City of New Hope

A publication of the city of New Hope, Minnesota e www.ci.new-hope.mn.us

Fall 2011Number 181

City of New Hope, Minnesota e Fall 2011

Some highlights of this issue include:Winter Parking and Snowplows Tips and rules relating to snow removal in New HopeNew Hope In Focus Winners Photo contest winners selected2012 Budget Public Hearing Proposed 2012 budget and levy to be reviewed on Dec. 5In Business Frankie's Pizza named Outstanding Business, 5121 Winneka renovation Business HighlightsEmployee of the Quarter Jeri Landis recognizedLandscaping at City Hall City collaborates with Hennepin Tech on landscaping project

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The Harma's incorporated features and colors they liked about other peoples' homes into their exterior remodeling project.

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Council presents 2011 RAVE! Awards

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The Goodnoughs brightened up and opened up the connection be-tween their family room/eating area and kitchen.

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Since 2006, the New Hope City

Council has recog-nized excellence in residential properties each year through the RAVE! Awards. The program gives the Council the opportu-nity to formally thank residential property owners who go to the time, effort, and ex-pense to make their property something special, it encourages other residents to strive to rise to that same level of excel-lence, and it highlights things that resi-dents can do to enhance and improve their property.In 2011, five properties were nominated for a RAVE! Award. In mid-August, a panel of four volunteer judges toured and evaluated each of the properties and recommended award winners in four categories, Exterior Renovation, Interior Renovation, Landscaping and Garden. They also recommended to the City Council that they present an hon-orable mention in the Garden category.The following property owners were rec-ognized during an award presentation at the September 12 City Council meeting:

front of the garage, and wine-colored Hardie concrete shakes on the gables. They chose a carriage-style garage door and lights to finish the look. They also wanted to open up the entry to the house. The plantings across the front of the house had become a bit overgrown, so they replaced them with smaller plantings, expanded the front walkway and steps, and replaced a privacy wall next to the front door with a decorative wooden post. The exterior makeover to the Harma’s home is quite striking.

Interior Renovation: Lance and Dawn GoodnoughThe Goodnoughs moved into their

mid-1960s rambler at 3709 Jordan Circle in December 2009. They got a great deal on the property, which was in foreclosure. The house was in poor condition, but it was on a corner lot of a cul-de-sac in a great New Hope neigh-borhood. They couldn’t pass it up. So, they set to work sprucing it up.The Goodnoughs wanted to open up the connection between the kitchen and the family room/eating area and brighten up the two

rooms. The pass through between the two rooms was obstructed by cabinets and both rooms featured lots of black. They replaced the kitchen cabinets and removed the cabinets between the two rooms. New granite countertops, range and microwave, lighter paint on the walls and a new tile floor topped off the improvements in the kitchen. They brightened the family room by painting the wainscot and window trim white and replacing the black tile floor with much lighter wood flooring. The inte-rior facelift also included a fresh coat of paint in every room, new wood floors for several rooms upstairs and new car-peting in the basement.

On-site fabrication and installa-tion of a new metal roof for the

north sheet of ice at the New Hope Ice Arena began in early October. Prior to installing the metal roofing, damaged insulation material was removed and additional insulation and a new vapor

Roof replacement underway at New Hope Ice Arenabarrier were installed. The new metal roof has a life expectancy of about 50 years. The $1.2 million roof replace-ment project is the first phase of im-provements planned at the arena in the coming months. Other maintenance issues that will be

addressed at the arena include exte-rior painting, stair-way and foundation repairs and drainage improvements. The roof replacement will be completed this fall. The other improvement work at the arena is sched-uled to begin next spring, after the peak ice season con-cludes, and should be substantially complete by August of next year.

Council announces Good Citizenship Award

Exterior Renovation: Roger and Marilyn HarmaThe Harmas wanted to improve the curb appeal of their home at 4424 In-dependence Avenue. They took the first steps toward updating the look of their mid-1970s vintage home a couple years ago, when they replaced the roofing and windows. They were careful about the products they chose, knowing that they planned to do a complete exterior re-modeling project in a few years. They got ideas for their home by driving around and finding products and treatments on other people’s houses that they liked. The Harmas decided on taupe-colored steel siding accented by stone facing on the lower third of the walls and

Nearly 200 panels, each 143 feet long, were fabricated in the parking lot and lifted to the arena roof where they were assembled.

