The purpose of the Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Code of Conduct is to ensure that all people living in and visiting the community will treat all others with respect and dignity.  Everyone has the right to be safe and content in his or her own home.
   The developing of our Code of Conduct is a strategy that is part of the CARE Operation that was initiated by Mayor Kelly, the Police Department and Code Enforcement to help clean up nuisance crime, behavior, and code issues in the neighborhood. The concept is that if everyone in the neighborhood understands the “dos” and “don’ts” of city code, it would greatly reduce the amount of nuisance police calls and code violations.
   The Code of Conduct is derived from the Saint Paul City Code. These are things that we all should be abiding by.  
   By signing the Dayton’s Bluff Code of Conduct, you make a statement of the fact that you do care about your community, intend to follow our code of conduct, and expect your neighbors to do the same.  In addition, you support efforts by community and local enforcement agencies to hold individuals and families accountable for being good neighbors and obeying the law.
   Signatures by one hundred percent of the neighborhood would make a strong statement to our city and to each other. We are asking all the people of Dayton’s Bluff to agree to live by the Code of Conduct. If you are interested in getting copies for your neighbors call Karin at 651-772-2075.

The Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Code of Conduct:
- Codes and ordinances outlined in the Saint Paul Resident Handbook Neighborhood Nuisances must be followed.
- Respect the rights, the feelings, and the property of all others.
- Parents are responsible for the behavior of their children and young people in their care. Therefore, parents must know where their children are and what they are doing at all times.  As parents, you can help our children make good choices that reinforce our neighborhood code of conduct.
- Noise levels must not be too loud, particularly between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. to be considerate of your neighbors.  “Too loud” means you can plainly hear it at the property line if the noise is inside a home, or you can plainly hear it 50 feet away if the noise is outside a home.
- Behavior of our family and guests living in and visiting our homes is our responsibility.
- Possessing or drinking beer or liquor is against the law in city parks.
- The use or selling of illegal drugs anywhere in our community will not be tolerated.
- Gatherings, house parties, and yard parties should not infringe on our neighbors’ rights and the noise level should not be too loud. (See noise level guideline above.)
- Vehicles causing loud noise because of defective or modified exhaust systems must be brought into compliance with the City of Saint Paul noise ordinance.  Also, loud home and vehicle stereos, and “boom-boom” cars will not be tolerated.
- Commercial trucks and school buses must be parked in officially permitted areas according to the zoning code.
- Trash and debris must be in tightly closed trashcans and collected weekly. Trash should be stored behind your home and should be in front of the house only on trash collection day.
- Grass or other landscaping materials should cover yards. Grass must be kept shorter than 8 inches and overgrown vegetation must be trimmed.
- Cars should be kept in a garage or parked on approved surfaces (that is, those covered with asphalt, concrete, or crushed rock) or parked on the street.
- Dogs and other animals must be contained within the home or yard, or on a leash. They should not be allowed to bark or make noise to the point of nuisance.  (See noise level guideline above).
Snow should be removed from your sidewalk within 24 hours after a snowfall.  Cars and other vehicles parked on the street must be moved for snow emergencies.
- If we see suspicious activity or believe a neighbor is in distress, we will contact the appropriate authorities.
- As residents we agree to communicate the terms of our neighborhood code of conduct to other homeowners, landlords, and tenants.  Landlords should ask their tenants to follow the neighborhood code of conduct and be responsible for infractions to our contract.  Landlords and tenants should be in agreement that breaking the code will be cause for eviction.
- All races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and classes will be embraced with dignity and respect given to all.  Ethnic or cultural allegiance and biases will not exempt individuals from their responsibility toward community cohesion and consideration.
   Remember! If you have a problem with a neighbor, make an attempt to talk with him or her to work it out.
   For more information call Karin at 651-772-2075. 

"Night Out" Approaches

by Karin Dupaul
  National Night Out is August 2, 2005.  Join your neighbors and friends and give crime and drugs a going-away party. Neighbors and Block Clubs can do many different things: have neighborhood barbecues or potlucks, enjoy ice cream and root beer floats, listen to a band playing music, host a volleyball game, or just sit and visit. There are many other things a group of neighbors can do.  Use your imagination and come up with something different.
   National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anti-crime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.  Join 30 million other people in more than 9,000 communities nation-wide in a variety of events and activities. 
   You and your family can attend these Dayton’s Bluff National Night Out events:
·    1st Lutheran Church at 464 Maria
·    5th Street East between Mounds Blvd and Maria
·    Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Margaret and Forest
·    Clarence between Point Douglas and McLean
·    1300 Conway in the Saint Paul Federal Credit Union parking lot
·    Euclid between Maria and Mounds Blvd.
·    Margaret Recreation Center at 1109 Margaret
·    Margaret between Johnson Parkway and Atlantic
·    Mounds Park United Methodist Church at Euclid and Earl
·    Swede Hollow Park at Greenbrier and Margaret
   If you are interested in having a National Night Out event in your neighborhood or have any questions, call Karin at 772-2075.  

