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Home My WebLink About06 Jun 16In This Issue Ramsey County Fair Law Enforcement Ceremony 2016 Construction Laughter In Maplewood Election Judges Needed 3 4 5 6 8 The Maplewood City Council and Management Team staff invite you to join them for the spectacular July 4th celebration. Come to the 50-acre Hazelwood Park located at 1663 County Road C (near Maplewood Mall). The event will take place on Monday, July 4th from 4:00 - 10:00 pm. The Dog House Bar & Grill will be on site serving up refreshing adult beverag- es. Vendors will provide a mix of favorite foods: tacos and burritos, mini donuts, cheese curds, chicken fries, a variety of tator tot recipes, egg rolls, corn on the cob, hot dogs, corn dogs, brats, pizza, ice cream sandwiches, ice cream on a stick, sno cones, lamb & beef gyros, greek salad, coffee drinks, smoothies, paninis and more. Live music will start at 7:00 pm by the Good For Gary Band - Twin Cities’ Hottest Cover Band. They specialize in playing current and past dance hits, focusing on the newest Top 40 songs. With a 7-piece line-up, there’s no hip-hop, pop, or dance song they can’t cover. You will hear some Iggy Azalea, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Macklemore and old school jams. The band’s humor and enthusiasm shines through in their stage-jumping, electrifying live show. Test your skills on the 60’ Wacky World Obstacle Course. Cool off on the 20’ Tsunami and the 16’ Dolphin Water Slides. Giant inflatables will create endless fun. Wristbands are $3.00 per person for unlimited rides. The featured entertainment will be the brilliant fireworks show at dusk. The show promises to be a breathtaking pyrotechnic display that will be the highlight of the holiday. Many people arrive early to stake out a seat on the lawn and enjoy the fun activites taking place at the park. Bring your chairs and blankets, but coolers will not be allowed in the park . Come celebrate with your neighbors. Visit www.maplewoodmn.gov/july4th for more details. - continued on page 2 presented by and CITY OF MAPLEWOOD Monday, July 4th at Hazelwood Park Light It Up Maplewood!2016 GOOD FOR GARY Light It Up Maplewood! Councilmembers Smith and Abrams, Mayor Slawik, Councilmembers Xiong and Juenemann 2016 2 / June 2016 Voted Best Day Care Money Back Guarantee During your  rst month with us, if you become dissatis ed for any reason, we’ll refund your tuition. Excludes infant waiting list deposits. 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Costumes Not just your ordinaryHalloween Shop Open Year-Round Plus_ 2839 White Bear Ave. N Maplewood (651)-748-1185 JULY 4TH SPECIAL ADVERTISERS New Events • Chainsaw Wood Carving Demonstration by Curtis Ingvoldstad at 6:15 - 7:00 pm (items for purchase available) • Pull Tab Booth • Color Guard at 6:00 - 6:15 pm on the Main Stage of JulyELEBRATIONCight it UpL MAPLEWOOD2016 June 2016 / 3 RAMSEY COUNTY FAIR July 13-17, 2016 Parade: Wednesday, July 13th, 7:00 pm County fairs have evolved with the changing times, adapting to the changing communities. The Ramsey County Fair, celebrating its 103rd year, has had its changes, but also realizes the value of traditions and has striven to keep as many traditions as possible for families to pass along to future generations. While many County Fairs have had to start charging a fee for admission, Ramsey County remains one of the few FREE admission fairs, charging only a $3.00 parking fee (if you should park in the lot). The Ramsey County Fair has also striven to keep affordable food vendors and amusement rides each year making it an affordable day for a family to come and celebrate with their neighbors. There is something for everyone at the fair! This year we are happy to have the popular Mitchell Showboat Marionettes returning to our Fair. Music, entertainment, food, rides, 4H displays, exhibits of food, art and crafts. Do you have a family recipe that you love to make? Do you have something that you’ve sewn, quilted, knitted, or painted? Submit it to the Fair and you may just win that prestigious County Fair Blue Ribbon! Do you have a special talent? Enter into the Amateur Talent contest, winners get to move on to the State Fair competition. Or maybe you would just enjoy sitting back and listening to music in the shade, with a lemonade in one hand and cotton candy in the other. Kids - ever wanted to know what it’s like to be a farmer? Check out the Farmer for the Day booth and also enjoy activities presented by the folks from Gibbs Farm Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life. And, you can’t beat the fun at our carnival and midway! Visit the Ramsey County Fair website at www.ramseycountyfair.com and we’ll see you at the fair! Frequently Called Numbers City Hall (651) 249-2000 Maplewood Community Center (651) 249-2230 Recreation (651) 249-2120 Public Works (651) 249-2400 Police Non-Emergency (651) 767-0640 Visit the City website at www.maplewoodmn.gov for the meeting schedule of the City Council, Commissions and Boards. Elected Officials Nora Slawik: Mayor ........................................................