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"Note. This article was first published in the April 2010 edition of the Shore Report. In fight of the
recent discovery of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a Minnesota deer, the information is particularly
pertinent and bears repeating at this time."
he city has received complaints regarding • Result in over - browsing of local vegetation and
residential feeding ofthe local deer populations. ornamental plants.
Although it is nice to enjoy the local wildlife, Deny fawns access to food because they are
recreational deer feeding is harmful to deer. kept away from feeding stations and over -
Recreational deer feeding, including putting corn browsing by larger deer removes food that
and salt licks in youryard, cause deer to gather in would otherwise be available to fawns.
unnaturally high densities and increases nose -to- Forthe longterm health ofdeer, the best strategy
nose contact and sharing of saliva- contaminated is to keep deer dependent on their natural food
food. This increases the potential for spreading of and cover. Please, do not feed the deer. It will
diseases. Artificial concentrations of deer caused keep the deer in our community healthy and more
by feeding can also enjoyable for everyonel
• Increase deer- vehicle collisions.
E ach year before the spring thaw, pet owners new snow. During the spring thaw, the bacteria
are encouraged to begin cleaning their yards and parasites from the waste that remain dormant
ofpetwastethat hasaccumulated overthewinter. during the winter months are unleashed into the
The waste should be picked up continually during newly formed streams running from your yard
the spring thaw, as well as .summer and fall and eventually into the storm drains and ditches,
months, to prevent bacteria contaminated water ending up in our groundwater and lakes.
from running into the storm water system, city Athough never a favorite chore, cleaning upthe
lakes, wetlands and streams. waste isthe responsibility of each petowner. There
Dog waste is NOT fertilizer and it is NOT good are services available for hire if it is a chore you
for lawns. Most dog owners are unable to keep up would rather not do. Regardless of who does the
on removing pet waste during the winter months, clean up, it should be completed before the first
and waste accumulates, being covered by each blades of grass begin to grow.
load Weight Restrictions Through May 1
fight restrictions are placed on local streets
from March 1 to May 1. This measure
is taken to protect city streets from serious
damage and destruction. Exceptions are made
for necessary vehicles, such as .school buses
and garbage trucks. Exceptions are not made for
vehicles such as moving trucks, delivery trucks
and construction equipment. Please remind any
delivery personnel or workers on your property
of the restriction. AI streets are posted with the
allowable weight limits. Please call city hall if you
have any questions, 952.960.7900, or go to the city
web site and look under Street & Utilities /Public
Streets to see a map of road restrictions.
March 2011
www.ci.shorewood.mn.us
Recycling Weeks for
March 2011
All recycling must be curbside no
later than 7 a.m. on recycling day.
Mainland residents recycle March 2,
16 and 30; Island residents recycle
March 3, 17 and 31.
Report misses: 952.941.5174
Shorewood Loves to Recycle
A fter completing one year
of single sort recycling in
Shorewood, the participation rate
and increase in tons recycled
indicates that the residents of
Shorewood love the convenience
of our new recycling system.
Residents recycled 382,520 more
pounds at the curb in 2010 than
in 2009.
What did we save?
Recycling reduces landfill space
required, garbage incinerators
needed, and saves natural
resources. In 2010, residents
recycled enough glass, metal, and
paper to make a huge difference
in the use of natural resources.
• The energy saved from recycling
one glass bottle can run a 100 -
watt light bulb for four hours or
a compact fluorescent bulb for
20 hours. Using recycled glass
over virgin material causes
20% less air pollution and 50
less water pollution than when
a new bottle is made from raw
materials. Each ton of recycled
glass saves approximately
9 gallons of fuel. In 2010,
Shorewood recycled over 350
tons of glass saving 3
gallons of fuel I
Each ton of recycled paper can
save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil,
3 cubic yards of landfill space,
4000 kilowatts of energy, and
7000 gallons ofwater. In 2010,
Shorewood recycled over 538
tons of paper saving 9,146
trees.
A 60-watt light bulb can be run
for over a day on the amount
of energy saved by recycling
1 pound of steel. In 2010,
Shorewood recycled over
68,000 pounds of steelftin cans,
running a.60 -watt light bulb for
68,000 days!
An average of 85% of the
Shorewood households
consistently recycled in 2010
vs. 61% in 2009. This increase
equates to 160 pounds MORE
recycled per household for the
year.
More Numbers from 2010
Aluminum 350 tons
Cardboard 55.5 tons
Plastic Bottles 71 tons
For more recycling facts go to
wwwearth911.org. Simplytype in
the item you are interested in.
Prevent Poison Accidents in Your Home
N ational Poison Prevention
Week is March 20 -26. This
is a great time for residents
to make themselves aware of
common toxins they might be
exposed to in their own homes.
Each year, millions of people are
exposed to poisons. Although
many of the exposures occur in
children, approximately 1/3 ofthe
exposures are in adults 20 years
and older.
