On May 31, the school district is holding a reception honoring 23 retirees. "Some are already out the door and others will be here until the end of the school year. We are losing some of the best of the best this year," states the latest District 112 newsletter.

Here are the honorees:

Tricia Adams – Clover Ridge Elementary – 3-4th grade teacher – 10 years

Pam Anderson – Kindergarten Center – Speech – 30 years

Laura Batzli – Chanhassen High – Science teacher – 32 years

Entering the Clover Ridge neighborhood April 24, I was passed by a SUV with a pink and white plastic playhouse perched on top.

Yes. It was once again time for the 24th annual Jonathan Festival of Garage Sales.

The sales, organized by St. Andrew West Lutheran Church, are a great barometer of trends and technology.

In January we elected Mark Windschitl to be Chaska's new Mayor.
Since that time we have seen absoultely nothing from him on downtown, the shcool district, the budget all items that are vitally important to Chaska and we residents.
I for one am extremely dissapointed in the job he is doing for Chaska.

Former Mayor Bob Roepke wrote yet another article in yesterday's newspaper detailing out items that are important to Chaska.
I applaud Bob for stepping up during this leadership vaccum at City Hall.

Motorists will encounter delays and a detour on Highway 169 in Shakopee, between County Road 17/Marschall Road and Highway 15/Marystown Road beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, April 30.

According to a MnDOT press release, The closure is needed as construction crews set beams for a new pedestrian bridge spanning Highway 169 at Koeper Avenue.

By Dorothy Clark-Miles

We at CHS are extremely proud of our graduates.

This is a time for celebrating the results of their rigorous coursework, dedication and commitment over the past 12 years.

The end is finally here: prom; their last baseball or track or lacrosse season; the final band or choir concert; the last of their drama events; the last speech contest; finals; graduation.

The Minnesota Valley Community Band presents a program at 7 p.m., Sunday, May 2, featuring solos for euphonium, saxophone and voice.

Performing on euphonium will be Vic DePaulis (“Fantasie Variations”); Adam Davis, saxophone (“Catch Me If You Can”); and Jane Fox doing two 1930s ballads by Jerome Kern and Cole Porter (“Where or When” and “All the Things You Are”).

If you’ve ever wanted to experience an artist create a work of art before your very own eyes, now’s your chance.

Monday, the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum will kick off a three week artist-in-residency program, during which acclaimed eco-artist Patrick Dougherty will create a massive stick sculpture on the center island in front of the Oswald Visitor Center.

Visit artist studios and local galleries in the communities bordering Lake Minnetonka from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., this Saturday and Sunday, May 1-2.

Visit 26 studios and artists whose works range from paintings, ceramics, photography, stained glass, sculpture, fiber, wood, fused glass and jewelry. For more information and a map of the studios, click here.

By Forrest Adams

Research by the Christian Science Monitor and PBS NewsHour last week labeled Carver County as the place in Minnesota with the most Tea Party activists.

Whether or not this is true is a matter of some debate.

“Really?”

That was the response from Mara Souvannasoth, a Chanhassen home school mother, who said she sympathizes with the Tea Party movement.

Mervin Ganrude, 81, of Hokah, MN died peacefully Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Among others, he is survived by family in Chaska.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 3, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Hokah.

Friends and family may call at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home, 412 S. Third St., La Crescent, on Sunday, May 1, from 3-6 p.m. and again at the church on Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

Arrangements are with Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home, La Crescent.