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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: The BUZZ MAY 20 – 26
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What’s buzzin’ in Bloomington? A vigil and awards ceremony took place in honor of police week. The Public Works open house drew a big crowd. Plus, a Bloomington police officer highlighted the dangers of distracted driving.
A
B
Welcome
to
Bloomington
today
I'm
Laurie
Schulte
thanks
for
joining
us.
First,
we
bring
you
the
buzz
for
the
week
of
May
twentieth
through
the
26th
May
fifteenth
was
National,
Peace,
Officers,
Memorial
Day,
and
it's
meant
to
honor
police
who've
been
killed
or
injured
in
the
line
of
duty.
There's
a
memorial
near
the
Capitol
in
st.
Paul
and
the
Bloomington
honor
guard
was
one
of
many
groups
that
stood
guard
throughout
the
day.
Families
have
fallen,
officers
were
also
recognized
by
carrying
memorial,
wreaths
and
placing
them
in
front
of
the
memorial.
B
C
Today,
it
just
shows
the
family,
that
of
you
know
a
fallen
officer
that
we
haven't
forgot.
We
won't
forget
anything,
you
no
ill
will
always
be
there
for
them.
Regardless
of
you
know
it
doesn't
matter
if
the
officer
died
50
years
ago
or
the
officer
died
a
year
ago.
We're
always
going
to
remember
them,
especially
on
this
day
in.
B
D
The
men
and
women
who
serve
here
at
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
do
great
work
day
in
and
day
out,
we're
also
very
fortunate
to
have
an
outstanding
and
supportive
citizen
base.
Folks,
who
are
always
willing
to
partner
with
us
to
keep
our
community
safe
I
feel
it's
very
important
to
publicly
recognize
those
citizens
and
members
of
the
department
who
are
truly
extraordinary
and
their
actions
in
service
to
this
community.
That
is
why
we're
here
today,
the.
B
Behavior
recognition
ceremony
awarded
officers,
non-sworn
staff
and
citizens
for
outstanding
actions
and
conduct
in
the
field,
certificates
of
recognition
and
commendation
medals
were
given
out
stories
of
survival
and
cracked
cases
were
shared
with
the
crowd,
giving
people
some
background
behind
each
award.
The
2015
Optima
club
officer
of
the
year
was
also
named
sergeant.
Nick
sasser
was
chosen.
He
was
recently
promoted
and
serves
on
the
SWAT
team
as
a
sniper.
Congratulations
to
all
the
officers
and
residents
who
were
recognized
during
the
ceremony,
a
big
crowd
turned
out
for
the
first
public
works,
open
house.
A
B
We'll
hear
from
more
excited
kids
during
next
week's
show,
this
open
house
coincided
with
National
Public
Works
wheat.
The
city's
communications
team
was
recognized
for
its
achievements
during
the
Northern
Lights
awards
contest
it's
put
on
by
the
Minnesota
Association
of
government
communicators
and
took
place
in
Brooklyn
Park.
The
city
received
seven
awards,
highlighting
the
briefing
social
media,
the
2014
corporate
report
last
year,
state
of
the
city
address
and
three
videos
that
aired
right
here
on
bloomington
today.
This
is
video
from
a
piece
encouraging
seniors
to
stay
active.
B
It
won
an
award
of
excellence
at
the
ceremony,
150
entries
were
submitted
in
total.
A
little
over
half
got
awards.
Distracted
driving
is
a
big
problem
on
Minnesota
roads
and
to
drive
home
how
dangerous
it
can
be
officer.
Jerry,
Waka
watts
took
to
a
whiteboard.
He
wrote
out
how
many
feet
per
second
a
car
travels
at
different
speeds.
At
35
miles
per
hour,
a
car
travels
about
50
feet
at
65
miles
per
hour.
It's
almost
100
feet.
E
B
Distracted
driving
accounts
for
one
in
four
crashes,
leading
to
at
least
70
deaths
and
350
serious
injuries.
Each
year,
the
Minnesota
Department
of
Public
Safety
suggest
turning
cell
phones
off
while
driving
and
have
a
passenger
help
with
directions.
That
is
the
buzz
on
Bloomington
today
for
the
week
of
May
twentieth
through
the
26th.
If
you
would
like
to
watch
other
stories
from
the
show
go
to
this
week's
playlist,
there
you'll
find
a
story
about
the
creative
placemaking
effort
in
the
south
loop
and
how
fitness
is
being
incorporated.