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A place to call home There are few places that can brag about having a close proximity to bustling Minneapolis, award-winning school districts and educational staff, successful professional businesses and engaged community organizations.

Those that can?

The cities of Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, Crystal and New Hope.

The quad communities make up the first-ring, northwest metro suburbs providing thriving areas to live, work and play.

The quartet of cities – with 80,000 community members combined – offers safe neighborhoods and easy access to downtown Minneapolis.

Their history dates back to the late 1800s when settlers staked claims and carved out farms. Residential settlement continued to increase during the early 1900s, and burgeoned after World War II. Three of the cities are wholly contained within the Robbinsdale Area Schools district. Though Golden Valley originally had its own school district, it merged with Hopkins in the 1980s. Now, students in the southern portion of Golden Valley are enrolled 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 development, public safety departments, schools, food shelves, churches, major employers, shopping opportunities, festivals and other events. You will find additional information about the libraries and regional parks that attract large 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 your community.

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Crystal

Robbinsdale

New Hope

Golden Valley

Crystal Community Guide 2014-15

Crystal offers places to work, learn & play Crystal has been giving its residents a place to work, learn and play for over 100 years.

The downtown area near Bass Lake Road and West Broadway has several strip malls with a cornucopia of businesses, ranging from restaurants to hair salons and thrift stores.

The entire city is in the Robbinsdale School District, and Crystal is home to Forest and Neill elementary schools, an alternative high school, an early childhood center, a parochial school and a charter school. The FAIR fine arts magnet school in Crystal specializes in fine arts education for students in the West Metro Education Program cities.

Crystal features over 20 parks for families to enjoy. The largest, Becker Park, is home to countless community events, including the city’s annual Crystal Frolics festival and Busk Becker, a street performance event that encourages musicians to serenade residents as they enjoy the park.

The city also boasts a community center with a plethora of programs and activities for residents young and old. Pickleball – where tennis meets whiffleball – is a particularly popular offering, as are the community center’s regular card game nights. The community center also has a skate park, an off-leash dog park, and several baseball diamonds for little leaguers and beer leaguers alike to practice their home run swings.

Next door to the community center is the Crystal Cove Aquatic Center, an outdoor pool that fills up quickly in 4

the summer months.

The city of Crystal itself spans 5.9 miles and has a population of 22,138 people. When it was incorporated in 1887, there were just 587 residents in the small community.

The city hall was built in 1891 at 54th and West Broadway, and served the city until 1951. It was the council meeting place until 1958. It was razed in 1962. The Northside Fire Station served as the city administrative offices from 1951-59, when the city offices moved to lease quarters and then to the present city hall in 1965.

Crystal has 9,481 housing units, 6,102 families and 9,389 households.

The city has a home rule charter form of government and employs over 100 full-time staff members. The sevenmember city council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, with work sessions scheduled as needed.

All regular council meetings are cablecast on Channel 16 and live-streamed online.

The Crystal Business Association meets monthly. The city also is home to the NEAR food shelf, Lions, VFW, Crystal-New-Hope-Robbinsdale Rotary clubs and Crystal Little League organizations, and is part of the Crystal-New Hope-East Plymouth League of Women Voters.

It shares a senior transportation program with four other cities.

Crystal’s largest employers are the Volunteers of America Crystal Care Center, Target and Cub Foods.

Robbinsdale

New Hope

Golden Valley

Community Guide 2014-15

Golden Valley

Crystal

Golden Valley: a growing suburban city Not many metro cities can boast a highly satisfied population quite like Golden Valley can.

Golden Valley’s quality of life was rated “excellent” by 52 percent of the 400 random respondents surveyed in a 2013 city survey. The results placed Golden Valley in the top quartile of suburbs in the state.

Better yet, an astounding 92 percent of survey respondents believe Golden Valley is going in the right direction.

Located a convenient five miles west of downtown Minneapolis, Golden Valley is a popular location for anyone preferring to remain away from the heart of the city. It was originally incorporated Dec. 16, 1886, and settled as an agricultural community of only a few hundred residents, full of farms, mills and dairies. The village became a city in 1972. Covering 10.5 square miles, the city is bounded by Interstate 394 on the south, Highway 169 on the west, Minneapolis on the east and New Hope on the north.

Four major highways – Interstate 394, Highway 169, Highway 100 and Highway 55 – bisect the city.

The city has 8,600 housing units, 81 percent of which are owner-occupied. It also has 8,449 households and 5,508 families.

In 2010, more than 20,300 people had made Golden Valley their home. According to the Metropolitan Council, the city should expect a population increase of 4,000 by 2040, equating to nearly 1,500 more households. In addition, the city is expected to gain roughly 8,300 employees by 2040.

Golden Valley operates under the council/manager form of government. All five city council members (including the mayor) are elected at-large. The council meets on the first and third Tuesdays each month and has a council/manager work session on the second Tuesday.

Council meetings are cablecast on Channel 16 and livestreamed online.

The city employs 124 full-time employees, 50 paid oncall firefighters, and about 150 seasonal employees.

Golden Valley has nine community parks, 10 neighborhood parks, 11 nature areas, 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). Brookview includes a grill, a regulation ninehole course, a par 3 course, pro shop, driving range and, most recently, lawn bowling.

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

Golden Valley had a successful citywide Envision planning process in the mid-2000s that involved participation by hundreds of residents and evolved into new programs and initiatives. The 14-year-old visioning process now is centered on I-394 development, Douglas Drive improvements, future addition of senior housing, and updated trails and transit.

