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Dynamic cities provide ample opportunities The first-ring suburbs of Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal and New Hope are dynamic and redeveloping as the population of each community grows and diversifies.

Together, the four communities boast many lar ge and small successful businesses, standout school districts and engaged r esidents and religious and civic organizations.

Three of the cities ar e wholly contained within Robbinsdale Area Schools district. Though Golden V alley originally had its own school district, it mer ged with Hopkins in the 1980s. Now , students in southern Golden V alley ar e enr olled in the Hopkins

School District, while students living in the northern portion attend Robbinsdale Area Schools.

This community guide will offer information about each city’s business and community development, public safety departments, parks, schools, food shelves, churches, major employers, shopping opportunities, festivals and other events. You will find information about libraries and parks that attract lar ge numbers of people to the area.

Whether a new face in the community or a distinguished lifelong resident, we hope this guide teaches you something new about each community.

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Connecting business to community Networking is a great tool for businesses big and small and area business organizations such as TwinWest Chamber of Commer ce, Robbinsdale Chamber of Commer ce and Crystal Business Association help make that happen.

The Robbinsdale Chamber of Commer ce seeks to pr ovide opportunities to impr ove the Robbinsdale business climate thr ough networking community involvement, business promotion, business education, impr oved communications, and as a partner with the city in community revitalization efforts, according to its mission statement.

The chamber supports and sponsors a variety of events throughout the year , including monthly member luncheons and social events, community for ums, business awards events and other activities. Public events include the annual spring “EggStravaganza,” Whiz Bang Days parade and royalty sponsor, a Main Street meet-and-greet event in September , an annual tr ee lighting and singalong ceremony, plus a holiday food and toy drive.

For mor e information on the Robbinsdale Chamber , visit robbinsdalechamber.com.

The Crystal Business Association serves the Crystal business community, pr oviding a str uctured for um for business people to connect with each other . The association offers regular meetings to allow for networking, as well as opportunities for pr ofessional growth and development. The association is active in community events such as Crystal Fr olics and the Kids, Cops and Fir efighters Fair in July.

For more information, visit crystalbusinessassociation. com.

More than 700 business r epresentatives fr om New Hope, Golden V alley, Br ooklyn Park, Br ooklyn Center , Crystal, Hopkins, Medicine Lake, Plymouth and St. Louis Park are members of TwinWest Chamber of Commerce.

Some members include well-known businesses such as Cargill in Minnetonka, General Mills in Golden V alley and Hy-Vee in Brooklyn Park and New Hope and smaller businesses such as Skol Marketing in St. Louis Park, Entegee Engineering Technical Group in New Hope and LittleBox Social in Robbinsdale.

The organization hosts a variety of events to help educate and recognize its members, as well as pr omote their needs.

TwinWest Chamber of Commer ce’s legislative br eakfasts are the second Friday of each month September to June. Political leaders join chamber members to discuss topics such as infrastr ucture concerns, transportation needs and taxes.

Chamber members meet with lawmakers once a year to present their legislative priorities and learn about national, state and local issues.

Annual fundraising events for the chamber such as the golf and wine extravaganza and gala, which featur es food, dance, live and silent auctions, allows business representatives a way to network with others.

Each year , T winWest hosts a Small Business Awards Luncheon to honor local entr epreneurs. At the event, the TwinWest Foundation also r ecognizes its high school scholarship recipients. For mor e information, visit twinwest.com.

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Crystal grows, keeps small-town charm Crystal is a fully-developed first-tier suburban community of 5.9 square miles with 23,000 residents and hundreds of businesses. Adjacent cities ar e New Hope and Brooklyn Park to the north, Br ooklyn Center and Robbinsdale to the east, Golden Valley to the south and New Hope to the west.

Crystal has a home rule charter city with a council-manager form of government. The seven-member city council typically meets on the first and thir d Tuesdays. Work sessions are generally the second Thursday of the month and before and after council meetings. All regular council meetings are cablecast on CCX Media and available on demand at crystalmn.gov. Audio recordings of work sessions are available through the city’s website.

The downtown ar ea around Bass Lake Road and W est Broadway boasts a growing selection of restaurants, retail outlets and other businesses.

Crystal’s police department utilizes advanced technology, including a body-worn camera program rolled out in early 2017, and cr eative strategies that focus on community policing. Of ficers pr otect and serve the community through Night to Unite, DARE, Neighbor hood W atch, traffic enforcement and a Neighbor hood Outreach Office located in the Crystal Shopping Center . Regular Cof fee With a Cop sessions pr ovide opportunities to meet and greet of ficers, as do fundraisers for Rocco, the department’s K-9 unit.

West Metr o Fir e-Rescue District pr ovides fire service and security to families in both Crystal and New Hope.

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It delivers emergency response to fires, specialized rescue and medical support.

Crystal has more than 240 acr es of parkland with amenities for all seasons, including sports fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, skating rinks and a skate park. Crystal takes great pride in the Crystal Community Center , which is home to a variety of pr eschool, youth, teen, adult and senior programs, and is a great place to host meetings, weddings or large events.

The city also brings people together with popular events such as Crystal Frolics, Family Fun Night, the Crystal Airport Open House, Lions Corn Feed and Antique Car Run and Winterfest.

Crystal is served by Robbinsdale Area Schools District 281, boasting a student body of 12,500 K-12 students and many preschool and adult learners, and is also home to two private elementary schools, a K-8 public charter school and Herzing University.

The community houses Rockfor d Road Library, which is part of the Hennepin County Library System.

Crystal residents are active and engaged in the civic life of the community. The Crystal Business Association meets monthly. The city also is to the NEAR food shelf, Lions, VFW, Crystal-New-Hope-Robbinsdale Rotary clubs and Crystal Little League or ganizations, plus an active Facebook-based group called The Light of Crystal, which hosts a Christmas lighting contes. The Crystal-New Hope-East Plymouth League of Women Voters actively promotes citizen involvement in the electoral process.

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Golden Valley welcomes redevelopment Located just 5 miles west of downtown Minneapolis, Golden Valley is a popular location just away fr om the heart of the city. It was originally incorporated Dec. 16, 1886, and settled as an agricultural community of a few hundred residents, full of farms, mills and dairies.

The village became a city in 1972. Covering 10.5 squar e miles, the city is bounded by Interstate 394 on the south, Highway 169 on the west, Minneapolis on the east and New Hope and Crystal on the north.

The downtown area at Highway 55 and Winnetka Avenue encompasses the Civic Center complex, including a U.S. Post Of fice, library, banks, restaurants, retail and housing.

Golden Valley has nine community parks, 10 neighborhood parks, 1 1 natur e ar eas, a Little League complex and a community center , and is the home of two golf courses: Brookview (public) and the Golden Valley Country Club (private).

In 2010, mor e than 20,300 people had made Golden Valley their home. According to the Metropolitan Council, the city should expect a population increase of 1,500 by 2040. In addition, by 2040 the city is expected to add approximately 5,700 employees to the nearly 33,200 existing employees.

As an increasingly popular community, the city is focusing its efforts largely on development.

Central Park W est, a lar ge development on the bor der of Golden Valley and St. Louis Park, will attract new residents to the community and include a hotel and office buildings.

Liberty Cr ossing, a development including apart-

ments and townhomes at the intersection of Medicine Lake Road and W innetka Avenue, remains under construction and expects r esidents to move in this winter .

