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| Law Enforcement - Emergency Call 911
West Hennepin Public Safety - PO Box 309, Maple Plain, MN 55359 Phone: 763-479-0500
West Hennepin crime alerts andemail notification signup http://westhennepin.com/Crime_Alerts.html
Orono Police Dept. - 2730 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 Phone: 763-525-6210
Hennepin County Sheriff - 350 S. 5th St., Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: (612) 348-3744
Hennepin County Water Patrol - 4141 Shoreline Dr., Spring Park, MN, 55384 Phone: (612) 596-9880
Three Rivers Parks Police - 4301 County Rd #24, Maple Plain, MN 55359. Phone: Sgt. Ed Rudenberg (763) 694-7735
Wright County Sheriff - 10 2nd Street NW - Room 170, Buffalo, MN 55313-1197 Phone: (763) 682-1162
Minnesota State Patrol - 444 Cedar St. suite 130, St. Paul, MN 55101 Phone: (651) 282-6871
Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources Enforcement - Phone: (651) 296-6157 (Main) or Todd Kanieski (area C.O.) Phone: (763) 576-8876
Medina Police Dept. - 2052 County Road 24, Medina, MN 55340. Phone: 763.473.9209
Fire - Emergency Call 911
Maple Plain Fire - 1645 Pioneer Ave., Maple Plain, MN 55359 Phone (763) 479-0520
Loretto Fire Department - 259 Medina Street, Loretto, MN 55357 Phone (763) 479-3036
Delano Fire - Delano, 245 N. 2nd St., MN 55328 - Phone: (952) 972-0581
Rockford Fire - 6700 Main Street, Rockford, MN 55373 - Phone: (763) 477-6565
Long Lake Fire - 1964 Park Ave., Long Lake, MN 55356 - Phone (952) 473-9701
Cities
City of Independence - 1920 County Rd. 90, Independence, MN 55359 Phone: (763) 479-0527. To view recorded city meeting on mediacom cable visit the LMCC Channel 8 programming schedule web page. or use this link to online streaming video of recent city council meetings.
City of Greenfield - 6390 Town Hall Dr, Loretto, MN 55357 Phone: (763) 477-6464
City of Rockford - 6240 Mechanic St, Rockford, MN 55373 Phone: (763) 477-3502
City of Loretto - 259 N Medina St, Loretto, MN 55357 Phone: (763) 479-4305
City of Maple Plain - P.O. Box 97, Maple Plain, MN 55359 Phone: (763) 479-0515
City of Medina - 2052 County Road 24, Hamel, MN 55340 Phone: (952) 473-4643
City of Orono - 2750 Kelley Pkwy, Long Lake, MN 55356 Phone: (952) 249-4600
City of Long Lake - 450 Virginia Avenue, Long Lake, MN 55356 Phone: (952) 473-6961
City of Delano - 205 Bridge Ave W, Delano, MN 55328 Phone: (763) 972-0550
City of Minnetrista - 7701 County Rd. 110W, Minnetrista, MN 55364 phone: (952) 446-1660
Pioneer Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission - 3235 Fernbrook Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447-5111 Phone: (763) 553-1144
Schools
Delano Schools - 700 Elm Avenue East, Delano, MN 55328 ph: (763) 972-3365
Orono Schools - 685 Old Crystal Bay Road, Long Lake, MN 55356 - ph: (952) 449-8300
Rockford Schools - 6051 Ash Street, Rockford, MN 55373 - Phone (763) 477-9165
Community
NOAA / National Weather Service Chanhassen, MN
Cub Scout Pack 273 - Delano, MN.
