Community News and Views – Carver, Minnesota, USA
The June / July 2024 edition of Carver’s Villager Tower is now available for download!
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Carver Villager Tower #408 June / July
The Villager Tower has been written and published since 1983 by Ricki Schultz. She can be contacted at (952) 448-5126 and [email protected].
John von Walter has spent 10 to 15 years working on a book that documents the history of the city of Carver, Minnesota, USA.
The physical book is available for purchase for a suggested donation of at least $40 from the Carver County Historical Society in Waconia. The digital version is freely available at the following link.
Click here to download “Historic Carver On the Minnesota River” by John von Walter
Proceeds for the book are split equally between the Carver County Historical Society and the non-profit Carver-on-the-Minnesota. The digital work is freely available and has been dedicated to the public domain and marked with CC0 1.0 Universal.
The work was made and funded under the umbrella of non-profit Carver-on-the-Minnesota, Incorporated.
Becker, Minn. – The Poalrs golf teams hit the links at Pebble Creek over the last three days for the UMAC Championship.
Northfield, Minn. – The Polars cross country teams took to the course and ran at the Carleton College Running of the Cows on Saturday.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- The Crown College Men’s Soccer Team is off to a great start in 2024. The lads took a 4-1 UMAC record on the road and put it to the test in downtown Minneapolis. The Polars took on the Rams from North Central and were victorious 3-0.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- The Crown College Women’s Soccer team suffered their first UMAC defeat of the 2024 season earlier this week. However, on Saturday, Coach Katie Kandt’s squad did not allow a losing streak to form. The Polars bounced back with a 3-1 road victory over the North Central Rams.
St. Paul, Minn. – The Polars football team took on the Northwestern Eagles on Saturday and fell by a score of 69-14.
St. Bonifacius, Minn. – The Polars volleyball team took on Bethany Lutheran College on Saturday and fell 3-0.
St. Bonifacius, Minn.- Polars Volleyball took on the Martin Luther College Knights on Friday night and fell in four sets 3-1.
St. Bonifacius, Minn. – The Polars men’s soccer team faced off with the Bethany Lutheran Vikings on Wednesday evening and fell 2-0.
St. Bonifacius, Minn. – The Polars women’s soccer team faced off with the Bethany Lutheran Vikings on Wednesday evening and fell 2-0.
Buffalo Lake, Minn. – The Polars golf teams competed at the MLC Invite on Saturday in their final event prior to the UMAC Championships.
St Bonifacius, Minn. – Crown men’s soccer took on Martin Luther College this Saturday evening. The Polars jumped out in front early and carried that momentum all the way until the end of the game, earning a win against the Knights 8-0. With this win the Polars moved to 4-0 in conference play.
St. Bonifacius, Minn. – This Saturday the Polars continued conference play with a home matchup against Martin Luther. Crown came out strong with another conference win beating the Knights 4-0, this moved the Polars to 2-0-1 in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference play.
ASHLAND, Wis.- Crown Volleyball’s Head Coach Celia Blattner is in her second season at the helm of the Polars Volleyball program and Saturday marked a milestone day for Coach Blattner and her team. The Polars defeated the Northland College Lumberjills 3-0 for their first UMAC victory of the season. The conference win ends a long drought as the Polars hadn’t won a UMAC contest since 2019. The victory pulls Crown to the .500 mark at 5-5 in 2024.
Hutchinson, Minn. – The Polars Golf teams competed at the BLC Invite on Friday afternoon.
Superior, Wis. – The Polars volleyball team faced off with Wisconsin-Superior on the road Friday and fell 3-0.
St. Bonifacius, Minn. – The Polars Men’s Soccer team faced off with Buena Vista on Thursday evening and fell 5-3.
Minneapolis, Minn. – The Polars Golf teams took on North Central on Tuesday at the President’s Cup in an exhibition format.
St. Bonifacius, Minn. – Polars Volleyball took on the University of Minnesota-Morris Tuesday night for their second UMAC conference game of the season and ultimately fell 3-0.
Morris, Minn. – Crown Men’s Soccer took on the University of Minnesota-Morris on Tuesday evening and came out with their third straight victory in UMAC play, beating the Cougars 7-3.
MORRIS, Minn.- The Crown College Women’s Soccer team opened their conference slate with a dramatic win over Northwestern this past Saturday. After two days of rest, the Polars were back on the pitch on Tuesday. Crown traveled to Minnesota-Morris and played the Cougars to a 2-2 draw. The Polars moved to 1-0-1 in UMAC play in the young 2024 season.