Final Budget Agreement Reflects Right Priorities

   Last week, the Legislature completed work on the state budget for 2006-2007. Although much of the focus recently has been on the special session and the difficult negotiations, I hope the residents of our area will also take time to focus on what’s really important – the final outcome.
   At the beginning of the session, I wrote that my priorities for the legislative session would be to:
· Find a way to adequately fund K-12 education to prevent St. Paul schools from further increases in class sizes and cuts to staffing and programs.
·  Protect the health care of working families and individuals.
·  Help move our economy forward.
   We accomplished all of these things during the session. With the final education budget, public schools in our area will receive a 4 percent  increase in the base per pupil funding formula in each of the next two years, as well as additional resources. That translates into an extra $36.8 million for St. Paul schools over the next two years. That’s good news for our schools and, more importantly, our kids.
   The final Health & Human Services bill protected the health insurance of over 30,000 working Minnesotans whose coverage was threatened. It also provided a long-overdue cost of living increase to the men and women who work in our nursing homes and facilities that care for our disabled.
   On the economic front, we passed a $1 hourly increase to the minimum wage, a move that will make it easier for thousands of Minnesotans to get ahead. We also passed a significant Capital Investment Bill that is expected to create 10,000 good-paying construction jobs in the state.
   I realize the 2005 budget negotiations were sometimes difficult to watch. However, sometimes gridlock is a sign that the system is working, that both sides are standing up for what they believe in. I know that the thousands of Minnesotans who will be able to stay on MinnesotaCare, and the children, teachers and parents who will benefit from replenished school budgets will agree that these things were worth fighting for.
   Again, I’d like to thank all of you for your patience and support this session. Your input has been extremely important to me this session. Please feel free to contact me during the summer and fall.
  Sheldon Johnson, District 67B, 229 State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155, (651) 296-4201.     

Last Movies at the Mounds Theatre

Benefit Rock Concert at the Mounds

Bible School: Safair Fun!!

   If you are between the ages of 4 and 13 (entering 7th grade), you are invited to our weeklong Kingdom of the Son Safari Vacation Bible School.  We will have a family dinner, games, crafts, songs and Bible stories each evening.  Parents and other siblings are invited to the dinner at 5:00 p.m. and closing ceremony at 7:50 p.m.  Register by calling Patrice Waters at 651-793-5176.
   Dates:  Monday, August 15 – Friday, August 19
   Time:  5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
   Location:  Mounds Park United Methodist Church
   1049 Euclid St (corner of Earl & Euclid)
   Cost: Free       

Free Handyman Services for Residents in Need

School Supplies Drive

Be Your Own Boss

Community Gardening Conference

by Mary Petrie
   Beginning August 11, the American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) hosts its national 3-day conference in Minneapolis, at the University of Minnesota.  While this annual event draws people from all over the world – this year registered attendees hail from Canada, the U.S, Nigeria, Australia and elsewhere - part of the action will take place in our own little corner of the planet, in a garden tour called “Rockin’ East Side Rain and Children’s Gardens.”  The tour traces community gardens and green spaces created and operated by the East Side’s Community Design Center, a powerhouse of an organization that builds and boosts the spiritual, ecological, economical and social well-being of communities through hands-on conservation and gardening programs.

Members of the East Side Garden Corps. sell the vegetables they've grown outside the Swede Hollow Cafe on East 7th St. Saturdays this summer.