In September, the New Hope City Council introduced a new program

to recognize those who exemplify good citizenship by volunteering in New Hope. The Council recognizes that the strength of the community is depen-dent upon a strong network of citizens who devote their time and effort to improve the quality of life in New Hope by volunteering to help others. Nomi-nations will be accepted and awards will be presented throughout the year for the New Hope Good Citizenship Award, which is based on a successful program in the city of Brooklyn Park.Anyone who volunteers in New Hope is eligible for the award. Nominations should describe how the nominee has volunteered in New Hope to help others,

After a month of voting, community members chose “Journey” by 14-year-old

McKenzie Kohn as their fa-vorite (bottom right), and the

winner in the People’s Choice category. The photo is a mood-evok-ing capture of a rail-road bridge and tracks.

A total of 313 votes were cast, both in person and online.Mayor Hemken presented each of the winners in the People, Places and Na-ture categories with a $50 prize at the September 26 City Council meeting. The winners in the Youth and People’s Choice categories each received $25. The Council also expressed its thanks to the volunteer judges.The city is in the process of creating a gallery in the hallway at New Hope City Hall to display the In Focus photo contest winners. The winning photo-graphs, and a link to all of this year’s entries are available on the city’s web-site, www.ci.new-hope.mn.us/infocus.

New Hope’s second annual photo contest, New Hope In Focus, was

a big success!Twenty-eight photog-raphers entered 67 photographs in this year’s con-test. The photo contest began in 2010 to inspire civic pride and to encourage New Hope photographers to explore their community.A panel of seven volunteer judges with expertise in photography or commu-nications picked the winners in three main categories – People, Places and Nature. The winner in the People cat-egory was Teri Burkstrand for “Fascina-tion,” a photo of Burkstrand’s daughter enthralled with a caterpillar (top right). Julian Monks won the Places category with “Tranquility,” a photo of a snow-covered bridge at Northwood Park (cen-ter right). And, Rachel Jane Butler won the Nature category with “Frosted With Love,” a photo of a frosty window pane with a handprint containing a heart-shape in the palm (bottom right). The judges chose sixteen-year-old Naomi Jean Chan’s photograph, “Translate,” as the best of those submitted by seven youth photographers (top left). The photo is a striking portrait of a contemplative young woman.

City of New Hope, Minnesota e Fall 2011

Council recognizes photo contest winners

Public hearing for 2012 budget is Dec. 5

In mid-September, the New Hope City Council submitted a proposed 2012

property tax levy and a preliminary 2012 tax-supported budget to Hennepin County. The final budget and levy, which the City Council will adopt in December, cannot be higher than those numbers submitted to the county in September.The maximum proposed 2012 tax levy was set at $9,228,730, which is a zero percent increase compared to last year’s tax levy. The bare-bones preliminary 2012 budget of $10,312,863 is actually an $18,864 decrease compared to the 2011 adopted budget. All sources of

state aid, including Local Government Aid (LGA) and Market Value Home-stead Credit have been eliminated as revenue sources from the 2012 budget.The City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 5, be-ginning at 7 p.m. to present the 2012 budget and tax levy and listen to com-ments from residents before it adopts New Hope’s final 2012 budget and levy on December 12. The New Hope pre-liminary budget is available for review on the city’s website at www.ci.new-hope.mn.us/2012budget, or at City Hall, 4401 Xylon Avenue North.

Public Works maintenance crews work throughout the winter months

to remove snow and ice from New Hope city streets. Residents can help the pro-cess work a bit more smoothly by fol-lowing a few simple tips:

On-Street Parking After Snow❄ On-street parking is prohibited in New Hope as soon as 1½ inches of snow has fallen. ❄ Vehicles must remain off the street until the pavement has been plowed to full width. (Residents are encouraged to keep vehicles off the street for 24 hours after a snowfall, if possible).❄ Vehicles violating the city’s parking restrictions may be ticketed or towed.