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Crystal

Robbinsdale

New Hope

Golden Valley

New Hope Community Guide 2014-15

New Hope: an active, changing community New Hope is expected to see big changes in the coming years as its leaders work to create a City Center unlike any other, and it all begins with Hy-Vee, a unique grocer expected to open at 4300 Xylon Ave. N. in summer 2016.

Ideas to follow include retail space, more restaurants, high density housing and a city plaza for outdoor gathering. Note, Hy-Vee is currently the only definite element of the plan.

The city is also looking to construct a new city hall and police department and talk about a joint facility with Robbinsdale Area Schools has been ongoing.

If only a city facility is needed it would be located on a different spot of the current city hall site, 4401 Xylon Ave. N. If a joint facility pans out the building will likely be located on the current district property at 4148 Winnetka Ave. N. The area was originally founded in the early 1900s as a farming community in Crystal Lake Township. After the city of Crystal took up all of the former Crystal Lake Township after incorporation in 1936, farmers in the western part of the city broke off and formed New Hope Township. New Hope was reincorporated as a borough in 1953.

Today, New Hope is a 5.2-square-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.

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The city has a Plan B council/manager form of government, employs 88 full-time and nine part-time people (plus numerous seasonal staff members) and has a $8.2 million property tax levy. The five-member city council, elected at large, meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month, with work sessions scheduled on off-Monday nights. All regular council meetings and planning commission meetings are cablecast on Channel 16 and live-streamed online.

New Hope’s annual three-day summer festival, Duk Duk Daze, is held in July at Northwood Park, 38th and Boone avenues.

The New Hope Community Farmers Market was founded in 2009 to provide locally grown and produced foods and merchandise in an open-air market each Saturday from mid-June to early October in the former Kmart parking lot across the street from city hall. It offers a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, foodstuff, arts and crafts, entertainment and community groups.

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

There are eight churches in New Hope.

The city has an active Lions Club, Rotary, New Hope Women of Today, and is part of the Crystal-New Hope/ East Plymouth League of Women Voters. The Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast has been an annual fall tradition for many years.

Robbinsdale

New Hope

Golden Valley

Community Guide 2014-15

Robbinsdale

Crystal

Robbinsdale: small-town feel in the big city Robbinsdale residents pride themselves on their city’s small-town feel, which belies a prime, urban location that’s roughly equal distances between Minneapolis proper and outer-ring suburbs like Plymouth and Wayzata.

The city’s thriving downtown, which sits along a strip of West Broadway Avenue, features new, award-winning gourmet restaurants like Travail and The Rookery, and decades-old mainstays like Hackenmueller’s Meats.

The city’s municipal liquor store, which has been in operation since the 1940s, gives residents a chance to give back to their city – profits from the store are used in the preservation and improvement of the city’s parks and similar facilities.

Robbinsdale recently commissioned a new mural for its downtown plaza, which residents got a sneak peek at during the city’s annual Meet and Greet in September, where local businesses, churches, and other organizations set up booths along West Broadway to give interested residents an idea of what they’re all about.

In addition to the Meet and Greet, the city also hosts an annual festival each July. Whiz Bang Days is named for a bawdy World War I magazine that was originally published in Robbinsdale. During the festival, the city hosts a block party, performances by several local bands, and youth and adult baseball tournaments. The city is proud of its long-established Robbinsdale City Band, the oldest continuously active marching band in the U.S. 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 through the village by train in 1887 and became enchanted with the city’s scenic beauty and its proximity to Minneapolis.

Now, Robbinsdale is a 2.9-square mile suburb with a population of more than 14,000 people. It is bordered

by Minneapolis, Crystal, Golden Valley and Brooklyn Center.

The city has 6,032 occupied housing units and 3,375 family units. It has a home rule charter form of government, employs 70 full-time people and has a $5.62 million tax levy.

The five-member council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, with work sessions scheduled as needed. Regular council meetings are cablecast on Channel 16 and live-streamed online.

The city’s police and fire departments are housed in a building at 4101 Hubbard Ave. N. There are 22 sworn police officers. The fire department, which originated in 1909, has 30 volunteer on-call firefighters.

Robbinsdale’s organizations include Diggers Garden 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 groups include Heart of Robbinsdale Community Foundation, Robbinsdale Little League and Robbinsdale Crime Prevention.

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Crystal

Robbinsdale

New Hope

Golden Valley

Seasonal Activities Community Guide 2014-15

Seasonal activities at your fingertips Take a solo dip in New Hope’s outdoor pool, create a team to play basketball at Robbinsdale’s community gym, register for a lawn bowling league in Golden Valley or participate in one of several classes hosted at the Crystal Community Center. Your communities have a lot of entertainment to offer year-round.

In August, Golden Valley opened its newest feature, a lawn bowling facility at Brookview Golf Course. Similar to bocce ball, the game is easy to learn and fun for the whole family. Leagues run throughout the summer and rates run $15 for residents and $20 per hour for non-residents.

While you are there, play a full 18 holes of golf or reduce it to 9 holes. Need to work on your stroke? The driving range will help demonstrate what you are made of.

In addition, Brookview Community Center may be seeing an upgrade in the future. The Golden Valley City Council has appointed a specific commission designated to research the needs of a new facility, and results from its findings will be presented to the council later this year or in early 2015.

Following upgrades to its ice arena, New Hope welcomed a dryland training facility to be used by athletes of all ages and skill levels. The 3,000-square-foot training area would be located within the ice arena and provide equipment designed to enhance agility, speed and explosiveness. While the company running the facility specializes in training hockey players, athletes of all sports are welcome to utilize the space. The city also features a scenic golf course where Mayor Kathi Hemken plays regularly, an outdoor pool that serves as a host site for several area swim meets, and a skate park.

