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Boy Scouts head upTechDump Arden Hills Service Directory by Susan Catheyby Susan Cathey 1245 West Highway 96 he Boy Scouts of Troop 419 have done another good deed. On April he Boy Scouts of Troop 419 have done another good deed. On April T Arden Hills, MN 55112-5734 hosted a TechDump, a service of Plymouth- based Jobs Foundation, whose mission is to help Monday through Thursday economically disadvantaged adults overcome barriers to 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. employment. The TechDump provided an opportunity Friday for people to rid themselves of unwanted electronics in 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. a caring and environmentally responsible way. Trinity 651-792-7800 Lutheran Church of Lake Johanna allowed the troop to www.ci.arden-hills.mn.us use its property for this event. cityhall@ci.arden-hills.mn.us Sheriff and Fire Emergency 911 Sheriff (non-emergency) collected a Dumpster full of recycled appliances. Eighty-six com 651-484-3366 are being refurbished. TechDump, after removing all data, disass Fire (non-emergency) and ships them to recyclers who bring the material back to its r - 651-633-2404 Water and Sewer Problems (During non-business hours) The boys in this troop attend Mounds View High School and Highvi 651-484-3366 Senior Patrol Leader Russell Silvis was the youth chairperson fo by a committee of Scouting adults: Virginia Anderson, Karol Smit David Grant 651-538-0747 Mayor: Masters Jeff Silvis and Mark Kroll. The boys were Colin Catlin, Councilmembers: Isaac Jones, Braxton Kinner, Dan Kroll, Zach Litzinger, Charlie Brenda Holden 651-636-2987 Fran Holmes 651-631-1866 signs announcing this community service. Nick Tamble 612-819-7995 Ed Werner 651-636-2547 News from the Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee See City website for e-mail addresses. by Jane Larson, PTRCby Jane Larson, PTRC City Administrator: named Arden Hills the 14th best place to live in the U. S. beca Last year, CNN MoneyLast year, CNN Money named Arden Hills the 14th best place to live in the U. S. beca Patrick Klaers 651-792-7810 of a top-rated school district; a trail system that connects par and tree preservation. This year the Parks, Trails, and Recreati Communications Committee : goals to improve this system with the addition of trail map sign Arlene Mitchell, editor; Susan Cathey; promote trail expansion. Kristine Goodrich; Brenda Holden Council Liaison: Nick Tamble In my neighborhood, we look forward to the time of year when we Desktop Publisher: Mary Nosek trails. The trails provide a sustainable form of exercise where door without wasting time or energy in travel. Using a bike odom Council meetings are held at City Hall four-mile trail that combines City trails and neighborhood stree on the second and last Monday of the Arden Hills website includes trail mileage, and can be used to calculate mapmyrun.com month at 7 p.m. Meetings are televised mileage when streets are included on the route. Lately, I have live on Cable Channel 16. Meetings of undo the effect of too many hours over too many years of sitting the Planning Commission are televised been tracking calorie expenditure vs. calories eaten and ramping Playbacks of City meetings begin the For years, I have been walking with a neighbor or going it alone morning after the meeting and continue every day until the next City meeting. end of the day and, according to the Journal of Psychological Science, there are cognitive Playbacks are at 3 a.m., 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 because nature is full of attention-grabbing stimuli that do not - a.m., 2 p.m., and 10 p.m. on Saturday ments. The additional stimuli require directed attention, forcin and Sunday. For web casts, visit On our walks, we have seen bunnies, albino squirrels, fox, deer, www.ctv15.org. birds, ducks, geese, and turkeys. Columbine, trillium, hazelnuts other plants can be seen along the trails. I have heard that we Arden Hills Notes - morel mushrooms growing in our midst. We may take a moment to ad letter of the City of Arden Hills, an bloom or to watch deer who are watching us. We take in everythin equal-opportunity employer. the sound of unseen creatures in the brush, the smell of the ear 2 Continued on page 3