Author: Staff Writer

Chaska’s Tim Kasprowicz, a retired Eden Prairie High School industrial arts teacher, Vietnam War veteran and former Eden Prairie football coach, was said to have one of the world’s biggest hearts.

March 1, 1877: The roads are very rough. It is almost impossible to bring a heavy load of wood or grain into town from the country. In consequence trade is light.

The correct answer to last week’s quiz was the Chaska Auto Repair sign on Second Street. The shop is just around the corner, at 110 East Second Street, Suite C.

Bountiful Basket in Chaska received the Star of the North Award for community service in February.

Grant Sussner won 12 matches last season. Sam Wolff was a JV call-up on occasion for varsity duals.

Catch up on the week’s juiciest bits of news with this Monday morning roundup.

MINNEAPOLIS — The old saying about two seasons in Minnesota — summer and road construction —doesn’t seem to apply to Interstate 35.

Each winter I make a pilgrimage to my favorite winter wonderland, Yellowstone National Park.

American Red Cross blood drives in the month of March in the region are:

Mike Koster, the last Chaska player through the handshake line, was greeted one by one by Minnetonka Skippers.

A regular season win is just that, a regular season win.

It’s the winter that won’t quit.

Eden Prairie High School is hosting the Minnesota Education Fair for high school students and their parents on Thursday, March 15.

The fourth game in five days, the third against a ranked opponent, Holy Family Catholic ran out of gas against No. 8 Hutchinson Feb. 23.

Facing a short-handed Richfield squad, without four starters due to school disciplinary reasons, Chaska won its 18th game of the season, an 85-34 home win on senior night Feb. 23.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the February 15, 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.

Throughout American history, “a line in the sand” has been used to indicate a boundary to others.

Dear students: I regret that we have been unable to eliminate gun violence from your lives. It’s not from lack of trying.

When it comes to high school sports, is there a more entertaining time of the year than the last weekend of February?

Life hasn’t been good for Ozzy, who was found starving and emaciated. This quiet, smart medium-haired male likes his water fresh and prefers people or passive pets. Ozzy is fine with new folks, respectful kids, most dogs, and passive cats. He is affectionate on his terms, needs brushing, and daily takes his inexpensive meds well. Ozzy plays with interactive toys and likes window watching. The vet guesses he was born in 2009. Ozzy wants a forever home to love him for who he is. Is that you?