Hello Apartments, also a multifamily r esidential development, is open at 9201 Golden Valley Rd. The new Br ookview Center is a mor e than 37,000 square-foot building, including the Thr ee One Six Bar and Grill with an adjoining patio and upstairs terrace, banquet and event spaces, a catering kitchen, a multilevel children’s play area, and a senior gathering space and classrooms.

Golden V alley’s outdoor arts and music festival in September r eplaces the long-r unning Lilac Festival, named after the plethora of lilac bushes that once gr ew along Highway 100. Other notable city events include Run the V alley race and walk, the public safety open house, the ice cr eam social and the Golden V alley Golf Classic. The city also has a yearly photo contest for residents, and a farmers market is open each Sunday fr om late June to October under the water tower at City Hall.

Community organizations include an active historical society housed in its own historical building, women’s club, garden club, Lions, Optimists, Rotary , Women of Today, League of W omen Voters, and the Golden V alley Community Foundation. The city also has its own orchestra, plus an active senior citizens group.

The community is part of the Robbinsdale and Hopkins school districts and houses two elementary schools, School of Engineering and Arts, a learning center , two parochial schools, a private school and the Perpich Center for Arts Education.

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New improvements ahead for New Hope New Hope city of ficials are moving forwar d with City Center plans, considering concepts for a new police station, city hall and outdoor pool, and private developments are on the rise in the community. Construction began this summer for a 183-unit luxury apartment complex on Bass Lake Road, adjacent to New Hope V illage Golf Course and Dunkin’ Donuts recently opened its first Twin Cities location in New Hope.

New Hope was first formed as New Hope T ownship, after Crystal incorporated in 1936, taking up the land of Crystal Lake Township. The City of New Hope was r eincorporated as a borough in 1953.

Today, New Hope is a 5.2-squar e-mile city of 20,764 people that borders Golden Valley at Medicine Lake Road on the south, Brooklyn Park at 62nd Avenue on the north, Plymouth at Highway 169 on the west and Crystal along a meandering border on the east.

New Hope’s City Center is located around the intersection of 42nd and Winnetka avenues. The area includes the city’s municipal center , Civic Center Park, commer cial and r esidential land uses, school district administrative offices and bus garage, and the 42nd Avenue corridor.

The city has a Plan B council/manager form of government, employs 91 full-time and four part-time employees.

The five-member city council, elected at lar ge, meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month, with work sessions scheduled on the thir d Mondays of the month.

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All r egular council meetings and planning commission meetings are cablecast on Channel 16 and live-str eamed online.

The city is served by the W est Metro Fire-Rescue District, headquarter ed in New Hope, which r esulted fr om the merger of departments in New Hope and Crystal in 1998. The police department has a total of 34 officers.

New Hope has 22 parks, a nine-hole golf course, an ice arena, an outdoor swimming pool, skateboar d park, a disc golf course, thr ee off-leash dog parks, a community gym and an outdoor summer theatre.

Its annual three-day summer festival, Duk Duk Daze, is in July at Northwood Park, 38th and Boone avenues.

The New Hope Community Farmers Market pr ovides locally gr own and pr oduced foods and mer chandise in an open-air market each Saturday from mid-June to early October. The market is located at City Center.

The entire city is in the Robbinsdale School District, and New Hope is home to four schools, including Spanish Immersion School at Sunny Hollow, Sonnesyn and Meadow Lake elementary schools, and Cooper High School.

North Education Center , which serves 13 school districts that comprise Intermediate School District 287, is located in the north end of the city. It houses special needs students from the member districts.

New Hope also is home to the NorthwestYMCA, which serves the entire northwestern suburban area.

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Robbinsdale boasts rich history Robbinsdale is a 2.9-square mile suburb with a population of more than 14,000 people, and is bor dered by Minneapolis, Crystal, Golden V alley and Br ooklyn Center .

The city has a home rule charter form of government that employs 70 full-time employees. The five-member council typically meets on the first and thir d Tuesdays of the month, with work sessions scheduled as needed. Regular council meetings ar e cablecast thr ough CCX Media and live-streamed online at nwsccc.org.

The city’s police and fire departments are at 4101 Hubbard Ave. N. Ther e are 24 sworn police of ficers. The fire department has 30 paid on-call firefighters.

Downtown Robbinsdale continues to flourish with businesses like Pig Ate My Pizza, W icked Wort, Hackenmueller’s, Nonna Rosa’s and T ravail, several of which have received regional and national attention. Residents take pride in their city’s small-town feel set apart fr om the bustle of urban life, while enjoying a skyline view of downtown and access to the city as well as convenient access to suburban amenities and opportunities in other west metro cities like Hopkins, Minnetonka and Wayzata.

Downtown Robbinsdale is pr eparing for an influx of new development, including the addition of a Blue Line Extension light rail station and commer cial area between 41st and 42nd Avenues North during the next several years, as well as a Hy-Vee grocery store being constructed on the former site of the historic T errace Theater and ex-

pected to open in 2018.

Robbinsdale’s downtown area features a Little Free Library complete with board games and children’s books of which residents can take and use. T wo art galleries near 42nd Avenue North – the Robbin Gallery and Gallery 5004 – form the “Birdtown Avenue of Art” during the city’s annual Whiz Bang Days community festival each July.

Robbinsdale’s or ganizations include Diggers Gar den Club, Westphal American Legion, and a very active historical society which operates a museum co-located with Robbin Gallery in a historical building on 42nd Avenue North that is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Other city gr oups include Heart of Robbinsdale Community Foundation, Robbinsdale Little League and Robbinsdale Crime Prevention Association.

Fast historical facts: The city is one of the first communities identified as a suburb of Minneapolis and was named for Andrew B. Robbins, an entrepreneur who purchased 90 acres of land after he passed thr ough the village by train in 1887 and became enchanted with the city’s scenic beauty and its proximity to Minneapolis.

The Village of Robbinsdale was or ganized on April 19, 1893. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, people traveled to Robbinsdale to go duck hunting on Crystal Lake.

The city celebrated its centennial in 1993 and is planning its 125-year anniversary in 2018.

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Recreational opportunities abound Amenities in Crystal, Golden V alley, New Hope and Robbinsdale attract residents and visitors alike.

Most amenities have been located within the area for decades. However, the City of Golden V alley opened a new $18.2 million Brookview Community Center this fall. The new center includes a dining ar ea, terrace, locker r ooms, offices, pro shop, childr en’s play ar ea, classrooms, senior space and many more amenities.

Brookview has also intr oduced new outdoor activities, including snow shoeing and fat tir e biking in the winter and fling golf in the summer.

Brookview Golf also added golf bikes, which allow a player to place his or her clubs in a special carrier and pedal from one hole to the other for more exercise.

Brookview Golf Course’s lawn bowling continues to offer summer and fall leagues. Similar to Bocce ball, the game is easy to learn and fun for the whole family . Rates are $25 per hour for nonresidents and $20 for residents.

The City of New Hope featur es year-around activities, and the New Hope Ice Arena now offers skate rentals. The city also features a scenic golf course wher e Mayor Kathi Hemken plays regularly.

Crystal houses the Crystal Cove Aquatic Center, which neighbors the community center . Crystal Cove of fers a thrilling 210-foot water slide, a zero-depth entry pool with splash featur es, and other fun amenities. The pool is an excellent way for par ents and kids alike to beat the heat during summer months.

