Friends of Fulton Awards

Brad Johnson (nominated by Max and Anna Leither)

Rep. Jamie Long, Sen. Scott Dibble, Brad Johnson and CM Linea Palmisano

We neighbors on Chowen Avenue all joke about Brad being “Mayor of Chowen” because he truly brings us together and looks out for all of us. Brad is always doing things like cleaning out the street drains and putting WD40 on the swings across the street at the park to stop the squeaking. Brad keeps up with all the Pershing Park news and reports back to us anything that might affect us, as we all live directly across the street from the park, even going to the effort of creating a calendar of the Pershing Recreation Center events for everyone on the block to subscribe to. Brad has been actively involved with the Southwest parks master planning process and has advocated for the good of the neighborhood. He has even helped educate people on misconceptions and misinterpretations during the long process.

Brad is also active at his kids’ school and making sure that every child is being served and looks out for his neighbors by sending severe weather alerts so we all stay safe!

Brad is just a great neighbor in general and we look forward to re-electing him Mayor of Chowen for a long time to come.

Rich Nyquist (nominated by Steve Young)

Rep. Jamie Long, Sen. Scott Dibble, Rich Nyquist and CM Linea Palmisano

Rich has been serving on the Minnehaha Creek Master Plan Community Advisory Council (CAC) for the past year and a half. Although he is formally representing the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD), he has also been a fierce advocate for Fulton neighborhood in making sure that the quality, amenities and access to the creek are representative of everyone’s needs. He is tireless in his willingness to engage the community, talk about maps and take feedback. This particular project has been difficult with a lot of competing interests due to the sheer length of the creek that is being considered, but Rich has handled it all with aplomb.

In addition this current planning process, Rich has also in the past represented Fulton Neighborhood on the Bde Maka Ska/Lake Harriet Master Plan and is currently also serving on an advisory council for MCWD to help protect and preserve Minnehaha Creek, Lake Minnetonka and the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes.

And as if that wasn’t enough, Rich is also a great neighbor and helps out many people on his block each winter with shoveling and ice removal. He just can’t stay away from water, whether it is liquid or solid!

Carol Li (nominated by Ruth Olson)

Rep. Jamie Long, Sen. Scott Dibble, Carolina Li and CM Linea Palmisano

The Fulton Neighborhood News is published and delivered to every home and business in the neighborhood six times per year. It has always been very “dry” and full of announcements, but no color commentary. That is, until Carol came along!

Carol is still fairly new to the neighborhood, but got involved with Fulton Neighborhood Association right away as a way to give back to her community. Once she got her bearings, she reached out and offered to write human interest stories for the newsletter. We loved that idea, gave her free reign and haven’t looked back! She has written about Broders’ restaurants, The Loft Antiques and, most recently, about a neighborhood husband and wife who are members of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra, respectively. She is always mentioning other ideas for stories and is open to ideas from anyone else. Her articles have brought badly needed human interest to the newsletter and have helped it grow to more of a community building tool rather than just a communication tool.

Carol has now joined the FNA Board and we are all enjoying her participation and insight to the neighborhood from her unique perspective as a native Argentinian

Council Member Linea Palmisano, Erin Black and State Senator Scott Dibble

Council Member Linea Palmisano, Joan Hargrave, John Dillery and State Senator Scott Dibble

Council Member Linea Palmisano, Steve Lyster and State Senator Scott Dibble

Council Member Linea Palmisano, Jason Walker and State Senator Scott Dibble

Council Member Linea Palmisano, Fulton Block Contacts and State Senator Scott Dibble

State Senator Scott Dibble, Bart Phillips and State Representative Frank Hornstein

Christian Lindgren, State Senator Scott Dibble, State Representative Frank Hornstein and Eric Eickhof

State Senator Scott Dibble, Jenny Monroe and State Representative Frank Hornstein

State Senator Scott Dibble, Mary Vander Leest and State Representative Frank Hornstein