Street Plowing and Driveways❄ Community collector streets such as 36th and 49th avenues are plowed and treated first, followed by residential streets and cul-de-sacs.❄ The thoroughfares of 42nd Avenue, Bass Lake Road, Medicine Lake Road and Winnetka Avenue south of Bass Lake Road are maintained by Hennepin County. Call the county at 612-596-0299 if you have maintenance concerns about these streets.❄ The city uses rock salt to melt ice and hard packed snow. Unfortunately, rock salt starts to lose its melting abil-ity when the temperature falls below 10 degrees Fahrenheit.❄ Snow from snowplows often obstructs mailboxes located in the boulevard. Residents are responsible for keeping their own mailbox clear of snow.❄ Don’t throw snow from your drive-way into the street. It’s against city or-dinance, and it can cause slippery spots.❄ If it snows on trash collection day, please keep trash carts out of the street. ❄ If a mailbox that is properly installed is physically struck by a snowplow, city workers will make the mailbox service-able as quickly as possible. The city will

Winter parking and snowplow guidelinesreturn in the spring to permanently re-install a mailbox of a standard design.❄ The city is not responsible for dam-age caused by snow thrown by a city snowplow, improperly installed mail-boxes, or damage to items located within the city right-of-way.❄ When grass is damaged by a snow-plow, maintenance workers will repair the damage with black dirt and grass seed in the spring (typically by early May).

Sidewalk Snow Removal❄ Property owners are responsible for removing snow and ice from sidewalks adjacent to their home or business in a timely manner. ❄ The city removes snow from city sidewalks when time and resources permit, but maintenance workers’ first priority is to clear city streets. New Hope does not budget for sidewalk plowing on overtime or on weekends.To report a slippery intersection or damage caused by a snowplow, call New Hope Public Works at 763-592-6777.

Food and toy drives

New Hope employees are spon-soring a food drive and the

New Hope Police Department is sponsoring a toy drive from No-vember 17 through December 15. Unopened, nonperishable food items or checks will be accepted on the main floor at New Hope City Hall, weekdays during normal busi-ness hours. New, unwrapped toys or checks can be dropped off in the Police Department lobby anytime. Both drop off sites are at 4401 Xylon Avenue North. Donated items will be delivered to local families in need before the holidays.

Kathi Hemken Mayor763-537-7990 khemken@ci.new-hope.mn.us

John Elder Council Member763-442-0999 jelder@ci.new-hope.mn.us

Andy HoffeCouncil Member763-537-2647ahoffe@ci.new-hope.mn.us

Eric LammleCouncil Member763-544-0912elammle@ci.new-hope.mn.us

Frequently Called City NumbersGeneral Telephone ........... 763-531-5100Inspections ...........................763-531-5127building permits, complaintsParks and Recreation ........763-531-5151Public Works .......................763-592-6777sewer backup, snowplowing, forestryUtility Billing ........................763-531-5132Police (non-emergency) ....763-531-5170TTY (through MN Relay) ...651-602-9005

Kirk McDonaldCity Manager763-531-5112kmcdonald@ci.new-hope.mn.us

City Hall Address 4401 Xylon Avenue NorthNew Hope, MN 55428City Websitewww.ci.new-hope.mn.usTell us what you think...24-Hour Opinion Line .... 763-531-5102E-mail .......cityhall@ci.new-hope.mn.us

Daniel StaunerCouncil Member763-536-1415dstauner@ci.new-hope.mn.us

In Business e Fall 2011

Frankie's Pizza receives Outstanding Business Award

Hillcrest Development, LLLP re-cently held an open house to

celebrate completion of a project to renovate the warehouse at 5121 Win-netka Ave. N. in New Hope.A year ago, 5121 Winnetka was a blighted property. The building, which had been used for years by a ceramics manufacturing business, had signifi-cant lead contamination. Insufficient maintenance had left the building in disrepair and poor internal layout had created unattractive and dysfunctional spaces. In September 2010 Hillcrest, a commercial developer, purchased the property at 5121 Winnetka. They believed that, in spite of its problems, the building’s location, size and physi-cal characteristics hinted at a greater potential.Last November, with the support of the New Hope City Council, Hillcrest applied for a Livable Communities Tax Based Revitalization Account (TBRA) grant from the Metropolitan Council to abate the pollution at the 5121 Win-netka building. Although competition for the brownfield cleanup funds was intense, in late January the Met Council formally approved a grant for $443,150 to help clean up the site. With the Liv-

able Communities funding, as well as the environmental expertise of Braun Intertec, Hillcrest was able to clean up the pollution, make extensive renova-tions, and redesign the internal layout of the site in just five months.Today, a visitor to 5121 Winnetka will see a bright, clean, attractive building that has been completely redesigned and that now provides functional and healthy work space for several new tenants. Range Systems, Crea8Play,

Sealed Mindset, and Insulation Supplies have leased space and are currently doing business at the newly renovated property.For more informa-tion about the Hill-crest property at 5121 Winnetka, visit the Available Prop-erties section of the company’s website at www.hillcrestde-velopment.com.