Crystal houses the Crystal Cove, which neighbors the community center and offers a splash pad and several thrilling water slides. When Minnesota’s notorious humidity proves too much to handle at home, the pool provides an enjoyable cool-down for parents and kids 8

alike.

For active residents, Robbinsdale has both a community gym and fitness center for team sports or weightlifting. No matter the weather outdoors, you can burn some calories while having fun at this facility yearround. Robbinsdale’s “main street” shops and restaurants also provide residents will activities throughout the year.

No matter the weather, there will always be something to do at one of your local community amenities.

Golden Valley • Brookview Golf Course, 200 Brookview Parkway.

• Brookview Community Center, 200 Brookview Parkway.

• Brookview Lawn Bowling, 200 Brookview Parkway.

• Davis Community Center, 5430 Glenwood Ave. Crystal • Crystal Community Center, 4800 Douglas Drive N. • Crystal Cove Aquatic Center, 4848 Douglas Drive N. • Crystal Skate Park, 4800 Douglas Drive 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 Training, 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 Road Robbinsdale • Community gyms and fitness center at Robbinsdale Middle School, 3730 Toledo Ave. N.

Robbinsdale

New Hope

Golden Valley

Community Guide 2014-15

COmmunity Events

Crystal

Celebrating the good times of the year March • Golf courses open in New Hope and Golden Valley April • Run the Valley in Golden Valley • Chamber of Commerce 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 • Vehicle 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 Valley Photo Contest deadline in Golden Valley • Public Safety Open House in Golden Valley • Fire Relief Association Street Dance in Golden Valley • Firefighter Recruitment Expo in Golden Valley • Junior Police Academy in Golden Valley • New Hope City Day • Police Bike-Along in Golden Valley • West Metro Fire-Rescue District open house and

auxiliary breakfast July • Whiz Bang Days in Robbinsdale • Duk Duk Daze in New Hope • Golden Valley Golf Classic • Golden Valley Ice Cream Social • Off Broadway Musical Theatre opens a three-weekend outdoor performance 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 September • Hometown Meet and Greet in Robbinsdale • Crystal and New Hope Kids Garage Sale • New Hope Citizens Police Academy • Lilac Planting Party in Golden Valley • Valley Volunteer Day in Golden Valley • Golden Valley Days Art and Music festival October • Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in New Hope December • Tree lighting and sing-a-long in Robbinsdale • Winterfest in Crystal • Toys for Tots Drive in Golden Valley 9

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Robbinsdale

New Hope

Golden Valley

Community Guide 2014-15

North Memorial

Crystal

North Memorial keeps the area healthy North Memorial Health Care, located in Robbinsdale, is an award-winning Level 1 Trauma Center thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s served west metro residents for over 50 years.

In 1939, Dr. Samuel Samuelson built Victory Hospital on property he already owned in Robbinsdale. In time when the only hospitals were located downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul (to be closer to physiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offices), building a facility in the suburbs was a bold step.

Samuelson could envision the health care needs of a growing 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.

Three years later, North Memorial received accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.

Over the next 50 years several expansion projects would take North Memorial from a 30-bed facility to a 518-bed facility.

The first totally integrated hospital-based medical transportation system in the state of Minnesota began at North Memorial, and now includes eight helicopters, 120 ambulances, and 725 employees.

North Memorial also includes 13 primary care clinics located in the northwest suburbs, as well as a stateof-art outpatient center that includes cancer, imaging, radiology and educational services.

In 2009, North Memorial opened Maple Grove Hospital in partnership with Fairview Health Services.

It employs more than 5,000 people, including specialists and primary care practitioners.

The organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus includes two hospitals, two urgent care facilities, 13 primary care clinics, two hospital emergency departments, 518 licensed hospital beds, 120 ambulances, six helicopters, and roughly 630 volunteers who donate over 75,000 hours of their time annually.

The hospital treats over 100,000 emergency department patients each year and delivers over 5,000 babies.

With more than 800 health care providers in its system, it continues to grow and be a mainstay in meeting the needs of residents in the northwest metro area.

Residents of Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park as well as Golden Valley, New Hope, Crystal and Robbinsdale have taken pride and comfort in knowing that there is an independent, healthy and strong hospital for all their medical needs in the heart of these communities.

North Memorial Medical Center 3300 Oakdale Ave. N. Robbinsdale, MN, 55422 763-520-5200 www.northmemorial.com 11

Crystal

Robbinsdale

New Hope

Golden Valley

Libraries Community Guide 2014-15

Libraries more than just printed pages There is nothing quite like that nail-biting, wide-eyed experience when you immerse yourself in the pages of a good book – each chapter enticing you to read on, each plot twist leaving you on the edge of your seat.

The books found at your nearest library are sure to provide just that. Not a simple, boring book, but an encapsulating story you can’t get enough of.

Crystal and Golden Valley are proud to offer two of Hennepin County’s 41 libraries. The Hennepin County Library system is nationally renowned as being one of the top library systems in the United States.

Library cards are free. Apply for a card at your local library or online at hclib.org/pub/info/library_cards. cfm.

Rockford Road Library Rockford Road Library, 6401 42nd Ave. N., Crystal, underwent a $750,000 renovation completed in fall 2013.

Originally built in 1972, the library was first renovated in 1997.

Aside from the actual structure of the building, not much is recognizable from the old library.

The project included new computers, shortened book shelves, new furniture, new carpet, study rooms and children’s rooms, mechanical and electrical upgrades.