State Senator Scott Dibble, Scott Erazmus and State Representative Frank Hornstein

State Senator Scott Dibble, Sheila Sager and State Representative Frank Hornstein

State Senator Scott Dibble, Terry Sauer and State Representative Frank Hornstein

Jeff Alden (not pictured)

State Representative Frank Hornstein, Former Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman, State Senator Scott Dibble and Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Greene

State Representative Frank Hornstein, Charlie Hendricks Miner, State Senator Scott Dibble and Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Greene

State Representative Frank Hornstein, State Senator Scott Dibble, Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Greene and the Clean Alley Campaign

State Representative Frank Hornstein, Former Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman, State Senator Scott Dibble and Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Greene

State Representative Frank Hornstein and Blaire Hartley

Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman and Cathy Karasov

State Senator Scott Dibble and Liz Froelich

Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman and Annie Olson

Boy Scout Troop 6 (Scott Newland and Ralph Greiling) and Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman

Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman and Gail Laurie

Hennepin County Commissioner Gail Dorfman and Virgil Peterson

Not Pictured: Jerry’s Foods and Super Valu and Jane Elias

State Senator Scott Dibble, State Reprsentative Frank Hornstein, Enes Arslan and Rhea Sullivan

Back Row: Steve Haslach, David Brauer, Steve Young, David Nicholson, State Representative Frank Hornstein, Meg Cowden

Front Row: State Senator Scott Dibble and Jeff Alden

Rhea Sullivan, John Finlayson, State Representative Frank Hornstein and State Senator Scott Dibble

State Senator Scott Dibble, representatives of Lake Harriet United Methodist Church and State Representative Frank Hornstein

State Representative Frank Hornstein, Lynn Steele and State Senator Scott Dibble

State Representative Frank Hornstein, Molly Broder and family and State Senator Scott Dibble

State Senator Scott Dibble, Phil Rader and State Representative Frank Hornstein

State Representative Frank Hornstein, Sandy Schwanz, Pat Cook and State Senator Scott Dibble

State Representative Frank Hornstein, Terry Sauer and State Senator Scott Dibble

State Representative Frank Hornstein, Pat Steele, Richard Steele, Tom Steele and State Senator Scott Dibble

Not Pictured: Ellen Berner, Bryan Rubbelke and Mary Ellen Halvorsen

State Senator Scott Dibble, State Representative Frank Hornstein and Barb Melom

State Senator Scott Dibble, left, with State Representative Frank Hornstein and Courtney Remes, right

State Senator Scott Dibble, left, with State Representative Frank Hornstein and Kris Roe, right

State Senator Scott Dibble, left, with State Representative Frank Hornstein and Lisa McCleary, right

State Senator Scott Dibble, left with State Representative Frank Hornstein and Marc Holtey, right

Cheryl Shrader-Bogen, center, with State Representative Frank Hornstein, left, and Rhea Sullivan and State Senator Scott Dibble, right

Kristine Johansen, left with Rhea Sullivan and State Senator Scott Dibble

Mary Nolte, left, with State Representative Frank Hornstein, Rhea Sullivan and State Senator Scott Dibble

Nancy Lo, center, with State Representative Frank Hornstein, left, and Rhea Sullivan and State Senator Scott Dibble, right

Nick Mark, center, with State Representative Frank Hornstein, left, Rhea Sullivan and State Senator Scott Dibble, right

Robert Thompson, center, with State Representative Frank Hornstein, left, and Rhea Sullivan and State Senator Scott Dibble, right

Theresa Punyko, center, with State Representative Frank Hornstein, left, and Rhea Sullivan and State Senator Scott Dibble, right

Fulton Zoning Committee: Phil Rader, Dan Sweeney, Paul Bardal, Camille Benoit, Gregg Sougstad, (State Representative Frank Hornstein), Ellen Berner, (State Senator Scott Dibble and Rhea Sullivan)