Category: Carver News

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Community Park Skating Rink Update

The Public Services staff will be flooding the main skating rink starting this Thursday in Community Park.  The ice should be ready to skate on within 7 to 10 days.  New this year, the City will also be setting up an additional leisure rink (no hockey) in the parking lot at Community Park.  The additional recreational/leisure rink, constructed out of snow berms, should be ready the following week barring any large snow events or unseasonably warm temperatures.  Consistent with other Covid-19 precautions in the City, the warming house will not be available for use at this time. 

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Now Hiring – Public Services Technician (Part Time)

The City of Carver is seeking motivated candidates for a Part-Time Public Services Technician in the Public Services Department.  This employee will perform maintenance duties at city parks, facilities, athletic fields, and various landscape locations. Duties include but are not limited to: mowing and weed whipping, cleaning of park shelters, maintaining playground equipment for safety, attending to flowers and shrubs throughout the City, and other duties as assigned.  Visit the City’s employment page for more details:  www.cityofcarver.com/employment.

 

 

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Protecting Water Through Winter

It may not look like a Minnesota winter yet, but soon enough we’ll be covered in snow.  It is still important to protect lakes and rivers from pollution during the colder months.  Even when it is cold, pollutants from our lawns and driveways can still run down through stormdrains and into lakes and rivers.  Follow these four tips to keep your favorite lake or river healthy and ready for recreation next summer:

Don’t let winter waste make spring messes
Cold temperatures and frozen water don’t slow down a pup’s digestive system. Continue to pick up pet waste through the winter to prevent bacteria and pathogens from getting into lakes and rivers.  It’s easy to let it pile up, but come spring those frozen piles will melt and make a real mess!

Be a good fisherman
Whether you visit a lake once or set up a second (fishing) home for the season, please remember the “leave no trace” motto and take everything you bring onto the lake back with you when you leave. Everything that’s left on a lake’s frozen surface ends up in the water below when ice-out occurs leading to safety and public health issues.

Shovel before salt
Shovel first and shovel often during snowstorms. If you get the pavement clear, there is no snow to become compacted and turn to ice. This is the most effective method for safe walkways. Lastly, pay attention to temperature. Rock salt doesn’t work well when the temperature is below 15⁰F. Keeping areas clear through shoveling and scraping is your best bet in cold temperatures.

Stay safe on ponds with unpredictable ice
Keep yourself and your family safe. It’s never safe to skate or walk on a frozen pond. Ice thickness on small stormwater ponds is not as certain as ice that forms on natural lakes. It is constantly changing as runoff and drainage water flow through the ponds all year long. With the unpredictability of water movement and impacts of road salt, it is best just to stay off ponds.

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Carver General Occasional Sale

Special Announcement

The Carver General will be holding an earlier December Occasional Sale rather than the usual third weekend dates!

Looking for that special gift for your favorite person in your life? Then come on over to Carver this coming weekend
To the Carver General and find that ‘one and only’ special gift…..Thursday, December 3rd
they will be open to receive
you at 10 AM until 5 PM through Saturday. Couldn’t get there those days, Sunday will be your last chance to come and
get unique gift for that special individual or maybe even yourself, They are
open at Noon and will close at 4 PM. Hurry!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!! See ya’ in 2021

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Carver Elementary to Be Awarded the Greg Osterdyk Community Service Award

             Greg Osterdyk

Several years ago the City of Carver created a community service award designed to recognize the time, support, service, and dedication that individuals and organizations have given unselfishly to our community. Last year the City Council renamed the award program after the late Mayor, Greg Osterdyk, in recognition of his many years of service and dedication shared with the community.

It’s our distinct pleasure to share that the staff and teachers of Carver Elementary have been selected to receive the 2020 Greg Osterdyk Community Service Award!!!

Their actions to assist displaced residents during a recent fire call, as well as their collective efforts to meet new learning challenges during the ongoing pandemic provide a few examples of the compassion and empathy modeled by the teachers and staff at Carver Elementary on a daily basis!

Congratulations and thank you so much for your service to the Carver community!

The City Council will formally recognize Carver Elementary at their Monday, December 21 meeting at 7:00 pm.

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Carver Tree Lighting In Gazebo Park

In September, Carver on the Minnesota donated and planted a new evergreen tree in Gazebo Park. This tree will be the new focal point for the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony will not be held on November 28 as originally planned, however, the first lighting of the tree will take place that evening. The tree lights will continue to shine bright each evening for the remainder of the holiday season. Carver on the Minnesota invites you to drive through historic downtown to view the new addition to Gazebo Park!

If you would like to make a donation to the local food shelf, items will be accepted throughout the day at Gazebo Park on Saturday, November 28.

The visit with Santa, originally planned for that day, has also been cancelled. “Santa” is available for virtual visits and possible in-person visits.  Please visit shakopeesantamn.com for more information.