Friday, May 18, 2012
Check out all of the events happening on Saturday to celebrate Golden Valley Days.
Golden Valley Days is this Saturday. Golden Valley Patch will have a booth at the event. Stop by and say hello. You will have a chance to win a gift card to Good Day Café, and you can pick up some free Patch merchandise. The event is hosted by Golden Valley Community Foundation. Here’s a look at the events going on: Community Parade 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. New parade route: starts at Ridgeway and Western and travel alongWesternending at Brookview Park. Art Fair 10 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Brookview Park Envision Connection Community Fair 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Brookview Park Music Lineup 11:00a.m. – 9:30 p.m. See schedule of bands here. Brookview Park GV Women of Today Fun Square 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Children’s Play Area Vintage Car Show …
We want to know your favorite spot to eat outdoors in Golden Valley.
One of the best ways to enjoy a summer day in Minnesota is on a restaurant patio. Whether you're grabbing a bite to eat with family or enjoying happy hour with coworkers, we want to know which restaurant has the best patio experience in Golden Valley. Do you prefer a drink on the patio at JJ's Clubhouse or do you like to sit outside enjoying a bowl of Wisconsin Mac and Cheese from Noodles & Company? Is the patio at D'Amico and Sons your style or do you prefer eating a juicy burger from Smashburger outside? We want to know your favorite. Vote now in our online poll. If your favorite restaurant with a patio isn't on the list, let us know and we'll add it.
Which school can fill up the photo gallery faster with their cute baby and great graduation photos?
It's time to see if the long-standing rivalry between the Cooper Hawks and Armstrong Falcons is alive and well. Here's your chance to show off photos of the class of 2012 from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School and Robbinsdale Cooper High School. We want to see your photos of adorable infants, gangly teenagers and the poised graduates you’ll shortly be sending out into the world. To share your photos with your neighbors, just click “Upload Photos and Videos” above the image. We’ll feature the best photos on our home page and Facebook pages. We can’t wait to see your graduates! And to get you started, here's photos of Plymouth MN Patch Editor Stefanie Briggs, proud to be a member of the Cooper Class of 2000.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
About 200 volunteers from Honeywell and Cooper High School spent the day at Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River.
The Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River was speckled with red t-shirts as volunteers spread across the historic farm working to revitalize the landscape. Volunteers from Honeywell, Rebuilding Together and Cooper High School spent the day doing various projects on the farm, which included building a new wooden fence around the property and fixing picnic tables. "Honeywell does a lot of volunteer work throughout the year," District General Manager Ben Lampron said. "We all live and work in the area and so it just makes sense for us to give back." Honeywell employees had no problem chopping logs and hauling them around the historic site. The pieces were assembled into an old style wooden fence. Bob Quist, the site manager at Kelley Farm, says the…
County Board Chair Mike Opat delivered the 2012 address today in Plymouth.
Hennepin County Board Chair Mike Opat gave the State of the County address today at the Plymouth Creek Center in Plymouth. The TwinWest Chamber of Commerce hosted the event. A State of the County address hasn't been given since 2009. The reason? "There have been no speeches because given the state of the economy and federal and state budgets there wasn’t much I could say that was interesting enough to warrant an event like this," Opat said. "Like the rest of public-sector America…we have been hunkered down and focused on the basics." During his speech, Opat touched on changes to several areas of the County, that were also highlighted in a county press release: Budget/Finances "The State of Hennepin County is one of flat budgets and …
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Graduation season is a time to dig out favorite photos of your children.
The school year is ending and you know what that means—time to dig out embarrassing photos of your favorite graduate. We want to see your photos of adorable infants, gangly teenagers and the poised graduates you’ll shortly be sending out into the world. To share your photos with your neighbors, just click “Upload Photos and Videos” above the image. We’ll feature the best photos on our home page and social media. We can’t wait to see your graduates!
Patch asked the District 44 legislator to review how he did working toward the goals he set before the start of the session.
At the start of this year’s session, Patch asked local legislators what they wanted to accomplish. After the session ended, we returned to the legislators to see how they thought they did working toward those goals. Below are the thoughts Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-District 44) shared with Patch. The conversation doesn’t end here, though. We want to know what you think about the performance of your state senator and representatives. Did they make progress toward their stated goals? Were they stymied by the opposition? Were they working toward the right goals? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Here’s what Latz had to say. Goal: “Continue to focus on policies to bolster Minnesota’s economy and create jobs, which includes passage of a …
Have some blossoms blooming? A patch of perky petunias or lovely lilacs? Submit your spring photos on Patch and you could win a prize!
Do you have some great spring photos to share? Here’s your chance to show off your flowers and other spring photos to other Patch users – and possibility win a prize! It’s pretty simple, here’s all you have to do: Of course, we encourage you to share the link with your friends and family and brag about your great photo. Tell Patch and community members something awesome about your photograph in comments section below. Don’t forget to read the legal details here! See attached PDF for complete Official Rules. If you like this post, you might be interested in checking out these blogs: The "Primes" of Life -An introduction to Prime Lenses for DSLR cameras. Let’s Brighten Up Your Shade - Residential Landscape Tips Local Beauty Found in Broad …
Apparently there is an "evil" clown that is hired to scare a child in the days leading up to his or her birthday. What?
A couple weeks ago, our Parents Talk discussion was on creepy kids toys. Many agreed that a clown, anything having to do with a clown or anything resembling a clown was straight up creepy. Well, an actor in the Swiss city of Lucerne has set himself up as the "evil" birthday clown. According to the Huffington Post and the Austrian Times, for a fee, parents can hire this psychotic clown—played by actor Dominic Deville—to leave menacing, booby-trapped letters for their children. He will also tease through text messages and phone calls. Deville warns the children they are being watched and that they will soon be the victim of an attack. At the end of the terror-filled week, the birthday boy or girl catches a cake in the face. According to the …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Child Psychology class’ Royal Den offers 3- to 5-year-olds a fun learning experience—and valuable lessons for the high school students leading it.
Hopkins High School senior Marisa Schulz has practical experience babysitting and theoretical knowledge she gained from her child psychology classes. But when she started working in the Royal Den playschool, she found the situation to be unique. She didn’t know the children as well as those she babysat, so it was harder to know what they wanted. Schulz had to develop fun activities and use skills she learned in class, such as saying no in positive way. “It’s a lot more difficult, to be honest,” Shulz said. Royal Den is the culmination of Patty Ormson’s Child Psychology II class. The high school students develop lessons that help the 3- to 5-year-olds exercise their math, science, art, music and motor skills. “It’s not just watching …
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Michael Rose
9:01 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
This does seem a bit cruel and unusual. However, I might be inclined to hire someone to mess with my 18+ child (I don't have one...this is hypothetical). That actually could be kind of funny..."Punking" your college freshman son/daughter could be cool. For instance, maybe you could hire an impostor dorm roommate, who would be the biggest jerk of all time. Then, a few days in, you could reveal the… more ›