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  • Time to vote: state primary is Tuesday, Aug. 10 

    This year’s state primary will take place Tuesday, August 10, with three state races on the primary ballot: governor/lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.

  • Minnehaha canoe rental program ends for 2010 

    The 2010 Minnehaha Creek canoe rental/shuttle service has ended for this season.

  • Minnetonka Farmers’ Market Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m. 

    Gather up your shopping bags and mark your calendar for the second year of the Minnetonka Farmers’ Market, set for Tuesdays through September 28 at the Minnetonka Civic Center Campus.

  • Fireworks rescheduled for October 5 

    The Summer Festival fireworks show that was cancelled due to rain has been rescheduled to take place Tuesday, October 5, at 8 p.m., at the conclusion of this year’s Fire Department and City Open House.

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  • Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth police departments report results of July speed enforcement effort 
  • Flashpoints from the Minnetonka Fire Department: August 2010 
  • Tour Burwell House through September 
  • August events for Minnetonka seniors 
  • Crime alert: Garage burglaries 
  • Fall recreation brochure now online 
  • Shop the farmers’ market Tuesdays, 3–7 p.m. 
  • Going on vacation? 
  • Skating lessons start September 14 
  • Minnesota and the “new normal” 
  • Act now to prevent deer damage 
  • Why should you protect native lake habitats? 
  • Summer’s uninvited guest: yellow jackets 
  • EAB park preparation work begins in August 
  • Tour a local native landscape August 21 
  • MAM introduces new ensemble 
  • Music in the Park concludes in August 
  • More recent news stories 

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