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FEBRUARY 2001
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Excelsior F i re ri
M ARK DuCHARmE is the first full-time Chief of the Excelsior Fire District (EFD). He
began his duties January 8, 2001.
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Mark is a 21 -year veteran of the Brooklyn Park Fire Department and fire service. He has
a wide breadth of experience in personnel, facilities, and fire apparatus and equipment. This
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experience includes the construction of fire stations, which has immediate relevance for the
Excelsior Fire District.
Mark's full -time career of over 30 years has been in disaster management and insurance
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restoration. He has been on the scene of some of Minnesota's largest disasters and has
worked with the insurance industry to assure the rebuilding of those communities.
Although Mark is currently a resident of Brooklyn Park, he will be relocating to this part
of the metropolitan area in order to be within 15 minutes of the main Excelsior Fire District
station. He and his wife, Judy, have four children. They are excited about becoming a part
of the South Lake community.
Due to space issues, the Excelsior Fire District is renting administrative offices for Chief
DuChanne and Fire Marshal Scott Anding. These offices are located at 216 Water Street in
Excelsior.
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Backyard
Be a Part of the Solution
GOLDRty oPPORTuNiTY is coming for residents of Shorewood to participate in reducing food
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going to Minnesota landfills. The Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board has
set up a goal of removing 75,000 tons per year of food waste by the year 2003. The Department
of Environmental Services of Hennepin County is sponsoring backyard composting bin distribution
programs. In that light, the Land Conservation and Environment Committee has the opportunity
to purchase backyard compost bins for only $15, normally retailed at $65. This is a win -win
situation, not only our chance to reduce waste going to landfills, but create a beneficial material
(humus) to use for mulch and soil enrichment. Other benefits include reducing the need for
fertilizer, in turn helping to protect water quality. We would also promote water conservation by
reducing garbage disposal use.
Compost is made up on kitchen waste - fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee and tea grounds,
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grass clippings and leaves. No proteins, fats, or starches should be included in the mix. Back
yard composting is proactive and an easy way to get our kids involved. Taking out the compost
is a manageable task for elementary age children.
INS I D E
Look for more details and an order form in the March newsletter. Tentative deadline to order
Communications Corner �
will be April L Pick up of bins will be scheduled mid -May. Supplies are limited ... don't be the
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last one on your block to get with it!
Council on Cable.......
Tree Trimmer Licenses .. 2
Refuse Hauler Licenses 2
SHOREWOOD EVE l T W T F S
Early Shorewood. . .
2/6 7:00 Planning Commission Meeting
Trail (and Park) Talk ... 3
2/12 7:00 City Council Meeting
1 2 3
Community Events ..... 2
2/13 5:45 LCEC
2/13 7:00 Planning Commission 4 5 & 7 8 9 10
Senior Corner ...... 3
2/13 7:30 Park Commission Meeting 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CC
Recycling News........
2/19 HOLIDAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED
Shorewood Map ....... 4
2/26 7:00 City Council Meeting 18 1 20 21 22 23 24
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2/27 6:00 Park Commission
Air Duct Maintenance .. 4
2/27 7:00 Joint Park/ City Council 25 26 27 28
Underlining indicates cablecast of Council meetings —see schedule on page 2.
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Quick Quick Reference Phone List
T hese are some frequently called service numbers to clip and post in a
onvenient place.
Emergency ............. ............................911
South Lake Police ..............................
(952) 474 -3261
Excelsior Fire Dept ............................
(952) 474 -5364
Mound Fire Dept . ...............................
(952) 472 -3555
Before You Dig ... ...............................
(651) 454 -0002
Xcel Energy ......... ...............................
(651) 282 -1000
Reliant Energy- Minnegasco ..............
(612) 372 -5050
Qwest ..........................
Mediacom (Cable) ......
Munitech (Water) ........
E -Z Recycling >............
Animal Control ............
Shorewood City Hall ..
Southshore Center .......
Minnetonka Schools ...
Westonka Schools ......
Mtka. Community Ed .
