Three scouts earn Eagle awards

Three local Chaska High School seniors from Boy Scout Troop 589 — Jonathan Early, Conner Kujak and Jacob Meier — were presented with the Eagle Scout Award, scouting’s highest rank, on Jan. 22.

Youth donate blankets

The Guardian Angels Youth Leadership Team and Guardian Angels School students recently created fleece blankets to donate to hospitalized children.

Herald reports

Feb. 2, 1922: A bunch of our young fellows, 8th graders, went to Carver Sunday afternoon and defeated the Carver lads at basket ball. We understand the score was 18 to 5 in favor of Chaska. The Chaska boys showed…

Winter fun for charity

Jeff and B.J. Perkins of Eden Prairie and their friends came to the city of Carver on Saturday to play in the eighth annual Soggy Bottom Open snow golf fundraising event.

Winter fun for charity

Jeff and B.J. Perkins of Eden Prairie and their friends came to the city of Carver on Saturday to play in the eighth annual Soggy Bottom Open snow golf fundraising event.

Firemen’s Park receives honors

The Minnesota Park and Recreation Association (MPRA) presented the Chaska Parks and Recreation Department the Tommy Johnson award for the top project of 2016 for Firemen’s Park. The award was presented Jan. 9, according to a press release.

Free gardening classes at area libraries

A series of free gardening classes offered by the Carver-Scott Extension Master Gardeners will teach participants about seed starting, vegetable gardening, growing herbs or perennials, making a garden eco-friendly, adding shrubs to a landscape and other gardening topics.

Trinity Development and M/I Homes (Hans Hagen) Planning a New Neighborhood in Carver

The City Council and Planning Commission will be reviewing a Concept Plan for another new neighborhood in Carver. A Concept Plan has been submitted by Trinity Development, partnering with M/I Homes (known by many as Hans Hagen), for the development of 147 homes, on approximately 50 acres, just east of the Spring Creek housing development on Spring Creek Drive.  The Planning Commission will be reviewing the Concept Plan at their meeting on Thursday, February 16 at 6:30 pm at the Church By The River.  For more information on this project please click here.

Treacherous Monday morning commute

Crashes were seen about 8:30 a.m. in the eastbound lane of Highway 212 near the border of Chanhassen and Chaska as well as on the Highway 41 bridge over Highway 212 in the northbound lanes.