Boy Scout Troop 273 - Delano, MN
Delano Sportsmens Club - P.O. Box 394, Delano, MN 55329 Joe/Jan Kittok (763) 972-2928
Loretto Community Athletic Association -
lake Independence Citizens Association - P.O. Box 174, Maple Plain, MN 55359
Rockford Ringers Horseshoe Club - League Director Marlys Timm phone: 763.479.2951
MNDOT Highway 12 reconstruction project - News, timetables, photos
Three Rivers Parks - 12615 County Road 9,Plymouth, MN 55441 Phone: (763) 559-9000
Minnesota DNR - 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 Telephone: (651)296-6157 or (888)646-6367
YMCA camp Ihduhapi - Box 37, Loretto, MN 55357 (763) 479-1146
Northwest Trails Association (snowmobile) - PO Box 444, Osseo, MN 55369 Phone: (952) 882-6770
Freshwater Society - Gray Freshwater Center,2500 Shadywood Rd., Excelsior, MN 55331
Independence Open Spaces Committee - Ed Pluth: 763 972 6703
Twin City Polo Club - 6755 Turner Rd, Maple Plain, MN 55359 Phone: (763) 479-4307
Windsong Farm Golf Club - 18 Golf Walk, Maple Plain, MN 55359-6200 (763) 479-3535
Pioneer Creek Golf Course - 705 Copeland Rd. Maple Plain, MN 55359 Phone: (952) 955-3982 Minnesota Waters - 720 W. St. Germain, Suite 143, St. Cloud, MN 56301 phone: 320-257-6630
Newspapers
Delano Eagle - 265 River Street, suite 109, Delano, MN 55328 (763)425-3323
Delano Herald Journal - P.O. Box 498 Delano, MN 55328 Phone: (763)972-1028
The Pioneer - 8 Elm Street, Waconia, MN 55387 Phone: 952-442-4414
The Drummer - 108 Central Avenue (Hwy. 25) , Buffalo, MN 55313. Phone: (763) 682-1221
South Crow River News - 265 River Street, suite 109, Delano, MN 55328 (763)972-6171
Star Tribune - 425 Portland Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55488 Phone: (612) 673-4000
Pioneer Press - 345 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 Phone: (651) 222-5011
Broadcast Media
WCCO 4 - 90 S. 11th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403 Phone: 1-800-444-WCCO
KSTP 5 - 3415 University Ave. Saint Paul, MN 55114 Phone: (651) 646-5555
KMSP 9 - 11358 Viking Dr. Eden Priarie, MN 55344 (952) 944-9999
KARE 11 - 8811 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley, MN 55427 Phone: (763) 546-1111
Lake Minnetonka Communications Commission - 4071 Sunset Drive, P.O. Box 385, Spring Park, MN 55384-0385 Phone: (952) 471-7125
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Past Featured "Useful Website of the Month" links
Snopes.com - An Urban legends reference website that is useful in researching the accuracy of those crazy emails we all get. Just search the Snopes site with the topic of the email and they will provide you with the accuracy and history of the content.
CaringBridge® - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free, personalized websites that support and connect loved ones during critical illness, treatment and recovery. A CaringBridge site is personal, private and available 24/7. A CaringBridge website helps keep loved ones informed during difficult times. In return, family and friends give patient and caregiver support through guestbook messages. Every free, personalized CaringBridge website includes: Patient care journal to update family and friends, Guestbook for messages of love, Photo gallery, Free online support for using the service. For more information visit www.caringbridge.org
Give.org - Recently combined and relocated to the Council of Better Business Bureaus website, information regarding public charities. With many news stories featuring scams that target charitable gifts it is helpful to have an easy to use resource to determine the validity of charitable solicitations. The above link will take you to the BBB Accredited Charity Directory which lists charities that meet all 20 of the BBB Standards for Charity Accountability.
EARTH 911 - Earth 911 delivers actionable local information on recycling and product stewardship that empowers consumers to act locally, live responsibly and contribute to sustainability. If you have hazardous or recycleable materials for disposal but don't know where to take them, just visit www.earth911.com, enter your item and zip code, and the nearest locations for drop off will be listed for you! Both the Earth911 site and 1-800-CLEANUP toll-free hotline are provided at no cost to the user or taxpayer.
Healthfinder.gov - healthfinder® is an award-winning Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies. If you search for information on cancer, AIDS, or any other illness at one of the Web's search engines, you're likely to find thousands and thousands of documents, arranged in an order having nothing to do with reliability, relevance, or the other concerns you've likely got when researching a disease. How do you make sense of all the health information on the Web? With a simple interface and a well-organized collection of links, healthfinder® serves as an excellent gateway to the seemingly endless amount of medical knowledge on the Net.