The new look provides a more welcoming atmosphere where adults and children alike can delve into their favorite books or participate in the library’s many programs.

Programs include baby and family storytimes, an adult book club (meeting the third Tuesday of the month), author talks where visitors can meet a featured 12

author and learn about the writing, illustrating and publishing process, and several other programs.

The Rockford Road Library is 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. Sunday.

Info: 612-543-5875, or hclib.org.

Golden Valley Library The Golden Valley Library, located at 830 Winnetka Ave. N., is a place where imaginations can run wild in both youth and adults.

With shelves upon shelves of books and an array of free programs for all ages, the library is essential to the community.

The library is proud to have dozens of volunteers – adults and youths – who dedicate their time helping with programming, computer assistance, shelving books and locating requested materials.

One group in particular is important to the success of Golden Valley’s library.

The Friends of the Golden Library group has more than 200 members and holds two book sales each year.

Funds raised by the sales help fund children’s and adult programming, a summer reading program, author talks, library art and library supplies.

A meeting room with a capacity of 70 is available for use by the public (not for commercial use). To reserve the meeting room, to go hclib.org/pub/info/meetingrooms/.

The Golden Valley Library is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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

Info: 612-543-6375, or hclib.org.

Robbinsdale

New Hope

Golden Valley

Community Guide 2014-15

West Metro Fire

Crystal

West Metro Fire-Rescue District While some suburbs maintain their own fire departments, the cities of Crystal and New Hope, which share a zig-zagged common border, have chosen to combine forces when it comes to fighting fires.

The West Metro Fire-Rescue District is a Joint Powers Entity created in 1998 that serves both cities and reduces residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tax burdens as a result.

Following a reorganization in 2013, the department employs roughly 60 firefighters and a handful of administrators. It has recently purchased several new fire trucks that are expected to be in operation for years to come.

West Metroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response area is 10.98 square miles comprising of fully developed suburbs of the city of Minneapolis.

The resident population is 42,490, and includes three major nursing homes and several large apartment complexes that are primarily occupied by senior citizens 65 years and older.

The district protects 15 schools and day care 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 Agreements for Automatic Aid program with four neighboring cities, along with Mutual Aid agreements with 37 cities in a five-county area that includes the city of Minneapolis.

West Metroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jurisdiction protects critical infrastructure of the state, including limited access highways,

three rail lines with about 30 trains daily, a major underground petroleum pipeline, and Crystal Airport, which has more than 127,000 yearly flight operations.

It also has an underground water reservoir that is a vital component of a Tri-City Water Commission.

West Metro provides mutual aid to communities with level one trauma centers, regional 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 responsible for deploying one of the eight Life Safety Units for Region Eight of the state of Minnesota. These Life Safety Units are called into service for rehab and are fully equipped to provide a flexible, multiple capability response to a variety of incidents West Metro has three fire stations, 66 paid, on-call firefighters 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 Metro provides an all-hazards response to the cities it protects, including fire prevention with code enforcement, fire investigation, fire suppression, emergency medical care, vehicle extrication, water and ice rescue, hazardous materials response and mitigation, airport crash-fire-rescue and emergency management.

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Community Guide 2014-15

TwinWest Chamber

Robbinsdale

TwinWest takes an active role in business Nobody knows business better than the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce.

TwinWest Chamber of Commerce, a group comprised of more than 700 representatives from area businesses and industries, prizes itself on “setting the standard” and “leading the way.”

Representatives are drawn from Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Medicine Lake, Minnetonka, New Hope, Plymouth and St. Louis Park.

TwinWest members represent businesses and industries from national and internationally renowned corporations to home-based companies and businesses.

Its mission is simple: to advocate for business. It is the voice of business in government and provides members opportunities to grow their businesses and improve their communities.

Because of the importance of commerce in any community, TwinWest has created a set of core values that help ensure that business will remain a key component to the success of each city it represents.

Value Statements Member: We care about our stakeholders. How we develop and implement programs, policies and services result in an engaged membership, a sense of exclusivity and a fun social environment.

Advocacy: We impact the business climate. We involve and inform members and influence public policy. We provide opportunities for members to advocate one another.

Entrepreneurship: We operate with an entrepreneurial

spirit. We are proactive, innovative, creative and forwardthinking.

Growth and development: We foster personal and professional growth and business and economic development.

Community: We enrich our communities through our philanthropic activities and partnerships with schools and local governments. TwinWest’s more than 700 members represent a variety of businesses and industries, ranging from national and internationally renowned corporations and industrially driven manufactures to homebased businesses and companies involved in the service and professional sectors.

TwinWest is reputably the most active chamber of commerce in the region, due in large part to a group of dedicated volunteers whose civic leadership serves its committees, its board of directors, its foundation and its main events and programs.

TwinWest staff: • Brad Meier, President 763-450-2222, brad@twinwest.com • Deb McMillan, Director of Government Affairs 763-450-2225, deb@twinwest.com • Natalie McShane, Regional Sales Director 763-450-2228, Natalie@twinwest.com • Valerie Larson, Administrative Assistant 763-450-2220, Valerie@twinwest.com • Victoria Marley, Signature Events Representative 763-450-2227, Victoria@twinwest.com 15

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Robbinsdale Schools Community Guide 2014-15

Robbinsdale Area Schools teach 12,000 Some 12,000 students from seven cities study the basic educational curriculum plus a wide range of specialized and accelerated programs in Robbinsdale Area Schools.