(651) 738-7099 nora.slawik@maplewoodmn.gov Marylee Abrams: Councilmember ............................ (651) 249-2000 marylee.abrams@maplewoodmn.gov Kathleen Juenemann: Councilmember .................... (651) 771-3670 kathleen.juenemann@maplewoodmn.gov Melinda Coleman: City Manager ...............................(651) 249-2055 melinda.coleman@maplewoodmn.gov Bryan Smith: Councilmember ................................... (651) 888-0085 bryan.smith@maplewoodmn.gov Tou Xiong: Councilmember ......................................... (651) 444-0531 tou.xiong@maplewoodmn.gov To advertise in this newsletter call Heidi Carey at (952) 212-7333 or email heidi@careycommunications.org. LIVING 4 / June 2016 On May 12, 2016 the Maplewood Police Department hosted the 5th Annual Suburban Ramsey County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony. Representatives from all Ramsey County law enforcement agencies attended the event which was held at the Hmong Alliance Church on McMenemy Street in Maplewood. The solemn cere- mony serves as a powerful reminder of the service and sacrifice of these officers and lives out the commitment made to their families that “we will not forget.” The local ceremony is held in coordination with National Law Enforcement Memorial Week that occurs during the week May 15th each year. The nine police officers or sheriff’s deputies killed in the line have their names permanently inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC, as well as, the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial on the grounds of the State Capital. Our Ramsey County Attorney, John Choi, delivered a moving commentary regarding the sacrifice of the officer during the keynote speech at the ceremony. The St. Paul Police Department’s Historical Society brought the law enforcement memorial bell, which rang after the name of each officer who died in the line of duty was read by the respective chief or sheriff. May 1st marked the sixth anniversary of the death of Maplewood Police Sergeant Joseph Bergeron, who was shot while searching for suspects in a carjacking incident. Sergeant Bergeron was survived by his wife and twin daughters. Law enforcement faces significant challenges at this time in our history. It is a difficult job made more challenging by the very real dangers officers face in their work. Law Enforcement Memorial Week is a time for us to remember these officers’ sacrifices and to also recognize the tremendous price paid by their families. Maplewood Police Officers Steve Hines and Scott Andrews Police Chief Schnell, Ramsey County Attorney John Choi and Mayor Nora Slawik Maplewood Police Hosts Suburban Law Enforcement Ceremony WOW Events Wakefield Park located at 1590 Frost Avenue - Free Event! Wednesdays, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm • June 29, July 27 and August 24 Entertainment for the whole family, including activity stations, games, jump castle, treats and more. Don’t miss out on all the fun! For more information call (651) 249-2120 or visit the city website www.maplewoodmn.gov under family events/programs. June 2016 / 5 Purchase a Summer Membership valid from May 1 - August 31 and pay NO ADMINISTRATIVE FEE! SENIOR/YOUTH - $100 • $127 SAVINGS!* ADULT - $135• $168 SAVINGS!* COUPLE - $155 • $204 SAVINGS!* FAMILY - $195 • $220 SAVINGS! * Rates valid for summer memberships only. Summer membership valid May 1 - August 31, 2016. 2100 WHITE BEAR AVE • MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109 MAPLEWOODCOMMUNITYCENTER.COM • 651.249.2230 DON’T DELAY JOIN ANYTIME AFTER APRIL 30, BUT COME IN EARLY FOR THE GREATEST SAVINGS! AWESOME AMENITIES Aquatics & Fitness Centers • Drop In Child Care • Daily Locker Use • Walking/Jogging Track FREE Group Fitness Classes • Family Friendly Atmosphere • AND SO MUCH MORE SUMMER MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 2015 RATES Is that the sound of construction equipment I hear? It sure is! (Cue the moans and groans). The construction season is upon us and the City of Maplewood is excited to start improving some of the worst roads in Maplewood. The 2016 improvement projects include 3.25 miles of pavement replacement and the installation of over 1.5 miles of new walkways and trails. After establishing a new funding source in 2015, the City will begin the first Gas Franchise Fee funded project in 2016. This project is located in southern Maplewood, east of McKnight Road and south of Highwood Avenue. The Gas Franchise Fee was established, following much resident input, to fix roads with poor pavement conditions with underground utilities in good