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Early April 2025

Elections for the CIDNA Board are coming up at our Annual Meeting on May 14. The Board is made of up neighbors who volunteer their time, talent and expertise to make the CIDNA a welcoming community for all. CIDNA puts on social events throughout the year, engages with city leaders on issues that affect our neighborhood and advocates on behalf of the neighborhood.

If you are thinking about joining, or wonder what the board member responsibilities are, please email info@cidna.org.

CIDNA resident Stacia Goodman's public mosaic projects can be seen across our city and our country. In a word, Stacia is a treasure. Her latest installation is the "Garden of Goodness" at the Sumner Library. The opening event includes family-friendly art activities, live music and refreshments. A program is planned for 2 pm.

To learn more about the art and the artist, click here. We hope to see you at the event.

• Wednesday, March 12 from 6 - 7:30
• Jones-Harrison Senior Living - Lakeview Room

Can't be there in person? Join by Zoom.

You're invited to a CIDNA-sponsored Happy Hour. Come out in a casual setting to meet your neighbors. CIDNA springs for the appetizers, and neighbors purchase their beverages.

Thursday, April 10, from 5:30 - 7:30 at Taberna

For many years, CIDNA has created May Day Baskets for Jones-Harrison residents. This effort has been led by Amanda Vallone as a way to recognize those who reside at JH. The baskets are hung on the door knobs of each of the residents to bring cheer to them on May Day.

Bring your children or yourselves to pitch in with this event. All ages are welcome. Feel free to drop in and stay for as long as you are able.

Jones-Harrison Senior Living

Lakeview Room

April 30 - 6 pm - 9 pm

For more information or to sign up to volunteer, please email us at info@cidna.org

CIDNA is collaborating with nearby neighborhoods for a garden tool swap on May 10 at the Kenwood Rec Center. Bring what you have and take what you need.

More information to come, but here are the basics:

May 10, 1 - 4 pm (rain or shine)

Kenwood Recreation Center

• 1 - 4 ARTrageous creation station
• 1:30 p.m. Gardening workshop
• 3 p.m. Recycling workshop

Save the Date! Join us for some social time, followed by our annual meeting, which includes our annual board elections.

Wednesday, May 14 at 6 pm

Jones-Harrison Senior Living

Centrum Room

The Metropolitan Council, operator of the regional wastewater collection and treatment system, responded Friday morning, March 28, to a wastewater spill in Minneapolis, at the intersection of 28th Street W. and Dean Court. Crews were able to stop the spill flow. Wastewater reached the west side of Cedar Lake South Beach through the storm water system. The spill was caused by the theft of infrastructure at the spill site.

Crews completed cleanup and repair efforts Friday, March 28. Sewer service was not interrupted. Water quality crews collected samples at five testing sites within Cedar Lake on Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29, to measure for potential health and environmental concerns. Met Council scientists saw significant reductions in bacteria from Friday into Saturday. Bacteria results remain elevated just west of Cedar Lake South Beach. Water Quality crews will return on Monday, March 31, for another round of sampling.

If you have questions, please reach out to Kai.Peterson@metc.state.mn.us or 651-404-1714.

The Uptown Farmers Market will be returning in 2025 in a dedicated space. It will be located adjacent to Seven Points. The market is seeking a Market Manager for the season and also accepting vendor applications. If you are interested in either, please see the links below.

Market Manager information

Vendor Application

Metro Blooms is committed to engaging the gardening community to be active stewards of our water resources. They have developed an innovative series of rain garden workshops to promote practices to capture storm water, preventing polluted runoff from entering nearby lakes and streams.

Metro Blooms offers several low-cost DIY workshops on sustainable yard practices, including creating resilient yards, healthy soils and turf alternatives.

For more information, click here.

Thank you to those who donated in March 2025. Our events, such as monthly Happy Hours, are paid for by private (non-city) donations.

• Pat and Annie Hinch
• Michael Olafson Jones-Harrison board member

Cedar-Isles-Dean Neighborhood Association | 612-212-5508 | info@cidna.org

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