Students from Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope, Robbinsdale, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center and Plymouth attend the district’s two high schools, two middle schools, 10 elementary schools, and five learning and service centers.

The district also has an alternative high school and alternative high school program. It offers a Spanish Immersion program to its elementary and middle school students, International Baccalaureate to elementary, middle school and high school students, and Advanced Placement offerings at both the middle and high school level.

District students, staff and administrators have won several awards in the past year.

Armstrong High School was recently named one of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools” by the Washington Post, and the School of Engineering and Art’s Principal Kim Hiel was named 2014 Science and Mathematics Elementary and Middle Level Principal of the Year. Cara Rieckenberg, a science teacher at Hiel’s school, was awarded the 2014 Medtronic Founda16

tion Science Teaching Award by the Minnesota Science Teachers’ Association.

Supt. Aldo Sicoli received the Leadership Award for Promoting Equity and Social Justice from the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education.

A full complement of 24 athletic extracurricular girls and boys sports is offered in the two high schools, in addition to a host of non-athletic extracurricular activities including DECA, chess club, Speech and Debate, yearbook, economics competitions and Lego League.

Offerings at the elementary and middle levels include Lego League, Destination ImagiNation, National History Day, Spelling Bee and more.

The district, which is one of the largest in Minnesota, has a $151 million general fund budget and employs approximately 1,900 people. It has a seven-member school board, elected at large, which meets on the first and third Monday nights of each month.

Education Service Center 4148 Winnetka Ave. N., New Hope 763-504-8000 rdale.org

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Parks & Recreation

Crystal

Hopkins Schools offers variety of options Language immersion in Chinese and Spanish, challenging science programs and International Baccalaureate: Hopkins Schools has an impressive educational reach that delivers a high level of innovation and performance in teaching its diverse student enrollment.

XinXing Academy, Hopkins’ Chinese immersion program, is housed at Eisenhower Elementary. It currently offers Chinese immersion in grades 1-6 and recently expanded to junior high with the XinXing@ West program.

Hopkins Public Schools added Spanish instruction in all six Hopkins elementary schools during the last school year, with the implementation of the Foreign Language in the Elementary Schools model. Spanish Level II is the anticipated level of language proficiency for elementary students entering the junior high program.

North Junior High and West Junior High are International Baccalaureate World Schools. Providing a framework for learning that encourages students to become creative, critical, and reflective thinkers, the IB program allows all students to participate in a rigorous program and curriculum.

The Hopkins School District has been honored with

numerous national recognitions and its students and staff have received many awards as well.

U.S. News & World Report named Hopkins High School a Silver Medalist School due to its high performance on state assessment tests and its college readiness scores. Hopkins High School was ranked the 15th best high school in Minnesota and received a nationwide ranking of 628 out of more than 22,000 public high schools.

The district’s K-12 population includes more than 7,000 students. Its secondary facilities – Hopkins High School, Hopkins North Junior High and Hopkins West Junior High – are all located in Minnetonka.

The district’s primary-level facilities include Alice Smith and Eisenhower elementary schools in Hopkins, Gatewood, Glen Lake and L.H. Tanglen elementary schools in Minnetonka, and Meadowbrook elementary in Golden Valley.

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Osseo area Schools

Crystal

Osseo Area Schools: a global community Osseo Area Schools equips more than 20,000 students with a range of award-winning programs and services to supplement its advanced classroom education. It will be rolling out new technological tools for enhanced learning and it is changing its grade structure to better align with other schools in the state.

The district currently runs 17 elementary schools, four junior highs and three senior highs. Beginning in 2015-16 school year, the district will shift to a middle school grade configuration, making its three high schools grades 9-12 rather than 10-12. The district also has an area learning center, two early childhood centers, two special program sites and an adult education/ enrollment center. Community education classes serve lifelong learners from infants to senior citizens.

Magnet schools allow students to deepen their learning in special focus areas. Elementary magnet schools include Birch Grove Elementary School for the Arts, and Weaver Lake Elementary: A Science, Math and Technology School. Junior high magnet schools are Brooklyn Junior High (STEM) and North View Junior High (International Baccalaureate). Senior high magnets are Park Center Senior High (International Baccalaureate) and Osseo Senior High (health sciences).

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lum. Brooklyn Junior High offers a full-school STEAM – which is Science, Engineering, Art and Mathematics.

Osseo Senior High offers a full health science magnet program and courses that continue the STEM emphasis.

Co-curricular opportunities enhance students’ lives outside of the classroom by building character, minds and bodies. Students have been state champions in a range of sports and have received Minnesota State High School League Academic Excellence awards.

Student athletes have been state qualifiers in multiple sports, and have performed as All-Conference musicians or have been honored with the Hennepin Theater Trust SpotLight Award, to only name a few examples of the district’s co-curricular recognition.

The school district is a global community that encompasses homes that, in total, represent 80 dialects or languages other than English. Such diversity leads to rich educational experiences and surroundings that prepare students for the technology-based, global and constantly changing workplaces of the future.

District 279 serves all or parts of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Corcoran, Dayton, Maple Grove, Osseo, Plymouth and Rogers.

Educational Service Center 11200 93rd Ave. N., Maple Grove 763-391-7000 district279.org 19

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Courage Kenny Community Guide 2014-15

Courage Kenny: twice as helpful Golden Valley residents have long known about the excellent, award-winning care Courage Center provides for individuals with disabilities. It’s care that has been provided for more than 85 years.

In 2013, what was referred to as the Courage Center merged with Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute to create Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, part of Allina Health. The facility prides itself on the same great care only under a different name.