Excelsior Libr
....................... (800) 573 -1311
....................... (800) 332 -0245
....................... (952);472 -2718
....................... (651) 644 -6577
...................... (763 ) 525 -6210
(952) 474 -3236
........................(952) 474 -7635
....................... (952) 401 -50M
....................... (952) 491 -80M
..................... (952) 401 -5050
...................... (952) 847 -5450
...................... (952) 472 -4105
...................... (800) ASK -USPS
...................... (952) 474 -7441
ary .........
Westonka Library .........
Postal Service ...............
Dial -A -Ride .................
Community Events
O N TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 AT 5:45 P.m., the Southshore Senior Center will be
the location of a free community presentation on Phytoremediation (Using
Plants to Clean, Prevent, or Contain Contamination) by Dan Dickel, Executive
Director of the City Tree Project.
Mr. Dickel has been hired to help the City's Land Conservation and Environment
Committee with its land conservation efforts. He has recently completed a book
on the subject under a contract with Hennepin County and the Environmental
Protection Agency. Handouts, with excerpts from the book, will be provided.
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ME FOLLOWING TREE TRIMRS are licensed to work in the City of Shorewood
or the Year 2001:
Aaspen Tree Service.
952- 476 -1373
Four Seasons Tree Service
952- 938 -7708
Shorewood Tree Service
Davey Tree Expert Company
763 -553 -9740
Rainbow Tree Company
952- 929 -3810
Treecare
952- 955 -3018 612- 719 -8733
Viking Land Tree Care, Inc.
952- 474 -6651
Refuse Haulers
Licensed for 2001
T HE FOLLOWING TRASH HAULERS
have received a license to provide
refuse service in the City for 2001.
BFI
952 -946 -5305
Blackowiak & Son, Inc.
952 -472 -3398
(Regular Pickup - Island only)
(Roll -off Service- Mainland only)
*Chaska Sanitation
952 -448 -2547
*Haugen's Haulers, Inc.
763 -477 -4120
Randy's Sanitation
763- 972 -3335
*Ray Anderson and Sons Co. Inc.
651 -774 -2550
*Veit Container Corp.
763 -428 -2242
*Waconia Roll Off
952- 442 -4848
Waste Management of Minnesota
952- 467 -2999
Waste Technology, Inc.
763 - 537 -3333
* Provide roll off container service only
Council on Cable
City Council meetings can be seen on
Cable Channel 8 at the following times:
January 22 Meeting
Friday, February 2 at 1:30 P.M.
Tuesday, February 6 at 5:30 P.M.
February 12 Meeting
Friday, February 16 at 1 :30 P.M.
Tuesday, February 20 at 5:30 P.M.
Com
Openings
S A RESIDENT of Shorewood, if you
JAare interested in a volunteer
position on the Planning or Park
Commission, send a letter of interest
and/ or resume to the City. If you would
like more information about these
Commissions, call City Hall at 952 -474-
3236.
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Early Winter Recreation
Winter has been more "normal" in our
parts this year. Skiers and skaters have
happily been able to blow the dust off their
gear and get outside to enjoy a real
Minnesota experience.
A hundred years ago a winter sport you
would have seen on Lake Minnetonka was
ice boating. Based on long -ago Dutch
design, these sailboats moved across frozen
lakes at terrific speed. A crew of two or
three would control the craft that could
carry up to a thousand feet of sail, slicing
along on three sharp rails.
And they could fly! An ice boat called
the Zero made a run from Excelsior to
Wayzata in the winter of 1902 in one
minute, twelve seconds. They claimed a
land -speed record for that time -- moving
faster than man had ever gone before.
(Source: Thelma Jones, "Once Upon a Lake')
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x Perk) Talk
q7tie skate park is moving
right along. A design
has been approved for the
equipment. The design committee is
working with vendors to order the
equipment for spring installation.
We would like to take the opportunity
to say "thank you" to the following for
their contributions in helping reaching
the goal toward the skate park:
Excelsior Bay Boutique
Pat Arnst
Apple Days collection
Chris Liz&
Minnetonka Middle School West PTA
City of Deephaven
Bryan & Lisa Litsey
Bradley Nielsen
American Consulting Company
City of Tonka Bay
Lifetime Chiropractic
valusoft, Inc.
