by an open fire, s’mores, adrumming circle, a real live sprite,horse drawn hayrides, and a bigpeople’s party at Cuppa Java in theevening. Of course the Saturnaliathree years from now should bereally interesting. That will occurright before December 12th, 2012 ;THE END OF THE WORLD!

That Saturnalia could resemblethe scene in “The Ten Command-ments” when Moses went up themountain and the Israelites got theirparty on! I guess I'm just a crazyoptimist, because I just ordered my2013 Mayan calender.

Election Post ScriptPost script is not entirely accuratesince, as I write, some of the localraces have not been decided. How-ever, we do know that our Mayor isstill R.T. Rybak and our council per-son is Lisa Goodman. Lisa’s victorywas not as overwhelming as it hasbeen. There are some folks (notme) around the 10th ward notexactly thrilled with the job she has

been doing plus newcomer, MichaelKatch, ran a spirited and clevercampaign that Lyndon Johnsonwould have approved. Mr. Katch,whom I only briefly met, would callBryn Mawr residents and say that heknew me, implying that I supportedhim when I didn't, which is in myopinion, sneaky politics at best. Itreminded me of the Republicanscampaign years ago against Rep.Claude Pepper in Florida. They ranads saying he was seen with knownHETEROSEXUALS. In the the biblebelt trailer courts that don’t sit toowell, you know what I mean! TheRepublican smear campaign againstLisa was counter productive becausewe are too well informed here.Once again, by the way, we led thecity in voter turnout!

Before I Go....Look for HourCar door hangings

in December! Claudia Egelhoff isour neighborhood go to person ifyou want to help with the doorhanging. You can email her at cegelhoff@gmail.com or come toSaturnalia on the 12th to find out allabout HourCar.

Play ball! Three neighborhoodbaseball players have taken homehonors for their ball field exploits.All three played on the SouthwestHigh junior varsity this year. TravisUllman was named best hurler,Jonas Kaplan was the best defensiveplayer, and Quin Milne-Rojek was

the Most Valuable Player! All threehave been invited to play with thevarsity in Florida in recognition oftheir accomplishments. They mightbe needing to shovel a lot of snowto earn their way down there.

Out by 394 there is a homelessman who sits on his chair asking formoney. He’s had a rough year! He’sbeen beaten up and robbed a cou-ple of times already and now he’sbeen ticketed by the MinneapolisPolice for “aggressive panhandling”even though he's always sitting inhis chair! If you see him out there,show him a little kindness if you areinclined.

Look for local folkies, Roma diLuna,as they perform their annualHoliday show December 23rd at thewonderful Cedar Cultural Center.What a great place to bring the rela-tives for a holiday break and seesome great music!

And finally, at a recent Veteransfor Peace meeting they asked forsomeone to serve as Vice-Presidentof the local chapter. I was scratchingmy ear and I guess they thought Iwas volunteering to take the job! SoI guess I'll be the Chapter 27 Vice-President for 2010. Veterans forPeace are of Veterans that are activein promoting peace and the cessa-tion of current and future wars.

Well, that's about it for now. Havea warm and fuzzy holiday seasonand we will see you in February!

moreby Dave Logsdon

Arrives in Bryn Mawr

HOURCAR, the Neighborhood EnergyConnection’s car-sharing program,announces the launch of its 22nd shared

vehicle in the Twin Cities. The car, a red 2010Toyota Scion, is located in HOURCAR’s newesthub at the Anwatin School in the Bryn Mawrneighborhood of Minneapolis. This hub is spon-sored by the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Associa-tion (BMNA).

The Bryn Mawr HOURCAR arrives amid a flur-ry of community support. BMNA provided$10,000 from its Neighborhood RevitalizationProgram funds, which wasmatched with a grant to HOUR-CAR from the McKnight Founda-tion. Additional contributionstotaling $1,950 came from localbusinesses and residents of BrynMawr.