About Sister Kenny Elizabeth Kenny, born in Australia, was an army nurse known as “Sister Kenny” who treated the ill for 31 years in the bushlands of Australia.

In 1911, she encountered her first case of polio.

Not knowing about then-conventional treatments – immobilizing the affected 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 stretch again.

The theory of her treatment was “re-education,” when one attempts to retrain the muscles how to function.

She moved to the United States in 1940, eventually traveling to Minneapolis, where she opened the Sister Kenny Institute in 1942.

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

Over the years, the institute has become known for its progressive and groundbreaking vision.

The Courage Center was founded in 1928 as the Minnesota Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The 20

facility worked to meet the changing needs of those living with disabilities.

The center emphasized advocacy, recreation and rehabilitation.

Then-Executive Director Wilko Schoenbohm opened rehabilitation and training centers, as well as a camp for people with disabilities in the 1950s and ‘60s.

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

In 2001, Courage Center partnered with Sister Kenny to create AXIS Healthcare, a new model of health care for people with disabilities.

In 2013, the two merged as one.

Courage Foundation and Sister Kenny Foundation also merged to create Courage Kenny Foundation. The foundation raises funds to support patients and clients of Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute.

Since the merger, the need for funding has increased to accommodate the increase in clients and geographic area served by Allina Health. Gifts to Courage Kenny Foundation support areas such as: • Urgent needs • Sports and recreation activities and other community programs • Medical therapies • Advocacy • Research and innovation For more information, visit www.allinahealth.org/ couragekenny.

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Food Shelves

Crystal

Food shelves providing aid when needed PRISM PRISM (People Responding In Social Ministry) is a community-funded social service agency that provides families in need with food, financial assistance, transportation and other services in times of financial hardships.

The 43-year-old agency serves more than 5,000 families annually through a food shelf, resale boutique, financial assistance, financial literacy classes, dial-a-ride transportation, school supplies in August and auto repair for low-income families through a referral process.

Its members include churches in Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope, Plymouth and Robbinsdale. Clients are referred to PRISM through Hennepin County workers, United Way’s 211, crisis help lines, churches, employers, other agencies, landlords, and individuals who have received help through its programs.

On a monthly basis, PRISM helps feed 550 families and 1,500 individuals that use the food shelf.

Participants who live in Golden Valley, Eastern Plymouth, Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale south of 42nd St. can come in for food 9 a.m. to 6:45 p.m., Mondays and 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Thanks to relationships with Second Harvest Heartland and Emergency Food Network, PRISM is able to purchase $4 worth of food for ever $1 donated.

All are welcome to shop the resale boutique. The boutique’s hours are 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Mondays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Prices are at or below garage sale pricing.

• PRISM programs 730 Florida Ave. S., Golden Valley

763-529-1350 NEAR Food shelf NEAR, North Suburban Emergency Assistance Response is a nonprofit volunteer organization that responds to the emergency need of people in the community.

Through a cooperative effort of eleven area churches, volunteers provide an emergency food shelf and limited financial assistance to residents of northern Robbinsdale, Crystal and New Hope who live between 42nd and 62nd avenues North.

Like PRISM, NEAR is also a member of the Second Harvest Food Bank, The Emergency Foodshelf Network and Hunger Solutions Minnesota.

NEAR serves anyone with a true need who lives in the area served. Caseworkers, pastors or other organizations sometimes make referrals.

NEAR receives money and food from the participating churches as well as from Caringbridge, businesses, nursing homes, hospitals, civic organizations and individuals. They also accept non-perishable food items and cash donations. All donations are tax deductible.

Individuals or families in need may call 763-533-2836 between 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday to make an appointment.

Food pickups are scheduled 1:30-4:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and 1:30-6 p.m., Thursdays.

NEAR will supply a two to three day supply of food once every 30 days if necessary.

• NEAR Food shelf 5209 West Broadway Avenue, Crystal 763-533-2836 21

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Community Guide 2014-15

Parks & Recreation

Crystal

Employers flourish in first-ring suburbs The cities of Crystal, New Hope, Robbinsdale and Golden Valley are not only welcoming communities to live in, but popular cities to work in as well.

From Golden Valley-based Honeywell, a Fortune 100 company with approximately 132,000 employees worldwide working to invent and manufacture technologies to address challenges, to Robbinsdale’s North Memorial Medical Center, an award-winning level 1 trauma center providing care and support to its patients for nearly 60 years, business remains an integral element to the cities of Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope and Robbinsdale.

Whether it’s medical care, grocers and major industries, each city boasts major employers that bring quality of life to the area.

New Hope is expected to welcome Hy-Vee, a unique grocer, expanding its business to the Twin Cities. In addition to typical grocery items, Hy-Vee will offer artisan breads and specialty cheeses, cooking classes, onsite dieticians, a pharmacy, liquor store and restaurant.

Included in Hy-Vee’s packaged deal is a gas station and coffee shop with an office or retail building also expected by 2018. Hy-Vee’s anticipated grand opening is summer 2016.

Other major employers in the area include Navarre Corp., Target, Cub Foods, Allianz Insurance and Liberty Diversified Industry.

The following breakdown shows major employers by city:

Crystal: • VOA Crystal Care Center • Target • Cub Foods Golden Valley: • General Mills world headquarters • Allianz Life Insurance • Tennant Co. • Honeywell • Courage Center • KARE-TV Channel 11 • Liberty Carton • Pentair, Inc. • Optum New Hope: • St. Therese Care Center • Navarre Corp.