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District - The MMCD provides a variety of services to 2.7 million people living in an area covering 2,800 square miles in the seven county Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota metropolitan area. Counties included in the District are Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. This public education website offers information, contacts and links to resources for the public to learn about health issues and control techniques for mosquitoes, ticks and other biting insects. The MMCD is funded by property taxes. In 2007, District programs are expected to cost the owner of a typical $250,000 home an average of $13.10 per year.
dtv2009.org - On 2/17/09 the FCC is requiring full power TV stations to cease broadcasting in analog and begin transmitting in digital format. If you are receiving your TV signal via cable, dsl, or dish you will not be affected. If you have analog TVs receiving signals via antenna you will need to take action. The government is offering to help subsidize the purchase of DTV converters. To find out more or to apply for the government discount coupon (up to two per household) you can call 1-888-DTV-2009 or visit the www.dtv2009.org website.
Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public website. This Web site is provided as a public service by the U.S. Department of Justice ("the Department"). Using this Web site, interested members of the public have access to and may search participating state Web site public information regarding the presence or location of offenders, who, in most cases, have been convicted of sexually-violent offenses against adults and children and certain sexual contact and other crimes against victims who are minors. The public can use this Web site to educate themselves about the possible presence of such offenders in their local communities.
NASA.gov – With two scheduled shuttle launches delayed in December my family found this website with an incredible amount of news and photos about everything NASA. If you know someone who grooves on Space stuff show them this website!
Google Earth 4.2 now with Sky - Most internet savvy web surfers have used Google Earth which combines satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. Previous versions of Google Earth have allowed users to zoom in from outer space to view our planet, right down to our homes in many cases! With Google Earth’s new Sky feature, now you can turn that perspective around and explore the wonders of the heavens. View images of distant galaxies and nebulae from the Hubble Space Telescope, learn about the movement of the planets and the lifecycle of the stars, and more. Click this link to Learn more about Sky
TwinCitiesFreeMarket.org - The Free Market is a listing service for residents who want to give or get free reusable goods for the home, garage and garden, it is part of an effort to reduce the amount of reusable goods being thrown away. The Free Market program, launched in 1997, was the first web based exchange program in the nation targeted specifically to residents and that addresses the specific needs involved with residential exchange of reusable and durable household goods. Since its inception the Free Market has facilitated more than 13,000 exchanges of durable goods, diverting nearly 2,000 tons from the waste stream. The Free Market currently has over 75,000 active users nationwide.
Metacritic.com - Metacritic compiles reviews from respected critics and publications for film, video/dvd, books, music, television and games. Their unique Metascores show the critical consensus at a glance by taking a weighted average of critic grades.
WebSudoku.com. If you are like me and have become addicted to the sudoku puzzles in the newspaper, here is a website just for you! Millions of puzzles that can be played either online or printed for personal use are available for free, sorted by difficulty; Easy, Medium, Hard and Evil. Enjoy!
Wikipedia - Since its creation in 2001, Wikipedia has rapidly grown into the largest reference website on the Internet. The content of Wikipedia is free, written collaboratively by people from all around the world. This website is a wiki, which means that anyone with access to an Internet-connected computer can edit, correct, or improve information throughout the encyclopedia, simply by clicking the edit this page link
userinstict.net . Although relatively new and obviously needing more development, UserInstinct.net is striving to provide a single source for searching for a phone number, an address or a name related to a phone number. They can even give you every resident of a specific street! With phone directories including reverse lookup, address search, and neighborhood wizard functions you’ll either be amazed (or scared to death) of how much information is out there on the world wide web.
ZABASEARCH - The Free People Search and Public Information Search Engine. I’ve found this website very helpful in my efforts to locate people with whom I’ve lost contact. ZabaSearch does not gather or generate information. ZabaSearch quickly accesses public information and displays what is available in the public domain. Many people assume ZabaSearch controls the information found in ZabaSearch results pages. However, ZabaSearch simply serves as a search engine in locating available public records and does not create the records found.
