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- Rocket proponents count down
... of Seward and Longfellow residents is working to save the rocket ship at Brackett Park. According to Andy Leach, landscape architect for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the rocket will be removed on Aug. 16 to make way for new playground equipment. ...
Article - admin - 03/29/2006 - 16:33 - 0 comments - 1 attachment
- Rocket's return in the works
Designs for the Brackett Park rocket sculpture will be lifting off soon. Area artist Randy Walker will ... landmark is invited to attend and make comments. The Rocket Boosters, the group trying to return the landmark rocket to Brackett, asked Jack Becker, director of FORECAST Public ...
Article - admin - 03/29/2006 - 16:35 - 0 comments - 1 attachment
- Brackett Rocket dedication is this Saturday, Oct. 6
subtitle: Bring your memories of the rocket for scrapbook project author(s): Linda Lincoln; ... you have special memories of playing on the Brackett Park rocket when you were a kid? If so, the Brackett Park Rocket Boosters would like ...
Article - jeremy - 10/03/2007 - 11:39 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Flapjacks flip for Brackett's rocket
... body text: LONGFELLOW—Boosters of Brackett Park’s rocket hosted a benefit pancake breakfast March 3 at the newly reopened Town ... a campaign to raise $73,350 to return the landmark rocket to Brackett Park by next fall—newly angled and tethered with 84 cables ...
Article - chris steller - 04/27/2006 - 13:03 - 0 comments - 1 attachment
- New pad for Brackett rocket?
... Cara Letofsky led a discussion on the aging Brackett Park rocket, saying updating it to meet playground safety equipment standards would cost $30,00040,000, based on renovations to a similar rocket in Boulder, Colo. Several residents said although the rocket is ...
Article - admin - 03/29/2006 - 16:33 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Does Brackett Parks moon rocket still have the right stuff?
... ladders to reach the controls of the Brackett Park moon rocket. But even on a chilly afternoon, it was worth the trip. From his ... Still, he had a few complaints about the 42-year-old rocket, which may be removed as part of a playground renovation later this ...
Article - admin - 03/29/2006 - 16:32 - 0 comments - 1 attachment
- Jazzed-up rocket boosters push for icons return landing at Brackett Park
... Jazz Festival, a benefit organized by the Brackett Rocket Boosters. The Boosters want to save the Brackett Park Rocket, removed from the park in August 2004 and currently in storage. Their ...
Article - admin - 03/29/2006 - 16:34 - 0 comments - 1 attachment
- Wanted: Memories of Brackett Park Rocket
... you have special memories of playing on the Brackett Park rocket when you were a kid? If so, the Brackett Park Rocket Boosters would like to hear about them, so they can be included in a ...
Article - Linda Lincoln - 10/03/2007 - 11:28 - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Rocket moved, gets brief reprieve
Neighbors hoping to retain Brackett Parks playground rocket ship negotiated a six-month reprieve. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board removed the rocket to temporary quarters at Fort Snelling while residents develop a plan ...
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- Local rocket benefits from Star Wars play
... School raised $1,263.01 towards the Brackett Park Rocket re-installation in three outdoor performances of Star Wars over the ... but cast members asked for contributions for the Brackett rocket project, which now has more than $15,000. It was the groups ...
Article - admin - 03/29/2006 - 16:35 - 0 comments - 1 attachment