Many active residents also enjoy the 15-basket disc golf course at Bassett Creek Park or bringing their canine companions to the Bassett Creek off-leash dog park. A sledding hill at Valley Place Park provides fun winter recreation.

Robbinsdale offers both a community gym and fitness center for team sports or weight lifting. No matter the weather outdoors, r esidents and visitors can burn some

calories while having fun at this facility year-round.

Robbinsdale’s downtown shops and r estaurants also pr ovide r esidents with activities thr oughout the year. Many residents also take pleasur e in walking along portions of Crystal Lake or enjoying scenic trails thr ough Sochaki Park.

Golden Valley • Brookview Golf Course, 200 Brookview Pkwy.

• Brookview Community Center, 200 Brookview Pkwy.

• Brookview Lawn Bowling, 200 Brookview Pkwy.

• Davis Community Center, 5430 Glenwood Ave. Crystal • Crystal Community Center, 4800 Douglas Dr. N. • Crystal Cove Aquatic Center, 4848 Douglas Dr. N. • Crystal Skate Park, 4800 Douglas Dr. N. • Bassett Creek Dog Park, 6001 32nd Ave. N. • Bassett Creek Disc Golf Course, 6001 32nd Ave. N. • Valley Place Park Sledding Hill, 6822 32nd Ave. N. New Hope • Milton C. Honsey Outdoor Pool, 4301 Xylon Ave. N. • Community gyms at Cooper High School, 8230 47th Ave. N. • New Hope Ice Arena, 4949 Louisiana Ave. N. • Charleston’s Overspeed Hockey T raining, 4949 Louisiana Ave. N. • New Hope Outdoor Theatre, 4401 Xylon Ave. N. • New Hope Sk8 Pad, 4401 Xylon Ave. N. • New Hope Village Golf Course, 8130 Bass Lake Rd. Robbinsdale • Community gyms and fitness center at Robbinsdale Middle School, 3730 Toledo Ave. N. Community Guide 2017-18 | Crystal • Robbinsdale • New Hope • Golden Valley | 11

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Community festivities have it all January • Martin Luther King Jr . Day of Ser vice: Sweet Potato Comfort Pies March • Golf courses open in New Hope and Golden Valley • Crystal Ball masquerade in Crystal April • Run the Valley in Golden Valley • New Hope Women of Today 5K • Chamber of Commer ce Eggstravaganza in Robbinsdale • Heart of Robbinsdale –Denim, Dazzle, Connect – in Robbinsdale May • Bike rodeo, sponsored by the Crystal, Golden Valley and New Hope police departments • V ehicle Fair in Robbinsdale and New Hope • Walk for Animals in Golden Valley, sponsored by the Animal Humane Society • Step To It Challenge – participation from Crystal, New Hope, Golden Valley and Robbinsdale residents June • Outdoor swimming pools open in Crystal and New Hope • Farmers markets open in New Hope and Golden Valley • Views of the V alley Photo Contest deadline in Golden Valley • Public Safety Open House in Gold-

en Valley • Fire Relief Association Street Dance in Golden Valley • Fir efighter Recr uitment Expo in Golden Valley • Junior Police Academy in Golden Valley • Police Bike-Along in Golden Valley • Pride Festival in Golden Valley • Concerts in the park June thr ough August in Golden Valley and Crystal July • Whiz Bang Days in Robbinsdale • Duk Duk Daze in New Hope • Golden Valley Golf Classic • Golden Valley Ice Cream Social • Of f Br oadway Musical Theatr e opens a thr ee-weekend outdoor per formance in New Hope • Crystal Frolics in Crystal • Pet and Wheel Parade in Robbinsdale August • Safety camp in New Hope • Police and fire open house in Robbinsdale • National Night Out in Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope and Robbinsdale • In Focus photo contest deadline in New Hope • Movies in the park in Golden Valley and New Hope • Art in the Park in Crystal

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September • Hometown Meet and Greet in Robbinsdale • Crystal and New Hope Kids Garage Sale • New Hope Citizens Police Academy • Golden Valley Days Art and Music festival • Day of Service and Remembrance in Golden Valley • Run for Rocco fundraiser in Crystal October • Mayor ’s Prayer Br eakfast in New Hope • W est Metr o Fir e-Rescue District open house and auxiliary breakfast • Ghoulish Golf at Br ookview Golf Course in Golden Valley • V alley V olunteer Day in Golden Valley • Halloween Give and Get trick-or treating in Robbinsdale November • Daddy-daughter princess ball in Crystal December • T ree lighting and sing-a-long in Robbinsdale • Winterfest in Crystal • Toys for Tots Drive in Golden V alley • Light of Crystal and New Hope Sparkles holiday lights contest

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Great access to year-round outdoor play Parks are an important part of life among many r esidents of New Hope, Golden Valley, Crystal and Robbinsdale. Each city includes parks of varying sizes. In some cities the parks ar e divided by size, community parks being larger and neighborhood parks being the smaller.

In the summer months, children can be found swarming the playground while adults utilize the larger parks for scenic walks. W ildlife can often be viewed in the parks’ natural surroundings.

Spring and autumn of fer bursts of color fr om blooming flowers or leaves turning to fiery shades of r ed, orange and yellow.

When the snow falls some of these parks pr ovide excellent sledding hills or house outdoor ice rinks, making the parks systems in the quad communities a valuable resource year-round.

A list of featured parks within the four communities.

Robbinsdale • Graeser Park, West Broadway and Highway 100 • Hollingsworth, 4237 Shoreline Dr. • South Halifax Park, 3101 Halifax Ave. N. • Kelly Park, 4100 Xenia Ave. N. • Parkview Park, 2765 Parkview Blvd.

• Sanborn Park, 42nd and Chowen • Spanjers Park, 4511 Lake Dr. Golden Valley • Brookview Park, 200 Brookview Pkwy. N.

• Gearty Park, 3101 Regent Ave. N. • Lakeview Park, 1521 Hillsboro Ave. N. • Medley Park, 2331 Ensign Ave. N. • Seeman Park, 1101 Florida Ave. N. • Schaper Park, 631 Ottawa Ave. N. • Wildwood Park, 7401 Duluth St. • Yosemite Park, 351 Yosemite Ave. N. Crystal • Bassett Creek Park, 6001 32nd Ave. N. • Becker Park, 6225 56th Ave. N. • Lee Park, 4510 35th Ave. N. • Welcome Park, 4630 Welcome Ave. N. • Lions Valley Place Park, 6822 32nd Ave. N. • Cavanagh Park, 5100 Corvallis Ave. N. • Iron Horse Park, 5155 Kentucky Ave. N. • Welcome Park, 4630 Welcome Ave. N. • MAC Wildlife Area, 60th and Regent Avenues New Hope • Civic Center Park, 4401 Xylon Ave. N. • Dorothy Mary Park, 60 1/2 and Wisconsin avenues • Fred Sims Park, 45th and Nevada avenues • Lions Park, 38th and Oregon avenues • Liberty Park, 60th and Gettysburg avenues • Meadow Lake Park, 5920 Meadow Lake Rd. W. • Northwood Park, 38th and Boone avenues • Sunnyside Park, 47th and Quebec avenues • Victory Park, 55th and International Parkway Community Guide 2017-18 | Crystal • Robbinsdale • New Hope • Golden Valley | 13

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New features, plans boost recreation All four of the quad cities ar e adding new featur es to city parks, or ar e planning significant impr ovements to city parks, which, along with open space, total more than 1,500 acres across the four cities.