City of Excelsior
City of Greenwood
Deephaven Park Commission
Captain's Cargo and Gallery
Kellie & Gary Murphy - Ringate
New Recycling Process
T HE NEW RECYCLING PROCESS, detailed in the January Shore Report, begins Feb. 1.
Residents may now separate recycled materials using the two -sort system:
1) Rinsed glass, metal food and beverage containers, and plastic containers
with a neck may all go into one bag. Do not include containers from
pesticides, motor oil or styrofoam.
2) Paper fibers, including newsprint, office paper, junk mail, magazines aneL
all boxboard (cereal, cracker, cake, pop boxes, etc.) may go in one bag.
Uncontaminated corrugated cardboard must still be separate and tied in bundles
no larger than 3' x 3' x 16 ".
How You can Help to Reduce Trash
T HE AVERAGE MINNESOTA FAMILY OF FIVE GENERATES 10,000 LBS. OF TRASH a
year. The per - person garbage rate increased by 21 % between 1992 and 1998.
By the year 2020, OEA estimates the Land of 10,000 Lakes will annually produce
13 million tons of trash, nearly three times as much as in 1998.
"individually wrapped ", smaller packages that are double the weight of their
contents, and "disposable" products made to be used briefly and tossed, are all
part of a pervasive throwaway mentality.
Benefits of some convenience packaging may be environmental liabilities -
especially if they are not recyclable. Buy products that help the environment,
such as refillable, biodegradable cleaning products and a filtered -water pitcher
system instead of bottled water. Ask where recycling bins are at arenas, self-
serve restaurants and stores.
For more information write to: EPA Office of Solid Waste, 401 M St. SW.,
Washington, DC 20460 or http : / /www.epa.gov /osw/kids.htm. Or: Minnesota
Office of Environmental Assistance, 651- 296 -3417 or http: //
www.moea.state.mn.us or http: / /www.reduce.org.
Senior Corner
For more information call the Southshore Center at 952 - 4747635
Nutrition Education and Counseling Fri., Feb. 2, 12:45 P.M.
Presentation on "Herbal Supplements" by nutrition counselor Cara Meyer. Free.
Instant Piano for Ho lessly Busy People Mon., Feb. 5,9:00 Am. - Noon
Learn all the chords you will need to play any song. Material fee is $22 + tax, which
Includes a workbook and 60- minute practice tape. Register by Feb. 2.
Free Tax Aide Mondays starting Feb. 12 - April 9
Free tax preparation and assistance for seniors. Call to schedule an appointment.
Valentine Party Tues., Feb. 13, NOON
Food, fun and entertainment by Valley Troubadours. RSVP by Feb. 9. $4.00.
AAA Driving Classes
To register call 1 -888- 234 -1294
Travelough and Tea Fri., Feb. 23 -1:00 P.M.
The French Riveria. Cost is $4; reservations are needed by Tuesday, Feb. 20.
The Southshore Center is located at 5735 Country Club Road in
Shorewood and is open daily from 8.30 Am. to 4.00 P.M.
Noon lunches are served on Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
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The Southshore Senior /Community Center
Thanks to Our Communities
. This past summer marked the 17'
year for the Southshore Senior Center. It
has been a very important part of your
communities. It began programming out of
the Excelsior High School during the
summer of 1983. School lunches were
served. Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
loaned their van so people who did not drive
could be brought to the Center. After a year
of school lunches, Senior Community
Services staff worked with Volunteers of
America and through this partnership, a
noon meal was offered that was more to the
liking of the older adult. The Center grew.
Soon the Center was awarded it's own van.
More and more older adults began to
participate. Three years went by and
funding from the Metropolitan Council that
had been helping with the Center's expense
ended. At this point, the cities of Excelsior,
Deephaven, Chanhassen, Tonka Bay,
Shorewood, and Greenwood were asked to
contribute to the operating costs of the
Center. At this time, it involved the cost of
the cook and the Center director. All cities
agreed and money was contributed from
their Community Development Block Funds
that, combined with United Way Funds
Senior Community Services received for its
larger Senior Center program, the
Southshore Center Program was able to
continue.