HOURCAR has received supportfrom many corporate, foundation,and university sponsors. However,this is the first time that such arobust and varied group of sup-porters have worked together tobring an HOURCAR to a new loca-tion. “It’s been wonderful to seethe enthusiasm of Bryn Mawr resi-dents for bringing HOURCAR to

their neighborhood. This neighborhood reallyknows how to share, and we’re really excited tooffer a new hub for residents to use,” saysHOURCAR Program Manager Christopher Bine-ham.

To celebrate the launch of this new HOURCARhub in Bryn Mawr, HOURCAR is offering waivedindividual application fees (a $50 value) to thosewho live or work in the Bryn Mawr & Harrisonneighborhoods through December 31, 2009.From January 1, 2010 to March 31, 2010, resi-dents and those who work in the Bryn Mawrand Harrison neighborhoods will receive half offthe application fee when joining HOURCAR. Toredeem either offer, residents should enter pro-motional code “BMHres09” on their onlineHOURCAR applications.

- Claudia Egelhoff, Area 4

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“Taste of Anwatin”Empty Bowls Project &Craft Sale 4:30-9pm,Music Concert 7pmAnwatin Middle School256 Upton Av S

Schools Committeemeeting, 7pm at BrynMawr Elementary

BMNA monthly meeting, 7pm at BrynMawr Elementary,Cafeteria

Saturnalia Festival, 4-7pm on Cedar LakeRoad

ROC Committee, at Ripley Gardens,6:30pm

Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association Calendar - December 2009All meetings are open - everyone is welcome. Neighbors are urged to attend and participate in meetings and activities of special interest to them.Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association and its committees meet at Bryn Mawr Elementary School during the school year (Winter Break December 21 2009-January 1, 2010) unless otherwise noted.

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Join the Fun!Saturnalia Festival

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Thank you to all the neighbors who came out on Octo-ber 29th for the annual BMNA Harvest Dinner. Thefood was great, the kids in costume were charming and

once again a warm and friendly atmosphere filled the room.Congratulations to Melanie Goodwyne who brought the hotdish that was voted the favorite. Why not try it out with someleftover turkey? (The recipe courtesy of her mom, Norrie, fol-lows.)

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The WinningHot DishRecipe:Norrie’s Alpine Chicken Casserole4 cups cooked chicken orturkey, diced2 cups celery, sliced1/4 cup onion, chopped8 oz. Swiss cheese, cut into thin strips1 cup mayonnaise1/2 cup milk2 cups dried bread cubes1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted1 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Microwave sliced celery and choppedonion for 2 minutes to soften (or sautebriefly in 1 tablespoon water). Lightlytoast slivered almonds in skillet untilcaramel-colored - watch carefully so asnot to burn. Combine all ingredientsand pour into 2-quart uncovered casse-role. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 - 40minutes. Serves six.

I got this recipe from my mom, LennoreBevis. I suppose it could be made withlow fat cheese and mayo to lighten it upsomewhat.

- Submitted by Melanie Goodwyne, Area 6

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Mosses and Clubmosses – Part 2 of 2 December 2009

The November column intro-duced the topic of mossesand considered several

species. This column explores ecol-ogy and reproduction of mosses aswell as the topic of clubmosses.

Mosses and water share a closerelationship. In a forest, little rainthat falls actually directly reachesthe ground. Plant leaves and twigsand bark intercepts rain drops.Rain running over surfaces collectssediments and nutrients that eventu-ally reach the forest floor and feedtree roots in the soil. Mosses slowdown the flow of water whetheracross surfaces of the tree bark oralong the soil itself. Mosses keepthe soil moist for the trees and forother plants. The more mosses, thegreater the humidity…the morehumidity, the more mosses.

Mosses are an indicator of airquality. Why? Mosses rely onwater for their survival and rejuve-nation. Grasses, shrubs, and treeshave leaves of many layers includ-ing a waxy coating that resists waterabsorption and moisture loss.These higher plants also have sys-tems of xylem and phloem thattransport water and nutrientsthroughout the plant. Lacking theseconductive vessels, roots, and pro-tective coatings, mosses absorbwater and nutrients directly throughtheir leaves. Moss leaves are justone cell or a few cells thick, andwithout coatings, are in direct con-tact with the atmosphere. It’s nosecret that North Shore air is cleanerthan the air in the Twin Cities.Acid rain resulting from air pollu-tion directly impacts moss leavesand their general health. SulfurDioxide (from power plant emis-sions) plus water forms mild sulfu-ric acid. Nitrous Oxide (from vehi-cle exhaust) plus water forms mildnitric acid.