condition. Over the next five years the City will be focusing on these types of projects in the southern leg of Maplewood. The City will also be replacing the pavement on Sterling Street north of Linwood Avenue and south of Londin Lane, as well as on Beebe Road north of Larpenteur Avenue and south of Holloway Avenue. Helen Street between Beam Avenue and Lydia will also be reconstruct- ed as part of a joint project with North Saint Paul. These projects are also primarily focused on fixing the poor pavement conditions in the project areas. All of these street projects started construction in early May and are anticipated to be completed in the fall of 2016. Construction projects are noisy, dirty, dusty, muddy, annoying, and often inconvenient. (We’re sure you’ll have your own adjective for them by the end of the year.) The city and contractors will do our best to minimize the project’s impact on you. If you see something that doesn’t seem right, please contact the Public Works Department at (651) 249-2400. If you simply need to vent about how inconvenient or annoying the project is, we’re here to listen as well. We are always open to suggestions if you think something needs to be improved. We are excited to make these im- provements to our City. Let’s work together to make them a success! For more information on these projects and future projects taking place in Maplewood this year, visit the City’s webpage at www.maplewoodmn.gov and visit the “Business and Development” page. 2016 Construction Season Beebe Road Reclaim Private Kindergarten www.ChildrensDiscoveryAcademy.com Private Kindergarten Specialties: • Individualized Learning • Small Class Size • Monthly Field Trips • Meals Included • Extended Day Included Specialties: • Individualized Learning • Small Class Size • Monthly Field Trips • Meals Included • Extended Day Included 6 / June 2016 Soon, the City of Maplewood will officially be laughing in the face of the pressures on the fast-growing suburb. With the support of the City Council, Maplewood Mayor Nora Slawik is proclaiming May 14th as Maplewood’s Day of Laughter. On May 14th, people of all ages are invited to the Maplewood Community Center from 4:00-5:30 pm to celebrate at a Laugh In, a free open house of family fun focused on bringing people together to laugh. The Maplewood Police Department is even getting into the act, competing against the City Council in a Joke Swap to see who can collect the best (G-rated) jokes from people at the event. The winning joke will get a place of honor in Maplewood’s Laughter Museum (interactive installations that will be popping up and spreading more laughter throughout the city all summer long). Some may be skeptical of city government designating time and energy to laughing. Life is serious business and a growing number of Maplewood residents are facing critical needs such as hunger and poverty. In my roles as a Disability Rights Advocate and Maplewood Parks and Recreation Commissioner, I have witnessed the struggles that individuals with disabilities, whole families and neighborhoods face on an everyday basis. As a mother and spouse, I make time for fun with my family. But as an advocate, although I’m always searching for positive coping mechanisms to overcome oppression, I have to ask, what good can laughter do for my community? Like most first ring suburbs, it is vital that the City of Maplewood find ways for our community to connect across race, class, gender and ability. The lack of a city center or downtown can add an element of isolation to language and cultural barriers for some of our fastest growing populations (East African, Hmong, Latino and Karen residents). Our central question becomes: How do we bring people together across divides in Maplewood? Maplewood Parks & Recreation is responding to this question with Kid City, an innovative collaboration with award-winning Twin City artists Z Puppets Rosenschnoz. Kid City is a series of family-friendly, public events— like the May 14th Laugh In—that bring people together across cultures, ages and abilities with the power of playfulness. Funded by grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, this Spring, the Kid City artist team began leading youth and adults to Is Laughter the Best Medicine for Maplewood? This editorial was originally featured in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on May 11, 2016. By Nikki Villavicencio Maplewood Nature Center’s Naturalist, Oakley Biesanz, putting on a puppet show. Kid City Artists preparing for the show. Maplewood Police K9, Yoda, was a hit with the crowd. Kid City is built on the idea that if we follow our children’s lead to embrace curiosity about the world around us, we can spark new connections with each other. - continued on page 7 June 2016 / 7 Mayor Nora Slawik starting the festivities. Gaosong Heu entertaining the crowd. “May 