Safety Officer recognition

Eagan Rotarian and Eagan Police Chief Jim McDonald presented Detective Paul Maier with a Rotary "Safety Officer Award" at a recent Eagan Rotary lunch meeting. Paul has been with the Eagan Police Department since December 1999 where he worked as a patrol officer until 2004. In 2004, he was assigned to investigation and currently works as a detective. Congratulations, Detective Maier!

Eagan Rotarian and Eagan Fire Chief Mike Scott presented Firefighter Lieutenant Roy Prudencio's widow, Carol, with a Rotary "Safety Officer Award" honoring Roy's service. He served as a volunteer Eagan firefighter from December 2000 until he passed away in February 2010. Congratulations to Roy's family!

Holz Farm Spring Festival

"Friends of the Farm" and the Eagan Parks & Recreation presented the 24th annual Arbor Day Celebration and Holz Farm Spring Festival on Sunday, May 16. Crowds gathered for the ceremonial tree planting, pony rides, hay(wagon) rides, barnyard animal viewing, rope making and hot dog lunch. Eagan's "Women of Note" choir and "Men's Chorus" both sang on a beautiful, sunny, early Summer day. In honor of Eagan's 150th Anniversary, they also collected food donations for the Eagan Resource Center (foodshelf).

Dinner on the patio

Saturday night we enjoyed dinner in our backyard on the patio. The mosquitos aren't out yet so it was a pleasant time with my parents, twin brother and his family. The kids sat at their own table. Left to right: my wife, sister-in-law, Mom, twin brother and Dad

A golfers' bridge

Here's a small bridge at the Parkview Golf Club. It seems a bit smaller than the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. This is another Sunday bridge series started by Louis La Vache in San Francisco.

http://bayphoto.blogspot.com Sunday Bridges

Saturday sales of Spring

When Spring arrives, garage sales start up again. It's a good way to clean out your unused stuff or find a good deal if you need some new "used stuff." The Deerwood neighborhood has an annual sale in which many neighbors participate.

A girls' fort only!

Two sisters & a neighbor girl played undistracted and uninterrupted on our backyard playset without the problem of boys. Click here to see how it looked there this past winter!

Cruisin' through Eagan

Patrick was happy to pose with his red 1930 Ford two seater. This converted Hotrod car has white leather seats and a rumble fold out seat in the back!

Lakes of Eagan series #3

Holland Lake is one of several lakes found within the 2,000 acre Lebanon Hills Regional Park and is located off Cliff Road just east of Lexington Avenue. It has among the best water quality of any lake in the Twin Cities metro area with good transparency most of the summer. Great for fishing! Amenities include: parking, restrooms, grills, a large fishing pier, picnic tables & shelter.

Lake statistics:

Size: 32.5 acres

Max depth: 75 feet

Fish species: Bluegills, brown trout, bullheads, crappies, large-mouth bass, northern pike and rainbow trout.

Teacher Recognition Day

On Wednesday, May 5, principals and teachers from Eagan High School, the two Eagan middle schools and eight elementary schools joined the Eagan Rotary club for the annual "Teacher Recognition Day." A principal from each school introduced their school's selected teacher and told why that teacher was chosen. Eagan Rotary awarded each school and each teacher with a gift certificate.

Congratulations, teachers!

Photos by Eagan Rotarian Michael Proebstle

Eagan Garden Club plant sale

Avid gardeners showed up by 8:30 on Saturday morning for the Eagan Garden Club's plant sale at Holz Farm. Annuals and perennials stood on several picnic tables across from the barn and chicken coop.

Happy Mother's Day!

Here's wishing my wife, my mother and my mother-in-law a very Happy Mother's Day! And hoping that all the other mothers out there will enjoy a special day with their families, too!

Open House @ 1516 Covington Lane

This house opened its doors last Sunday for anyone to visit. When you see an "Open House" sign out front, you can just walk in and look around at that home. This beauty has a $425,000 price tag and boasts the following in just over 3,000 finished square feet: master suite with fireplace, hardwood floors, master bath with jacuzzi tub, 3 car attached garage, main floor laundry with tub, 3 fireplaces, 3 season porch off master bedroom, 2 decks, new roof, formal dining room, newer appliances, granite kitchen countertops and more in the finished lower level! (Total of 4 bedrooms & 2.75 bathrooms)

Call Connie Vanderzanden at 952-270-8834 if you're interested!