Mosses and clubmosses are par-ticularly susceptible to disturbance.Both plants grow very slowly. Ittakes up to twenty years from sporeto clubmoss plant. Both are diffi-cult if not impossible to transplant.Clubmosses have minimal roots.Mosses do not have roots but rathertiny hair-like anchoring structurescalled rhizoids that attach them tosoil, rock, or tree bark. Withoutgranting mosses roots, nature hasconferred upon mosses the abilityto survive long dry periods betterthan most higher plants. Mosses actas sponges – wicking moistureacross many small open spacesbetween small leaves.

Forest disturbance can be a goodthing too. In late September andearly October, high winds blewdown many trees on the SuperiorHiking Trail and the North Shore ofMinnesota. Windblown trees willbecome rotting logs and thus habi-tat for mosses. In addition, the

opening created by the felled treeincreases light and reduces competi-tion for mosses and clubmosses tocolonize the site. Scientists haveformulated what is termed the Inter-mediate Disturbance Hypothesis:“Diversity of species is highestwhen disturbance occurs at aninterval (of time) between theextremes. If too frequent the distur-bance, only the hardiest species cansurvive. In the absence of distur-bance, complex competitors – likethe monoculture Sugar Maple forest,grow to dominate the area.”1

Mosses do not flower, but insteadproduce spores like ferns. Mossesreproduce by microscopic spores aswell as by growing from smallpieces of stems and leaves. Thesetwo methods are known respective-ly as sexual reproduction and asex-ual reproduction. It is thought thatwithin a moss colony, crowdingresulting from continued cloningreproduction triggers sexual repro-duction so as to enable wide scat-tering of its offspring. Sexual repro-duction introduces new combina-tions of the parent’s genes, thoughonly one half of each parent’s genesare passed on. Consistent habitatand surroundings encourage vegeta-tive reproduction or cloning.Changing habitats confer advantageto sexual reproduction.

ClubmossesUnlike mosses, clubmosses are vas-cular plants – meaning that theyhave mechanical and conductingtissues that provide height andstrength. Xylem and phloem arevessels to transport water and nutri-ents throughout the plant. Xylem isthe principal pathway for water andnutrients conducted from the soil tothe top of the plants. Phloem con-ducts downward the organic sub-stances produced by the leaves ofthe plant. In addition to these func-tions, xylem and phloem vesselsprovide mechanical support. Inaddition, clubmosses have creepingroots that anchor clubmosses to theforest floor.

With horsetail rushes, clubmossesare considered to be allies of fernsbecause all these three types ofplants produce spores rather thanseeds and flowers. Fossil analysisdates the origin of clubmosses tothree hundred million years agowhen clubmosses, giant horsetailsand tree ferns grow prolifically.

Spores are the typical means ofclubmoss asexual reproduction.Atop the tip of the stem a tan club-shaped “strobilus” opens to distrib-ute spores. Clubmosses producespores in late summer or early fall.The powdery, dust-like spores ofclubmosses were used as: coatingsto keep pills dry, skin powder, andin photographic flashes and fire-works (as they give off a smallexplosion when ignited.