Developer completes cleanup and renovation of industrial site

Kent Garbers (front row, left) accepted the Summer 2010 Out-standing Business Award from the New Hope City Council.

In August, the New Hope City

Council recognized Frankie’s Pizza with the Summer 2011 Outstanding Busi-ness Award. The restaurant, which is located in the Win-netka Commons mall at 3556 Win-netka Avenue, has been doing business in New Hope since 1991.Frankie’s Pizza is a family business owned by Herbert Garbers and man-aged by his son Kent Garbers. They currently have 15 employees. The restaurant specializes in Chicago style pizza, pasta and ribs. Their menu also features a broad selec-tion of sandwiches and burgers, salads, Chicago dogs, and cheesecake.The food is good at Frankie’s and, consequently, business is good. The Garbers are planning to expand their restaurant in the near future. The cur-rent 1,800 square foot restaurant has limited space for seating. As part of the expansion, Frankie’s seating will be ex-panded, the ambiance will be improved, and liquor will be added to the restau-rant’s offerings. The Garbers obtained an on-sale liquor license from the City Council this summer.“We’re very excited to expand the res-taurant and continue to thrive in New Hope, and to hire on a broader staff with well-trained bartenders,” noted Kent Garbers at the liquor license hear-ing in June. “We plan to nearly double our space and go to a full-service establishment.”When considering nominations for the Summer Outstanding Business Award in August, each council mem-ber in turn noted Frankie’s Pizza’s in-volvement in and commitment to the community. “Frankie’s Pizza has been involved in the community for a long, long time. They’ve been very generous

to Duk Duk Daze, (and) very involved in helping to get the business network-ing group started,” said Mayor Kathi Hemken. “They’ve been an institution in New Hope. And, they’re expanding, which is exactly what we like to see for our businesses,” added council mem-ber Eric Lammle. The restaurant was also lauded for its participation in the New Hope Lions Club. “Frankie’s com-munity involvement is really great,” quipped council member John Elder, “but their food is even better!”Kent Garbers accepted the Outstand-ing Business Award at the August 22 City Council meeting. “I’m very hon-ored. It (the award) means a lot to me and to the restaurant,” Garbers said. “I appreciate the support I’ve gotten from the city working on the expansion. It’s been a joy to have a business in the city of New Hope.”The City Council considers nomina-tions for the New Hope Outstanding Business Award four times a year. The award recognizes businesses that have become a valued part of the community, and is intended to encourage other New Hope businesses to strive for excellence. Any local resident, business patron, or business person may make a nomina-tion. Award winning businesses receive a plaque, have their name added to a plaque displayed at City Hall and are recognized at a City Council meeting.

Dedicated Logistics roof repairRepairs were completed in September at Dedicated Logistics’ 340,000 square foot warehouse at 8201 54th Avenue North. Approximately $950,000 in roof and structural repairs were needed after about 30,000 square feet of the north central portion of the build-ing’s roof collapsed in February, due to heavy accumulations of snow and ice.

Process Displays remodelingProcess Displays, a 70-year-old leader in in-store visual merchandising re-cently completed an innovative remod-eling project at its corporate offices, 7108 31st Avenue North, in New Hope. The project transformed 6,000 square feet of the 24,000 square foot building into an interior streetscape showroom, complete with storefronts and display

New Hope Business Highlightswindows. The company, which re-cently changed its name to PD, works with many national retailers including Garmin, Disney, Radio Shack, Reebok, Lego, Best Buy and Under Armour on both permanent and temporary in-store displays.

Rapid Refill recognitionThe Rapid Refill franchise at 4212 Win-netka Avenue North in New Hope was recently named “Franchisee of the Year” at the company’s national con-vention. The store owned by Nick and Cathy Roers and Kathy Rudman, which opened about three years ago, was also recognized as one of the top 20 fast-est growing franchises in the country. Rapid Refill specializes in remanufac-tured inkjet and laser toner cartridges.

