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Good day, Wayzata. This is Wayzata Scoop, the local newsletter that's blooming with local news. Sorry, had to.

In today’s Scoop:

• Answer the Call: Plymouth Fire Hiring Part-Time Firefighters (No Experience Needed) 🚒

• Spring Bike Prep: Free Multi-Point Inspections April 17-18 in Wayzata 🚲

• Three-Day Art Event: Primavera Features Juried Work, Student Art, Live Performances 🎨

• Controlled Prairie Burns Coming to 14 Plymouth Parks (April-May) 🔥

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📢 TALK OF THE TOWN

Plymouth Fire Needs Part-Time/On-Call Firefighters: Zero Experience Required, Paid Training Included

When a fire department explicitly designs positions to accommodate parents and full-time workers, then offers paid training with no experience required, that's removing the typical barriers to public service careers.

Plymouth Fire Department is hiring part-time/on-call firefighters through Friday, July 10, and Fire Chief Andy Etzel frames it clearly: "It's about more than responding to fires – it's about taking care of neighbors, strengthening our community and making a difference during critical moments." No experience needed, paid training provided, flexible scheduling built around existing jobs and family responsibilities.

Recruitment meetings happen 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, June 4 and June 11 at Fire Station 2 (12000 Old Rockford Road). Bring your spouse or significant other, talk to actual firefighters, ask real questions, tour the station. Etzel notes many current firefighters started by simply showing up to a recruitment meeting – it's for anyone with even slight interest, not just people who've already decided.

The package beyond emergency response: learn critical thinking skills applicable to all life aspects, build genuine friendships, earn hourly wages for all on-duty activities including training, become partially vested in pension after five years (full vesting at 10), work from two new fire stations, optionally defer up to 100% of wages to Roth IRA or traditional 457 retirement plan.

Requirements: 18+ years old, high school diploma or equivalent, live within 12-minute travel time to Plymouth fire station, valid Minnesota driver's license.

Applications accepted April 6-July 10 at plymouthmn.gov/firefighter. Questions: call 763-509-5129 (voicemail returned) or email [email protected].

Applications due July 10. Info meetings June 4 & 11 at 6:30 p.m. Apply at plymouthmn.gov/firefighter.

Free Bike Tune-Ups in Wayzata: Where High Schoolers and Pros Get Your Wheels Rolling

When a church partners with a cycling shop and high school volunteers to offer free multi-point bike inspections, that's spring maintenance meeting community service.

Wayzata Community Church hosts free community bike tune-ups Friday, April 17 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 18 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 125 Wayzata Blvd E (behind the church near the garage). Bjorn Cycling, WCC's Board of Fellowship, Buildings & Grounds Team, and Wayzata High School student volunteers team up to deliver complimentary tune-ups on first-come, first-served basis.

Each multi-point inspection includes chain wear check and lubrication, tire pressure adjustment, bolt tightening, shifting and brake system check, plus wheel and tire health assessment (alignment, wear, security). If time allows, the team may address specific problem areas beyond standard inspection. For more extensive repairs, Bjorn Cycling offers express tune-ups and classes in the Wayzata area.

No charge for tune-ups. Free-will donations to WCC accepted for those wanting to show appreciation, but zero obligation. Ride or drive your bike over, bring neighbors, get ready for spring riding season without paying shop rates for basic maintenance.

Two sessions, professional guidance plus student labor, community benefit. April 17-18 sorts your bike situation before trails and paths fill up.

Friday, April 17, 4:30-6:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 125 Wayzata Blvd E (behind church). Free, first-come basis.

Primavera Returns: Three Days of Free Art, Music, and Live Demos

When a city and arts council partner to showcase juried artwork, high school students, live music, ballet, belly dancers, and artist demonstrations over one weekend, that's community arts programming that actually delivers variety.

