Bloomington Briefing

April 2004

After removing invasive buckthorn at West Bush Lake, this 100 year old tree was discovered.

Volume 12, No. 2

This four-color, tabloid newsletter is sent to all single-family households and businesses. For your downloading convenience, we offer two sizes of files: the entire newsletter or one page at a time.

Briefing (8-page, 1.3MB PDF)

Index

Page 1.

Wanted: your Web site feedback.
Oxboro Library reopens.
Poplar Bridge Learning Fair.
Summer Spectrum.
A mighty oak.
On the road again: 2004 street construction projects begin.

Page 2.

Mayor's Column:
- Destination Bloomington.

Page 3.

Motor Vehicle Office approved as passport agent.
Elections held this fall.
Collaborative effort provides real-life training opportunities.
Pavement Management Program: Improving the life of city streets
Cleaning up after winter: street sweeping begins.

Page 4.

Youth sports:
- YMCA Tri-City Skate Park facility will bowl you over.
- Bloomington Family Aquatic Center.
- Swimming lessons.
- Bush Lake Beach.
- Adaptive Youth Softball.
- Adaptive Adult Co-Recreational Softball League.

Summer Spectrum: A fun-filled season of activities for youth.
Dates to remember when you 're looking for summer fun.

Page 5.

Adult sports:
- Summer Sand Volleyball: Women's and Co-Rec Leagues
- Daytime Volleyball.
- Born Again Jocks.
- Walking benefits your body and mind.
- Bloomington Women's Tennis Club.
- Men's Doubles League.
- Mens Tennis Ladder - Singles Play.
- Senior Tennis Players Club.

Bloomington Center for the Arts:
- Thursday Musical.
- Medalist Concert Band.
- Gallery Players.
- Exhibitions.

Page 6.

Prepare for the Curbside Cleanup!
Earth Action Heroes: Kim and Steve, the "Shoreline Restoration Duo."
Protect our rivers, lakes, and streams.

Page 7.

2004 Citywide Garage Sales: Attend the sales or hold your own.
Metro Paint-A-Thon applications now accepted.
Help stop the spread of buckthorn.
Diversity Day event celebrates differences.
Living Green Expo 2004: Benefit from a healthy, sustainable life.
Bloomington Sister City Organization (Bloomington - Izumi City, Japan).
Youth Service Days: Opportunities to volunteer.
May is Older Americans' Month.
Life is Like a Valued Patchwork.
Assistance for families in need.

Page 8.

BCAT 16: Don't just watch TV, become a part of it!
Up to Code: Keep our city looking good.
Bloomington Yesterday: Grange Hall -- 1890.

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