Within the Clubmoss family, onegenus, Lycopodium, contains more

than one hundred species foundthroughout the world. With com-mon names that can be applied tomany different species. four orfive species of evergreen clubmoss-es are found in northern Minnesota. Tree Clubmoss, Ground Pine (Lycopodi-um obscurum) The shiny evergreen Tree Clubmossresembles a small, thickly branchedpine tree seedling with thin uprightcones. Growing in damp openwoods, usually along edges of wetwoodlands, the horizontal stems arecreeping and branching deeplybelow ground. Upright stems areup to 12” tall, erect, growing fromintervals along the undergroundstem. Upright stem branches andsub-branches grow from a singlestem. Leaves are ?” long, narrow,lance-shaped, sharply pointed.Strobilus is 1-1/2” long and foundatop the branches.Stiff Clubmoss, Bristly Clubmoss orInterrupted Clubmoss (Lycopodiumannotinum)Stiff and prickly, light to dark green,Bristly Clubmoss grows in moistwoods and cool damp and shadedwoodlands. The generally leaf-lesshorizontal stems are surface run-ning, often under surface leaf dufflayer, branching and rooting atintervals. Upright and straight, theclubmoss sprigs resemble miniaturebottle brushes. Stems are 6” long,single, or single-branched or twice-branched, not uniform in height;bristly-leaved. Leaves are arrangedin rows (ranks) along upright stemsin whorls, spirals or opposite inascending rows. Leaves are 1/3”long plus or minus, narrow, lance-shaped with very sharp pointed tipand narrow base. Strobilus is slimand pointed, 1-1/2” long, yellowish,atop very short stems. Shining Clubmoss (Lycopodium lucidulum) Resembles Bristly Clubmoss, ShiningClubmoss grows more crookedlyand does not form “clubs”. Rather

spores are produced in anotherstem tip structure.Running or Staghorn Clubmoss orWolf ’s Claw Clubmoss (Lycopidumclavatum). It is also known as: Running Club-moss by John Green; or FoxtailClubmoss, or Robin Hood’s Hat-band, Forks and Knives, CommonClubmoss, Running Clubmoss, Run-ning Pine, Running MossStaghorn Clubmoss is denselyleaved with upright branching stemsthat resemble deer horns. Likeother clubmosses, this evergreentrailing green was once used forChristmas decorations. It is foundin northern coniferous forests inopen woodlands, along rockyslopes, particularly in pine wood-lands with loose, acidic soil. Hori-zontal stems are surface running formany feet and sometimes manyyards, rooting at intervals. Theupright stems are high, denselyleafy, branching into forks. Leavesare 1” or less in length, narrow andtapering. The spore producingextensions, strobilus, are 3” long,formed singly or in multiples, bornon slender stems 6” above ends ofstaghorn upright stems.

Sources:1 Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultur-al History of Mosses, Robin Wall Kim-merer, Oregon State University Press,2003, page 67.A Field Guide to Ferns and Their Relat-ed Families; Northeastern and CentralNorth America, Boughton Cobb, 1984,Houghton Mifflin Company.Island Life: An Isle Royale NatureGuide, Ted Gostomski and Janet Marr,2007, Isle Royale

Let these small evergreen plantsteach you how to appreciate the lit-tle things in life…it will be worthyour effort!

-Greg Lecker, U of M Extension Service Master Gardener, Minnesota

Master Naturalist Volunteer

View From the Bridge

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City of Minneapolis CurfewsUnder 12:

Sun-Thurs 9 pm, Fri-Sat 10 pm.

Ages 12-14: Sun-Thurs 10 pm, Fri-Sat 11 pm,

Age 15-17:Sun-Thurs 11 pm, Fri-Sat 12 midnight

For the third year in a row, theAnwatin Community ServiceTeam (CST) is raising money

and awareness to try and eliminatehunger locally and around theworld. As part of the CST elective,eighth graders and students withdevelopmental and cognitive delayswork together on service learningprojects. For Empty Bowls theyassisted each other in making bowlsand doing research on hunger.

The students of Anwatin invite thecommunity to support this effort bycoming to “Taste of Anwatin Com-munity Night”, Thursday, December3rd, 2009, 4:30-9:00 p.m. at AnwatinMiddle School, 256 Upton Av S. Atthe event, people can purchase a

variety of tasty ethnic foods. Empty,student-made ceramic bowls willalso be on sale alongside informa-tion about hunger to remind us ofthe many people who go hungryeach day. The bowls make thought-ful gifts for the community-mindedpeople on your list. Food and bowlproceeds will go to Branch 1 FoodShelf in the Phillips Neighborhood.