Plymouth's annual Primavera runs April 24-26 at Plymouth Community Center (14800 34th Ave. N), featuring original juried artwork by local and regional artists plus Plymouth area high school student work. Free admission, public viewing, musical performances throughout. Juried art stays on display in the gallery through June 5; student artwork only visible during opening weekend.

Friday, April 24 (5-9 p.m.): Wayzata High School Jazz Ensemble (5-6 p.m.), music by Peter Crist (6-7 p.m.), Artist Awards Ceremony (7-8 p.m.). Saturday, April 25 (8 a.m.-8 p.m.): Plymouth Concert Band Ensembles (11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), North Ballet Theatre (12:45-1:45 p.m.), live artist demos in wheel pottery, watercolor, and mixed media (1-4 p.m.), artist talk with painter/woodburning artist Josephine Prins (2-2:45 p.m.), Blue Lotus Belly Dancers (3-4 p.m.). Sunday, April 26: exhibit open 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Bonus: Primavera Eve on Thursday, April 23 features Plymouth READS Literary Night with Glenn R. Miller, author of "Doorman Wanted."

Three days, zero admission cost, juried and student art, live performances spanning jazz to ballet to belly dancing, artist demonstrations showing actual technique. After opening weekend, gallery remains open daily 8 a.m.-8 p.m. through June 5 for continued viewing.

Schedule subject to change. Full details at plymouthmn.gov/primavera.

April 24-26 at Plymouth Community Center (14800 34th Ave. N). Free. Gallery open through June 5.

Plymouth's Prescribed Burns: Don't Call 911 If You See Smoke at These 14 Locations

When controlled fires appear at city parks in April and mid-May, that's intentional prairie management, not emergency situations requiring intervention.

Plymouth Parks and Forestry Division is conducting prescribed burns at 14 locations throughout April and mid-May, weather dependent and taking several weeks to complete. Residents near these areas should not be alarmed by smoke – it's routine maintenance benefiting native plantings through controlled fire application by professionals during specified weather conditions.

The purpose: fire burns away thatch buildup, warms soil, speeds emergence of warm-season grasses that are main prairie components. It's ecological management, not neglect or accident.

The 14 locations include City Hall Police Garage Hillside and parking lot rain garden (3400 Plymouth Blvd), Plymouth Maintenance Facility Hillside (14900 23rd Ave. N), East Medicine Lake Park shoreline (1740 East Medicine Lake Blvd), The Reserve Park native areas (5310 Empire Lane N), Woodland Trails entrance plantings (5130 Terraceview Lane N), Parkers Lake Playfield storm pond and Spirit Garden (15500 County Road 6), Vicksburg Crossing Pond (3155 Vicksburg Lane N), Legacy Greenway trail area (15251 60th Ave. N), The Meadows Neighborhood Park hillside (5720 Peony Court N), Northwest Greenway Pavilion/Challenge Course multiple native areas (5250 Peony Lane), Plymouth Creek Oak Grove forest floor (3625 Fernbrook Lane N), and Elm Creek Woods entrance field edge (5315 Peony Lane N).

Questions: contact Parks & Forestry at [email protected] or 763-509-5940. Controlled burns = normal spring maintenance, not emergency.

April through mid-May at 14 Plymouth locations. Weather dependent. Questions: 763-509-5940.

📖 QOTW (QUOTE OF THE WEEK)

"The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting." - Walt Disney

🌪️ WEATHER WATCH

We've got five straight days of scattered showers – the forecast is really committing to this whole 'April showers' cliche.

Fri 10 54°/36° Sunny ☀️ | 💧7%

Sat 11 50°/46° Scattered Showers 🌦️ | 💧47%

Sun 12 79°/50° Scattered Showers 🌦️ | 💧24%

Mon 13 67°/49° Scattered Showers 🌦️ | 💧42%

Tue 14 67°/47° Scattered Showers 🌦️ | 💧63%

Wed 15 65°/47° Scattered Showers 🌦️ | 💧35%

Thu 16 70°/39° Mostly Cloudy 🌥️ | 💧8%

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