• Paddock Labs • Liberty Diversified Industry • Coborn’s Delivers • Hy-Vee (expected summer 2016) Robbinsdale: • North Memorial Medical Center • City of Robbinsdale • Good Samaritan Specialty Care 23

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Worship Community Guide 2014-15

Worship spaces across area communities Crystal Churches Brunswick United Methodist Church 6122 42nd Ave. N., Crystal 763-533-1661

Golden Valley Churches Calvary Lutheran Church 7520 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley 763-545-5659

Cambodian Church of the Nazarene 6421 45th Ave. N., Crystal 763-537-7878

Christian Life Center 8025 Medicine Lake Road Golden Valley 763-208-4673

Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints 2801 Douglas Drive, Crystal 763-544-4300

Evangelical Covenant Church 4825 Olson Highway, Golden Valley 763-417-0294

Cornerstone Church 3420 Nevada Ave. N., Crystal 763-535-8765

Golden Valley Lutheran Church 5501 Glenwood Ave., Golden Valley 763-544-2810

Praise Christian Center 4100 Douglas Drive, Crystal 763-533-3929 St. James Lutheran Church 6700 46th Place N., Crystal 763-537-3653 St. Raphaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church 7301 Bass Lake Road, Crystal 763-537-8401 24

Good Shepherd Catholic Church 145 Jersey Ave. S., Golden Valley 763-544-0416 Jehovahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Witnesses 1950 Douglas Drive, Golden Valley 763-545-3485 King of Grace Lutheran Church 6000 Duluth St., Golden Valley 763-546-3131 Oak Grove Church

5920 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley 763-544-1141 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 Christ Church 4000 Golden Valley Road Golden Valley 763-521-4793 Valley Community Presbyterian Church 3100 N. Lilac Drive, Golden Valley 763-588-0831

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Worship

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Valley of Peace Lutheran Church 4735 Bassett Creek Dr Golden Valley 763-588-4611

New Hope Church of the Mennonite Brethren 4217 Boone Ave. N., New Hope 763-533-5273

New Hope Churches Evergreen Community Church 3351 Independence Ave. N., New Hope 952-895-1773

Northwest Church of Christ 8624 50th Ave. N., New Hope 763-533-3336

Holy Nativity Lutheran Church 3900 Winnetka Ave. N., New Hope 763-545-1647 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 4240 Gettysburg Ave. N., New Hope 763-533-0600 Hope Chapel of the Christian & Missionary Alliance 3351 Independence Ave. N., New Hope 763-546-4352 House of Hope Lutheran Church 4800 Boone Ave. N., New Hope 763-533-3341 New Hope Church 4225 Gettysburg Ave. N., New Hope 763-533-2449

St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Parish 8701 36th Ave. N., New Hope 763-544-3352 Calgary 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

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 Christ 4200 Lake Road, Robbinsdale 763-537-6965

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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon

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Support above, beyond for those who serve It is no secret America is known as the “land of the free and home of the brave,” as the national anthem says, but those freedoms would not exist if it weren’t for the millions of service members who selflessly serve the country.

A 2012 military demographics report created for the United States Department of Defense recorded more than 1.4 million individuals serving in active duty. Of those, the Army holds the largest number of active duty members with 546,057 individuals, followed by Air Force with 328,812, Navy with 314,339, Marine Corps with 198,820 and Coast Guard with 41,849.

To help ease the transition from deployment back home, communities statewide are devoting assistance to their veterans. Now, Crystal, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale and New Hope are among them.

On June 15, 2014, the “quad communities” were proclaimed Beyond the Yellow Ribbon communities. Sen. Al Franken and U.S. Rep. Keith Elllison were guest speakers at the event.

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon began in 2008 as a way to provide easy access to resources for all military service members and their families. The idea sprouted from the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, a national effort to provide 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 before a city can be proclaimed a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon community. The 16-step process includes leadership meet-

ings, a kickoff event, an action plan and proclamation.

To date, more than 200 cities, 25 counties and a number of businesses statewide have made the proclamation.

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon provides supportive resources and programs regarding deployment preparation, family reintegration, family assistance, youth and wounded warriors.

Each community program is designed to focus its efforts on area veterans. If a military family wants information about nearby school districts for their children, they can reach out to their community’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program. If they require medical assistance: Beyond the Yellow Ribbon. If they need financial help: Beyond the Yellow Ribbon.

The quad communities’ Beyond the Yellow Ribbon committee can provide contact information regarding anything needed by a service member or a family member.

The committee consists of President Marshall Tanick, Vice President Curt Skoog, Secretary John Zieba, Treasurer Mai Yeev Vang, Legal Advisor Don Fernstrom and a board of directors. The Board includes Lynn Gitelis, Julie Deshler, New Hope Mayor Kathi Hemken, Golden Valley Mayor Shep Harris and George Selman.

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Quad Communities points of contact include John Zieba at 763-233-2046 or Julie Deshler at 612-306-5808.

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

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Parks Community Guide 2014-15

Parks: where activity meets imagination Young Minnesotans spend much of winter cooped up waiting for temperatures to warm so they can play outdoors again. As the snow melts, it uncovers an array of playgrounds within the communities of Robbinsdale, Golden Valley, Crystal and New Hope.

Each year, the cities budget to replace play equipment at a park or two – creating a variety of options for children and parents to explore.

Between the four cities, there are 72 parks. Each city includes parks of varying sizes. In some cities the parks are 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.

When the snow falls some of these parks provide excellent sledding hills or house outdoor ice rinks –a popular feature for the State of Hockey.

Below is a list of featured parks within the four communities.

