Chanhassen Villager - Activities - Comments

More world news coverage on

FAdams — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:23:06 -0500

More world news coverage on Haiti:

http://article.wn.com/view/2008/04/24/The_black_hole_of_debt/

Cristian is a college

FAdams — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:56:31 -0500

Cristian is a college student, an artist and an international human rights advocate. He also serves as the administrator of Resurrection Lutheran Church in San Salvador -- the congregation served by Bishop Medardo Gomez. A special offering will be taken for Cristian's fund to re-build Resurrection Church, which stands in the most impoverished neighborhood in the capital city and is now too run-down to repair.

So much for a skateable

FAdams — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:41:20 -0500

So much for a skateable park. Maybe by the end of the week, the snow will have melted.

In favor of a higher

olddog1800 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:49:41 -0500

In favor of a higher Levy?

In tough economic times when individuals must consume less and live leaner, doesn't it make sense for the government to downsize? The government is funded by the people. Do people exist for the purpose of funding larger government that wants to consume more from the private market? In economic terms, would government be considered a producer or consumer?
Given the rising price of gasoline, what right do law makers have to pass legislation that increases levies that raise taxes even more? Is this immoral?

See the slide show titled

FAdams — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:19:27 -0500

See the slide show titled "Home Expo Slide Show." It's in the "other news" category.

Volunteers Needed at the

FAdams — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:10:14 -0500

Volunteers Needed at the Home Expo
Looking to have fun while supporting
your Chamber? Why not volunteer at
the Home Expo on March 15th or 16th?
Short Shifts
Great People
High Energy
Fun!
Call the Chamber with the times you
are available at (952) 934-3903.

Light pole installation at

FAdams — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:20:33 -0600

Light pole installation at Lake Ann Park began last fall. Contractors are adding a total of 22 new light poles around baseball/softball and soccer fields in the park.

"When you light a ballfield, it nearly doubles your capacity for games," said Chanhassen Park and Recreation Director Todd Hoffman. "We're continuing our efforts to increase our field capacity for youth and adult activities."

A shelter is also going up. It will be called Park View Picnic Shelter and will have a capacity of 100-400 people.

The lighting is scheduled for completion by April 15, and the shelter by the middle of May.

Notice the icicles hanging

FAdams — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:59:15 -0600

Notice the icicles hanging from Toohey's hat.

I've never seen so many frozen beards, faces and hats as I saw watching Mora Vasaloppet skiers cross the finish line. When I got to the Main Street and walked over to the path of snow that skiers went across to finish the race, Toohey happened to be finishing.

Always on duty, I shot him with my digital camera and told him I'm from the Chanhassen Villager.

Why was I there? It wasn't to see Dave Toohey, although that was fun. Actually, my mother took part in the race. She's 54, lives in Mora, and finished #249 with a time of 4:38:10. That was about one hour after Toohey. Needless to say, waiting for her was a cold experience.

Has anybody asked the

FAdams — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:06:39 -0600

Has anybody asked the question: How legitimate is the fishing contest when the largest fish didn't win because DNR regulations mandate that it get thrown back into the water immediately because it's too big?

The jazz/funk competition

ChanHawk — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:28:53 -0600

The jazz/funk competition takes place on Friday, Feb. 15 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
The Hawks compete in the Class 3A high kick/precision portion of the state meet, set for Saturday, Feb. 16.

Here's the schedule for the Hawks:
- Doors open to the public at 11:15 a.m.
- The Class 2A and 3A qualifying competition runs from 2:15 to 4:30 p.m.
- Class 2A finalists are announced at 4:45 p.m. and the Class 3A finalists are announced at 5 p.m.
- The welcome and National Anthem starts at 5:40 p.m., followed by the Class A finals and awards presentations.
- The Class 2A and 3A finals and awards presentations start at 7:15 p.m.

Tim McGovern, Chanhassen Villager Sports Editor

It was in Herman Field Park

Melissa — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:25:19 -0600

It was in Herman Field Park

Go to

FAdams — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:21:19 -0600

Go to http://www.chanvillager.com/community/forums/read-and-respond/chanhassen...

Are they going to post where

sherriG — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:01:25 -0600

Are they going to post where the Medallion was found??

At the Minnesota State High

FAdams — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:45:18 -0600

At the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association (MSHSCA) Boys True Team State Class AA swimming competition this past weekend, Minnetonka High School took first place! They scored 2,071 points to take first in front of Edina and Stillwater Area. Below are the notable top ten finishes from the team.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
2nd – Tonka Team A (Preston Youngdahl, Evan Lee-To, Sebastiano Mascarini, Jake Hausauer), 1:38.96

Boys 200 Yard Free
9th – Zach Stettner, 1:51.45

Boys 200 Yard IM
4th – Kurt Youngdahl, 2:00.71
7th – Nolan Sinkler, 2:03.60

Boys 50 Yard Free
2nd – Asger Helmig, 21.90
8th – Evan Lee-To, 22.61
9th – Jake Hausauer, 22.71

Boys 1 Meter Diving
2nd – Jake Frankenfield, 312.10
3rd – Jeff Guy, 300.70
4th – Andres Hansen, 299.00

Boys 100 Yard Fly
7th – Nolan Sinkler, 54.82
9th – Preston Youngdahl, 55.04

Boys 100 Yard Free
1st – Asger Helmig, 48.46
4th – Kurt Youngdahl, 49.52
8th – Jake Hausauer, 50.64

Boys 200 Yard Free Relay
3rd – Tonka A (Asger Helmig, Evan Lee-To, Kurt Youngdahl, Nolan Sinkler), 1:29.86

Boys 100 Yard Back
2nd – Preston Youngdahl, 54.79
9th – Zach Stettner, 58.07

Boys 100 Yard Breast
3rd – Evan Lee-To, 59.75

Boys 400 Yard Free Relay
1st – Tonka A (Kurt Youngdahl, Jake Hausauer, Nolan Sinkler, Asger Helmig), 3:15.22
9th – Tonka B (Sebastiano Mascarini, Zach Stettner, Austin Sarna, Preston Youngdahl), 3:27.31

I have a direct view of the

olddog1800 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:39:09 -0600

I have a direct view of the sign from my front yard and porch. Some nights the sign is really bright and distracting it depends on what Halla puts on it and how it is displayed. Other nights I don't even notice it. If I think the sign becomes a problem I'll talk to Mr. Halla about it. That’s what grown up adults do, or are supposed to do; it is also what properly raised children do.
The city should focus on important problems and invest our resources on the solution to the important problems.
Some nice things about the sign are it is; not blue gray, beige or boxy and doesn't look like the newer developments in Chanhassen. It doesn't really belong in Chanhassen: it's not cheap “ticky tacky”, it's well built, not made out of press board. The sign wasn’t paid for with T.I.F. financing, tax payers don't foot the bill for the sign.
The sign is like the new 312 highway: It is the state of the art. It is in the wrong location to be the most effective for it’s cost.
The sign is not like the new 312: No former city, county or state politician is making any profit off the design, location or public financing of the sign. The sign wasn’t put up or built to put money into the pockets of the cronies of our political hacks, no one is asking the tax payers of Carver County or their children to pay county wide to support any improvements of the sign. The sign is the least of our problems here in “Crony County”.

PS
If Mr. Halla wants the city and the city council to get off his back, he could offer to let them display reproductions of the political lawn signs that pollute the roads and yards of Chanhassen every election year. Then only the losers would complain about his sign.

Bob Wold