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From YouTube: Bloomington Today: May 16, 2012
Description
On this week's episode of Bloomington Today we'll check out how one Bloomington school celebrated the first ever National Bike to School Day. Also, are you a resident who owns a canoe or kayak? Bush Lake has a spot where you can store yours over the summer! Find out those details and more on this week's Bloomington Today!
A
B
C
The
u.s
department
of
health
and
human
services
recommends
that
children
and
adolescents
get
one
hour
or
more
of
physical
activity
every
day,
and
while
many
young
people
are
not
meeting
those
standards
at
oak
grove
elementary
school,
the
wheels
of
change
are
spinning
and
rolling
right
up
to
the
school,
as
students,
staff
and
families
were
encouraged
to
participate
in
national
bike
to
school
day.
The.
D
Reason
why
okra
participates
is
because
the
principal
loves
to
bike.
That's
a
big
piece.
I
know
that
exceptional
role
modeling
and
whether
it's
the
principal
the
staff
encouraging
healthier
lifestyles,
makes
a
big
difference
and
the
kids
love
to
do
it
too.
They
get
to
see
their
friends,
their
parents,
everyone
participating
in
physical
activity
and
what
a
difference
it
makes.
C
D
We
know
from
the
american
pediatric
association
the
u.s
center
for
disease
control
and
prevention
is
that
most
kids
watch
between
two
hours
and
four
hours
of
television
computer
time
or
any
video
game,
otherwise
known
as
screen
time
when
you
combine
that
all
this
is
also
at
a
time
when
most
kids
aren't
getting
at
least
60
minutes
of
additional
exercise
outside
of
their
physical
education
time.
So
it's
critical.
We
look
at
things
like
biking
to
school,
walking
to
school
and
going
home
the
same
way
to
get
at
least
20
40
more
minutes
into
the
day.
C
Communities
and
schools
are
using
bike
to
school
day
as
the
first
step
to
changing
community
culture
and
to
create
alternative
options
for
getting
around.
We
asked
a
mother
of
three
who
biked
with
her
kids
to
oak
grove
elementary
on
may
9
if
she
notices
a
change
in
her
kid's
behavior
after
being
active.
E
They
have
more
energy
they're,
they
feel
their
muscles
burning
when
they
are
exercising.
That's
that's
cool
to
hear,
because
as
adults
we
want
the
same
thing.
We
have
more
energy
and
we
do
feel
our
muscles
working
and
our
mind
is
more
in
tune
to
what
we
need
to
do,
and
just
not
so
much
slug.
So
much
sluggishness.
D
About
30
percent
of
all
morning,
traffic
related
to
parents
dropping
their
kids
off
at
school.
If
more,
kids
are
biking,
more
kids
are
walking.
It
cuts
down
on
traffic
accidents,
traffic
congestion,
pollution
in
the
air.
Everyone
benefits
when
kids
are
walking
and
biking
to
school,
and
it
feels
good
too.
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Here
you
can
find
information
on
the
event
history
get
tips
on
biking
and
walking
safety
even
map
a
safe
route
to
your
child's
school
from
your
home
bloomington's.
First
interactive
kids
museum
has
a
new
exhibit
opening.
Just
in
time
for
summer
vacation
the
works
kids
museum
moved
from
edina
to
bloomington
in
november
of
last
year.
This
nonprofit
organization
prides
itself
in
being
a
hands-on
minds
on
learning
experience
for
young
people
of
all
ages
and
on
may
17,
a
brand
new
exhibit
opened
up
challenging
young
people
through
a
variety
of
real-life
situations.
F
Is
all
about
making
things
better,
safer,
faster,
stronger,
making
things
more
fun?
That's
what
engineers
do
and
we
want
every
child
to
know
that
they
too
can
make
things
better,
safer,
stronger
and
more
fun,
and
what
this
exhibit
does
is
it
gives
them
a
taste
of
engineers
through
the
city,
and
maybe
they
decide
that
maybe
they
want
to
go
into
mechanical
engineering
or
civil
engineering.
They
love
making
the
bridge
no
matter
what
type
of
engineering
what
interests
them.
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F
This
is
our
earthquake
table
where
kids
can
actually
build
their
own
structures
and
then
test
them
on
these
special
shake
tables.
So
I've
built
a
few
structures
right
here
and
I'm
going
to
go
ahead
and
start
the
shake
table
and
it's
going
to
start
at
a
very
low
frequency
to
see
how
well
my
structures
do,
but
I
can
turn
them
up
and
see
if
my
structures
will
survive
an
earthquake
and
it
looks
like
a
few
of
them
have,
but,
as
I
get
stronger,
a
few
of
them
did
not
survive
the
earthquake.
F
C
F
Kids,
learn
a
lot
here,
even
if
they're
look
like
they're
having
fun
they're,
actually
learning
you
may
notice.
A
lot
of
our
exhibits
are
big
puzzles
for
kids,
trying
to
figure
out,
for
example,
the
tech
city
separation
station
is
a
great
puzzle.
Teaches
you
about
filtration,
but
it's
that
fun
of
trying
it
again,
and
maybe
you
don't
get
it
the
first
time
and
that's
okay
and
you
can
keep
it
again
until
you
do
solve
that
puzzle.
F
C
C
C
On
march
12th,
the
bloomington
family
aquatic
center's
19-year-old
slide
came
down
with
the
help
of
construction
crews
and
an
excavator
in
the
weeks
since
the
demolition
crews
have
been
working
on
the
anchors
that
will
hold
up
the
new
structure
and
on
may
14th.