Robbinsdale • Graeser Park, W. Broadway and Highway 100 • Hollingsworth, 4237 Shoreline Drive • Humphrey, 4545 Halifax Ave. N. • Lee Park, 3738 Lee Ave. N. • Manor, 3129 Abbott Ave. N. • Sanborn Park, 42nd and Chowen • Sunset Park, 3901 Crystal Lake Blvd.

• Triangle Park, 40th and Noble.

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Golden Valley • Brookview Park, 200 Brookview Parkway N. • Gearty Park, 3101 Regent Ave. N. • Glenview Terrace Park, 2351 Zenith Ave. N. • Hampshire Park, 1610 Louisiana Ave. N. • North Tyrol Park, 900 Westwood Drive S. • Seeman Park, 1101 Florida Ave. N. • Scheid Park, 1856 Toledo Ave. N. • Wildwood Park, 7401 Duluth St. Crystal • Broadway Park, 5911 West Broadway • 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. • North Bass Lake Park, 56th and Welcome Ave. N. • Iron Horse Park, 5155 Kentucky Ave. N. • Lions Soo Line Park, 5234 Scott Ave. N. New Hope • Civic Center Park, 4401 Xylon Ave. N. • Lions Park, 38th and Oregon avenues • Little Acre Park, 49 1/2 and Yukon avenues • Meadow Lake, 5920 Meadow Lake Road W. • Sunnyside Park, 47th and Quebec avenues • Terra Linda, 7809 Terra Linda Drive • Victory Park, 55th and International Parkway

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Community Guide 2014-15

Three Rivers Parks

Crystal

Three Rivers Parks system open to all The regional Three Rivers Parks system has a huge presence in the county.

The park’s 27,000 acres of parks and trails are managed at administrative offices located at 3000 Xenium Lane N., Plymouth.

Established as an independent, special park district by the Minnesota State Legislature in 1957, Three Rivers maintains park reserves, regional parks and regional trails in the western Twin Cities metro area. The name Three Rivers comes from the parks’ location within the watershed flowing into the Mississippi, Minnesota and Crow Rivers.

Two major Three Rivers Parks are also located in Plymouth.

French Regional Park, 12605 Rockford Road, is home to a swimming beach, fishing pier, lighted trails and an expansive play area. In the summer, boats line up to launch at Medicine Lake. In winter, the park is a popular destination for sledding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

French Regional Park’s visitor center has GPS receivers available to check out with picture identification, which are available only for use within the park. Other parks throughout the district host classes and provide group opportunities to learn about the popular outdoor recreation.

Renovations to the boat launch began early in September. Dredging will increase the water depth, and the boat ramp will be replaced. The launch will be closed

from September through November.

Eagle Lake Park, 11000 Bass Lake Road, encompasses 230 acres on the border of Plymouth and Maple Grove, and includes the Eagle Lake Youth Golf Center.

Situated on the site of two old farmsteads, the youthoriented golf course features the Eagle Course, a 9-hole par-31 course, and the Birdie Course, a 9-hole lighted par-27 pitch-and-putt course. There’s also a 40-station lighted, natural-turf practice range and an area for golf instruction and practice. The park’s visitor center doubles as the course clubhouse. Lockers and concessions are available in the clubhouse, and carts and clubs are available to rent.

The course is also home to The First Tee of Three Rivers Park District, a program dedicated to providing affordable and accessible golf opportunities for youth.

Tee times may be booked online through the park district’s website, and Eagle Lake is also home to a mini-golf course.

Regional bike trails connect both parks, as well as connect to many other communities throughout Hennepin County.

All Three Rivers Parks provide picnic areas, dog trails, canoe and kayak accessibility, and are open to geocaching, a high-tech game of hide and seek using Global Positioning System receivers. Outdoor recreation classes and activities are offered throughout the year at all parks.

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

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Lee Park Community Guide 2014-15

Lee Park gets a new look for summertime Robbinsdale’s Lee Park got a brand-new baseball diamond in celebration of Major League Baseball’s AllStar Weekend.

After months of construction and even more planning time, the field was reconstructed to include an electronic scoreboard and 20-foot tall outfield fence, as well as other amenities such as laser grading, a new drainage system, synthetic turf materials and more.

It was officially re-opened during a dedication ceremony and baseball jamboree on July 10, the first day of Robbinsdale’s Whiz Bang Days.

The first official game played on the new field was between two teams from Armstrong-Cooper youth baseball.

It can be used for little league games and players as old as 15 can make use of the mid-sized turf field. The field is also available for softball, lacrosse, football and more, meaning that it can be used throughout spring, summer and fall.

“For people who don’t drive by Lee Park or who haven’t seen it: it’s an amazing field … just being on it makes kids want to run and play,” said Robbinsdale City Council Member Dan Rogan. “This will be a great 30

event and it’s going to be a great celebration. It’s going to be a great addition to the sports and youth activities in Robbinsdale.”

Councilmember George Selman said the field is the product of the 2014 All-Star Game coming to Minnesota.

Fellow Councilmember Pat Backen explained that the league provided money to the Minnesota Twins so the team could do “good works” throughout the state in anticipation of the game, which features many of the game’s best players.

Major League Baseball, through the Twins, is contributing $300,000 towards the reconstruction, a Hennepin County youth sports grant is contributing $325,000, and Robbinsdale is contributing roughly $250,000. Additional funding came from a $10,000 “Twins Fields for Kids” grant, and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation kicked in $50,000.

The Ripken, Sr. foundation – not to be confused with Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken, Jr., Backen said – also donated countless hours of time and effort in designing the new field and assisting with activity programming.

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