Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Tree Pruning for Fruit Production

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A hands-on workshop with the U of M Department of Urban & Community Forestry and the MPLS Park & Rec Forestry Department

October 10, 1-4 PM

Space is limited to 15 attendees. A commitment to caring for and maintaining our urban community orchard in MLK Park throughout 2022 is required and this work is expected to take about 20 hours per person.

Register here!

Spend an afternoon with Eric North, Assistant Professor of Urban and Community Forestry at the U of M and in partnership with the Minneapolis Park Board Forestry Department, learning how to prune a variety of fruit trees to increase production. The goal of this workshop is to form and educate a team of Kingfield neighbors in the planting, maintenance, harvesting, and decisions involved in caring for and nurturing our urban orchard which currently includes 4 pear, 3 sour cherry, 3 plum, 6 apple, and a handful of service berry trees (and more planned to be added next spring!) [Read more…]

Watch the District 6 Park Board Candidate Forum!

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In case you missed the District 6 Park Board Candidate Forum organized by a dozen SW neighborhoods (including the Kingfield and Lyndale Neighborhood Associations held on Tuesday 9/28)…here is the link!

AND, an unsolicited letter of “thanks” sent to KFNA today!

“Many thanks, to KFNA for sponsorship of this evening’s Forum.  I have not paid much attention to Park Board issues in the past. I could never cover all the bases and, as is true for so many others, had to be selective about what I could manage on my list of priorities.

I’m so glad I tuned in this evening.  At the very least, I wanted to be able to identify names with faces, and have some sense of where every candidate was coming from and envisioning.  I’m educated and feeling grounded.  I needed both before casting my vote on November 2nd.”

— a thankful Kingfield neighbor

Tonight 9/28/21: District 6 Park Board Forum

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Tuesday September 28, 7-8:30 PM

Mt Olivet Church, 50th & Knox

Online & In Person Option (register for both–you will be sent a link!)

Volunteers from Kingfield have been partnering with other SW neighborhoods to co-host a Non-partisan District 6 Park Board Candidate Forum moderated by the League of Women Voters.

Registration link: bit.ly/mprbdist6

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/527133631710654

Questions? Want to get involved in GOTV? Contact Sarah at .

Kingfield’s Little Kickers Wrap up another season!

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Tonight was the final session of another huge season (120 young players!) for the Kingfield Little Kickers. Thank you to all the volunteer coaches and to our club organizer, Michael Vanderford, for being role models, recruiters, teachers, and cheer leaders for our youth in this 20th season of partnership between MLK Park and KFNA!

 

 

Most Minneapolis Rec Centers Reopening!

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38 recreation centers are open for scheduled programming; all recreation centers expected to reopen in the fall

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has been following a phased approach to reopening recreation centers this year after closing due to the pandemic. Five more recreation centers reopened this month: Morris, Painter, Peavey, Pershing, Van Cleve.

In total, there are currently 38 recreation centers are open with the following conditions:

  • Recreation centers are only open for scheduled programs.
  • Drop in visits are not allowed.
  • Registration is required for all programs so that the MPRB can perform contact tracing in the case of a COVID-19 outbreak.
  • Onsite registration may be available on a limited basis, but preregistration is advised.
  • Masks are required for unvaccinated visitors and staff.
  • Masks are encouraged for vaccinated visitors and staff.

All recreation centers are expected to return to regular hours and operation this fall. Use the link below or minneapolisparks.org/register to browse and register for scheduled programs:

Recreation Center Programs

The following recreation centers are currently open for scheduled programs:

Armatage, Bottineau, Central Gym, Creekview, East Phillips, Elliot, Farview, Folwell, Fuller, Harrison, Hiawatha School, Keewaydin, Kenwood, Lake Hiawatha, Lake Nokomis, Linden Hills, Luxton, Lyndale Farmstead, Lynnhurst, Matthews, McRae, Morris, North Commons, Northeast, Painter, Pearl, Peavey, Pershing, Phillips, Powderhorn, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Sibley, Stewart, Van Cleve, Waite, Webber, Whittier, Windom Northeast.

The following recreation centers remain closed, but are expected to return to normal hours and operation this fall:

Audubon, Brackett, Bryant Square, Corcoran, Kenny, Logan, Longfellow, Loring, Windom South.