Author: Staff Writer

The bureaus of the National Weather Service that cover Minnesota — in Chanhassen, Duluth, International Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D., La Crosse, Wis., and Grand Forks, N.D. — released official storm snowfall totals for the April 13-16 snowstorm:

In addition to distributing food to families in need, Bountiful Basket Food Shelf also accepts and distributes essential personal care items such as soaps, shampoo, toothbrushes and diapers.

We could all probably use a pick-me-up this with the April blizzard temporarily ruining all our lives. 

Congratulations on surviving this record-breaking blizzard. You’ve lived to watch another installment of The Spoonful. 

Jonathan Montessori School, a Montessori learning environment for children ages 3 months through kindergarten, invites community members to its second annual Fun Run & 5K on Sunday, May 6.

A haven for Chaska and Chanhassen varsity athletic programs since spring practices started in mid-March, the new Eastern Carver County Athletic Center dome has been “irreplaceable,” said one local coach.

The Ladybug Child Care Center opened Feb. 20 in Shakopee. The physical structure is a 10,500-square-foot single-story child care center with an additional 15,000 square feet of outdoor playground space.

If you’ve managed to dig out from the weekend’s historic snowfall and plan to head to work Monday, be careful. Be safe and slow down. According to MnDOT as of 6:30 p.m., Sunday, April 15, all major roadways in the Twin Cities are partially covered with snow and slippery. Look out for icy bridges and ramps. Roadways have been treated but use caution driving. Check with your city for snow emergency updates.

Snow has continually fallen on the Twin Cities since Friday evening. The flakes have been dry in the cold night air and big, wet and heavy during the day — making the inches stack up. Most places have more than a foot on the ground, all thanks to this snowstorm.

Leaving corporate America has never been so clean.

Updated 11:28 a.m. Saturday 

On March 24, 18,000 people attended the for March for Our Lives Rally at the state Capitol.

This past week the Senate Health and Human Services Committee met to hear testimony on Senate File 3611, sponsored by Sen. Mark Johnson.

My name is Linda-Mary Sarafolean, and I work as a living skills instructor in Eden Prairie at a senior’s day program through the nonprofit organization Opportunity Partners.

The feds offered Minnesota a huge opportunity when they passed tax reform recently. Not only are some businesses passing direct savings on to their employees, but legislators could help all taxpayers benefit, too.

Uphold commitment to people with disabilities and the staff that support them.

Three points secured, one more for a victory, Southwest Christian picked up a fourth point at third singles, a 5-2 win over Providence Academy in the boys tennis season opener April 12.

As a kid in Jordan, Jason Kraus collected abandoned railroad spikes from along the tracks and stashed them in the woods. Little did he know, they would be there, waiting for him, when he returned more than a decade later as a bladesmith.

Plans for a third commercial building at Carver Square received two approvals last week from the Carver City Council.

The first time outdoors on courts for both Chanhassen and Holy Family Catholic, the boys tennis season opener was a welcome sight, even if it was chilly outside. And even if snow remained on two of the eight playing surfaces.