Every home should have the
phone number for the Poison
Control Center posted where it
is easily accessible to all family
members. NEVER handle this
medical emergency without first
contacting the poison control
center or 911. Sometimes the
home remedy can cause more
harm than the original toxin.
The National Safety Council
offers the following tips to prevent
some common poison accidents:
Medicines
• Always follow a medication's
recommended dosage.
• Clean out your
m e d i c i n e
cabinet. Dispose
of any unused
or expired
prescriptions
by mixing with t t
coffee grounds or
kitty litter, sealing
and putting in the
trash.
• Never take someone else's
medications.
• Use child- resistant caps on
medications and keep them
tightly closed and out of the
sight and reach of children.
Household cleaners
• Avoid storing cleaning
compounds and food
together.
• Keep all substances in their
original containers
with labels intact for
usage and safety
information.
Make sure
cleaning products are
capped and stored
away from a child's or
pet's reach.
Use and store
toilet bowl cleaners with extra
caution.
For more information on toxins
in your home, go to the National
Safety Council web site, wwwnsc.
org, and enter poison prevention
in the search engine.
Pot Hole Alert
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With spring weather comes any::,'
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increase in pot holes. Be alert for
residents and
these road hazards and report
participants
dangerous pot holes to the proper
from each Cp TO
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StepTo It Shorewood
o you have a competitive
spirit? Do you want a fun
and easy way to get in shape this
spring? Then find those walking
shoes, or oil that bike chain and
get ready for a four -week Step To
It Challenge from May 9–June 511
Shorewood is one of twenty -two
Hennepin County communities
taking the challenge!
Get active with your
community!
The Step To It Challenge is a
fun, free, lighted-hearted way to
connect with family, friends, and
neighbors, and get moving again
after a long winter. Participating
cities compete to see which
How does it work?
As a Step To It participant, you
will keep an ongoing total of
the steps you take during the
Best of all, it's FREEI Watch for
a registration form in the April
Shore Report, or register online
beginning April 1 atwwwsteptod.
org.
Trim Oak Trees in March
M arch is the last month that
the University of Minnesota
Extension Service recommends
oak trees are trimmed for the
upcoming growing season. Oak
trees are susceptible to oak wilt,
a fungus that kills many oak trees
in Minnesota each year.
To protect your tree from
this fungus, they should not be
trimmed past March, when the
temperatures are too cold for
the fungus to infect the new
wound. If your tree is accidently
wounded after the safe period,
cover the wounds immediately -
within minutes -with one of the
preferred materials such as
water -based paint or shellac.
More information about oak
wilt is available on the city web
site, www.ci.shorewood.mn.us,
under Enivromrent -Yard Care, or
contact the Minnesota Extension
Service at 1.800.876.8636.
one has the
challenge. Using an
most active
activity conversion
residents and
chart at wwwsteptod.
participants
1T org, other activities
from each Cp TO
11 such as biking,
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city will have S ` E
skateboarding, Tai Chi,
a chance to
or even just mowing
be honored
the lawn can count
by Hennepin County and the
toward overall steps. Aweb site
Minnesota Twins at a Twins home
will allow you to record your steps
game during the 2011 season.
online, or
This event is for everyone —the
your step
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entire family can join in the funi
total can
Ifyou live or work in Shorewood,
be called
you qualify)
in or faxed.
How does it work?
As a Step To It participant, you
will keep an ongoing total of
the steps you take during the
Best of all, it's FREEI Watch for
a registration form in the April
Shore Report, or register online
beginning April 1 atwwwsteptod.
org.
Trim Oak Trees in March
M arch is the last month that
the University of Minnesota
Extension Service recommends
oak trees are trimmed for the
upcoming growing season. Oak
trees are susceptible to oak wilt,
a fungus that kills many oak trees
in Minnesota each year.
To protect your tree from
this fungus, they should not be
trimmed past March, when the
temperatures are too cold for
the fungus to infect the new
wound. If your tree is accidently
wounded after the safe period,
cover the wounds immediately -
within minutes -with one of the
preferred materials such as
water -based paint or shellac.
More information about oak
wilt is available on the city web
site, www.ci.shorewood.mn.us,
under Enivromrent -Yard Care, or
contact the Minnesota Extension
Service at 1.800.876.8636.
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Council Members
Christine Lase, Mayor; Laura Hotvet; Debbie Siakel; Richard Woodruff; Scott Zerby
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There are no public hearings scheduled for the March 1 Planning Commission meeting. Awork session will be held
in the City Council Chambers beginning at 7 p.m. Agendas and approved minutes are available online at www.
ci. Shorewood .m . us.
Presenters
Laverne Dunsmore
A horticulturist, peony grower and hybridizer, he
and his wife Barbara grow 8 acres of peonies and
operate Countryside Gardens, Inc, a full - service
garden design, installation and neintenance service
in Delano, MN.