Zillow.com - Free, Instant Real Estate Valuations and Data for 67,000,000+ Homes (...and you don't have to enter any personal info and no one will contact you)
EPICURIOUS – TIME Magazines pick for the Web's best recipe database. This website incorporates more than 20,000 recipes from the premier brands in food journalism, Gourmet, Bon Appétit and Self magazines, as well as original material and tips focused on cooking, entertaining, and cocktails. Need a recipe? Visit www.epicurious.com!
Craigslist - Minneapoli/St.Paul - Local classified listings, community moderated and mostly free. Search for or offer anything from household merchandise to Jobs or services. Many local users have reported excellent results especially listing used household items and appliances. With over 14 million new classified ads / month in 450 cities and 5 billion page views each month Craigslist ranks #7 in traffic. Most ads are posted for free, so next time you have something to sell try 'em out (and let me know if it works for you).
Speakeasy Speed test - Ever wonder if that high speed internet connection you pay so much each month for is really faster than your old dial up service? Take the Speakeasy Speed Test and test your connection speed! By measuring the download and upload rate you are able to accurately judge your current line throughput or internet connection speed. To take the speed test, choose the server nearest you.
Digital Home DIY- Step-by-step guides that make home technology projects easy! Lets say you want to set up a home theatre but you have no idea where to start. CNET.com's Digital Home DIY gives you equipment lists, video and printable step-by-step instructions, and examples. How about adding WEP security to your wireless home network? Or maybe you'd like to know how to edit and burn home movies on a PC? Project Categories listed include Networks, HDTV, Movies, Music, Gaming, Home Theaters, etc. Chosen one of TIME Magazines Top 50 websites.
CodeReady.com - CodeReady is a statewide initiative designed to help Minnesota residents get organized with personal and family preparedness in the event of a major emergency. By providing information and tools on this website, the state of Minnesota is challenging all of us to plan today for our safety and well-being in the future. Good emergency planning involves getting informed, getting you and your family prepared, then helping at local and community levels to get others prepared.
Ready.gov is a common sense framework designed to launch a process of learning about citizen preparedness. One of the primary mandates of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is to educate the public, on a continuing basis, about how to be prepared in case of a national emergency - including a possible terrorist attack. Take some time to stay informed about how to react to even unlikely scenarios. You should be prepared to adapt this information to your personal circumstances and make every effort to follow instructions received from authorities on the scene. For the most current information and recommendations, check back frequently or call 1-800-BE-READY for a free brochure.
WorldClock at Peterrussell.com - Ever wondered what it would look like if you could view a running tally of the planet's population growth? How about Births? Deaths? Barrels of Oil pumped? Number of bicycles produced? Spread of infectuous diseases? Perhaps not useful but certainly interesting. Sources for data are: World Population: US Census Bureau, Population growth rate: CIA World Factbook, Death stats: World Health Organization, Abortions: Wikipedia, Earth Temp: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Carbon Emissions: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Species Extinct: National Wildlife Federation, Oil Production: CIA World Factbook, Cars produced: Mation Master, Bicycle Production: Earth Policy, Internet Access: Internet World Stats.
The Blue Thumb - Planting for Clean Water™ program makes it easy for residents interested in doing their part to protect water quality to plan, purchase and plant native gardens, raingardens and shorelines with native plants. The Blue Thumb program was started by the Rice Creek Watershed District as an outreach program to meet water quality goals identified in their strategic plan and to help their cities meet their federal Clean Water Act mandates. Now Blue Thumb reaches beyond the Rice Creek Watershed District boundaries into the Twin Cities metro area and greater Minnesota.
Shorelandmanagement.org - The Minnesota Shoreland Management Resource Guide provides easy access to information about sustainable shoreland practices to improve management of Minnesota's lakes and rivers. By putting resource materials in the hands of local government and citizens, the Shoreland Guide offers an effective, low cost means to reach the people who make the everyday decisions that impact our lakes and rivers. The Web site contains scientific and technical background, camera-ready quick and easy answers (FAQs), highlights of citizen action, and contact information for Minnesota counties.
Amendment.org created as Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment watchdog by Conservation Minnesota. To draw public attention to the need to watch over more than $250 million in new annual conservation funding approved by voters last November, the nonprofit organization Conservation Minnesota is advertising its new watchdog website, http://www.theamendment.org
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