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The City of Hopkins is again offering a free opportunity to learn more about the operations, facilities and services of the City through the 2007 Citizen Academy.
Participate in a felony traffic stop. Take the position of a firefighter on an engine and learn how a firefighter prepares to fight fires. Find out how the City’s budget is created and where the money goes. Discover how economic development projects are put together.
Classes are designed to be fun and informative.
Classes will be held at 6:30 pm on five Thursdays beginning March 1, each at a different location within the City.
If you are interested in the Citizen Academy, application forms can be found on the City’s web site or you can contact Jim Genellie at or 952-548-6303.
"The Singers" Choir To Perform At HCA
7:30 pm, Saturday, January 27
Formed in 2004 after the Dale Warland Singers ceased performing, “The Singers” carries forward the standard of creating and performing choral music at the highest level of excellence. This professional ensemble is acknowledged as Minnesota’s premiere a cappella choir.
For tickets, call 952-979-1111 (Tues–Sat, 12–6 pm) or visit www.hopkinsartscenter.com. The Hopkins Center for the Arts is located at 1111 Mainstreet in Hopkins.
Public Works crews will be collecting residents’ Christmas trees through January 19 free of charge. Residents do not have to call in for this service. After January 19, tree removal will be done for a fee and on a call-in basis only at 952-939-1382.
- Trees must be placed on the boulevard for collection
- Wreaths or decorations containing metal pieces will not be accepted
- Bags and stands must be removed
- Unacceptable waste may be discarded in your refuse container
Trees from multi-housing, commercial or industrial properties will not be collected by the City. Arrangements for disposal should be made through their private refuse contract
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Residents participating in the City’s curbside recycling program may recycle old phone books by placing them in their green and yellow recycling cart.
Residents without curbside recycling may drop off phone books at the Hopkins/Minnetonka Recycling Center, 11522 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka. The recycling center is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
If you have any questions regarding recycling your phone books please call the recycling coordinator at 952-939-1382.
Exercise Your Brain At The Hopkins Activity Center
Brain Aerobics
Kick-off on Tuesday, January 9, 12:30 pm
Aerobics keeps your muscles in shape, Brain Aerobics keeps your mind in shape. This program will include mind activities to keep you mentally active, physical activity to keep a healthy blood flow to the brain and proper nutrition to fuel our brains. During the kick-off program, Ellie Peterson, Power of Positive Aerobics, will speak on focusing your mind on positive self-talk, strengthening your body and energizing your spirit. Learn how the Brain Aerobics program works, enjoy refreshments and prizes. Call to register.
Watercolor Workshop
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday January 23, 24 & 25, 1—4 pm
A concentrated workshop for watercolor painters with any level of experience. Work on subjects of your own interest under the watchful eye of instructor Daryl Laub. Daryl will provide tips, share ideas and offer gentle critiques. Bring supplies that you wish to work with. Frequent Card holders $55/Non $59. Call to register.
Bridge Lessons with Mae
Mondays, Jan 29—Feb 19, 9—10 am (Beginning) and 10—11 am (Refresher)
Frequent Card holders $19/4 lessons; Non Card holders $22/4 lessons. Call to register.
Rent The Activity Center
The Hopkins Activity Center has a gym, meeting rooms, and kitchen available for use by residents. Call us when planning your next meeting, party, neighborhood get-together, or sports activity practice. Applications for usage and facility use guidelines are available by calling 952-939-1333 or emailing activitycenter@hopkinsmn.com. The Hopkins Activity Center is located at 33 14th Avenue North.
The Hopkins Pavilion is again hosting the Hopkins Dynamo Soccer Club’s Instructional Soccer Program for youth ages 5-14. Seven one-hour sessions will be held on Saturday mornings in March and April.
The clinic includes a T-shirt and instruction in proper passing and shooting, trapping (receiving), and dribbling. The instruction will also include small-sided games.
Registration will close when filled with the first 40 participants at each time/age slot. The fee is $50 per participant, $45 if postmarked by February 1, 2007. Registration forms are available at the Hopkins Pavilion or online at www.hopkinspavilion.com. Please call the Pavilion at 952-939-1410 for more information.
Ice Rinks & Indoor Warming Houses
Depending on the weather, the City’s ice rinks will be open the following days and times. Additionally, all the sites will be open from 12–9 pm during winter break (Dec 26–29, Jan 1), on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan 15), and President’s Day (Feb 19). All sites are closed on Dec 25. For weather information relating to the ice rinks call 952-939-8355.
| Burnes | Central | Harley | Interlachen | Oakes | Valley | Hilltop | |
| 301 2nd St N |
101 17th Ave S |
502 1st St S |
262 Homedale Rd | 900 Lake St NE |
801 7th Ave S |
2014 4th St N | |
| O | O H | O H | O H | O H | O H | O | |
| Sun | 12-5 pm | 12-5 pm | 12-5 pm | 12-5 pm | 12-5 pm | 12-5 pm | - |
| Mon | 4:30-9 pm | 4:30-9 pm | closed | 4:30-9 pm | closed | closed | - |
| Tue | closed | closed | 4:30-9 pm | closed | 4:30-9 pm | 4:30-9 pm | - |
| Wed | 4:30-9 pm | 4:30-9 pm | closed | 4:30-9pm | closed | closed | - |
| Thu | closed | closed | 4:30-9 pm | closed | 4:30-9 pm | 4:30-9 pm* | - |
| Fri | closed | 4:30-9 pm | closed | 4:30-9pm | closed | closed | - |
| Sat | 12-5 pm | 12-5 pm | 12-5 pm | 12-5pm | 12-5 pm | 12-5 pm | - |
| O = Open Skating Rink H = Hockey Rink | |||||||
| Weather Hotline - 952-939-8355 | |||||||
*Due to Adult Broomball, only the general skating rink is available for public use at Valley Park on Thursdays from 6-9 p.m.
Plan Ahead For Home Remodeling Fair
Sunday, February 25, 2007, 10:30 am–3:30 pm
Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins
The Home Remodeling Fair is a free event sponsored by the cities of Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka and St. Louis Park, as well as the Hopkins, Minnetonka and St. Louis Park Community Education. The goal of the Home Remodeling Fair is to provide residents with ideas, information and resources to promote improvements to the housing stock in each community.
This year’s fair features a tremendous line-up of seminars and mini-demonstrations for the do-it-yourselfer. There will be an Idea Center packed full of a variety of professionals to provide free, no obligation advice. The “Ask the Pro” area will have architects, landscape architects and interior designers. A representative from the Center for Energy and Environment will be on hand to answer your questions about lowering energy costs, as well as a representative from Community Action Partnership for Suburban Hennepin County to provide information about foreclosure prevention, reverse mortgage counseling, energy assistance programs, homeownership services and financial counseling.
For more information visit www.homeremodelingfair.com.
Recycling collection is January 8 –11 and 22–25.
Refuse collection is January 2 –5 (due to New Year's Day), 8 –11, 16–19 (due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day), 22–25, and 29 –February 1.