Zoo teams up with Second Harvest to fight hunger

Posted under Apple Valley on Tuesday 22 December 2009 at 4:17 pm

Zoo Offers Admission Discount with Food Donation through December 31

Through December 31, guests visiting the Minnesota Zoo will receive a discount on admission with a donation of a non-perishable food item supporting Second Harvest Heartland, Minnesota's largest hunger relief organization. For each donation, Zoo guests will receive a $2 discount on adult admission and $1 discount on child and senior admission (only one discount per person; not valid with other offers or promotions).

The most needed food items include:

Meats, Fish and Protein — canned tuna, ham or chicken, beef stew, chili, peanut butter, canned/dried beans
Fruits and Vegetables – 100% fruit juice, canned fruits and vegetables, instant potatoes, fruit preserves
Complete Meals – pasta & sauce, boxed meals, hearty soups
Grains – cereal, rice
Hygiene products – shampoo, deodorant, soap, diapers, toilet paper, feminine hygiene, toothpaste
Cleaning Supplies – laundry detergent, paper towels, kitchen and bathroom cleaners

 

No glass containers, perishable items or home canned foods please!

The Minnesota Zoo is located in Apple Valley, just minutes south of Mall of America. For more
information, call 952.431.9500 or visit mnzoo.org .

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Lakeville levy to increase despite opposition by business owners

Posted under Lakeville on Tuesday 22 December 2009 at 11:06 am

by Derrick Williams
Thisweek Newspapers

Despite strong and even desperate pleas from local business owners to hold the line on taxes, Lakeville’s City Council approved a 2.3 percent increase to its 2010 property tax levy Dec. 21.

The 4-1 vote, with Council member Mark Bellows dissenting, came on the heels of a dramatic week when it came to the property tax discussion.

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Man dies in shooting at Burnsville apartment building

Posted under Burnsville on Sunday 22 November 2009 at 11:13 am

A 25-year-old man suffered a single gun shot wound and died in the early morning hours of Saturday, Nov. 21 at a Burnsville apartment building, according to press accounts.

The man’s identity was not released by police and neither was the name of a 25-year-old suspect who was arrested after the shooting on probable cause second-degree manslaughter. Formal charges most likely will be filed Monday by the Dakota County Attorney’s Office.

The shooting allegedly occurred at about 2:48 a.m. at 2700 Selkirk Drive when police were called to the scene.

Press accounts said that police officers attempted to save the victim’s life, but he died at the scene.

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VIDEO: Smashing Pumpkins, Grizzly style

Posted under Apple Valley on Thursday 22 October 2009 at 3:25 pm


Watch Grizzlies at the Minnesota Zoo as they encounter a 500 lbs. pumpkin in their habitat. Video produced by Jeff Achen.

So how does a 500 lbs. Grizzly bear carve his or her 500 lbs. Halloween pumpkin? Check out Thisweeklive video to watch Minnesota Zoo bears "Haines," "Kenai" and "Sadie" destroy a 500-pound pumpkin Oct. 22.



“Pumpkins are just one example of ‘enrichment’ used at the Minnesota Zoo to stimulate animals’ senses while encouraging a wide range of natural behaviors,” said the Zoo’s Northern Trail Supervisor Diana Weinhardt.

In the past, pumpkins presented to the bears were substantially smaller — allowing them
to claw and smash them as their own unique way of “carving.

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The large pumpkin, grown at the Zoo’s Wells Fargo Family Farm exhibit by Zoo Volunteer 
Bob Erickson for the past 5 months, was transported ahead of time via a bobcat to the bears’ exhibit inside Russia’s Grizzly Coast. A pumpkin’s weight is estimated by its
 measurements.

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Burnsville Youth Wrestling club registration open

Posted under Burnsville Sports on Thursday 22 October 2009 at 2:45 pm

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