Community News and Views – Carver, Minnesota, USA
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The Carver Scott Humane Society is hosting a Run, Walk, Wag 5K from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Sept. 23 at Veterans Park in Chaska.
Carver County and Scott County have partnered to host the “Scott-Carver Recycling Ambassador Program,” also known as S.C.R.A.P.
As part of the annual “Project Student Success” school supplies drive, more than a dozen volunteers and staff members of the Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency filled over 600 backpacks for distribution among local families during the first week of…
Chaska resident Elly Snow, a recent Chaska High School graduate, will appear in a National Down Syndrome Society Times Square video presentation in New York on Sept. 9. 
Art in the Park celebrated the CD release of The Songwriters and Musicians of Carver County Volume XI on Aug. 27 in Firemen’s Park. 
Are you currently going through any transitions in your life? If so, you’re not alone. Transition is just another word for change. We’ve all heard the cliché, the one constant thing in life — is change. What made us think… 
Carver County Library is closed Monday, Sept. 4. 
Instead of waiting to get into the State Fair, a small crowd of hungry apple enthusiasts lined up outside of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum’s AppleHouse on Aug. 24 for the start of its season. 
The Aug. 21 Chaska City Council Meeting kicked off with the graduation of 2023 Growth through Opportunity cadets Christian Meyer and Wesley Parker. 
It is hard to believe summer is coming to an end. Kids will soon be in school.
St. Bonifacius, MN – The Polars Football team was picked to finish 4th in the UMAC after the conference released the preseason coaches poll and preview.
Highway 41 reopened Aug. 29 between Highway 5 in Chanhassen and Lyman Boulevard in Chaska, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The section of road had been closed since July 25 due to the Downtown Highway 41 Project. 
The last few seasons have been challenging for the Holy Family football program, but change is in the air. 
Stress-inducing, nail-biting and nerve-wracking all are ways to describe the 2022 season for Chanhassen. 
St. Bonifacius, MN – The Polars Women’s Soccer team was picked to finish 4th in the UMAC after the conference released the Preseason Poll and Preview on Wednesday.
St. Bonifacius, MN – The Polars Men’s Soccer team was picked to finish 6th in UMAC after the conference released the preseason coaches poll and preview.
The 2023 season has started with some bumps and bruises for the Chanhassen girls soccer team, but the Storm has reason to remain optimistic. 
Each week, area athletes and teams compete on the field, court, course or in the pool. Here are some of the highlights from Aug. 21-26. 
Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the August 24, 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…