Soni Forsman
Beginning with one hardy waterlily in 1979, Ms.
Forsman has since expanded to tending inure than
24 varieties of waterlilies plus many other water
plants! She is a member of numberous organiza-
tions and garden clubs. Ms. Forsman has been
published in Northern Gardener magazine and Wa-
terlog newsletter, been on Fox 9 Morning News and
Grow with KARE11, and taught classes for MN State
Horticultural Society, U of Landscape Arboretum
and many garden clubs!
Steve Horan
A gardener who grows a variety of hardy and non-
hardy ornamental grasses in his garden in Wood-
bury, MN. Mr. Horan works grasses into his large
collection of daylilies and other perennials.
Holasek Greenhouse
Family owned and operated in Chanhassen since
1957, Holaseks sells flowers and vegetables to retail
stores, businesses, commercial landscapers, garden
centers, through their greenhouse, and at Great
Gardens By Grandma portable markets.
Metro Blooms
A private nonprofit, volunteer- based, educational
organization, Metro Blooms partners with other
organizations, businesses, professional associa-
tions, local governments and watershed districts to
promote environmentally sound gardening and land-
scaping practices to improve the health of our land
and water resources. They have offered rain garden
workshops to over 4,400 participants throughout the
state of Minnesota!
Directions
From Highway 7 and Interstate 494:
Travel west on Highway 7 approximately
5.5 miles to Highway 19 in Excelsior. Turn
right and travel 1.2 miles to Smithtown
Road. Turn left onto Smithtown and take
an immediate left onto Country Club Road.
Turn left into the third driveway and drive
past the tennis courts and ice rink to the
community center.
From Highway 7 and Highway 44:
Travel east on Highway 7 approximately 4
miles to Eureka Road. Turn left onto Eu-
reka Rd and continue .6 miles to Smithtown
Road. Turn right. Travel .7 miles to Country
Club Road. Turn right. Turn left into the
third driveway and drive past the tennis
courts and ice rink to the community center.
From Highway 19 and Highway 15:
Travel south on Highway 19 approximately
3.1 miles to Smithtown Road. Turn right.
Take an immediate left onto Country Club
Road. Turn left into the third driveway and
drive past the tennis courts and ice rink to
the community center.
Southshore Community Center
5735 Country Club Road
Shorewood, MN 55331
952.474.7635
www. southshore- center. org
Southshore Community Center
5735 Country Club Roar}
Shorewood, MN
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Satu March 12, 2011
Sam -4 pm
Designed forgardenersofall levels- -
novice and masferalike!
2011 Spring Garden Fair
Sponsored by the Southshore Community Center
Shorewood, MN
8 am Check -in and registration; continental breakfast; preview vendor fair
8:30 am Welcome and Introduction— Kristi Anderson, Program
Director
Bring
8:45 am Peony: The King of Perennials -- Laverne Dunsmore seeds to
In -depth presentation covers peony culture, classification, exchan bloom season, varieties, marketing, and why northern gardens
should have them!
9:45 am Break
10:30 am Ornamental Grasses —Steve Horan
Many grasses have more than one season of interest because of their attractive foliage,
color and texture, distinctive plant habit, and floral and fruiting structures. Find out which
ornamental grasses are easy to grow in your garden.
11:30 am Lunch and Drawings Visit
Free time to visit vendor booths, trade seeds, and network. Vendor
Booths
Afternoon: choose Session A or Session B
Session A
1 pm Container Water Gardens: Petite Gardens Make a Big Splash - -Soni Forsman
Learn how to select the containers, appropriate plants, and to culture and care for small
water gardens.
2 pm Break
2011 Spring Garden Fair
I Registration Form
Registration is limited.
No refunds after March 4.
Send registration form with check payable to
Southshore Community Center:
SSCC
5735 Country Club Road
Shorewood, MN 55331
Online registration and credit card payment
available at www.southshore- center.org.
One registration form per person.
$25 early registration by Feb. 15
$30 registration Feb. 16 -March 11
Registration on day of event $35.
I Afternoon session: A or B (circle one)
Address
City
Phone
2:30 pm Designing Container Gardens: Therapy for Cabin Fever -- Holasek Greenhouse
Learn about good soil preparation, plant selection, pinching and deadheading, and aftercare
of your container. Get a sneak peak at spring colors and herbs! Learn solutions to common
mistakes! Get ideas for contemporary and traditional designs!
Session B
1-4 pm Rain Garden Workshop- -Metro Blooms
($15 additional fee payable to Metro Blooms at workshop)
Learn how to use native plants in your garden landscape, limit fertilizers and pesticides,
capture rainwater on site, redirect downspout, plan your garden and location. Receive one -
on -one assistance with design and plant selection from landscape designers and master
gardeners. Sponsored by the cities of Shorewood and Victoria and the Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District.
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