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Boundary task force develops another high school proposal

The District 112 Boundaries Task Force has developed a second high school boundary proposal.

Under the first proposal, students in Chaska city limits would attend Chaska High School. Everyone else in District 112 would attend Chanhassen High School, when it opens.


The culture of Ole & Lena

There’s Ole:

“Ole got a job in the fertilizer factory. The boss tried to determine the extent of Ole’s abilities. ‘Tell me, do you know anything about nitrates?’ Answered Ole… ‘All I know is dey are cheaper dan da day rates.”

And then there’s Lena:


Mother, the muse

She has been called quirky, unforgettable, a scene stealer, and even “one of the great moms of American fiction,” but to Shannon Olson, she’s just Flo.


City administrator picks up Klein award

Chaska City Administrator David Pokorney was presented with the George C. Klein Award last month at the annual Chaska Rotary banquet last month.

The Klein Award is given to individuals that display service above self in the community. Pokorney, who has been city administrator for 24 years, was recognized for his outstanding leadership in Chaska.


Car crashes into Mayer home

 

A car crashed into a house in Mayer on Friday morning.The Carver County Sheriff’s Office received the call at 10:55 a.m., May 9, according to a Carver County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Deputies responded to the scene along with Mayer Fire Rescue and Ridgeview Ambulance.  They found a 2005 Lincoln car had struck a residence at 209 Blue Jay Avenue.


Doodle 4 Google

May 9, 2008 - 9:54am
Doodle 4 Google

By Chuck Friedbauer

Pioneer Ridge Freshman Center student Rebecca Olene has been selected as a “Doodle 4 Google” regional winner.

Her artwork was selected as one of the 40 best entries in the country from a pool of thousands of submissions. Four national finalists will be decided via a public vote between Monday, May 12 and Sunday, May 18 at www.google.com/doodle4google.

Olene is invited, along with a parent or legal guardian, to attend a regional winner’s celebration at the Googleplex in Mountain View, Calif. on May 21, at which the four national finalists and the national winner, whose doodle will be displayed on the Google homepage, will be named.

The national winner will win a $10,000 college scholarship to be used at the school of their choice, a trip to the Googleplex, a laptop computer, and a T-shirt printed with their doodle.

Google will also award the winner’s school a $25,000 grant towards the establishment/improvement of a computer lab.

 


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