14th shall officially be Maplewood’s Day of Laughter! - Mayor Slawik” explore humor and their “Happy Places” with free work- shops and interactive performances at Tubman Family Crisis & Support Services Center, Carver, Edgerton and Weaver elementary schools, senior centers and Maple- wood Mall. This summer, Kid City will continue to advance the goal of Park & Recreation’s 20-Year Master Plan to integrate arts into the parks. Laughter Museums will pop up in Maplewood Mall, City Hall, Library and Community Center. Kid City teen videographers will create mini-doc- umentaries expressing their views of life in Maplewood. Junior high students can sign up for a free 5-day Kid Council (August 8-12) to brainstorm creative solutions to city challenges through improvisational theater— and then share their ideas with the Mayor. As a Maplewood Parks and Recreation Commissioner, I joined the Advisory Committee of Kid City out of civic duty. However, after seeing and being a part of Kid City in action, I am inspired. Witnessing all this laughter reminds me that many of life’s most meaningful moments happen when I do not take myself so seriously. Although what makes each of one of us laugh varies wildly from person to person, laughter is one of the true universal acts that almost all humans share. According to the Webster Dictionary, an antonym to oppression is joyfulness. According to the Mayo Clinic, laughing has many short and long term health benefits for individuals, including: stress release, oxygen increase, pain relief and strengthened immune system. Imagine multiplying and sharing these benefits as a community. Using laughter as medicine cannot be the only tool we choose to address our community’s issues. However, in this fast-paced, complex world, the creativity of children may be the best place to start true revitalization. On May 14th, come by the Maplewood Community Center to judge for yourself: can laughter be good medicine for an entire city? While you’re there, share a joke, get a giggle. Maybe you’ll discover a new way to connect to a neighbor, police officer or city council representative. Join me as I support Mayor Slawik, our City Council and our Maplewood Police to help proclaim, May 14th Event Recap What a fantastic turnout for the first ever Maplewood Kid City Laugh In Event at the Maplewood Community Center on Saturday, May 14th! The space was packed with families and friends eager to share laughter with each other as they enjoyed wonderful performances by Siama Matuzungidi & Dallas Johnson, Just Kidding Improv, The Hmong American Alliance Church Puppet Team, as well as the Kid City Artists Ricardo Vazquez, Ifrah Mansour, Gustavo and Julie Boada, Gaosong Heu and Jessica Huang. Ramsey County Public Health, Maplewood Nature Center, Twin Cities Family Fun and Ashland Produc- tions added to the fun with activity stations and the ice cream sundaes, root beer floats & popcorn kept everyone’s energy up. Members of the Maplewood Police Department and City Council entertained the crowd with a Joke Swap Competition that had the Police taking home bragging rights thanks to a joke submitted by Joseph Xiong. It was, as Nikki Villavicencio hoped, a day of bringing people together across cultures, ages and abilities through the power of play. - continued on page 7 City of Maplewood 1830 County Road B East Maplewood, MN 55109 Phone: (651) 249-2000 www.maplewoodmn.gov PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit #32324 Twin Cities, MN********ECRWSS** RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER Upon request, this newsletter will be made available in an alternate format.Printed on 10% post consumer product. Open a CCCU Home Equity Line of Credit and make your next project happen this summer. NO CLOSING COSTS | NO PREPAYMENT PENALTIES | NO ANNUAL FEES YOUR HOME MATTERS APR= Annual Percentage Rate. Rate presented based on a 15 year term and assumes 60% loan-to-value (LTV). Interest rate may vary based on credit, LTV, and amount financed. Home Equity Line of Credit is a variable-rate loan with a maximum APR of 18%. Equal Housing Lender. 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MaplewoodPediatricDentistry.com Movie Night Election Judges Needed At Bruentrup Heritage Farm Thursday, June 23 Movie: Barnyard at 6:30 pm Grounds Open at 5:30 pm Petting Zoo: 5:30 - 7:30 pm Come out for a family night of games, concessions, activity stations and the petting zoo! Enjoy a picnic on the beautiful grounds. Movie will be held in the barn rain or shine. Limited seating. Food and drink available for purchase. The City of Maplewood needs more than 200 Election Judges for the 2016 Primary and General Election. To see if you qualify to join this team contact Citizen Services at (651) 249-2003 or visit the city website for additional information. www.maplewoodmn.gov/elections Sponsor FREE EVENT!