After a few years, the Senior Center
had to find a new home. The school space
was no longer available. The Center moved
to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church where it
remained until the new Southshore
Senior /Community Center was completed in
the summer of 1997. This beautiful building
was built through the cooperative efforts of
the cities of Excelsior, Greenwood,
Deephaven, Shorewood, and Tonka Bay
(Chanhassen had opened it's own Senior
Center a number of years prior). Funds for
the building were in place, but kitchen
equipment, furnishings and enough money
to operate the building for these first months
had to be found. The Friends of Southshore,
through the generosity of the community,
raised $100,000. These funds were used to
equip, furnish and pay the initial operating
costs of the building.
The Southshore Senior /Community
Center opened its doors in August, 1997.
The Center's operating costs are generated
through rental income and the fund raising
activities of the Friends Board, the Senior
Center's Advisory Board, and Center
Volunteers. The first rental of the Center
took place in Aug. 1997. It was the 80
birthday party for Emma St. John, an
original member of the Senior Center's
Senior Advisory group. Since that time
rentals have increased. Two churches hold
their weekly church services at the Center.
We've rented to the Hosta Society, the
Basket Weavers Guild and Blue Cross/Blue
Shield. Many different businesses have held
meetings and seminars at the Center. Many
weddings, anniversary parties, birthday
parties, holiday gatherings and sports
banquets have been held at the Center these
past 2 V2 years. In addition to the rentals, the
Friends Board and the Senior Center's
Advisory Board have been very busy fund
raising to help with the operating costs of
the building. The Friends held the first Attic
Sale in the fall of 1999. The 52 Calendar
Raffle began and had been a success. This
past year over $6,000 was raised, thanks to
the people who decided to become "A
Friend of the Southshore Center." In
addition to these three fundraising events,
the Senior Center's Advisory Board, along
with many volunteers host a variety of
fundraising events. Each year two dinners
are held, a Craft Boutique with items made
by the seniors, over 125 dozen Christmas
cookies are made and sold, and Christmas.
gifts are wrapped for customers at the Mill.
Volunteers work and sell items at Apple
Days and Crazy Day. They work for a local
company answering phones and on and on.
The participants at the Center take great
pride in the work they are doing to help with
the cost of operating this facility. And you,
the residents of our communities should also
take pride in the support you have shown
this program by your participation in these
many events.
The Friends of the Southshore/
Community Center, the Senior Center's
Advisory Board, and the Center's many
participants thank everyone who has helped
make the Center a success.
Glenn Froberg
President of the Friends
Mary Lou Becker
President of the Senior Center Advisory
Board
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Map Descriptions
The following items are on the Feb. 6
Planning Commission Agenda:
Continued from the meeting of
January 2nd, the Planning Commission
will hold a public hearing to consider a
request for approval of a preliminary plat
for 6 single - family residential lots on
approximately 2.9 acres located at 6060
Strawberry Lane and adjoining land.
The property owners of 28110
Boulder Bridge Drive are requesting
approval of a conditional use permit for
an addition to their attached garage. The
square footage of the proposed garage
addition, when combined with existing
accessory space, will exceed the 1200
square feet allowed by permitted use. A
public hearing is schedule for 7:15 r.M.
Air Duch Ma
Check the dryer hood on the outside of your house to see if the flapper is
working properly. Many times the hood is damaged or lint build -up has impaired
the flapper from closing properly. Pliers to bend the hood into place or a piece of
wire to fish out the built -up lint will put the dryer exhaust hood back into operation.
Combustion air ducts allow air to enter your house in a place that will reduce
draft problems and provide oxygen for water heaters, furnaces, or other fuel
burning equipment. These ducts also provide an air inlet for stove hoods and
bathroom fans.
A quick look at the combustion air duct on your house may reveal a blockage
that will not allow fresh air to come into your house. Screens under the combustion
air inlet hoods should be checked yearly to make sure they do not become blocked
with a build -up of fibers or paint. A fine fibrous mat can be easily removed with
an old toothbrush. Provide area around the duct on the outside and inside of your
home to allow the air to enter your home.
Kerr ry e , Dog licenses for 2001 were due Jan. 31 . A late fey; o
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