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Cleanup WEST – Sat, 9/24/2011

evan — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:48:39 +0000

Dan M acquired a second segment in/around the Twin Cities (near Maple Plain) this year. It's between mile marker's 147 and 148 of Highway 12 just east of Maple Plain.

Google map here.

He's running a clean up this coming Saturday, 9/24/2011, at 8:30am. Some will be meeting early for breakfast (not free) at Monie's at the western end of the segment starting at 7:30am (NW corner of US12 and Baker Park Road, near mile post 147).

All are invited and welcome.

Parking for the pickup is Monie's lot, toward the highway, away from the building so as not to interfere with other restaurant customers, there is plenty of room.

Please RSVP with Dan by sending him a message here.

Next Adopt a Highway Cleanup – Sat 6/25/11

evan — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:45:16 +0000

The next cleanup at the Mendota Heights location will be Saturday June 25th, 2011 at 9am. It will last as long as it takes the crew to make a pass along our segment. This'll probably take somewhere in the 1-2 hour range depending on turnout.

So I have an idea of how many to expect, please RSVP here.

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If you're on the local gun forums:
MN Gun Talk forum topic on this event.
Carry Forum forum topic on this event.

Segment 2 Is Active

evan — Wed, 25 May 2011 21:34:46 +0000

A fellow MN Carry Permit holder, Dan, talked with me this winter. He was interested in having a road segment with the sign "MN Carry Permit Holders" closer to where he lives. He lives in the far west metro area and picked a segment along Highway 12 near Maple Plain.

He went ahead and contacted his MN/DOT Adopt a Highway contact and picked out a segment. The sign is up.

Here it is on a google map.

Dan's arranged to do his first cleanup with a small group of 7 or 8 buddies on June 4th. For his first cleanup, he's not looking for new bodies to help out, but keep an eye out here. If you absolutely have to spend a few hours helping him out next weekend, let me know and I'll let him know.

If he wants help in the Fall or next year, we'll let you know on this blog.

Next Mendota Heights Highway Cleanup – June

evan — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:57:20 +0000

I'm planning on having the next cleanup be sometime in June. If you are active on the The MN Carry Forum, let me know your date preferences here. The dates that are candidates are:

6/4/2011 (Sat)
6/5/2011 (Sun)
6/12 /2011(Sun) - Strong maybe for me, but others can lead if I can't make it.
~~6/18/2011 (Sat)~~ BZZT - Steel shoot
~~6/19/2011 (Sun)~~ BZZT - Father's day
6/25/2011 (Sat)
6/26/2011 (Sun)

If you aren't a MNCarry Forum member, then consider joining, or let me know what dates will work for by commenting or emailing me here.

Why did I specifically call it "Mendota Heights" cleanup? I'll let you know shortly.

GOCRA membership meeting and dinner

evan — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:20:28 +0000

Minnesota Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance (GOCRA) is back in action. They're having an open meeting on Tuesday, Jan 11 in Minneapolis with an informal pre-dinner. See here for details .

GOCRA-PAC’s Election Endorsements

evan — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:32:58 +0000

The Minnesota Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance Political Action Committee (GOCRA-PAC) recently published some endorsements for County Sheriffs and County Attorneys seeking election or re-election on November 2nd.

If you vote in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, or Sherburne counties or have friends in those counties who vote and care about our firearms-related civil rights, then consider voting for these candidates.

As of today, GOCRA-PAC is endorsing:

Matt Bostrom for Ramsey County Sheriff
Mitch Scott for Dakota County Sheriff
Derek Lee for Carver County Sheriff
Joel Brott for Sherburne County Sheriff (incumbent)
Rich Stanek for Hennepin County Sheriff (incumbent)
Tony Palumbo for Anoka County Attorney

More endorsements may still be coming. So check back on GOCRA-PAC's website in the coming days.

Fall 2010 Cleanup – GOCRA sponsored with breakfast!

evan — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:09:26 +0000

The next "MN Carry Permit Holders" Adopt-a-Highway cleanup will be on Sunday, October 10th, 2010 starting at 8am.

This time the Minnesota Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance (GOCRA) will be sponsoring the cleanup. As a special treat, they will be preparing a breakfast of sausage, eggs, coffee and juice for the clean-up volunteers.

For more details see the local forums here and here.

You can RSVP there or by contacting me using the Contact Us form.

Next Cleanup – Sunday May 16th

evan — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:43:14 +0000

It's on for May 16th. For more details, see here. If you're not a CarryForum.com member, you can certainly ask questions on the contact page here.

Spring has come, almost.

evan — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:47:40 +0000

While it's a few days short of Spring 2010, the melt has been very fast and roadsides are mostly free of snow in the metro area. I've had a couple people ask when we're going to do our next cleanup.

I haven't planned it yet, but am willing to take suggestions. We want to do it on a weekend day that preferably doesn't interfere with the local steel shoots or significant competitions/events such as Appleseeds, IDPA matches, etc.

If there are dates that work for you starting in April let me know via the contact form or post it on one of the local forums (here or here).

Jason on NRA News with Cam & Company

evan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:21:41 +0000

Last night, Jason appeared briefly on the NRA News show Cam & Company to talk a little about our cleanup.

Take a listen:

Jason Walberg on NRA News

Non Flash Link

This was at about the 1hr 42min mark in the October 27th, 2009 episode. Archives of the full show video can be viewed on nranews.com. Podcasts of the shows audio can be found here.