In Golden V alley, the state’s first outdoor fitness challenge course and an all-inclusive play str ucture has opened at Schaper Park, 631 Ottawa Ave. N. The park improvements were part of a cooperative agr eement between the city and Three Rivers Park District. The project was also funded by a grant from Paul’s Pals.

The city also installed new play equipment at St. Cr oix and Medley parks in 2017. Approximately 15 per cent, or more than 1,000 acres of Golden Valley is parkland or open space. There are nearly 50 miles of trails, ballfields, courts and activity ar eas, in addition to natural ar eas. In total, the city has 11 nature areas, nine community parks and 10 neighborhood parks, plus additional athletic fields.

There ar e 20 city parks, with mor e than 200 acr es of green space in New Hope. Nearly every home in the city is within ¼ mile of a city park. Northwood Park, 65 acres, is the crown jewel of the city’s park system. The parks include playgrounds, ballfields and courts for a variety of sports, dog parks, skating rinks and picnic areas.

New Hope and Crystal, along with the Thr ee Rivers Park District, have completed an extension of the Bassett Creek Regional trail from 36th and BooneAvenue through Northwood Park in New Hope and along 32nd Avenue and edge of Lion’s Valley Place Park in Crystal. The new trail is intendent for pedestrians and bicyclists. Once com14 | Crystal • Robbinsdale • New Hope • Golden Valley | Community Guide 2017-18

pleted, the r egional trail will be about 7 miles long and will connect French Regional Park in Plymouth with Theodore Wirth Regional Park in Minneapolis, and the Grand Rounds trail system.

Crystal residents have 27 parks covering more than 260 acres for recreation, exercise and getting outdoors. Destination parks like Becker and Gr ogan Park of fer specialized facilities and community parks like Bassett Cr eek Park featuring recreational facilities, while neighborhood parks ar e within a 10-minute walk of r esidences; and natural or passive areas, like MAC Wildlife Area, Haggemeister Pond, or Memory Lane, which may feature boardwalks, no development, natur e r estoration and community gardens.

The city has been unveiling its parks master plan, with improvements pr oposed in each park. Becker Park will become a town centerpiece, with impr ovements to create a performance ar ea, plaza ar ea, fountain, and upgraded picnic pavilion. The r edesign partially coincides with the future light rail transit station that will pass alongside the park.

Robbinsdale of fers 14 parks acr oss 110 acr es. The city has ample walking paths, playgr ounds, community gar dening plots, and access to scenic spots like Crystal Lake.

Construction was r ecently completed for a new pavilion at Lakeview T errace Park. The pavilion sits along the south side of Crystal Lake and offers 60 by 30 feet of shelter for picnics and events. A walking path connects with the pavilion from the lake.

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Libraries provide learning, resources For years, the Hennepin County Library system has served to “nourish minds, transform lives and build community together” by “ensuring that every person has the opportunity and resources to read, graduate, engage, work and learn.”

There are two Hennepin County Library branches in the quad communities: the Rockford Road Library, 6401 42nd Ave. N., Crystal, and the Golden V alley Library, 830 Winnetka Ave. N. Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was pr ovided to area residents at various locations in the community. The library is named for one of the most historic roads in Hennepin County.

The Golden Valley library r eceived its own $1.4 million renovation project in 2015 and 2016. Improvements there included two new public meeting r ooms, an expanded children’s area and a new periodical ar ea. Like the Rockford Road location, the new design has fewer interior walls in order to make the space feel more open and inviting, and has mor e computer tables and power outlets.

Programs at both libraries include baby and family storytimes, a book club, author meet-and-gr eets, and

more events. The libraries ar e open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Crystal and Golden V alley are proud to of fer two of Hennepin County’s 41 libraries. The Hennepin County Library system is nationally r enowned as being one of the top library systems in the United States and serves 1.2 million residents.

Each library is supported by a friends gr oup, a volunteer-run organization with a mission to support that library branch. The gr oup helps their library thr ough book sales, volunteering, fundraising, serving as ambassadors in the community for the library and other support activities.

Library cards are free. Apply for a car d at your local library or online at hclib.org.

Rockford Road branch info: 612-543-5875 Golden Valley branch info: 612-543-6375

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West Metro Fire provides safety West Metr o Fir e-Rescue District is a joint fire department comprised of New Hope and Crystal firefighters.

The district is a joint powers entity cr eated in 1998 that serves both cities and reduces residents’ tax burdens.

After a 2013 r eorganization, the department employs approximately 60 paid on-call and seven full-time firefighters.

West Metro’s response area is approximately 11 square miles and is comprised of fully developed suburbs of the city of Minneapolis.

The r esident population is 42,490, and includes thr ee major nursing homes and several lar ge apartment complexes that are primarily occupied by senior citizens.

The district pr otects 15 schools and day car e facilities for children age 14 and younger.

The weekday population is between 60,000 and 80,000 due to a large number of industrial facilities in the district.

There is a joint power agr eements for automatic aid program with four neighboring cities, along with mutual aid agr eements with 37 cities in a five-county ar ea that includes the city of Minneapolis.

West Metro’s jurisdiction protects critical infrastructure of the state, including limited access highways, thr ee rail lines with about 30 trains daily, a major underground petroleum pipeline, and the CrystalAirport, which has more

than 127,000 yearly flight operations. It also has an underground water r eservoir that is a vital component of a Tri-City Water Commission.

West Metro provides mutual aid to communities with Level 1 trauma centers, r egional locks and dams on the Mississippi River, interstate highways serving the greater Minneapolis area, major shopping venues including the Mall of America, and the corporate headquarters of General Mills, Honeywell and other nationally known corporations.

It also maintains and is r esponsible for deploying one of the eight Life Safety Units for Region Eight of the state of Minnesota. These units are called into service for rehab and are fully equipped to pr ovide a flexible, multiple capability response to a variety of incidents West Metr o has thr ee fire stations and an administrative/operational staff that includes a full-time fire chief, deputy chief, two deputy fire marshals, a fire specialist and an executive assistant.

West Metr o pr ovides an all-hazar ds r esponse to the cities it pr otects, including fire prevention with code enforcement, fire investigation, fire suppression, emergency medical car e, vehicle extrication, water and ice r escue, hazardous materials r esponse and mitigation, airport crash-fire-rescue and emergency management.

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Robbinsdale schools grow with community Robbinsdale Area Schools is one of the lar gest public school districts in the region, and school district leaders continue to plan to expand district services, pr ogramming and facilities.

The district serves some 12,500 students fr om seven west metro cities and of fers a variety of general education, specialized and accelerated pr ograms acr oss its two high schools, thr ee middle schools, 10 elementary schools and five learning and service centers.

As enr ollment incr eases, the district has opened a fourth middle school and expanded its grade 4-8 fine arts magnet into a full-fledged K-8 pr ogram. Sandburg Learning Center r eopened as Sandbur g Middle School, and the FAIR School Pilgrim Lane magnet will add kindergarten programming this year, first grade next year , and so on until it serves grades K-3, with grades 4-8 meeting at FAIR School Crystal.

The Crystal Learning Center, opened last year, houses the district’s Welcome Center, Family Literacy, and Robbinsdale Transition Center pr ograms, and some adult academic and special education classrooms.