   The Community Design Center’s mission reflects the sort of issues that will be addressed during the ACGA’s national conference, which engages with issues of youth leadership; food and social justice; sustainability; urban livability; and much more.  In addition to tackling social, economic, and ecological topics, conference workshops include basic gardening and community building instruction.
   For people interested in getting outside of a classroom, the ACGA is hosting 22 tours of eclectic greening and gardening spaces throughout the Twin Cities.  In addition to the “Rockin’ East Side” tour, one can visit the University of Minnesota’s Landscape Arboretum; the U-MORE Park’s 75,000 acres of gardens (including bird and butterfly sites); assorted Minneapolis and St Paul neighborhood gardens; and sites in both downtown Minneapolis and St Paul.
   Community activists and gardeners of any level are warmly invited to attend the ACGA conference.  People who volunteer at the conference receive discounts on registration and workshops.  Interested?  See www.communitygarden.org for details and registration material or call the Green Institute at 612-278-7119.
   Conference visitors will also have the opportunity to visit Swede Hollow Park and the Friends of Swede Hollow on August 13. Swede Hollow Park is a natural treasure right in the heart of Saint Paul in Dayton’s Bluff.
   If you’re intrigued by the notion of community gardening, but not in the mood for a conference, there are plenty of resources right here in the neighborhood.  The Community Design Center’s Youth Enterprise in Food and Ecology program operates several garden sites on the East Side and offers two intern programs, The East Side Youth Conservation Corps and the East Side Garden Corps. 
   Check out the Community Design Center web site for more information: www.comdesignctrmn.org.
   And the next time you’re enjoying a cup of coffee at Swede Hollow Café, check out the lovely little sign with the watermelon, smartly situated in the Children’s Garden. These watermelon signs are the Community Design Center’s logo, letting you know that your good old neighborhood activists and youth leaders had a hand in creating a garden.  Start looking for those signs and I’ll guarantee you – you’ll start noticing them in the East Side’s sweetest green spaces.

Glimpse Your Neighbor's Garden

Community Recreation

Margaret Recreation Center
1109 Margaret St., 55106
651-298-5719

Dayton’s Bluff Recreation Center
800 Conway St., 55106
651-793-3885
Director: Jody Griffin
jody.griffin@ci.stpaul.mn.us

SENIOR PROGRAMS -- Saint Paul Parks and Recreation offers recreation activities or senior citizens, age 50 and older. Activities such as tours, classes, clubs, and special events are listed in our bi-monthly newsletter called the Pioneer Spirit. To receive your first copy free, call 651-266-6447. Cost of an annual subscriptions is $5.
SENIOR CARDS – 500; Friday’s; 12:30-4 pm; Fee: $12/yr + weekly fee for the kitty.
SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM  - Ages 1-18; Free lunch  from 12-1 pm
MOVIES - A special theme each week!  M-Th beginning June 20 running every other week until Aug. 18. Movie time: 1:30-3:30 pm.  No cost.  Call ahead for details.
MULTI-SPORT CAMPS -- The multi-sport atmosphere helps children explore floor hockey, flag football or non-contact lacrosse in a structured day program setting. (9 am-12 pm) for ages 7-11, afternoon session (1-4 pm) for ages 12-15. W-Th, Aug 17.  Fee is $25.
ARTIST WORKSHOP - Ages 8 & up; Tuesdays beginning July 12 for 8 weeks.  Fee: $35 + cost of frames. Call the center for more information.
3, 2, 1 BLAST OFF CAMP - Ages 7-12; M-F Aug. 1-5; 9 am-noon; Fee: $90; Call for more information.
TEEN CLUB - A club for area youth who want to get involved in positive social, cultural, and community service activities.  The group meets on Tuesday & Thursdays.  Free.   New members are wanted.
PAYNE - ARCADE HARVEST FESTIVAL -- Activities for the entire family September 15-17, beginning with the parade on Thursday evening.
THE MINNESOTA CENTENNIAL SHOWBOAT -- Travel to Harriet Island for a behind the scenes look at theShowboat Theater. Tour the boat, attend acting & singing workshops and learn aboutthe history . After a bag lunch and games, we will attend a performance of“The Importance of Being Earnest,” by the University of Minnesota Showboat Performers. Fri., Aug.12 from 2:00-10:30pm. Gr 9-12. Fee: $10.
FIELD TRIPS - Registration must be completed with a permission slip prior to trip.  You may pick slips up at the rec. center.
-Cosmic Bowling: Fri., Aug. 5
-Grand Rios: Fri., Aug. 12
-Farm Day: Sat, Aug 13
-Waterpark & Picnic: Fri, Aug 19
-Crowley’s Gynmastic Center & Richard Walton Park: Fri, Aug 26
EXTREME TEENS -  ages 13-17
-Cannon River Tubing: Thurs, Aug 4
-Bluff Lock-In: Thurs, Aug 11.

A Short History of Dayton's Bluff

By Steve Trimble
Chapter 8:  The 1890's Arrive

"The residents and property owners of this portion of the city have it within their power to make the East St. Paul the most desirable portion of St. Paul, and this done, a demand for sites for homes will arise, and East St. Paul will from her princely  residences and beautiful avenues look out upon the broad city beautiful in her situation  and full of favor."