The city strongly encourages com-mercial property owners to be

proactive and take responsibility for clearing snow from the sidewalks ad-jacent to their property. While the city does plow sidewalks, streets are given top priority. Custom-ers rely on clear sidewalks to access businesses, and the city is not always able to clear them in a timely manner. Businesses can address the needs of their customers and help the city by clearing the sidewalks next to their

property at the same time that their parking lots are plowed. Public works staff also reminds com-mercial property owners that all of the snow removed from a business’ parking lot must be stored on their own property or hauled away. It is against city ordinance for a plowing contractor to push snow from a busi-ness’ parking lot across the street and onto nearby property. This causes ridges that can damage city plowing equipment.

Special snow removal considerations for businesses

After the renovation by Hillcrest Development, 5121 Winnetka was bright and appealing and the pollution issues were resolved.

Before the renovation by Hillcrest Develop-ment, 5121 Winnetka was in disrepair and had significant lead contamination.

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RAVE! Awards (cont. from page 1)

Jerri Landis, a full-time clerk in the New Hope Police Department, was

named New Hope Employee of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2011 for the extra effort she put in to keep things running smoothly during the absence of a coworker.Two police clerks normally work the day shift at the New Hope police of-fices. During the extended medical leave of her coworker, Jerri Landis not only kept up with her regular duties, but learned how to perform many new tasks normally handled by her co-worker. These included preparing arrest reports, handling formal complaints, and completing bookings of individuals.

Landis named Employee of the QuarterTo further add to her workload, a com-plex criminal case occurred which resulted in many detailed statements that Landis needed to type in a timely manner. Landis’ nominator noted, “In the ab-sense of her coworker on the day shift, Jerri had to handle all the incoming phone calls and lobby walk-ins by herself. And marveled, “Jerri worked tirelessly and always had a cheerful at-titude, in spite of being inundated with a great amount of work. Because of her productivity and willingness to learn new things, the workflow of the office continued relatively seamlessly.”Landis’ regular duties include process-ing various reports, typing, helping cit-izens on the phone and at the counter, keeping the investigator log, assisting officers, and following up on cases to determine if they should remain active. Landis has been with the city for eight years. During that time she has worked all three shifts (days, evenings, and overnight). Prior to coming to New Hope, Landis previously worked as a 911 dispatcher, as a customs inspector, and served in the Air Force.Recipients of New Hope Employee of the Quarter recognition are nominated by coworkers and selected by a com-mittee with representatives from each city department. Congratulations Jerri!Jerri Landis

Volunteer Award (cont. from page 1)

The Goodnoughs also made lots of energy improvements to their home, which has not only cut their energy bills in half (a decrease of more than $1,900 the first year), but enabled them to secure a 15 year, low-interest loan from Center for Energy and Environ-ment. They installed a high efficiency furnace and air conditioner and a heat recovery ventilator which reduces the temperature difference between inte-rior and exterior air – further reducing energy costs. They also installed Energy Star-rated garage and entry doors, and put compact fluorescent bulbs in al-most every fixture in the house.

Garden: Dale and Shirley PramannMany New Hope residents have a veg-etable garden. The Pramann family has a vegetable garden of an entirely differ-ent scale than most folks. Their garden is close to a quarter-acre in size, taking up almost the entire backyard of the deep lot at 7227 62nd Avenue North. “I think we have somewhere around 200 hills of potatoes this year,” said Barbara Prestidge – the daughter responsible for canning most of the garden’s produce. “I think it’s more like 300 hills,” specu-lated Shirley – the family matriarch.The massive garden is a tribute to War-ren Pramann – husband to Shirley Pramann and father to adult children Barbara and Dale. “Dad was a bit of a naturalist. He loved nature, the garden, and the earth. We always had a big gar-den when we were growing up.” When Warren passed away a few years ago, there was no one to tend the garden and it became overgrown. “I tried to get the garden going again, but struggled. So Dale took over the gardening and I do the canning,” said Barbara.The family’s garden plot has a little bit of everything: several varieties of winter

four years. Landscaping improvements in the front yard started with a hedge. Last year the Martinsens added a taste-ful patio highlighted by hostas, bushes and other perennials along with a va-riety of annuals in pots – including a large assortment of colleus. The gardens in the backyard have ex-panded a bit each year. There is a large perennial garden, complete with arbor and bench. A small vegetable garden in-habits the back portion of the lot. Showy hibiscus, flowering vines, and a variety of shade tolerant plants are planted along the back of the house. And, an assort-ment of bird houses make the back yard hospitable for a variety of birds. The Martinsens have found both fun and satisfaction in their gardens. Teraysa keeps track of it all – the types of plants, where and when each was planted, and the cost – in an Excel spreadsheet.The judging panel believed all of the nominated properties were worthy of recognition, and recommended Steve and Sharon Kilsdonk, 9024 47½ Avenue,