Robbinsdale Area Schools also of fers an alternative high school, Spanish immersion pr ogramming, STEM and adult education classes. Students can enr oll in International Baccalaureate at Lakeview Elementary, Rob18 | Crystal • Robbinsdale • New Hope • Golden Valley | Community Guide 2017-18

binsdale Middle School and Robbinsdale Cooper High School, and can take Advanced Placement classes at Armstrong High School, one of the first AP Capstone Program-designated schools in the state. Robbinsdale Area Schools also of fers its most challenging, rigor ous curriculum (AP Springboard) to all middle school students.

The district also of fers a plethora of sports and extracurricular activities, many of which – fr om debate and football to DECA and basketball – ar e r ecognized amongst the best in the state. Offerings at the elementary and middle levels include Lego League, Destination ImagiNation, National History Day and Spelling Bee. The district employs appr oximately 1,900 people and has a seven-seat school boar d, members of which ar e elected at-lar ge in stagger ed terms. The school boar d meets on the first and thir d Monday of every month at the Education Service Center.

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Hopkins schools: Everyday excellence Hopkins Public Schools is an awar d-winning district with an educational r each that serves students fr om seven west metro communities. The school district serves the entire city of Hopkins, the majority of Minnetonka, about half of Golden V alley and portions of Eden Prairie, Edina, Plymouth and St. Louis Park. Mor e than 46 language groups ar e r epresented in the district’s diverse student population.

The district’s K-12 population includes about 6,800 students. Its secondary facilities – Hopkins High School, Hopkins North Junior High and Hopkins W est Junior High – are in Minnetonka.

The district’s primary-level facilities include Meadowbrook Elementary in Golden V alley, Alice Smith and Eisenhower elementary schools in Hopkins, Gatewood, and Glen Lake and L.H. T anglen elementary schools in Minnetonka.

The district is also home to the Harley Hopkins Family Center in Hopkins, which of fers early childhood pr ograms.

XinXing Academy, a Chinese immersion pr ogram, opened at Eisenhower Elementary in 2007. It currently offers Chinese immersion in grades 1-6 and has expanded to junior high with the XinXing@West program.

The district has been honor ed with numer ous national r ecognitions and its students and staf f have r eceived many awards as well.

Hopkins was one of two district in the state to receive a District Award of Distinction in 2014, recognizing that its

board members completed mor e than 100 hours of training.

Glen Lake Elementary was designated a STEM Magnified school in 2013. Glen Lake, like all Hopkins district elementary schools, already has STEM facets in their core curriculum. The magnified school designation means its students will have additional STEM opportunities and experiences.

Hopkins has Spanish instr uction in all six elementary schools with the implementation of the Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools model. Spanish Level II is the anticipated level of language pr oficiency for elementary students entering the junior-high program.

North Junior High and W est Junior High ar e International Baccalaureate World Schools. Each school has implemented the International Baccalaur eate Middle Years Program. Pr oviding a framework for learning that encourages students to become cr eative, critical, and reflective thinkers, the IB pr ogram allows all students to par ticipate in a rigorous program and curriculum.

Hopkins High School is home to the Lindbergh Center, a community facility that featur es five basketball courts, an indoor r unning track, walking path and fitness and weight training facilities that are open to the public.

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Serving those who’ve sacrificed Crystal, New Hope, Robbinsdale and Golden V alley pride themselves on being Beyond the Yellow Ribbon communities.

The organization hosts thr ee fundraisers each year , a bowling tournament, a golf tournament and a Ride for Freedom bike r un. Funds raised for the events benefit the organization. Other services, fundraisers, and handdelivered aid are available as the need arises.

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon began in 2008 as a way to provide easy access to r esources for all military service members and their families.

The idea spr outed fr om the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, a national ef fort to pr ovide resources through federal partnerships to service members and their families before, during and after a deployment.

Unique to Minnesota, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon has several requirements that must be met befor e a city can be proclaimed a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon community.

It is a process that takes nine months to a year.

The 16-step pr ocess includes leadership meetings, a kickoff event, an action plan and proclamation.

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon pr ovides supportive r esources and pr ograms r egarding deployment pr eparation, family r eintegration, family assistance, youth and wounded warriors.

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All four of the quad communities have been designated Beyond the Yellow Ribbon communities since 2014.

Each community’s program is designed to focus its efforts on area veterans.

If a military family wants information about nearby school districts for their childr en, they can r each out to their community’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program.

If they r equire medical assistance: Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. If they need financial help: Beyond the Yellow Ribbon.

The quad communities’ Beyond the Yellow Ribbon committee can pr ovide contact information r egarding anything needed by a service member or a family member.

The committee consists of Pr esident Marshall Tanick, Vice Pr esident Curt Skoog, T reasurer Gary Lieberman, Legal Advisor Don Fernstr om and a boar d of dir ectors.

The board includes Golden Valley resident Lynn Gitelis, Crystal City Councilmember Julie Deshler , New Hope Mayor Kathi Hemken, Golden Valley Mayor Shep Harris and Robbinsdale City Councilmember George Selman.

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Quad Communities points of contact include Julie Deshler at 612-306-5808.

For mor e information visit facebook.com/qcbtyr or btyr-qc.org.

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Courage Kenny focuses on quality of life Courage Center has been an important asset in r ehabilitation for the past 85 years in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

In 2013, the center and Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute mer ged to cr eate Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, which is part of Allina Health.

Courage Kenny provides an array of rehabilitation services to people with short- and long-term conditions, injuries and disabilities in an effort to improve their quality of life.

Its vision for the futur e is that “all people will live, work, learn and play in a community based on abilities, not disabilities.”

Courage Kenny also of fers a variety of adaptive sports and r ecreation, including alpine skiing and snowboar ding, curling, golf, horseback riding, martial arts, r ock climbing, scuba and wheelchair basketball, rugby, softball and tennis.

Several other branches ar e located thr oughout Minnesota, including sports and physical therapy centers, spine centers, outpatient service centers, kids’ centers, inpatient r ehabilitation centers and transitional r ehabilitation centers. Locations include Golden V alley, Champlin, Coon Rapids, Edina, Fridley, Maple Grove, Plymouth and Richfield.

About Sister Kenny Elizabeth Kenny, born in Australia, was an army nurse known as “Sister Kenny” who tr eated the ill for 31 years in the bushlands of Australia. In 191 1, she encounter ed her first case of polio.

Unaware of conventional tr eatments – immobilizing

the af fected muscles with splints, Kenny did what she thought was best. She applied moist hot packs to help loosen muscles, relieve pain and enable the limbs to move and str etch again. The theory of her tr eatment was “r eeducation,” attempting to retrain the muscles to function.

In 1940 she moved to the United States and opened the Sister Kenny Institute in 1942 in Minneapolis.

Her innovative ideas for muscle r ehabilitation became the foundation of physical therapy.

About Courage Center The Courage Center was founded in 1928 as the Minnesota Society for Crippled Childr en and Adults. The facility worked to meet the changing needs of those living with disabilities and emphasized advocacy, recreation and rehabilitation.

Then Executive Dir ector W ilko Schoenbohm opened rehabilitation and training centers as well as a camp for people with disabilities in the 1950s and 1960s.

The Golden Valley location was dedicated by Julie Nixon Eisenhower in 1973 and other locations began opening around the state.