   The quotation above appeared in an article titled “Residence District Designed by Nature,” appearing in the Pioneer Press in December, 1894. It pointed out that the lack of bridges across the railroad tracks had made the approach to the East Side dangerous until recently. Otherwise, Dayton’s Bluff “would have in all probability have supplanted the West End or St. Anthony Hill, now so thoroughly established in popular favor.”
    Whether or not the paper was correct in its assessment ofthe areas possible prominence, it presented a fairly thorough picture of the neighborhood after a decade of rapid expansion. Bridges had been built, the first streetcar service had been initiated, institutions had been started and the community was well on its way to full development.
   According to the article, the area was “well supplied with good schools and commodious and modern school buildings. “ Van Buren School at Bates and Conway had an enrollment of over 1,100, while Sibley School at Margaret and Frank, had 600 students. There were also smaller outlying schools, such as Deane with 70 pupils and Fisher Ames school in nearby Hazel Park with 75.
   The Pioneer Press said that “East St. Paul is the most important seat of manufacturing in the city,” giving short sketches of some of the businesses: “Osgood & Blodgett, whose factory for the manufacture of package boxes, egg cartons, etc. is located on Duluth avenue near Seventh Street. The Abbott Manufacturing Company, which makes, sash, doors and the interior finishing for offices and dwellings, is located on East Seventh street near Post Siding,” an area around a railroad depot near today’s Seventh and Earl.
   Other industrial concerns included the J. P. Gribbin Lumber Company, which was both a factory and lumber yard, the Robard manufacturing company with their “art metal works” and the Brennan Lumber Co. at 7th and Frank. The Bonn Manufacturing Co.  “one of the largest plants in the city, occupies with its factories, the entire tract of land between  Arcade, Dutchess and Wells  Street and the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad,” near today’s Seeger Square is located.

    The prosperity that brought a building boom and population surge to Dayton’s Bluff starting in the 1880’s continued into the next decade. In 1893 there was a severe nation-wide depression that stalled the economic progress, but there was a spirited recovery.  Most of the remaining building sites were filed up with an ambitious round of speculative building.
   The Pioneer Press story described what it considered some of the finer houses in Dayton’s Bluff. One “beautiful home,  with its ample grounds” was “a square two-story house, built of stone-is that built Samuel Mayall on East Seventh street near the top of the hill. On the opposite side of the street, just beyond the bridge, Is the substantial and pretty home of  J. K. Murphy. The house is a modern structure, and with the terraced lawn and pleasant nooks beneath ample shade trees, forms a pleasing picture to the eye of the beholder.”
    Constatine Heinrich, owner of the Foot Schulze & Co. in downtown had “an elegant house at 342 Bates,” and ”Matthew Holl owns a stately residence on Hoffman Avenue. Among others may be mentioned the residence of Andrew Schoch,, the popular merchant on Maria Avenue.
   The streetcars were starting to have a major effect on the development of St. Paul’s neighborhoods. People were no longer limited by their ability to walk downtown to work or shop if they were not wealthy enough to have a carriage. Far more land was available for construction.
   However, as the newspaper pointed out, it was difficult to get the streetcars to serve Dayton’s Bluff because of the steep grade. The first solution was cars that were assisted up the steep grade with a cable pulled by mules at the top of the hill. By 1889, the cable system reached to Seventh and Duluth where a car barn was constructed and remained for many years.
   One important contemporary event that was not mentioned in the Pioneer Press article was the creation of Indian Mound Park, as it was first called. In 1888, a newly formed Park Board began  to condemn land for public parks. Including a twenty acre site, located “on the edge of the bluff” and “crowned with five superb Indian mounds.”
   However, things did not go smoothly. According to a paper, the initial attempt to “acquire a spacious park” was “defeated by the rapacity of real estate speculators,” it took until 1892 to acquire seventeen acres of the bluff, including several Indian mounds.
    Around 1896, more land was purchased through a bond issue and the city started grading streets through the area, removing eleven mounds in the process. There would be driveways for carriages and a walkway to the Fish Hatchery below. It was also decided to make Hoffman (Mounds Boulevard) part of a developing parkway system.
   In its 1898 annual report the Board of Park Commissioners said the park “already attracts a multitude of visitors and “when reclothed with trees and grass it will be a beautiful spot-what there is of it” They were disappointed that a large part of the current park “consists of the steep hillside, leaving only a narrow strip along the bluff.”
    We started this column with the article “Residence District Designed by Nature,” and might well end with it. The conclusion in the Pioneer Press recapped a belief that the area could be a premier St. Paul location, especially since its earlier problems of isolation had been addressed. It had high hopes for the future.

