Milwaukee Post
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233161069 Heating & Cooling JULY 19, 2013 MARK BELLING MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Left scrapes bottom at mine site up north 49.95 24 HOUR SERVICE 414-321-9090 414-546-3303 pureairheatingandcooling.com Dedication ceremony, family events set for new Menomonee Valley park STEVE "THE HOMER" TRUE Page 11 Record has sunk for a variety of reasons EARLY BIRD $ SPECIAL Three Bridges Park opens Saturday Page 9 County Board trying to block high-tech district Brewers get more than a failing grade for 1st half SOUTH SHORE FROLICS PARADE – PAGE 12 AC ✓UPS By RICH ROVITO Special to The Post MILWAUKEE – Three Bridges Park in the Menomonee Valley will open to the public Saturday with a dedication ceremony and family festivities. The 24-acre park, situated between downtown Milwaukee and Miller Park along the Menomonee River, officially opens to the public at 10 a.m. Free festivities include kayak demonstrations, bike rides, fishing, food trucks and live music. The largest new park developed in Milwaukee in decades, Three Bridges Park is part of the ongoing transformation of the Menomonee Valley – which had been a longabandoned rail yard – into a popular destination for fishers, hikers, bikers, boaters and a growing number of businesses and employees. Laura Bray, executive director of Menomonee Valley Partners, a nonprofit organization that promotes the revitalization of the area, said the word "bridges" in the park's name "captures the spirit of the community initiative that is transforming the Valley into a place that connects people to jobs, nature and each other." The park features two miles of accessible biking and walking trails, river access for fishing and canoeing, as well as three new bike/pedestrian bridges that connect area residents and workers to the new park and jobs in the valley . The park covers the area between the SIZZLING SUMMER RENT SPECIALS Get One Month FREE Rent 1Bedroom $699 • 2 Bedroom $899 Income restrictions do apply Sign lease before August 31, 2013 and get one month FREE rent 232883024 Brenwood Park Senior Apts 9501 W. Loomis Rd. • Franklin • 414-427-8499 • Brenwood-Park.com Professionally Managed by Oakbrook Corporation OFFICE HOURS: M-F 9am-Noon & 1:00-4:30pm Card Night • Miniature Golf • Free Coffee Bar • Dart Baseball • Bingo • Casino Trips • Exercise Class • Billiards Birthday of the Month • FREE Friday Continental Breakfast • Wii Bowling • On-Site Bank See PARK on Page 6 Courtesy of Wenk Associates The 24-acre Three Bridges Park opens Saturday in the Menomonee Valley. It is the largest new park developed in the county in decades. DID YOU KNOW? • The order of the planets, starting closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. • The one place where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, and does not get saluted, is the moon. • Earth is not round; it is slightly pear-shaped. The North Pole radius is 44 milimeters longer than the South Pole radius. – For more facts, visit www.didyouknow.org. Local news at your fingertips Visit www.gmtoday.com