Month: July 2017

Pets of the Week

Today I took out my DJI Spark for its first flight.  It’s extremely small, and wicked fast when in Sport Mode.  The camera on my Phantom 4 is much better, but the 1080 quality on the Spark is certainly good enough for most situations.  It easily fits in my laptop bag and is ultra portable. When I need the best possible camera, then I’ll bring out the Phantom 4.

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Georgiana Arlt was just an average 92-year-old grandmother, until a video she was in went viral on the internet.

The emerald ash borer is coming, but officials from Chanhassen and surrounding communities say they are prepared.

I received my Herald via mail late this week but I want to give my “Where the heck is it” answer anyway.

In our politically divided nation, I think there’s one American value we can all agree on: Everyone deserves to be free.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the July 6, 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…

My mom is 97 years old and has severe dementia. She has been in a memory care unit for three years. My mom loved reading, loved books, but now can’t recognize even one written word. She doesn’t recognize any of…

After years of work, the north barn on the Andrew Peterson Farm has been restored. The Carver County Historical Society now plans to repair more buildings on the historic property.

For outdoor adventures and exercise in Minnesota, investigate these books for your next weekend outing close to home.

For outdoor adventures and exercise in Minnesota, investigate these books for your next weekend outing close to home.

Brad Hand took the mound on the Fourth of July, San Diego clinging to a 1-0 lead in the eighth inning at first-place Cleveland.

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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.

Easing into the Region 3B schedule, the Chaska Cubs, with nine league games remaining in July, improved to 2-1 with a 4-1 win over Burnsville June 27.

Sparks flew throughout the southwest metro as residents celebrated July 4.

July 6, 1876: The news of the nomination of Tilden as the reform candidate for the Presidency was received with great satisfaction in Chaska; in fact the whole population felt joyous. Salutes were fired in the evening and bonfires built…

Metropolitan Council Chairman Adam Duininck recently announced his intent to step down from the position on July 31. Duininck was appointed by Gov. Mark Dayton in January 2015 and is the first person to serve full-time in the role.

The Metropolitan Council will have a change of leadership at the end of this month.