    “Dayton’s Bluff was for a long period the most eligible residence portion of the city by reason of the splendid view it commands,” the article started. “Unlike the level prairie of St. Anthony Hill, it presents a succession of terraces, each commanding an extensive prospect of the city and the adjacent valley of the Mississippi River,” and should soon be embraced by the public.
       The article concluded with a bit of advice that might be good to embrace more than a century later:

What is needed to lift this part of the city to the rank of a successful competitor to St. Anthony Hill is that its residents and property owners shall unite in a determined purpose to develop its natural beauty –to enter upon a systematic improvement of its streets   and boulevards, generously plant and cultivate shade and ornamental trees, beautify homes and their surroundings.   

Beyond the Bluff

   The selection below appeared in the Pioneer Press on June 17, 1889, shortly after the new cable system was completed:
“‘Oi had a roide on the cable car yisterday,’ said one old Irishman to another, on Seventh Street last night.  “An phwat did ye think of it,’ asked his friend. ‘Foine,’ was the reply. The old Irishman was not the only one who has ridden on the new Seventh street cable line, nor is he the only one who has thought it ‘foine.’
   All Saturday afternoon and evening and all day yesterday the line was heavily patronized, and it must have fairly coined money. A large proportion of the travel was what can be called legitimate—that is, it is the regular travel that will always be carried. Another portion, also a large one, was attracted by curiosity to see the part of the city opened up and made accessible by the new line.
   To a great many residents of St. Paul that part of the city which lies on and beyond Dayton’s Bluff is utterly unknown. In the past few have had the courage tyo attempt to examine it. It is comparatively recently that there was any mode of communication with it, and that was only by a slow moving street car. Post’s Siding was as far off comparatively speaking as Minneapolis.
    It is different now. The new cable line makes it one of the most accessible parts of the city. The power house and te end of the line is two and two-thirds miles directly east of Wabasha, street and that distance will be travelled in twenty to twenty-five minutes when the line is running smoothly and carrying its regular passengers.
   At present the track is somewhat rough, and so many stops have to be made that it takes rather longer. To one who has never been across Seventh Street fill, the new line opens up a revelation. One passes from the rush and business of lower Seventh street across the tracks, through a quiet residence street lined with pretty homes, ranging from cozy cottages to more pretentious dwellings, all the while climbing the steep hill till the summit is reached, and then plunges down again into another city, with its separate business interests and pretentious business bocks, and then out among the humbler dwellings of mechanics by the large plant of the plow works till the end is reached at Duluth avenue.
    It is a surprise to most those who have been over the line to see the substantial character of the business buildings which adorn Seventh street. There are a number of three, four and five-story brick blocks that would do credit to any business street in the city and they are nearly all occupied by stores of various kinds, apparently in perfect keeping with the style of the buildings.
    These establishments are backed by a large population stretching back from Seventh street in each direction, and on toward the city limits. There is another city beyond the bluff, and the new cable line will do much to increase the community of interest between it and the metropolis of which it is a part.”

Give a Hoot

Putting Down Roots: Rain Gardens in Residential Settings

Letter to the Editor: Nickeled and Dimed

by Sean Gavere
   How long have you lived on the East Side?  What do you appreciate about the East Side?  A big part of what makes the East Side so great is that the businesses contribute so much to making our community better.  My partner and I have had the distinct pleasure of living on the East Side for one year now.  We moved from a downtown St. Paul condo to a nice neighborhood on the 700 block of Wilson Avenue. 

