Burnsville Today TV news-May 29- Burnsville week kicks off, Kids Don't Float

The second annual I Love Burnsville week kicks off today and this weekend going until Saturday, June 6. Here are some highlights for this weekend and throughout next week's webcasts more events will be highlighted.

If you're looking for some good deals all day today and tomorrow are community wide garage sales for more than 150 homes in Burnsville. This is double the amount from last year. You can get a map of the sales at www.burnsville.org or pick one up at City Hall.
If you don't want to buy anymore stuff, but need to get rid of it throughout the next week you can have Buckingham Inc. pick up bulky items until June 6. Items that are accepted include furniture, carpet, exercise equipment, household appliances, TV's, computers, mattresses, railroad ties, lawnmowers, scrap metal and more. You can call Buckingham to ask about a specific item you want to get rid of at 952-226-6441.
This evening is a two-person best ball golf tournament at 5:30 p.m. at Birnamwood Golf Course. The cost is $20 per team. Sign up and call Birnamwood at 952-641-1370.
Though its not an I Love Burnsville event, also this evening is a hot dog fundraiser from 4-7 p.m. at Fairview Ridges Hospital, the dinner includes hot dog, chips and a soda that costs $3 per person. Proceeds benefit the mission trip for Family of Life Christ Lutheran Church in Lakeville.
Tomorrow is the Heart of the City Half-Marathon at 7:30 a.m. with a 5K race following at 7:45 a.m. Enjoy some open public ice skating with free skate rental from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Burnsville Ice Center. Also Sunday you can get half price admission for open public skating from noon-1: 30 p.m.
Also Saturday, though it's not part of the I Love Burnsville week, is Burnsville High School's walk for the American Diabetes Association 1-4 p.m. outside the school. The public is invited to attend and participate in the walk. Proceeds from the event will benefit the ADA.
Saturday night starting at 5 p.m. is the annual Cops and a Cause Concert at the GARAGE. Bands include Write This Down, No Wings to Speak Of, City of Sound and Years Spent, The Ready Set, the Actress Adorable, My Lady Four and Aiming for Aurora. Cost is $10 at the door with proceeds donated to charity.
Sunday is the Minnesota Valley Humane Society open house from 1-3 p.m. that includes a bake sale, a plant sale and activities for the kids.
From there you can also take the kids to the YMCA's family day that features free admission for Burnsville residents at the Minnesota Valley YMCA located on the Ridges Campus near Portland Avenue and McAndrews Road.

Weather:
Tonight: partly cloudy, 40 percent chance of rain and a chance of thunderstorms, lows around 50.
This weekend: starting off mostly sunny with highs in the 70s Saturday and then becoming warmer and cloudier with a chance of rain and storms Sunday and highs in the 80s.
Video:
An effort to reduce youth drownings, The "Kids Don't Float" program provides life jackets for those who forgot their child's life jacket at home or have an extra child along on a trip. In the program's second year in Minnesota, boaters donated 10 lifejackets to the honor-system borrowing stations. Mnsun.com editor Greg Huff and Sun intern MacKenzie Collins filed this report.

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