Monday, June 20, 2011

Symphonic music in the woods

The Minnesota Sinfonia , a 25 member professional chamber orchestra in the Twin Cities, played music ranging from Dvorak to Harry Potter on Sunday evening at Caponi Art Park. Over 200 people gathered for the first of the summer outdoor music series.
Next concert: Sunday, July 25 @ 6:30 pm - Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happy Father's Day!

Don't forget to thank your father, husband and/or grandfather on this special day!
Cheers, fellas!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

From Burke to Mark

A month ago, Mark's father-in-law sold him his 1930 Ford Model A car. The current odometer reads 83,000 miles and the former Wisconsinite car is now a nearby Minnesotan car!

Friday, June 17, 2011

"It's the Culligan Man!"

Chad delivers our monthly 5 gallon jugs of water to my office. He makes 50 deliveries per day totaling about 180 jugs. His truck holds up to 208 jugs.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

An explosive lunch

The St. Paul Bomb Squad showed our Eagan Rotary Club this $210,000 bomb robot after our weekly lunch meeting. Rotarian Michael Proebstle volunteered to put on the 80 pounds of protective bomb gear. We had a blast with the two bomb squad officers!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Trumpet, tuba, percussion & banjo

Last week, the Dixieland Pick-Up Band entertained Market Fest visitors from the back of Tom Owen's very cool, 1930 Ford Model AA truck.
For info call: 651-771-1243

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Happy Birthday to me!

My wife and our three daughters helped me celebrate my birthday in advance. June 14 is my birthday and also America's "Flag Day." I'm the luckiest guy in the world!

Monday, June 13, 2011

Cigarette damage...

On June 6, a cigarette fire in an outdoor ashtray placed outside the LeMay Lake Apartments building at 3025 Eagandale Avenue displaced 150 residents. Nobody was injured by a cat died from smoke inhalation. Six units were severely damaged and are now uninhabitable. Eagan firefighters were assisted by Mendota Heights, Rosemount and Apple Valley fire departments.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

A happy doggie place

A pit stop. A pet stop. Along the south side of Wescott Road and east of Lexington Avenue, dogs can find this backyard station. Put your dog's "do-do" in the silver bucket and let "Spike" enjoy water & doggie biscuits!
Ruff, ruff!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Kathy & her chicken

Kathy Arndt sells her homemade yard and garden ornaments made out of recycled glass at the weekly Market Fest. For $60, this chicken could be yours...
Special orders: 952-888-7244

Friday, June 10, 2011

Built by Dustin

This new rambler house at Cliff Road & Lenore Lane just east of Highway 35E will have 2,300 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Dustin Endres has been building homes with his dad for 10 years and now at age 26, he has his own company. Eagan is a built up, well developed suburb with little remaining land for residential development. Six lots remain for building next to this house.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Arbor Day poster champions

Ten 3rd grade students from 10 different elementary schools each competed for a prize for the best Arbor Day poster. The fourth student from the right won. They posed at the brand new pavilion at Wednesday night's kick-off of Eagan's weekly Market Fest.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Purple gone wild

These wildflowers appear all along Cliff Road right now. I love the purple color!


Tuesday, June 7, 2011

"Locks of Love"

Directly after school, our oldest daughter donated 11 inches (28 cm) of her hair at Cole's Salon. Her hair will be used by the "Locks of Love" program to create wigs for cancer patients and others who have lost their own hair.





Monday, June 6, 2011

A roaring good time!

These Eagan Lions were meeting and greeting people who passed their booth at the "Showcase Eagan" at the Eagan Civic Arena on June 2nd. Over 60 community and civic groups, churches, city services, city equiptment, fire trucks, police motorbikes and more were assembled for all to see!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Floaty friends

The crowd was building just before lunchtime on Saturday morning. Schulze Beach is our best local lake for swimming and sunbathing in Eagan.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

A fragrant stroll

These pink and white crab apple trees were in full bloom last week bordering the front sidewalk of the Eagan Municipal City Hall.
My 800th blog posting!

Friday, June 3, 2011

Glitz & glamour x 8 couples

These Eagan High School kids dressed up and had a great time at last Saturday night's Prom, a great finish to the school year!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Biker Brian

Eaganite Brian Keeler and his UW-River Falls college buddy, Dan Rusk, will bike 1,500 miles around Lake Superior in July to raise money to battle ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). Brian lost his maternal grandfather and mother to this illnes also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease." To learn more or to support their fundraiser, click here.
Good luck, Brian and Dan!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Repairing Eagan roads

These guys were resurfacing a side street off Galaxie Road after a long, cold, snowy, Minnesota winter. The City Daily Photo community theme day for June 1 is: Under Construction.
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants