Month: June 2023

I read the letter, “Fossil fuels support our standard of living,” in the June 1 edition of the Villager, and I agree with the author as far as it goes. Our nation’s and the world’s economies depend on fossil fuels,…

Revolting children, questionable parents and educators with very teaching styles will take the stage in Chaska Valley Family Theatre’s production of “Matilda the Musical” from June 23 to July 2 at Chaska High School.

The Chaska American Legion Auxiliary is the beneficiary of a $9,180 grant for furniture and other residential items for Anoka-based veteran transitional housing nonprofit Haven 4 Heroes.

The Downtown Chaska Farmers’ Market will be held at Firemen’s Park for the 2023 season due to construction throughout Downtown Chaska.

The June 5 Chaska City Council Meeting opened with smiles and football jokes as two new cadets, Christian Meyer and Wesley Parker, were sworn into the Growth Through Opportunity program with the city.

The June 5 agenda for the city’s Economic Development Authority was short, with only a handful of members present: council members Jon Grau and Mike Huang, Mayor Mark Windschitl and Assistant City Administrator Elise Durbin.

Summer reading performers begin Monday, June 12, with the musical group The Bazillions presenting kid friendly Rock-n-Roll at the Charlson Thun Community Bandstand outside of the Victoria Library at 11:30 a.m. The Bazillions will also be the Chanhassen Library on…

Karen DeVet, director of finance and operations for the Eastern Carver County School District, shared updated revenue and expense assumptions for the general fund at the May 22 school board meeting.

Chaska Police Department officers responded to the following calls. This is not a complete list of incidents.

Chanhassen High School played host to two lacrosse section finals June 7, as the girls punched their ticket back to the Class A state tournament while the boys came up short of a three-peat.

Southern Valley Alliance received a $500,000 grant to provide transitional housing to domestic violence survivors.

Former state senator and gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Medical Practice and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison.

Lion’s Park will be home for the second annual Chaska Longest Day Pickleball tournament June 21.

Last Thursday, Founder and CEO of the Center for Economic Inclusion, Tawanna Black, visited the Chaska Rotary Club to discuss how smaller communities, like Chaska, can work to cultivate an inclusive and equitable economy.

After the first week of the section playoffs, just two area teams are left standing and now hope to repeat as section champions.

The first week of playoff baseball brought plenty of intrigue and excitement with two area teams left standing with a chance at the Class 2A and 4A state tournaments.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the June 1, 2023 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…

This coming week, our planet arrives at a point in its orbit that marks the first day of summer for the inhabitants of Earth’s Northern Hemisphere. Astronomers refer to this event as the “June Solstice.” Most residents of Earth’s Northern…

A final report of the fatal plane crash almost two years ago in Victoria indicates the pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation as the probable cause of the accident.

After 36 holes of golf spread over two days, three area golfers qualified for the Class 3A state tournament.