At 6:50 there will be a HungerAwareness presentation in the audi-torium followed by a Band andChoir concert at 7:00p.m. There willalso be a Community Art and CraftSale in the media center with a widevariety of artisans and their wares.

Hope to see you December 3rd! - Colette Kruc, Anwatin Teacher

You are Invited to be part of

A Taste of Anwatin Community NightThursday, December 3, 2009

4:30-9:00 pm

SUPPORT!Be a part of the “Empty Bowls Project” to raise awareness about and helpeliminate hunger at home and around the world. Proceeds from all sales benefit Branch I food shelf in south Minneapolis.- Purchase a student-created ceramic bowl for $10.- Buy popcorn and traditional ethnic foods.- View student displays and pamphlets.- Hunger awareness slideshow at 6:50 pm in the Auditorium

SHOP!Beautiful Arts & Crafts for sale 4:30-9:00 pm in the Media Center. Studentwork and community artists. Unique items for yourself or gifts, includingyummy baked goods!

ENJOY!Music Concert 7-8 pm in the Auditorium, featuring the6th, 7th & 8th grade bands, choir and jazz band.

Third Annual “Empty Bowls Project” atAnwatin Middle School

CORRECTION: High SchoolPlacements

Last month the Bugle mistakenlyreported that next year, all highschool students will be grand-

fathered and continue to receivetransportation to the school theycurrently attend. This only applies tostudents who attend a school intheir attendance zone or a citywidemagnet program. We apologize forany confusion our report may havecaused.

If you have questions about yourchild’s school options, please con-tact the Student Placement Center at668-1840. Bilingual families can call668-3700.

- JoEllyn Jolstad

Family Open Gym Night: Tuesdays, 6-8pm

As the weather gets colder,getting enough physicalactivity is more difficult. To

help families get enough exercise,which will help students learn bet-ter, the large gym at Bryn Mawr Ele-mentary will be open on Tuesdaynights now until Spring Break from6-8 p.m. Activities in the gym willvary depending on the number andwishes of the people there. (note:no Gym Night during Winter Break,Dec. 22 and 29.)

Come and play with other BrynMawr families. Children must besupervised by a caregiver. Pleasecontact Kristin Markert (612) 381-2604) or Alan Torborg (612) 377-0563) if you have questions.

Emerson Spanish Immersion K-5program move to Bryn Mawr ispostponed

At the school board meetingon November 10, 2009,Deputy Superintendent

Bernadeia Johnson recommended tothe school board that the EmersonK-5 program remain at the currentEmerson site for the 2010-2011school year. Postponing the move ofthe K-5 program will allow theEmerson, Windom, Bryn Mawr andAnwatin communities and districtstaff to evaluate the space as well asfocus on strengthening the K-5 anddeveloping the Dual Immersion IB6-8 instructional programs.

The Emerson 6-8 program willmove to the Anwatin building forthe 2010-2011 school year as previ-ously approved by the board. TheAnwatin site will serve Spanish DualImmersion students from Windomand Emerson entering middle schooland community school studentsfrom Bryn Mawr and Bethuneschools entering sixth grade. CurrentAnwatin 6th and 7th grade students

will also remain at the school untilthey complete 8th grade.

Emerson and Windom studentswill have the opportunity to contin-ue their Dual Immersion educationwith an International Baccalaureate(IB) focus. An academic team is inthe process of developing a strongIB-Dual Immersion program withthe help of current Emerson, Win-dom, Bryn Mawr and Anwatinteachers, staff and parents as well asPaula Palmer, MPS IB Coordinator.WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?• PARK VIEW MONTESSORI WILLCLOSE AFTER THIS SCHOOL YEAR. • BRYN MAWR ELEMENTARYSCHOOL WILL REMAIN INTACT ASOUR K-5 COMMUNITY SCHOOL. • THE PLAN CURRENTLY IS FOREMERSON K-5 TO SHARE THEBRYN MAWR SITE BEGINNING INSEPTEMBER 2011. • ANWATIN WILL TRANSITION TOAN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAU-REATE DUAL IMMERSION MIDDLESCHOOL SERVING OUR NEIGH-BORHOOD AND THE SPANISHIMMERSION SCHOOLS.