for an honorable men-tion in the garden cat-egory. The RAVE! Award recipients were recog-nized at the September 12 City Council meeting. Each of the winners re-ceived an engraved stone or plaque and had their names and addresses added to a plaque dis-played at New Hope City Hall. Congratulations to this year's RAVE! Award residential property rec-ognition winners!

protect the environment, or provide opportunities for youth, and how that volunteer work exemplifies good citi-zenship. The volunteer work may have been performed in schools, churches, homes, parks, public lands, businesses or work places.The City Council will publicly rec-ognize award recipients at a council meeting and present them with a Certificate of Good Citizenship and a lapel pin. For more information or for a nomination form, call the city clerk at 763-531-5117. Nomination forms are also available on the city of New Hope’s website, www.ci.new-hope.mn.us.

The New Hope City Council is seek-ing applicants for the position

of citizen representative on the West Metro Fire-Rescue District Board of Directors. West Metro Fire-Rescue Dis-trict is a joint powers agreement and the department serves the cities of New Hope and Crystal.The seven-member board includes a citizen representative from each city. That representative cannot be an em-ployee of West Metro or of either city's police department. Citizen directors are responsible for attending board meet-ings, which are held at least four times a year at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and informing their city council on matters pertinent to the operations of the dis-trict. Directors serve a two-year term beginning on January 1.For more information or an applica-tion, contact the city clerk by calling 763-531-5117 or visit the city website at www.ci.new-hope.mn.us. The applica-tion deadline is November 30.

A recent collaboration between the city of New Hope and students and

instructors from Hennepin Technical College has resulted in some beautiful new landscaping at City Hall.As part of its discussions about city beautification, the New Hope Citizen Advisory Commission (CAC) met with Jay Siedschlaw, a landscape instructor at Hennepin Technical College in Decem-ber 2010. Although Siedschlaw’s land-scape design students typically focus on creating designs for residential proper-ties, he believed that creating a design for the west side of the entrance to New Hope’s City Hall would be an intriguing educational opportunity for them. The students in Siedschlaw’s Landscape Design II class created landscape design plans for the City Hall entrance during winter semester. Siedschlaw combined elements from the two best student plans to come up with the final land-scape plan approved by the City Council.The new landscaping for the west side of the entrance to City Hall includes a vari-ety of low-maintenance perennial plants and shrubs. The flowering perennials will bloom at various times throughout the spring and summer to provide color and interest at the building entrance for the entire growing season. Some of the perennial plants on the east side of the entrance were split and transplanted on the west side, to both reduce project costs and tie the landscape design on both sides of the entrance together.The only cost to the city for the project was for plantings, edging, mulch and other garden components used in the project. Students from Siedschlaw’s Landscape Construction class installed

City and Hennepin Tech collaborate on City Hall landscaping project

the landscaping in mid-October. The plantings and other materials actually came in under budget.The City Hall landscaping project was a real win-win for both the city and the students at Hennepin Tech. The students gained real life experience designing and installing a landscape project for a public space. And, the city completed the land-scaping project for a fraction of the cost of what a commercial landscaping com-pany would have charged. The city looks forward to continuing its relationship with the landscaping students and in-structors at Hennepin Tech in the future.

Fire board applicants sought

Plantings adorn an arbor in one of the Mar-tinsen's back yard gardens.

The Pramann family's extensive vegetable garden is grown in memory of their father.

squash, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans, zucchini, eggplant, pea pods, cucum-bers, carrots, rhubarb, and much, much more. The garden’s bounty feeds family members and others throughout the year. “I put up 93 quarts of green beans last year,” noted Barbara. Root crops are kept cool and also keep for quite some time. “Mom is the pickle maker,” noted Barbara. “And I still make my family-fa-vorite rhubarb raisin jam,” added Shirley.

Landscaping: Leroy and Teraysa MartinsenThe landscaping at the Martinsen’s home at 2724 Boone Avenue has gradu-ally evolved over the last three or