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June 15, 1999 - V-shaped formations of migrating geese often herald the beginnings of spring or fall for many Minnesotans. Other bird watchers notice the return of robins or the exodus of orioles on their way to another winter in the tropics. In his new book "Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds" ornithologist Scott Weidensaul says the journey many birds make is nothing short of miraculous. Equally amazing is the short time they have to rest, raise a family AND bulk up for their next big flight.
June 15, 1999 - Volunteers armed with petitions fanned out in the city's skyways today, part of an effort to acquire some 5000 signatures to put a Minnesota Twins ballpark proposal on the November ballot. The petition drive comes as a new poll indicates stadium proponents may face an uphill battle.
June 17, 1999 - For the last seven decades watercolor artist. John Cody has been obsessed with the nocturnal insects few people see. Cody is known as the "Audubon of Moths"... creatures he says are misunderstood. More than sixty of Cody's moth paintings are on display at the University of Minnesota's Bell Museum of Natural History. Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr took a tour with the artist.
June 18, 1999 - There's no sign of snow in the weekends forecast, but winter... and the sound of roaring engines... will be a focus this weekend in Roseau. The northern Minnesota town of 23-hundred will host more than 15-thousand guests for a birthday bash.... for the snowmobile.
June 25, 1999 - The Minneapolis' city council has approved a resolution supporting an effort to build a new stadiumto try and keep the Twins in town. But it was significantly watered down during a rancorous debate that lasted nearly four hours. The debate over the resolution led to a battle over whether a portion of new taxes for a new baseball stadium should help finance affordable housing.
June 28, 1999 - Organizers of a petition drive in St. Paul say they have more than twice as many signatures as necessary to put a new ballpark funding question on the ballot this fall. But many questions still surround the subject -- including the finances of Major League Baseball and the viability of small market teams like the Minnesota Twins. Mayor Norm Coleman, who is spearheading the stadium push in St. Paul, says without some reform in professional baseball, building a ballpark doesn't make sense.
June 29, 1999 - MPR’s Lynette Nyman visits Camp Ajawah to profile a new Girl Scout troop in Minnesota. It's not like most other Girl Scout troops in the state because Troop 2675 is for Southeast Asian girls. Born in the United States and growing up in the Twin Cities, these new girl scouts, who are mostly Hmong, are experiencing and learning in ways often unavailable in traditional Hmong homes.
June 30, 1999 - Garrison Keillor gives a speech at the spring commencement for the Class of 1999 at the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts. Keillor talks about growing up, what’s next for the graduates, and doing good in the world.
June 30, 1999 - Star Wars is coming to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The museum is one of six sites chosen to host a Smithsonian traveling exhibition of costumes, props, production artwork and models from the archives of Lucasfilm. The museum hopes the exhibit "Star Wars: The Magic of Myth" will draw a quarter of a million people, which would set a museum record. And if the crowds admire a few paintings and the jade mountain while they're there, all the better. To those who wonder if "Star Wars" belongs in the museum, MIA curator Lotus Stack says the movie is an important artistic statement.