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Have a safe and spooky Halloween and check out local celebrations
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Celebrate Halloween with Barebones! Using larger-than-life puppets, costumes and masks, choral singing, fire artistry, stilting, and an original musical score composed and performed by a 20 piece live orchestra, the Barebones Halloween Outdoor Puppet Extravaganza promises an unforgettable nighttime spectacular the evenings of October 31 and November 1. This free show begins at dusk at the North Gate entrance to Hidden Falls Regional Park at 1309 Mississippi River Blvd. S in St. Paul, roughly 1 mile south of the Ford Parkway Bridge. On-site parking is available but does fill up. Parking regulations will be enforced, including no parking on the grass. To learn more 
Xcel will share plans for new substations and lines
Xcel Energy is proposing an expansion of its south Minneapolis electric infrastructure to handle growing demand. The Hiawatha Project would add a new substation near Lake St and Hiawatha Ave to connect to the existing transmission line along Hiawatha, and new transmission lines along or near the 29th Street Midtown Greenway. Xcel will host open house meetings to provide information and field questions on Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 12:00 to 2:00 and 5:00 to 7:00 pm, and on Thursday, Nov. 6 (same times) in the Greenway Conference Room of the Midtown Global Market, 920 E. Lake St. An additional presentation at 3:00 pm, both days, will focus on the issues of electric and magnetic fields (EMF). To learn more click here.
Empty Bowls will raise awareness, funds for hunger
Powderhorn Empty Bowls is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Powderhorn Park Building, 3400 15th Ave. S. At this community meal, friends and neighbors are invited to choose a bowl from hundreds donated by local potters, including students in the Park’s ceramics program. After making a donation, attendees fill their bowls with soup and bread. At the end of the meal, participants leave with their empty bowl as a reminder that there are bowls that need filling year-round in our community. Proceeds will benefit the food shelf at the Division of Indian Work on Lake Street and the Kidz Cafe in the Park building, sponsored by the Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Association. To learn more click here.
Mark your calendar: crime prevention & home winterizing
You are invited to a free neighborhood-wide meeting on Monday, November 10 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Corcoran Park, 3334 20th Ave S. Crime in Corcoran is up compared with last year. What do the numbers mean? What are your concerns? Help create a 2009 Neighborhood Policing Plan with CPS Karen Notsch and Lieutenant Wes Ostlund of the 3rd Precinct. Then, enjoy a seminar on Winterizing your home to keep heating costs low, by local expert Jim Walsh, who will describe the principles of efficient heating, identify simple cost-saving improvements, and answer questions. Free giveaways will include programmable thermostats, window insulation, and other winterizing gear.
Prevent carbon monoxide poisoning this winter
The Minneapolis Fire Department is reminding residents to prevent exposure to carbon monoxide (CO). CO is an odorless gas that can be emitted by a variety of household appliances and can be fatal at high levels of concentration. The following steps can reduce the risk of CO poisoning: install and maintain carbon monoxide detectors within ten feet of all sleeping rooms or bedrooms, make sure that your boiler or furnace is clean and working properly, ensure that wood burning appliances have a proper draft and ventilation, never heat your home with the stove or fueled equipment, or portable kerosene heaters, and do not idle cars or other motorized equipment in attached garages. To learn more click here.
Corcoran Neighborhood Organization | 3451 Cedar Ave S | Minneapolis MN 55407
Phone 612-724-7457 | Fax 612-721-7588