In 2001, Courage Center partner ed with Sister Kenny to cr eate AXIS Healthcar e, a new model of health car e for people with disabilities. The or ganizations merged in 2013, and their foundations also mer ged to cr eate Courage Kenny Foundation. The foundation raises funds to support innovative pr ograming, gr oundbreaking r esearch and services that help people to be healthy and independent.

For more information, visit allinahealth.or g/couragekenny or allinahealth/CKFoundation.

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Bounty of employment opportunities Businesses of all sizes ar e flourishing in Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal and New Hope.

General Mills, an $18.8 billion Fortune 500 company that has been putting breakfast on the tables of Americans for more than 150 years, is headquarter ed in Golden Valley. The iconic company employs 30,000 people and is one of the largest food producers in the world.

In Robbinsdale’s downtown, a vibrant restaurant scene has opened employment opportunities at hot spots like Travail, Pig Ate My Pizza and Nonna Rosa’s. The downtown str etch of W est Br oadway is teeming with small businesses as well as national chains.

Hy-Vee is turning heads as a new store is constructed in Robbinsdale. New Hope’s location, which offers a grocery store, full-service bar and r estaurant, pharmacy, fuel station and more, opened two years ago and is thriving with a steady customer base.

In Crystal, Target and a newly remodeled ALDI are also grocery retailers rich with employment opportunities.

Other major ar ea employers include the Crystal Car e Center, a veterans contracted transitional car e facility , Pentair, a global water , fluid, thermal management and equipment pr otection company in Golden V alley, and North Memorial Health.

All four of the quad communities ar e part of the Robbinsdale Area School District, which of fers opportunities for educators, administrators and other staff positions.

Whether it’s medical car e, education, gr ocers or major industries, each city boasts employers that bring people, jobs and business to the area.

Crystal: • VOA Crystal Care Center • Target • Cub Foods • Almsted’s • ALDI

• Herzig University • Caribou Coffee • Robbinsdale Area Schools District 281 Golden Valley: • General Mills world headquarters • Allianz Life Insurance • Tennant Co. • Honeywell • Courage Center • KARE-TV Channel 11 • Liberty Carton • Pentair, Inc. • Optum • Lunds/Byerly’s • Robbinsdale Area Schools District 281

New Hope: • St. Therese Care Center • Navarre Corp • Paddock Labs • Liberty Diversified Industry • Coborn’s Delivers • Good Samaritan Society — Ambassador • Hy-Vee • Robbinsdale Area Schools District 281

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Bountiful places of worship Crystal churches Brunswick United Methodist Church 6122 42nd Ave. N., Crystal 763-533-1661 Cambodian Church of the Nazarene 6421 45th Ave. N., Crystal 763-537-7878 Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints 2801 Douglas Drive N., Crystal 763-544-0038 Cornerstone Church 5000 West Broadway, Crystal 763-535-8765 Full Proof Ministry 4835 West Broadway, Crystal 763-537-4969 St. James Lutheran Church 6700 46th Place N., Crystal 763-537-3653 St. Raphael’s Catholic Church 7301 Bass Lake Road, Crystal 763-537-8401

King of Grace Lutheran Church 6000 Duluth Street, Golden Valley 763-546-3131

Golden Valley churches Calvary Lutheran Church 7520 Golden V alley Road, Golden Valley 763-545-5659

Oak Grove Church 5920 Golden V alley Road, Golden Valley 763-544-1141

Christian Life Center 8025 Medicine Lake Road, Golden Valley 763-208-4673 Evangelical Covenant Church 4825 Olson Memorial Highway Golden Valley 763-417-0294

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Golden Valley Lutheran Church 5501 Glenwood Ave., Golden Valley 763-544-2810 Good Shepherd Catholic Church 145 Jersey Ave. S., Golden Valley 763-544-0416 Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 1950 Douglas Drive, Golden Valley 763-545-3485

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St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church 2323 Zenith Ave. N., Golden Valley 763-588-9466 Speak The Word Church International 515 Jersey Ave. S., Golden Valley 763-542-1900 Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church 7600 Harold Ave., Golden Valley 763-545-0239 Unity Minneapolis 4000 Golden V alley Road, Golden Valley 763-521-4793

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763-533-3341 New Hope Church 4225 Gettysburg Ave. N., New Hope 763-533-2449 New Hope Church of the Mennonite Brethren 4217 Boone Ave. N., New Hope 763-533-2994 Northwest Church of Christ 8624 50th Ave. N., New Hope 763-533-3336 St. Joseph’s Parish Community 8701 36th Ave. N., New Hope 763-544-3352 Calvary Solid Rock 8731 Bass Lake Road, New Hope 763-913-7022 Robbinsdale churches Church of the Sacred Heart 4087 West Broadway, Robbinsdale 763-537-4561 Elim Lutheran Church 3978 West Broadway, Robbinsdale 763-537-8481

Faith Evangelical Free Church 4505 Halifax Ave. N., Robbinsdale 763-537-2554 Faith-Lilac Way Lutheran Church 5530 42nd Ave. N., Robbinsdale 763-537-4523 Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ 4630 France Ave. N., Robbinsdale 763-537-0558 Olivet United Methodist Church 3620 43rd Ave. N., Robbinsdale 763-537-8351 Peace Lutheran Church 4512 France Ave. N., Robbinsdale 763-533-0570 Redeemer Lutheran Church 4201 Regent Ave. N., Robbinsdale 763-533-2564 Robbinsdale United Church of Christ 4200 Lake Road, Robbinsdale 763-537-6965 Bethel World Outreach Church 3900 Hubbard Ave. N., Robbinsdale 763-535-0255

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Blue Line development progresses The northwest metr o may soon welcome a light rail transitway extending the existing Blue Line that r uns from Mall of America in Bloomington to Target Field in Minneapolis.

The Blue Line Extension would begin at Target Field in Minneapolis and head thr ough north Minneapolis and into Golden Valley, Robbinsdale and Crystal along State Highway 55 and the BNSF Railway corridor . When the line enters Br ooklyn Park, the tracks would r un along County Road 81 and along W est Broadway to north of Highway 610.

The pr oject, estimated to cost $1.536 billion, is now entering the pre-construction work phase, including the replacement of the more than 100-year-old Bassett Creek storm sewer pipe. The r elocation of the pipe will be the first earth turned in preparation for the heavy construction phase, now set to begin in 2019. Early constr uction work on floodplain mitigation, sanitary sewer relocation and bridge r econstruction on Theodor e Wirth Parkway is anticipated for 2018. The line is expected to open to transit riders in 2022.

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be located at Golden Valley Road and Plymouth Avenue in Golden V alley, near Robbinsdale’s downtown ar ea along West Broadway, and at the intersection of County Road 81 and Bass Lake Road in Crystal.

The ar eas surr ounding each pr oposed station could have park-and-ride facilities and ar eas for commer cial or residential development.

Residents ar e r outinely invited to open, town hallstyle meetings in each city to learn about the latest developments on the project and offer their own opinions and insight. Planners have collected that feedback and use it to help shape the vision for the areas around each station, which ar e expected to see incr eased foot traf fic and ready access to other parts of the metro area.

The Quad Communities’ Blue Line Extension Community Outreach Coordinator is David Davies, who can be reached at 612-373-5336 or david.davies@metr otransit.org.

For more information about the project, visit bluelineext.org.