- Lynda Shaheen, BMNA SchoolsCommittee Co-chair

NRP Funds approved to replacevandalized playground equipment

The BMNA Schools committeevoted and the BMNA Boardapproved at it’s November 11

meeting to use $5906.00 of our NRPfunds to replace two school play-ground slides that were vandalized

this summer. The Schools Commit-tee will be meeting again on Mon-day, December 7th, 7pm at BrynMawr School.

PROSPECTIVE PARENT MEETINGThursday, December 10, 6:30 pmBryn Mawr Community School

Is school choice on your mind?Learn more about the Bryn MawrCommunity School. Do you

have questions about K-5 schoolversus K-8? Neighborhood schoolversus magnet? High Five? We areparents just like you who haveasked the same questions. We loveour school and we want you toknow why. Child care and refresh-ments provided. Representativesfrom Minneapolis Kids will also bethere to talk about our quality on-site child care. Contact JoEllyn Jol-stad, Parent Liaison with questionsor to schedule a tour, 612.668.2508or joellyn.jolstad@mpls.k12.mn.us

Youth & Schools

It’s School ChoiceTIme!

Why not “go local” and checkout the neighborhood schools?

To schedule a tour call:Bryn Mawr Elementary

PreK-5612-668-2508

Anwatin IB Middle School 612-668-2478

THE BRYN MAWR

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

PO Box 16437, Minneapolis, MN 55416

BMNA Board MembersPresident:

Marlin Possehl 377-5662Vice President:

Larry Skov 374-1561Co-Treasurer:

Ben Horn 382-7982 Adam Maki 343-3346

Secretary: OPEN

NRP Steering Committee ChairScott McLaughlin 374-9494

Community School Advisory Council:JoEllyn Jolstad 377-8968

Area Representatives1 Greg Froehle 926-2882

Dave Holets 922-82742 Lynda Shaheen 374-4201

Susan Verrett 377-74473 Rick Carter 381-1473

Jessica Wiley 374-34814 Christopher Etz 378-2987

Paul Markert 381-26045 David Logsdon 377-96896 Jay Peterson 377-4677

Barry Schade 377-81527 Steve Harvey 374-3613

Andrew Kraling 226-6249

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Contact Your Area Representative for a Welcome Packet!

The Bryn Mawr Bugle is the official newsletter of the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Associ-ation (BMNA) and is published every month, except January.

Distribution is free to Bryn Mawr residents; copies are also available at the BrynMawr Coffee Shop, the Bryn Mawr Market, Bryn Mawr Mobile and Cuppa Java.Subscriptions are $21 per year.Letters must be signed and include a phone num-ber.They are subject to editing. Please call the editor if you have questions aboutsubmitting material. Electronic submissions (CD or email) are preferred.

Copy deadline for the February issue is January 20!Display Ads are due January 20. Ads must be pre-paid & camera ready.

Call Deryck Jolstad at (612) 377-8968 or djolstad@msn.com for rates.GENERAL ADVERTISING POLICIES: All ad copy is subject to approval by the paper, which reserves theright to reject or request changes to an ad. Ad placement does not imply endorsement by the BMNA. Theadvertiser, not the paper, is responsible for the truthful content of the ad. Readers use service/productproviders at their own risk and are solely responsible for checking references, state agencies, BBB, etc.

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EditorJoEllyn B. Jolstad 377-8968bugle@bmna.org

Contributing EditorsNeighborhood CoordinatorPatty Wycoff 377-4565pwcoordinator@comcast.net

Police Liaison CCP/SAFETim Hammett 673-2866

Display AdsDeryck Jolstad 377-8968djolstad@msn.com

Want Ads/Wildlife WatchCarolyn Bastick 377-8457cj0159@aol.com

SubscriptionsKevina Munnich 374-1854kevina@munnich.com

Mailing AddressP.O. Box 16437Minneapolis, MN 55416-0437Drop Off BoxBryn Mawr Market, behind the counter

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