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A Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Carver


A Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Carver
Led by expert John Von Walter
Space is Limited– pre-registration required.
Call (952)442-4234

Date: Saturday, June 8
Time: 8-10am
Location: Meet at the Church by the River,
rain or shine
Cost: FREE

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Carver Lions Annual Pork Chop Dinner

Friday, April 26 Carver Hall
Serving 4:00pm – 8:00pm

Enjoy pork chops, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, vegetable, beans, bread, dessert & beverage.

PRIZE DRAWINGS!

Need not be present to win.

Carver on the Minnesota Silent Auction

Tickets:
$8.00 in advance
$10.00 at the door
Kids 5 & under eat free!

Call Dean at 952-221-2884 for tickets.

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Carver-on-the-Minnesota, Inc. Silent Auction Items Wanted

The nonprofit group Carver-on-the-Minnesota, Inc. will be holding a ‘Silent Auction’ in conjunction with the Carver Lions Pork Chop Dinner at the Carver Village Hall on Friday, April 26, 2013 from 4 p.m to 8 p.m.

Auction items, services, event tickets, dinner certificates, antiques, artwork, craftwork, household goods, novelty baskets, sporting goods, etc. are now being solicited. It’s a great opportunity to showcase and advertise businesses, products and business locations, while at the same time benefiting the Carver area.

Donated items are tax deductible, and auction proceeds go directly to area benefit. Current focus is on historical markers and kiosks along trails, and the rebuilding of the lost Victorian Pavilion in Riverside Park, destroyed in a 1925 tornado.

Donated items may be dropped off during normal business hours at Carver Country Flowers at 109 Third Street East in downtown Carver.

For questions or pickups contact John at 952-361-3149 or Annette at 952-681-7582.

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CCYBSA April Newsletter

Carver Community Youth Baseball Softball Association (CCYBSA)

T-Ball Registration Deadline is April 23rd.

Baseball Registrations are closed.
• We will have 2 teams playing with the Waconia 3rd and 4th grade division this year.
• We have 6 teams in the Minor division. We will play with Victoria and working on getting some games with Waconia.
• This is a step forward in getting Baseball back to Carver. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Softball Registrations are closed. We still have some openings for girls that are in the 7th/8th grade or the 9th thru 12th grade. If interested please contact Jane at [email protected]. The rest of the teams are being formed and we are excited about our upcoming season.

Our games for T-Ball are the month of June on Tuesday and Thursday. They are played at the Carver Community Park. Baseball games are on Tuesday and Thursday at the Carver Community Park.

Girls softball games are: 2nd/rd grade at Lions park on Tuesday and Thursday

Rest of the games are on Monday and Wednesday with games at Carver Lions park and Carver community park.

Come on out and support the leaders of the future and get a good game of ball. They appreciate your support.

A BIG Thank-you goes out to all who have volunteered to be part of our Coaching Staff. Without these dedicated volunteers we would not be able to provide our youth an option to play ball.

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Soggy Bottom Open IV Tomorrow 1/19

Tomorrow is the 4th annual Carver Soggy Bottom Snow Golf event.

Proceeds to Funky Minds, Carver Fire & Rescue, Carver Parks & Recreation and Carver Lions (We keep it local!)

Bring one golf club, hockey stick, or whatever else you would like to hit a tennis ball with on our 18 hole snow-golf course.

Beer, Alcohol, Pop and Food will be available for purchase at the park

Carver Lions “Soggy Bottom Snow Golf” Event
Golf Tourney in the Snow
Saturday, January 19, 2013
11:00AM – 2:00PM
Riverside Park, Carver, MN

For more information, see http://carverlions.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/soggy-bottom-open-iv/

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2012 Carver Historic District Update

John von Walter of the Carver Heritage Preservation Commission and Carver on the Minnesota has been working on a substantial book that documents the history of Carver on a building-by-building basis.

The first five pages of Carver Historic District provide a great introduction to the history of the area, and then the remainder takes a look at the history of each building and site individually. Please take a look at this and send any feedback to John on Facebook.

The latest version for 2012 is now available here:

Updates include:

  • History introduction at the beginning on the Dakota War
  • The Hotel Luksenborg (Carver’s first building, first hotel, and first school, page 92)
  • The Carver County Democrat newspaper (page 147)
  • The Carver Ferry (page 151)
  • The Letford House (home of Carver’s first mayor, page 168) – The Valley Transcript newspaper (page 187)
  • Perhaps the most interesting addition is new material on the early history of the house called Springside (page 57). If one reads the house biography on Springside and then Googles “Dr. Linda Hazzard” some interesting material crops up….
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It’s a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life - Chaska Valley Family Theatre

Nov 30th – Dec 9th, 2012
Chaska HS Auditorium
Adults $15, 17 & Under $10

Chaska Valley Family Theatre is proud to bring Frank Capra’s classic to the stage in this vibrant musical production! The story of George Bailey and his wonderful life in Bedford Falls remains a timeless fable of dreams, disillusionment and the power of love. An uplifting chronicle of the extraordinary lives of ordinary people, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE exhilarates the mind and heart as it celebrates the innate goodness in us all.

Tickets are on sale now. Order yours today!

It's a Wonderful Life Family Photo
Left to right: William Pratt, Alyse DeLorenzo, Jane Kihne, Joel Peterson, Nicole Allen, Isabelle Erhart
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2012 Carver Heritage Preservation Award

Eric and Shelley Rudolf are recipients of the 2012 Carver Heritage Preservation Award for their restoration of the circa 1858 Dr. William A. Griffin House at 400 Oak Street in downtown Carver. The award is given annually for the year’s best preservation work in the Carver Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

400 Oak Street, After Renovation

The Rudolfs will be presented a plaque at 6:30 p.m. January 7, 2012 at the Carver City Council meeting at the Church-by-the River on Main Street East. The Rudolfs will also receive a traveling recognition sign that can be placed on the restored property for a year.

Story and photographs by John von Walter of Carver on the Minnesota.

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Historic Preservation Strategic Planning Meeting

Please save the date of November 28th , 2012 for a Strategic Planning Meeting related to Historic Preservation. Over the past year, the City Council and Heritage Preservation Commission have been involved in a strategic planning process and the purpose of this meeting is to involve the various stakeholders and interest groups to discuss historic preservation. We will be covering the following information:

What is historic preservation (it may not be what you think!)

What is the City’s role?

Interactive Case Studies

How the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards are applied

How other requirements or goals interact with historic preservation efforts

Staff from the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office will also be attending.

The meeting will be on November 28th at 6:30 at the Church by the River. More information will be provided about a week before the meeting.

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Pancake and French Toast Breakfast

The Carver Lions Club will have a Pancake and French Toast Breakfast, served with homemade sausage.

Sunday, November 18, 2012
Carver Village Hall
Serving 7:30am – 1:00pm

Adults: $7.50 at the door, $6.50 w/ticket
Ages 6-12: $3
Under 6: Free
Veterans Admitted Free!

Give the Gift of Sight! Bring your old prescription eyeglasses & sunglasses to help someone in an underdeveloped country be able to see!