The
new
slide
arrived
in
several
pieces
when
all
this
is
assembled,
the
aquatic
center
will
have
a
brand
new
tower
new
stairs
and
two
new
water
slides.
When
asked
why
the
update
was
needed,
parks
and
recreation
manager,
randy
quali,
said
simply,
it
was
time.
C
Well,
here's
a
story
that
doesn't
happen
every
day
in
bloomington,
but
one
that
should
serve
as
a
reminder
to
residents,
especially
pet
owners.
The
trails
along
the
bass
ponds
within
the
minnesota
valley,
wildlife
refuge
are
often
frequented
by
residents
out
getting
some
exercise
while
enjoying
the
wildlife
all
around
them.
The
area
is
undoubtedly
beautiful
and
on
may
2nd,
one
resident
got
a
bit
more
wildlife
than
he
bargained
for
after
his
dog
unknowingly
disturbed
this
two
and
a
half
foot
alligator
in
the
shallows
of
the
bass
ponds.
C
Officer
young
responded
to
the
call
and
was
luckily
able
to
capture
the
gator
on
his
first
attempt
using
a
control
pole,
a
device
normally
used
for
canines
officer
young.
Let
us
know
that
it's
unlikely
that
the
alligator
got
into
the
bass
ponds
without
help.
The
conditions
in
minnesota
are
not
favorable
for
exotic
animals
like
alligators
and
even
with
the
mild
winter
we
had
this
year.
An
alligator
could
not
have
survived
in
the
wild
and
while
an
owner
has
not
come
forward
officer,
young
wants
all
residents
to
know
this
isn't
a
place
for
exotic
pets.
C
C
On
the
april
25th
bloomington
today
show
we
introduce
residents
to
a
female
schnauzer
mix.
She
had
been
picked
up
in
bloomington
on
april
13
and
was
never
claimed
by
an
owner.
The
schnauzer
was
so
sweet
and
had
such
a
loving
disposition,
city
staff
was
surprised
to
learn.
The
dog
had
not
yet
been
adopted,
so
communications
staff,
reposted
social
media
alerts
via
facebook
and
twitter,
letting
residents
know
the
dog,
was
still
looking
for
a
new
home
and
following
that
social
media
alert,
the
kind
schnauzer
now
has
a
brand
new
family.
C
A
bloomington
family
has
adopted
the
dog
and
named
her
sally
or
as
the
kids
in
sally's
new
family
call
her
silly
sally.
We
spoke
with
the
family
who
told
us
that,
after
a
recent
vet
checkup,
they
are
pleased
to
learn
that
sally
is
in
perfect
health
and
just
four
years
old.
That's
exactly
the
kind
of
success
story
we
love
to
hear
if
you're
not
already
be
sure
to
become
a
fan
or
follower
of
the
city's
facebook
and
twitter
pages
there.
You
can
learn
all
about
animals
available
for
adoption.
C
You
can
also
learn
about
city
events,
construction
updates
and
so
much
more.
Let's
take
a
short
break
when
we
come
back
we'll
find
out
how
bloomington's
noon
rotary
did
on
their
recent
shredded
event,
as
well
as
visit
the
spring
2012
patching
cruise
busy
keeping
your
streets
free
of
potholes
stay
right
here,.
C
A
H
A
F
H
C
Welcome
back
everyone,
a
little
rain
didn't
keep
hundreds
of
residents
from
showing
up
at
bloomington
civic
plaza
in
early
may.
These
residents
showed
up
in
order
to
go
the
extra
mile
to
protect
their
identities,
while
supporting
a
good
cause
on
saturday
may
5th.
The
bloomington
noon,
rotary
held
their
third
annual
community
paper
shredding
event
for
just
five
dollars
per
box.
Businesses,
families
and
individuals
were
invited
to
bring
personal
documents,
such
as
bank
statements,
tax
information
and
cancelled
checks
to
have
it
shredded
on
site.
C
While
you're
cruising
around
the
city
in
this
beautiful
spring
weather,
you
may
be
noticing
what
mother
nature
left
on
our
area.
Roadways,
I'm
talking
about
potholes
the
most
common
cause
of
potholes.
Is
the
freeze,
thaw
cycle
ice
and
snow
melt
during
the
day
filling
cracks
in
the
pavement
with
water.
Then,
when
temps
cool
off
at
night
that
water
turns
to
ice
and
expands,
therefore
popping
out
the
asphalt
rain
can
cause
water
to
seep
into
cracks
and
combined
with
the
vibration
of
traffic.
C
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C
Next,
someone
will
follow
with
a
wand
like
hose
to
spray
oil
detect
liquid
on
the
cracks
that
will
soon
be
filled.
The
next
step
is
to
fill
and
level
the
holes,
a
dump
truck
heats
asphalt,
filler
material
to
250
degrees,
making
it
soft
and
easy
to
work
with.
Finally,
a
roller
comes
through
and
flattens
the
newly
laid
heated
asphalt,
making
it
ready
for
motorist
traffic
immediately
city
officials
encourage
residents
to
report
the
location
of
annoying
potholes
by
using
the
online
ask
the
city
pothole
service
request.
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C
And
that's
all
the
time
we
have
for
today
to
get
more
information
on
city
projects,
parks,
road
construction
and
events
visit.
The
city's
website
to
check
out
past
bloomington
today
shows
or
other
city
productions
visit,
bloomington's
youtube,
channel,
accessible
right
from
the
city's
homepage.
That
and
so
much
more
is
online
right
now
at
www.ci.bloomington.mn.us.