Month: December 2023

For the fourth time in the last five years, golf facilities in Minnesota have reported an increase in rounds over the previous year.

In these final days of 2023, we are eager to discover what awaits us in the New Year. No doubt, some events will surprise us. There are however, events that can be foretold. Astronomers have given us the ability to…

I am writing to update you about His House Foundation and our efforts to address homelessness in our communities.

Christmas this year was anything but a winter wonderland in the Twin Cities. Rain covered most of the ground, making it one of the warmest and wettest holidays on record, according to meteorologists.

In November of this year, Rep. Lucy Rehm, DFL-Chanhassen, was awarded the 2023 Distinguished Public Leadership Award at the 20th Annual Toward Zero Deaths Conference in Rochester.

When Nick Mason was covering busing and desegregation in schools in Buffalo, New York, in the 1970’s one thing stood out to him: education was the key to solving inequality. Especially when it came to participation in school programming like…

The Carver City Council on Dec. 18 approved a 2024 tax rate 13.75% higher than 2023, and recognized a former councilor for community contributions.

On April 15, while he was driving us on the creek road in Carver, my husband suffered a heart attack. I took over control and chose to hit a tree to stop our truck in order to begin CPR. Phone…

At the Dec. 19 Carver County board meeting, Deputy Executive Director of the Minnesota Housing Partnership Elizabeth Glidden presented the board with information about the Carver County Community Development Agency’s request to create a local housing trust fund.

Happy New Year! Every year I have been mayor, it has been my tradition to share 10 items that were the most memorable or impactful in Carver from the previous year. With that, here’s my list looking back on 2023:

Too young to stay up until midnight? Come to the Chanhassen Library at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, for a celebration before New Year’s Eve. As we countdown we will have music, dancing, and more! No registration required.

The Chaska City Council approved the city’s 2024 General Fund Budget and Tax Levy at its Dec. 18 meeting — its last of the year.

Buddy the Elf and the Grinch stood between the fire trucks and police cars as officers finished taping on the final lights to the hood of the squad car.

As the year comes to a close, many people look forward to where they are going. Few recognize that refocus more than those who so often spend their days looking to the past.

The Chaska girls basketball team has won two games in a row to improve to 5-3 on the season.

The Chaska/Chanhassen gymnastics team split its opening two meets of the season.

Canterbury Park’s request for a 54-day horse racing season in 2024 was unanimously approved Dec. 22 by the Minnesota Racing Commission.