Eagan Daily Photo - 1st anniversary

On May 7, 2009, I began a fun journey as the Eagan Daily Photo blogger among the hundreds of other City Daily Photo bloggers around the world. Thank you everyone for your support, humor, comments, suggestions and photographic ideas. It's amazing to communicate with many friends, family and new CDP blogger friends in Berlin, Jaipur, Aurora, Drammen, Barcelona, St. Paul, Tallahassee, Athens, Roskilde, San Francisco, Mainz, Haninge, Paris, Verona, Monte Carlo, New York City, London, Manila, Lisbon, Rome , Moscow, Stuttgart, Melbourne, Bangalore, Belgrade, Stavanger, Jeddah, Livorno, Jerusalem, Montpelier and several other places! I posted every single day without missing a day.

Here are some of my blog statistics after one year:

3 blog awards

124 foreign visitor flags

163 followers

371 total postings in 1 year

2,860 = most visits in a month > January 2010

25,875 total visits

My family and I celebrated with a chocolate, rasberry, chocolate chip ice cream pie!

59th Annual National Day of Prayer

From 6:30 to 7:00 this morning, nearly 20 people gathered at Woodcrest Church in Eagan to observe the 2010 National Day of Prayer. Pastor Jerry Schommer and Pastor Pete Parker led the prayer gathering in the prayer room of their church. This year's national theme is "Prayer - for such a time as this."

www.NationalDayofPrayer.org

Scoops for Troops

On Sunday afternoon, after the "Tribute to the Troops 5K Run," throngs of people met at Ring Mountain Creamery for ice cream scooped up by local celebrities: an Olympic medalist, Vikings Cheerleaders, a University of Minnesota mascot and others. Live bands played and another successful event happened to support our troops and their local families!

www.scoopsfortroops.net

Tent practice

During a girl scout meeting, 19 girls gathered to learn or review how to pitch a camping tent. Summer camping is approaching!

Tribute to the Troops 5K

The second annual "Tribute to the Troops 5K Run" took place on Sunday afternoon at the Lexington/Difley fields in Eagan. Over 150 runners/walkers participated in the event to raise awareness, fellowship and funds to support the troops and their local families.

Before the race, the Pizzazzjazz Band played; clowns entertained; people laughed and cried; a Color Guard presented the Colors and a short program was presented.

The race began after 12:00 PM and the top 2 runners both crossed the 5K finish line under 18 minutes! A great day was enjoyed by all!

www.tributetothetroops.org

"Pippin" - a magical & exciting musical

The Eagan High School drama department has a long, impressive history of performing plays and musicals as evidenced by their huge wall covered with framed past performance posters. This musical leads the audience through the story of Pippin, loaded with infectious dance numbers and energetic pop-influenced music. The "leading player" portrayed by Javier Ferreira (center stage) and "Pippin" played by Jordan Oxborough (stage far left), stole the show with their outstanding performances. Over 35 other great cast members and a live "pit orchestra" brilliantly supported them under the direction of retired theater teacher, Dennis Swanson.

Story-line: He was Pepin, the first born son of Charlemagne, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the eighth century. He is accorded only the smallest paragraph in history books. In the case of PIPPIN, the authors were looking for a story of a young man's search for significance. The events are described as happening in 780 A.D. "or thereabouts," and the program describes the setting as "The Holy Roman Empire or thereabouts." But Pippin will be seen as a completely recognizable young man of today who is impatient to find his place in the world. Bravo! Encore!

Bridge over Highway 35E

This newer bridge over highway 35E was built within the last two years. On the left side, you'll drive through a roundabout and the right side, you'll drive to the Eagan Community Center. This is the Sunday Bridges Series started by "Louis la Vache" with a city daily photo blog in San Francisco.

http://bayphoto.blogspot.com - Sunday Bridges

Standing stone statue

May 1 is theme day for the City Daily Photo blog network. The theme is "statues." This modern statue finds itself surrounded by beautiful nature at the Caponi Art Park in Eagan. Their summer season opens today! Go visit!


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