Month: December 2022

Each week, area athletes and teams compete on the court, ice or mat and in the gym or pool. Here are some of the highlights from Dec. 19-20 (Note: several events were canceled Dec. 21-22 due to inclement weather).

Chaska Parks and Recreation is seeking gently used figure and hockey skates for its first annual Ice Skate Drive.

From Christmas trees to cardboard boxes, waste during the holidays piles up more than any other time of the year.

No one was injured when a school bus traveling on wintery roads with 22 students aboard tipped over into a ditch near New Germany, authorities said.

No one was injured when a school bus traveling on icy roads with 22 children aboard tipped over into a ditch in Carver County, authorities said.

Thank you for printing Jim Weygand’s guest column on what a miserable process our modern campaigns are. I am sure most of us felt the same way.

Snowshoeing started as a means to improve the efficiency of walking through excessive amounts of snow, and has now turned into a beloved winter recreational activity.

As someone who studied German language and culture from middle school to majoring in it in college, the holiday season has always been a particularly fun time of year for me. An immense amount of the popular traditions we take…

The owner of a popular bar and restaurant in Victoria has been charged with failing to pay taxes for several years and allegedly owes the state $440,000, authorities said.

Coming into the season, many elements were lining up for Holy Family to make it a special campaign.

Coming into the season, many elements were lining up for Holy Family to make it a special campaign.

County Administrator Dave Hemze opened his part of the tax levy and budget certification presentation at the Dec. 13 Carver County Board meeting by announcing that after months of back and forth, the board had reached his “favorite step” —…

This young season is a blank canvas for Southwest Christian. At least, that is how head coach Tommy Hutton sees it.

The Chaska Hawks’ dance team practices are a telling indicator of the program’s long run of success.

Each week, area athletes and teams compete on the court, ice or mat and in the gym or pool. Here are some of the highlights from Dec. 12 to Dec 17.

Holy Family has faced different challenges on the court early on this winter.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the December 8, 2022 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…

What are your feelings about the holidays? We realize that the holidays are an important subject because they bring up so many strong feelings for people. As we approach the holidays, some people are feeling joyous anticipation, while others are…

How about those Minnesota Vikings! They are off to a tremendous start. Unfortunately, I’ve watched them for too many years to get too excited. We Vikings fans always wonder what disappointment is waiting around the corner. I hope I’m wrong,…

Costa Rica is a wildlife photographer’s paradise. I just returned from two weeks of trekking through the hot and humid lowland tropical jungles and hiking high up in the cold cloud forest mountains, at elevation above 8,000 feet, all in…