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North Memorial serves west metro For more than 60 years, Robbinsdale’s North Memorial Health Hospital, an award-winning Level 1 Trauma Center, has served residents in the west metro. The hospital is consistently r ecognized nationally for pr oving excellent, high-quality care.

In 1939, Dr. Samuel Samuelson built Victory Hospital on property he alr eady owned in Robbinsdale. In time when the only hospitals wer e located downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul to be closer to physicians’ of fices, building a facility in the suburbs was a bold step. Samuelson could envision the health car e needs of a gr owing community, and the first suburban hospital in Minnesota was admitting patients. In 1954, Victory became North Memorial Hospital when it was reorganized as a private, nonprofit hospital.

During the next 50 years, several expansion pr ojects would take North Memorial fr om a 30-bed facility to a 518-bed facility . The first totally integrated hospitalbased medical transportation system in the state of Minnesota began at North Memorial and now includes eight helicopters, 120 ambulances and a system that includes more than 5,000 employees.

North Memorial Health is an integrated system that includes North Memorial Hospital, Maple Gr ove Hospital, 15 primary car e clinics of fering same-day and

walk-in appointments, six ur gent car e clinics, four express clinics located within Hy-V ee grocery stores, two Urgency Centers and a br oad range of expert specialty care pr oviders. Fr om maternity to senior car e, North Memorial’s vast team delivers patient-center ed focus for all aspects of life by providing primary and specialty care for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of complex medical conditions.

With more than 900 health car e providers in its system, North Memorial continues to grow and be a mainstay in meeting the needs of r esidents in the northwest metro ar ea. In April 2017, the institution underwent a rebranding, becoming North Memorial Health and taking on an updated logo design.

Residents of Golden V alley, New Hope, Crystal and Robbinsdale, as well as those of surr ounding communities in the west metr o, have taken pride and comfort in knowing that ther e is an independent, healthy and strong hospital for all their medical needs.

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Pride Festival attracts larger crowd The Pride Festival in Golden Valley has grown bigger and better because of the massive r esponse from previous attendees.

New vendors, activities and speakers attracted a larger crowd to the festival in Br ookview Park to celebrate family, friends and community.

The 2017 pride festival featur ed the musical talents of Outloud, a 12-man subgr oup of the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chor us, Looney Lutherans, Dirty Shorts Brass Band and Erin Schwab and Jay Fuchs. A bounce house, Golden V alley Puppet W agon and glitter ink tattoos provided entertainment for young attendees.

This year, local Girls Scouts Troop 16293/17811 helped organized a color run during the event. Participants ran around Br ookview Park, passing color stations wher e powder color was thrown on their white shirts.

Also new this year was the Pawride Bark Park, which included treats, pet photos, paw print art and a “yappy” hour.

Food trucks provided delicious snacks and a Laven-

der Magazine beer garden was added to the event.

Jana Shortal, a KARE 1 1 news anchor , emceed the event.

The festival was created by a group of Golden Valley residents.

Golden Valley r esident Peter Knaeble, a r egular attendee at the T win Cities Pride Festival, thought it would be fun to host a similar event in the suburbs. He believed the event would show that Golden V alley is not only welcoming but embracing.

Inspired to get the ball r olling, Knaeble took to social media.

He shared his idea on the city’s Facebook page hoping to find out if any of the site’s followers wer e interested in helping. Ultimately, a seven-member committee was formed and the planning began.

The annual event occurs during Pride Month.

For more information, visit goldenvalleypride.com.

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Organizations aim to end hunger The quad communities are home to some of the area’s most well-known social service agencies.

NEAR Food shelf NEAR, North Suburban Emer gency Assistance Response, is a Crystal-based nonprofit volunteer organizaPRISM tion that responds to the emer gency needs of people in PRISM is a nonprofit organization that provides indi- the community. viduals and families with food, clothing, and housing Through a cooperative effort of 12 area churches, volassistance in times of financial hardship. unteers provide an emergency food shelf and limited fiThe or ganization serves mor e than 5,500 childr en, nancial assistance to residents of northern Robbinsdale, adults and seniors residing in Golden Valley, Plymouth, Crystal and New Hope who live between 42nd and New Hope, Crystal, Robbinsdale and surrounding cities 62nd Avenues North. through its Marketplace Food Shelf, housing pr ograms, Like PRISM, NEAR is also a member of the Second Shop for Change Thrift Shop, and children’s programs.

Harvest Food Bank, The Emergency Foodshelf Network Food shelf hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays, 9 a.m. and Hunger Solutions Minnesota. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Individuals or families in need may call 763-533-2836 Thursdays. The Thrift Shop is open to the public 9 a.m. between 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thr ough Friday to to 7 p.m. Mondays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. T uesdays through make an appointment.

Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Saturday of Food pickups ar e scheduled 1:30-4:30 p.m. Monday , each month. PRISM is curr ently located at 730 Florida Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and 1:30-6 p.m. ThursAve. S. in Golden V alley. In the spring of 2018, PRISM days at the food shelf, 5209 W. Broadway. will r elocate to a r emodeled Golden V alley facility on NEAR will supply a two- to thr ee-day supply of food the southeast corner of Zane Avenue and Golden Valley once every 30 days if necessary . For challenges beyond Road. the ability of NEAR volunteers, referrals are made to the For more information about PRISM, call 763-529-1350 appropriate agency. or visit prismmpls.org.

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Second Harvest Heartland Second Harvest Heartland is one of the nation’s lar gest, most efficient and most innovative food banks. The agency has cr eated a sustainable support system that provides access to food. Helping hungry neighbors find their next meal—so they can strive at work, in the classroom and in their communities—is what drives Second Harvest Heartland, its partners and supporters.

Second Harvest pr ocures food fr om manufactur ers, farmers, food drives and other sour ces and distributes enough food for mor e than 80 million meals annually , ensuring food safety thr oughout entir e pr ocess. Food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, meal pr ograms and after-school programs distribute the food in their community.

Based in St. Paul, Second Harvest is the pr oduct of a 2001 mer ger between Second Harvest Gr eater Minneapolis and Second Harvest St. Paul, two of Minnesota’s largest food banks. Second Harvest is a member of Feeding America.

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The Food Group Formerly the Emergency Foodshelf Network, the Food Group collects and distributes food throughout the west metro. The gr oup works with local food shelves, like PRISM and NEAR, supplying food as necessary.

The Food Group has two “dir ect service” options for west metro residents. The Fare for All program operates facilities that are similar to a grocery store, where namebrand pr oducts ar e available at discounted, wholesale prices. The group also operates a Mobile Food Shelf program, where a truck will travel to apartments across the metro area, delivering food to the residents.

Fare for All’s sites are scattered across the metro area, including the Food Group’s New Hope warehouse.

The warehouse is located at 8501 54th Ave. N., New Hope. Get more information by calling 763-450-3860 or emailing info@thefoodgroupmn.org.

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Service clubs offer ways to give back Community members in Crystal, Golden V alley, New Hope and Robbinsdale play a vital r ole in cr eating and maintaining a welcoming and vibrant community thr ough their involvement in various organizations.

Rotary International’s motto is “service above self.”

Club members aim to impr ove the lives of those within their community by working together to solve challenges.

Rotaries donate thousands of dollars each year to student scholarships and humanitarian pr ojects and volunteer their time to help in any way they can. Rotary members donate time and money in an ef fort to encourage peace, fight disease, pr omote clean water , support education, mothers and children and local economies.

