The Ice Castle at the Mall of America

For the first time ever the Mall of America is presenting The Ice Castle. With tours daily up until February 20th this is a must see attraction in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. And you should probably plan on your wife dragging you through Ikea while you are there as well ;) Unlike typical ice structures that are built with ice blocks, the Ice Castle is made of icicles organically grown from 4 million gallons of water and then fused together. The castle will join 50 large ice towers together to create a series of shimmering archways, tunnels, walls and caverns. In the center courtyard looms the largest frozen tower, reaching more than 30 feet high. Latticed icicles connect the icy columns to the tower, creating roomy caverns. Inside the Ice Castle, there will be several “Throne Rooms” with a chair large enough sit several people. At night, the castle will take on a magical look as thousands of LED multi-colored lights illuminate the ice from within. Expected Closing Date: Feb. 20 Hours Open: Mon. – Fri. noon to 10pm Sat. 11am- 10pm Sun. noon to 7pm Ticket Prices: Adult (13 years and older) – $10 Child (3 to 12 years old) – $5 You can get more information on the Mall of America website

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MADACS 2021

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Thies & Talle Management (http://www.thiestalle.com) is pleased to announce that we had four MADACS nominations this year! The purpose of the MADACS awards is to recognize property management professionals who have made significant contributions to multi-housing marketing and management through exemplary achievements. The annual MADACS awards gala, held Friday, September 24, is the most prestigious event on the Minnesota Multi Housing Association’s (https://www.mmha.com/) calendar and celebrates positive, innovative, community and industry-enhancing accomplishments. We would like to congratulate all of our nominees and thank them for their hard work! A very special Congratulations goes out to Eric Hinkel for his MADACS win! The nominees below were hand selected by their individual supervisors to be nominated for a MADACS award. Each supervisor submitted a letter of recommendation to the Minnesota Multi-Housing Association detailing their integrity, excellence and accomplishments and why they should win the prestigious MADACS award. Allison Bakken Hillside Terrace Townhomes (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/hillside-terrace-i-monticello.html) (Monticello, MN), Hillside Terrace I Apartments (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/hillside-terrace-ii-monticello.html) (Monticello, MN) and Barrington Senior Apartments (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/barrington-buffalo.html) (Buffalo, MN) Community Manager: Affordable – Multiple Sites Shannon Hamilton Thies & Talle Management (http://www.thiestalle.com) (Chanhassen, MN) Support Staff: Corporate Office Eric Hinkel Riva Ridge Apartments (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/riva-ridge-shakopee.html) (Shakopee, MN) Maintenance: Individual Kyle Wicklund Woodcrest Manor Senior Apartments (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/woodcrest-manor-mora.html) (Mora, MN), North Mora Estates (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/north-mora-estates-mora.html) (Mora, MN), Northern Oaks Apartments…

2021 Sioux Falls Wreath Donation

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For the last 18 years, Helen Ganske, Property Manager in Sioux Falls, SD, has been visiting the local VA hospital to give away holiday wreaths. On December 9, 2021, Helen and the rest of the staff at our Sioux Falls properties joined her in handing out the wreaths. They received donations from their vendors to give away 147 wreaths to the local veterans. The wreaths were decorated by the residents at Canterbury Apartments (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/canterbury-sioux-falls.html) and Beadle Plaza Apartments (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/beadle-plaza-sioux-falls.html) in Sioux Falls, SD with some help from the staff members. Our staff and residents spent approximately 80 hours decorating the wreaths. Thank you to our residents and staff who took the time to help! Lisa Simoneau of the VA in Sioux Falls says, “It is through the efforts of community partners like you that allow us to continue the quality care and services that we seek to provide for our deserving Veterans. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you again for future events.” We would like to thank our Sioux Falls team for their hard work, dedication and giving hearts to their community. Also, thank you to our amazing residents and vendors who made this event possible. Thank you to: S&B Painting, Thornton Flooring (https://www.thorntoncarpets.com/) , Servicemaster (https://www.servicemastersf.com/) , Advanced Pest Solutions (http://www.pestsolutionssd.com/) , Karl’s TV (https://www.karlsonline.com/) , Kut and Kill (https://www.kutandkill.com/) , Mops to Brooms Cleaning

2020 Turn & Learn Awards Banquet

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Every year, Thies & Talle Management (http://www.thiestalle.com) hosts a Turn & Learn Event where team members from all of our properties can get together to expand their knowledge, network and celebrate their achievements. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we were unable to do that this year. Instead, we held our Turn & Learn Awards Banquet virtually. During this banquet our Property of the Year nominees and winners were announced. This year, our Affordable nominees were: Abbey Field Townhomes (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/abbey-st-francis.html) – St. Francis, MN, Circle Pines Apartments (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/circle-pines-apts--brainerd.html) – Brainerd, MN and The Meadows Senior Apartments (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/meadows.html) – Lewistown, MT. Congratulations to The Meadows team led by Property Manager Micki Phillips, for being awarded Affordable Property of the Year! The Market Rate Property of the Year Nominees were: The Bungalows Townhomes (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/bungalows-st-peter.html) – St. Peter, MN, Park Villa Apartments (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/park-villa-mountain-iron.html) – Mountain Iron, MN and West Hillside Group (https://www.thiestalle.com/properties/westhillside-duluth.html) – Duluth, MN. Congratulations to the Park Villa team, led by Property Manager Karen Kniefel, for being awarded Market Rate Property of the Year! We would like to thank all team members company-wide for contributing to a very successful year!