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Kevin Nelson: Seasons Are changing: Parks and Rec plan for spring
Staff continue to maintain the outdoor rinks via flooding during several work shifts per week. We realize that this work will be going a different ...
Staff continue to maintain the outdoor rinks via flooding during several work shifts per week. We realize that this work will be going a different ...
Outdoor rinks were skateable at Kaufmann and Skinner’s Hill this past week. Thawing temperatures deteriorated conditions on the man-made rinks (versus the pond), but the ...
We’re starting to think, similar to some other winter-activity enthusiasts, about ice skating on outdoor rinks and sledding at Skinner’s Hill (not to mention cross-country ...
Just when we thought we’d seen it all! Our parks supervisor was making the rounds through various parks this past Monday morning when he noticed ...
Several years ago, a new playground and its underlying fall-protection, rubber-tile surface was installed at Morning Lion’s Park. Unfortunately, that surface has not held up ...
The Bandshell at Community Park has now been “flood proofed.” This entailed filling in the basement with sand to ground level and also installing 13 ...
Maintenance staff began re-constructing hockey rink boards at Kaufman and Galloway Parks last week in preparation for seasonal neighborhood play. The plan, this year, is ...
We had an overwhelming show of support for parks work and clean-up plus other community clean-up from Cornerstone Church on Sunday, Sept. 26. Thank you ...
The hanging flower baskets are beginning to get that late-season viney and straggly look, which is common as they near the end of the growing ...
As regular visitors to the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center may have noticed or soon will notice, two bridges are in need of repair or ...
As had been noted several months ago, due to the underlying composition (mostly clay) of the ground within Shirley Theel Park, it holds water for ...
We’ve been blessed with a very good number of volunteer groups to assist in our parks again this summer. Volunteers have ranged from organizations to ...
We’ve been notified by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources that we’re allowed to hold an archery deer hunt again this fall. This means that ...
Depending upon the anticipated temperatures and other activities (hanging and/or taking down American and event flags; community events, personal schedules, etc.), staff may begin watering ...
It’s been a great first week for re-opening at the Municipal Swimming Pool. The hot weather has added to the enthusiasm of pool-goers, and yes, ...
Today’s NBA slate has plenty of quality competition on the docket. Among those contests is the Detroit Pistons…
Ty Chandler and the Minnesota Vikings will face the Jacksonville Jaguars and their 16th-ranked rushing defense (125 yards…
T.J. Hockenson and the Minnesota Vikings will meet the Jacksonville Jaguars — whose pass defense was ranked 26th…
In Week 10 (Sunday at 1:00 PM ET), WR Jalen Nailor and the Minnesota Vikings will play the…
In Week 10 (Sunday at 1:00 PM ET), wide receiver Brandon Powell and the Minnesota Vikings will face…