Month: June 2017

“There needs to be a place where all of us are and can overcome living alone before we are thrown in an apartment by ourselves.” Zachary O’Dell

TCW Railroad will be replacing the crossing on County Road 11 in Laketown Township and the road will be closed on Tuesday, June 27, until the work is complete. County Road 43 will be the posted detour. They are expecting to reopen the road late Wednesday, June 28.

In 1975, a group of Minnesota high school baseball coaches created the Minnesota High School Baseball All-Star Series for the purpose of recognizing the best graduating seniors from the state.

A free baseball clinic put on by the Minnesota Twins in conjunction with the Play Ball MN! High School All-Star Series is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday, June 23 at Chaska’s Athletic Park.

Each week we publish a detail of a local landmark. The next week we identify the landmark. Do you know where the heck this is? Send us your guess.

The Eastern Carver County School Board adopted the 2017-18 budget on Monday, June 19.

School may be out, but Eastern Carver County Schools officials are busy with construction projects funded by the 2015 $66.7 million bond referendum.

Ages 8 and up.  Youth MUST register and participate with a registered adult.
Aim for one of the best summer snacks around – s’mores!   Families will be introduced to the basics of archery by trained Carver County Parks Department instructors and will aim for s’mores ingredients on the targets.   Participants will learn range safety and equipment terminology, along with proper techniques for stance, aim, and release to hit the target consistently.   All equipment will be provided.   Participants should come prepared for the weather.   This program will be held outdoors at Riverside Park in the City of Carver.

Monday, July 10, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Riverside Park in Carver (300 Main Street East)
To register, contact Chaska Community Center at www.chaskacommunitycenter.com, or 952-448-5633.

If Chaska is going to contend for a spot in the Class B State Tournament, getting to the 2017 host sites Hamburg, Green Isle and Norwood, finding a starting rotation after Pete Ohnsorg will be key.

Eastern Carver County Schools is intending to purchase more land to plan for a future elementary school in Chaska.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the June 15, 2017 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this item, in the form of…

The Chaska City Council approved a bid for a project that will include the replacement of a 42-year-old bridge over the Chaska Creek diversion channel, Monday night.

The Minnesota State Fair announces 31 new foods to the expansive menu offered at the Great Minnesota Get-Together. The 2017 Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 24 – Labor Day, Sept. 4.

August Butterworth, a Chaska Middle School East student, took home a medal from the National History Day Competition in Washington, D.C.

For the third year in a row, the Chaska High School Speech Team has participated in the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament.

Students Valerie Schutt, Kathleen Howard and Olivia Schute graduated the New Beginnings program at SouthWest Metro Intermediate District in Chaska on June 1.

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was one of two monuments that are on each side of Engler Boulevard at Old Audubon Road.

Rollie Lacy ended his career at Creighton University sixth all-time in earned run average with a mark of 2.80.

Six 2017 Carver County Dairy Princesses are serving dairy treats at various parades and functions throughout the summer, according to a press release from the Carver County American Dairy Association.