Lions International, with 46,000 clubs and 1.4 million members, is the world’s largest service club organization.

Members do whatever is needed to help their local communities. Everywhere they work, they make friends, with children who need eyeglasses, with seniors who don’t have enough to eat and with people they may never meet.

Lions clubs are known to host several fundraising events in their communities such as pancake br eakfasts, corn feeds and city festivals.

For those looking to improve their communication skills, Toastmasters may be the gr oup for them. Toastmasters is an international organization with local branches ar ound the world that pr omotes communication and leadership development. Members learn how to give speeches, listen and answer, plan and lead in a supportive atmosphere.

If public speaking does not spark your interest, try getting your hands dirty with members from one of the community’s garden clubs.

Members have monthly educational meetings and complete gardening projects throughout the city.

A handful of gr oups in the quad communities ar e for women.

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The Golden Valley Federated Women’s Club, part of an international organization, also aims at bettering the quality of life in the community through volunteer service.

New Hope W omen of T oday is a community service organization that pr ovides its members with volunteer , social and personal enrichment opportunities.

The League of W omen Voters is also a well-known or ganization that works to improve the government and engage all citizens. Each year, local chapters host candidate forums for upcoming elections in the area.

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Brookview will open new center Golden Valley residents will celebrate the opening of the Brookview this December.

The city will host a grand opening ceremony 6-9 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 1.

The $18.2 million, 37,570-square-foot center, designed

by HGA Architects and constr ucted by Adolfson and Peterson Constr uction, will include the Thr ee One Six Bar and Grill, indoor playgr ound area known as Backyard, storage, a lobby, front desk, senior gathering space and classr ooms, a golf pr o shop, a r oof terrace, patio, catering kitchen and banquet room.

Construction began last October after city staf f and city council members spent years planning the community’s new amenity.

The building maintains Golden V alley’s overall midcentury modern aesthetic with clean, simple lines, many windows and an open floor plan with the idea of bringing the outdoors in.

Backyard will have a gr ound play level ar ea for children ages 2-5 and upper level equipment for childr en ages 5-12. Play equipment includes climbers, a moonwalk, crawl tubs, spiral slide, bridge, multiple slides, over and under triangles, spider web, foam noodles, peek-a-boo panels and bumper balls.

The children’s play area will include party rooms and the banquet r oom seats up to 200 people, ideal for a wedding reception.

Once the new building is complete, the existing facility will be demolished.

The 100-year -old existing community center was in dire need of r epairs and upgrades, accor ding to staf f members.

In 2014, Golden Valley City Council formed the Community Center Task Force to research the need for a center, brainstorm pr ogramming options and discuss potential features of a new facility . Several concepts wer e presented to the city council and r esidents for feedback during the planning pr ocess. After consideration, due to its age and condition, the council opted to build new versus repair the old.

Brookview is one of several amenities in the ar ea.

Other community attractions include Davis Community Center, 5430 Glenwood Ave., Golden V alley, New Hope Outdoor Theatre, 4401 Xylon Ave. N., New Hope Sk8 Pad, 4401 XylonAve. N. and New Hope Village Golf Course, 8130 Bass Lake Road.

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Hy-vee makes waves as new store Two years after a Hy-Vee store opened in New Hope, Robbinsdale is pr eparing to welcome the big-box gr ocery retailer into its business community.

Hy-Vee, an employee-owned, Iowa-based company well-known to the Midwest, has 240 stores among eight states including Minnesota. The company has been in business since 1930 and continues to gr ow, including into the Twin Cities market.

Minnesota currently has 22 Hy-Vee locations. Hy-Vee has been in the Minnesota market since 1969. New Hope was one of the first Twin Cities locations. New Hope’s store opened in September 2015 and br ought approximately 600 jobs to the ar ea. The Robbinsdale Hy-Vee is anticipated to open at a yet-undetermined date in 2018.

The chain’s specialty departments include a full-ser vice floral department, full-service kitchen with Asian and Italian food, yogurt and salad bar , full-service gelato, sorbet and ice cr eam shop, bath and beauty section, artisan-crafted br eads baked fr esh daily , a specialty cheese shop featuring cheeses from more than 190 countries, a full-service meat and seafood department, 34 | Crystal • Robbinsdale • New Hope • Golden Valley | Community Guide 2017-18

a health market stocked with or ganic and gluten-fr ee foods, clinical and dietary services, chefs and cooking classes, a wine, beer and spirits shop and a full-service restaurant.

Hy-Vee also looks to buy its produce from local farmers if possible and shar es the origin of foods with customers.

Located near the south end of the parking lot of the New Hope store is a fuel station and convenience store, which offers food, cof fee, beer and snacks. The company’s “Fuel Saver + Perks” card allows customers to shop for items in the weekly ad and earn discounts on fuel. A similar convenience store and fueling station is planned for the Robbinsdale location.

The Hy-Vee development in Robbinsdale was nearly halted after contr oversy over pr eserving the historic Terrace Theater, which was on the store’s proposed site.

Many residents protested against the development, but the theater was ultimately demolished in September 2016.

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The great outdoors at Three Rivers With 27,000 acres of parks and trails in and ar ound the Twin Cities metro and suburbs, Three Rivers Park District offers year-round opportunities to explor e the gr eat outdoors.

The parkland includes 43 lakes, mor e than 30 miles of rivers and streams, and more than 8,000 acres of wetlands.

Sochacki Park is an urban oasis comprised of upland, wetland and woodland plant communities. The park includes 37 acres of land in Robbinsdale and the Rice Lake and Mary Hills natur e areas in Golden Valley. Park amenities include picnic tables and shelter along with a meandering paved trail r unning the length of the park which will pr ovide futur e connections to r egional trails in the area. The park is operated in partnership with cities of Golden Valley and Robbinsdale and Thr ee Rivers Park District.

Most Three Rivers Parks provide picnic areas, dog trails, canoe and kayak accessibility , and ar e open to geocaching, a high-tech game of hide and seek using global positioning system r eceivers. Outdoor r ecreation classes and activities are offered throughout the year at most parks.

One of the best ways to explor e year-round is to head out for a hike on the extensive trail system in Thr ee Rivers. T rails wind thr ough the woodland, grassland and wetland habitats of many species of wildlife.

In the spring, summer and fall, hikers can choose be-

tween paved bike/hike trails and unpaved hiking-only trails. In the winter , plowed and snow-packed trails ar e available.

Trails at Your Pace feature short, gentle trails designed to make it easier for people of all ages and abilities to start a walking pr ogram. Most trails will pr ovide designated rest stops every quarter-mile.

Currently, there are 10 parks marked with Trails at Your Pace, including Lake Minnetonka Regional Park in Minnetrista, which offers a 0.9-mile, gentle, paved loop, along with other amenities.

Situated along the shor e of Crystal Bay on Lake Minnetonka are the Noerenberg Memorial Gardens.

Known for its tranquility and spectacular beauty , Noerenberg Memorial Gar dens of fers a 0.4-mile, flat, crushed-aggregate path that winds ar ound the lakeside gardens.

Other Trails at Your Pace include: Baker Park Reserve in Lake Independence, Carver Park Reserve in V ictoria, Cleary Lake Regional Park in Prior Lake, Fish Lake Regional Park and Elm Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove, French Regional Park in Plymouth, Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington, and Silverwood Park in St. Anthony.

Information: threeriversparks.org, 763-559-9000.

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