   Once we moved in we decided that it was time to start a family so we adopted a dog.  It has been many years since either one of us had a dog in the family and had to brush up on our dog care and training knowledge.  We turned to books and videos only to get frustrated because those techniques were not working the way we had anticipated. 
   One day my luck changed!  I was driving home from work and came across this little shop near the corner of Wilson and Maria called Debbie’s Doghouse.  I quickly jotted the phone number down on a piece of paper and called when I got home.  Upon calling, I was greeted by a lovely voice and she told me about everything that Debbie’s Doghouse had to offer.  The most appealing options to me were the grooming and training.  She had given me some tips right away to help until we could meet personally.  I immediately scheduled a time to have Debbie work with our dog Maxie.  I anticipated having to fight Maxie to get her collar and leash on and drag her down to Debbie’s, but to my surprise DEBBIE CAME TO OUR HOME!  This is what I call personal training! 
   Debbie’s philosophy is that the most successful way to train your dog is by working with him or her in their own environment.  Her caring nature and love for dogs really shined through in working with Maxie.  Our dog absolutely loves her and is excited to see her every time we go down to Debbie’s Doghouse for a bath, brush, and clip.  When Debbie comes to the house to work with Maxie, the dog behaves, learns, and loves to spend time just playing with Debbie.  Her prices are VERY reasonable and there is more care and concern put into training and grooming than I have ever received at one of those big chain pet department stores.
   Because we have been so lucky to have Debbie work with Maxie and train her, we have now expanded our family once more with another dog.  We recently adopted a Beagle pup named Calvin.  From my experience with Debbie, I now have the tools to start remedial training and then send him off to Debbie for more advanced training. 
   Debbie has been absolutely incredible and without her our life with Maxie would have been very challenging and messy!  If you have a dog or are thinking about adopting a dog, call Debbie to talk to her about it.  She can provide you with guidance on what to be aware of and help you make good choices to match you to a dog.  I have never had a problem scheduling time with Debbie to come and work with our dog.
   Debbie’s Doghouse is located at 805 Hudson Road (near the corner of Wilson and Maria).  Her days and hours of operation are Tuesday – Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Call for appointments….651-776-4080.
   Thank you Debbie for being a great small business that impacts our community!          .

It's Time to Clean Up

  On Saturday, September 10, 2005 the Dayton’s Bluff Annual Neighborhood Clean Up will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Ray Anderson & Sons north of East 7th Street at the end of Atlantic.  It’s time to clean up your yards and homes and get ready for the clean up.  More information about the clean up will be in the September issue of the Forum.  Volunteers are needed to help with the clean up. There will be limited item pick up for Seniors Citizens with no means of transportation. Call 651-772-2075 to volunteer or for more information.
   DO NOT BRING APPLIANCES TO THE CLEAN UP.  On Monday, September 12, 2003 J.R.’s Appliance Disposal will be doing a special curbside appliance pickup in Dayton’s Bluff.  The cost is $25.00 for one appliance, plus $10.00 for each additional appliance and an additional $10.00 for each air conditioner ($35.00).  All you have to do is call J.R.’s and sign up for this special pick up.  They will let you know the cost for your appliances.  Then have your old appliances on the curb on September 12th.  Call Joan at J.R.’s 651-454-9215.         n

Parkway Gardens Open House

  Parkway Gardens, the senior rental complex at 1145 Hudson Road (the old Johnson Bros. Liquor Store site), is now open and taking applications for residency.

   Parkway Gardens offers one- and two-bedroom apartments with a variety of floor plans to choose from.  Some apartments come with eat-in kitchens and they can be outfitted for handicapped accessibility.  The apartments are unfurnished but come with a wall mounted air conditioner and kitchen appliances, including a dishwasher.  Extra storage is available and the units are cable-ready.  Heat, water, sewer and trash removal are included with the rent but residents must pay their own electric bills.   One underground parking space is provided on an as-available basis. 
   Other amenities at Parkway Gardens include laundry facilities on every floor, community rooms, library, resident business center with computers and Internet access, sewing room, game room with a billiard table, wellness center, and a beauty shop.
   There is an enclosed outdoor courtyard for picnics and barbeques, a landscaped area with paths and a pond, and a parking lot for visitors. 
    Parkway Gardens is managed by Metes and Bounds Management Co. Contact May or Abby at 651-771-0267 for more information or a tour.n

Volunteer  Opportunity: Interpreter

   Assist human services staff to effectively and efficiently serve non-English speaking clients by translating and reverse translating Hmong, Somali, Oromo, or Spanish and English and perform related duties as assigned.    Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age. Contact Ramsey County Community Human Services—Volunteer Services at 651-266-4090 for additional information or e-mail to: volunteerservices @co.ramsey.mn.us.

Volunteer Opportunity: Child Care/Nursery Assistant

   One, two, we’re ready for you.  Three, four open the door…assist agency staff in providing supervision and care for the children who must wait while their parents complete interviews, or attend support groups or counseling sessions.
   Volunteers must be at least 16 years of age.  Contact Ramsey County Community Human Services—Volunteer Services at 651-266-4090 for additional information or e-mail to volunteerservices@co.ramsey.mn.us.

Don't Get Left Out!!