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Lake group joins zebra mussel fight
By Scot Lacek If you haven’t heard, zebra mussels aren’t a new fancy dish offered at posh Chanhassen restaurants – they are a nasty invasive aquatic animal that threatens to damage Lake Minnewashta’s ecology and impact lake users finances and health. If you don’t want to see the native game fish disappear, spend hundreds of dollars (if not more) having these creatures removed from boat lifts, piers, irrigation systems, ...
Public Notices from the January 27, 2011 Chanhassen Villager
Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the January 27, 2011 print edition of the Chanhassen Villager 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.
Reaching for the outliers
By Corey Magstadt In the biblical book of Acts, there is a wonderful story about the apostle Paul teaching at a church in a town called Troas. The church met in an upstairs room of someone’s home and all of the people crowded in leaving one young man perched precariously on a windowsill. Since it was Paul’s last day in town, the people wanted to take advantage of every possible minute with the beloved apostle, so he preached late in...
Local watershed management plan approved
The Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) at its January meeting approved a 10-year plan for the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District to manage the lakes and creeks in its watershed. The district encompasses an area of approximately 47 square miles and includes parts of Bloomington, Chanhassen, Chaska, Deephaven, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Shorewood. The goals of the district are to have w...
Residents oppose connector road
By Forrest Adams The proposed construction of a road that would connect two Chanhassen neighborhoods ran into a roadblock Monday night. More than 40 residents crowded into City Hall in opposition to a proposed connection that would link Timberwood Drive to Stone Creek Court. Both neighborhoods, to the immediate south of Coulter Boulevard and to the east of Galpin Boulevard, are considered “rural residential” by city pla...
Top 10 business complaints; BBB forecast for year ahead
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota handled roughly 24,500 complaints in 2010, resolving nearly 90 percent of them, according to a press release. “The number of complaints we received were actually slightly down last year,” said Dana Badgerow, president and CEO of the BBB, in the release. Complaints against auto dealers topped the list. Complaints against contractors were also prevalent. The construction indu...
Dance on Ice rescheduled
The Dance on Ice party was canceled on Jan. 21, due to extreme cold weather. It has been rescheduled for Feb. 17. For more information, go to http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/parks/iceskate.html#danceparty
Supervalu leaving Chanhassen
By Forrest Adams One of the largest employers in Chanhassen is planning to leave within the next year. Supervalu Inc. employs approximately 500 marketing and IT staff in its 155,000-square-foot Chanhassen space, located at 19011 Lake Drive E. The company currently has one office in Chanhassen and three in Eden Prairie. Supervalu plans to close one of the Eden Prairie sites in addition to Chanhassen. The Eden Prairie...
Congressman Kline on State of Union speech
WASHINGTON – Congressman John Kline issued the following statement tonight in response to the President’s State of the Union address: “Since the President took office two years ago, he and Congressional Democrats have overseen the largest budget deficit in the history of our nation, driving the national debt to a staggering $14 trillion. While the nation suffers from 20 straight months of unemployment above 9 percent, Washing...
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February flowers
Coming soon to an Arboretum near you. Story here .
'Great Hall of Orchids' at Arboretum Feb. 12
Orchids in all their variety and splendor will hold center stage when the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum presents “The Great Hall of Orchids: Timeless Beauty" exhibit, opening Feb. 12 and continuing through March 13. Presented by the W. Duncan and Nivin MacMillan Foundation, the exhibit will feature hundreds of exquisite orchids – including many unique species and hybrids – all grown by renowned orchid experts Jerry and Jason Fischer at t...
Fish tales
Carp update in Chanhassen. Story here .
Salvation Army to mark 125th year
The Twin Cities Salvation Army will kick off its 125th anniversary celebration Tuesday by distributing 125 boxes of cookies to local businesses, police and fire stations, churches and other local organizations that support the Salvation Army. Throughout 2011, the Twin Cities Salvation Army will hold 125 different events that demonstrate the organization’s commitment to feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, empowering youth and freeing p...
Chan High speech tournament results are in
The Chanhassen Speech Team kicked off its season by hosting a home tournament last Saturday, Jan. 22. The second annual Chanhassen Speech Tournament grew immensely since last year, Travis Rother, Chanhassen High School speech coach said. “With over 750 students walking through the doors,” Rother said, “the students, coaches, and parents really stepped up to the plate to host a wonderful event.” In addition to hosting an excellen...
Who are the Goondas?
"The Goondas began as childhood friends in Chanhassen" (http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/01/03/the_goondas/).
Chan High Community Jazz Fest is Feb. 5
Chanhassen High School will host District 112’s 17th Annual Community Jazz Festival on Feb. 3-5. The public is invited to attend many of the events, culminating with the Finale Concert on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Chanhassen High School. Admission for Saturday Night’s concert is $8 adults, $5 for students and seniors. For more information, please call Festival Coordinator, Paul Swanson at (952) 556-3536. Featured this year are t...
Monday morning spoon art
Photo by Richard Crawford We go through a fair amount of coffee in the newsroom. On Monday, the coffee spoon greeted us with this design. E-mail your spoon art to [email protected].
Education: CASE plans trip to the capitol
CASE, a public education advocacy group from the Minnetonka School District, invites you to tour the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group will meet with Minnetonka-area legislators and attend an education hearing. With an historic state deficit of $6.2 billion, everything is on the table. If parents want education to be a priority, they need to be present at the Capitol. Meet at the District Service Center (...
Gasoline prices spike up
Average retail gasoline prices in Twin Cities have risen 9.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.18/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.09/g, according to gasoline price website TwinCitiesGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in Twin Cities during the past week, prices yesterday were 54.4 cents per gallon higher than the same day on...
Sorensen: Carp ‘now under control’
By Forrest Adams In the biting cold Jan. 13 on Chanhassen’s Lake Lucy, there was a warm glow on Peter Sorensen’s face. The University of Minnesota professor was sorting through a table of large fish, looking for his accomplice — a “common carp.” Finally locating the large fish, which he summarily saved from a commercial fishermen’s table, Sorensen asked hypothetically: “How does it feel to work for the Universit...
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Boys cross country: Blaze peeks again, finishes second at state
Once again, the Burnsville boys cross country team saved its best for last.   There's s...
Girls cross country: Lakers are little off their mark at state
The Prior Lake girls cross country team was a little off in its ninth straight appearance in t...
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