Author: Staff Writer

Donzel Leggett will kick off his campaign to represent Minnesota House District 47B (which includes all or parts of Chaska, Chanhassen and Victoria) with an event at the Chaska Community Center, 1661 Park Ridge Drive, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, May 6.

May 3, 1928: Last week the attendance of all the grades in Chaska High reached one of the lowest points of the year. During the past week 20 percent of the total number of students enrolled were absent almost in every case because of illness.

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was the invasive species alert sign at the (now submerged) Winkel Park boat landing on the Minnesota River.

The major snowfalls of late winter and early spring closed schools, caused spin-outs, and certainly made a few memories. But with the snow thawing, it seems as if spring has finally arrived and this winter can soon join the others relegated to memory.

Which one is unlike the other ones?

Clara Wilson from St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Vermillion and Nicholas Merriman from Ave Maria Academy in Maple Grove won the first Big Bang Catholic STEM Fair.

The Minnesota Valley Community Band presents its first concert of the year at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 6 in the Chanhassen High School theater, 2200 Lyman Boulevard, Chanhassen.

One moment Frank Ragnow was sitting on his family couch at home in Victoria taking a phone call before being drafted No. 20 by the Detroit Lions. The next day he was in his new home, meeting team personnel and the Lions’ coaching staff.

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John Starkey rounded the third corner of the Hamline University track, 200 meters to go, ready for whatever challenge a competitor behind him in the pack would put forth.

Highway 169 update:

All during May, Venus and Jupiter dominate the early evening from opposite sides of the sky.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has conducted nitrate-nitrogen testing of private wells in townships across the state since 2013.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the April 26, 2018 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 .pdf’s that can be opened with Adobe Acrobat.

The Chaska City Council recently hosted the six mayors who have served the city of Chaska over the last 50 years.

Some of the faces and names remain. Hannah Selken is back in goal. Captains Siri Olson and Emma Simpson attack upfront. Anna Steffensen and captain Natalie Rydeen defend.

Eight straight home contests, seven wins. Talk about home-field advantage.

Baltimore’s Cava Mezze restaurant is known for serving up modern takes on traditional Greek dishes. When a large group of international colleagues from Oath, a subsidiary of Verizon, dined there last Tuesday night, they certainly experienced a twist on classic Greek dining.

Three strokes off the lead through 18 holes, Chaska boys golf roared back, claiming the Tri-State Invitational title at Edinburgh USA in Brooklyn Park April 27-28.

Rylee Collins surrendered just four base runners, finishing with a season-high 10 strikeouts in a 2-0 Chaska softball shutout at Minnetonka April 28.