Saturday was a welcome reprieve from life in opposing gyms for Minnetonka girls basketball, which was playing at home for only the third time in 10 games. 
Hockey: Holy Family rallies from three down in tie with St. Thomas Academy
Defeated 6-0 in the season opener to fifth-ranked St. Thomas Academy, a rematch Feb. 13 in Mendota Heights had a similar start. Holy Family Catholic found themselves down 3-0 after 17 minutes. 
Basketball: Callin Hake nets 32 points in Chanhassen win at Cooper
Chanhassen girls basketball handed Robbinsdale Cooper just its second loss of the season, a complete-game win by a 70-59 decision on the road Feb. 12. 
As good as advertised
One-by-one, each Chaska girls basketball senior was accompanied by teammates. Speeches talked about hard work and determination, leadership, friendship and inseparable bonds. 
Girls Basketball: Chaska, Minnetonka, just as advertised
One-by-one, each Chaska girls basketball senior was accompanied by teammates. Speeches talked about hard work and determination, leadership, friendship and inseparable bonds. 
Thursday Roundup: Hayden Zheng sets two pool records in meet versus Chaska/Chanhassen
Hayden Zheng has left his mark in the St. Louis Park swimming and diving program, a multi-time state champion. 
Hockey: Minnetonka prevails over Duluth East, 4-2
Nine years removed from Minnetonka defeating Duluth East inside Pagel Arena on a chilly Hockey Day in Minnesota, a big first period once again sprung the Skippers boys hockey team to a 4-2 win over the Greyhounds Feb. 11. 
Basketball: Chaska puts one in the win column
Chaska rebounded from its first Metro West Conference loss of the season in a 70-51 win over Bloomington Kennedy in boys basketball action Feb. 11. 
Commentary: Lookin’ for love in all the right places
Letter: Help state catch up on electric vehicles
Curious about Clean Cars Minnesota? 
Letter: Like to believe what I say I believe
This week’s complaint from Crystal Quiring (“We are still out here,” Feb. 4) is that only one of the editorial letters (written in the week after the attack on the Capitol) was written from the conservative point of view.
Letter: Cluster boxes not economical
The U.S. Postal Service prefers that we collect our mail from neighborhood cluster mail facilities. They pitch it to us and builders by saying our mail is more safe in a solid locked box.
Letter: Condition is only going to get worse
Student loans — it was the way to get ahead by getting that higher education, meaning better paying jobs, which also mean that paying off those student loans would be fairly easy, unless you fall on hard times, as we…
Commentary: When in doubt, follow your heart
It feels like each month of the year celebrates something. February is National Heart Month. 
Commentary: Memories help define a community
I was sitting and thinking about New Year’s past and remembering how we would get ready and play broomball on New Year’s eve. 
Public notices from the February 11, 2021 Chaska Herald
Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the February11, 2021 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 .pdfs…
Youth sports mask mandate remains hot topic in Health and Human Services Committee
The Health and Human Services Committee of the Minnesota State Senate heard Wednesday from both supporters and opponents of Executive Order 21-01, on the youth sports mask mandate. 
Spend some time ‘hanging out’ at these rock climbing sites this winter
One of my favorite documentaries of all time is “Free Solo.” The movie is about a free solo rock climber named Alex Honnold who made his way up the face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park with no rope… 
Chaska Speech named sweepstakes champion in Duluth tournament
The Chaska Speech Team competed at the 60th Annual Duluth Denfeld Rotary Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 6. 
New barbershop brings old-school style
Man Cave Barber Co. doesn’t look like your typical barbershop. 