The following obituary is from the March 11, 2010 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper:

Last summer's PGA tournament at Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska brought in approximately $50 million to the surrounding area.

This article alludes that Bloomington and its barrage of hotels probably saw the biggest benefit during the golf extravaganza. It also notes that Bloomington will likely benefit again in 2016 when the Ryder Cup comes to Hazeltine.

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For once, we get an Idol episode devoted almost solely to the singing and the girls - for the most part - fail to take advantage. Although there were some solid performances, there was nothing that gave goosebumps or was fodder for chit-chat around the water cooler. Maybe the boys will provide more interesting performances tomorrow night. Until then...

By Chuck Friedbauer

The District 112 school board narrowed the list of potential candidates for the district superintendent position to two finalists.Corey Lunn, superintendent of the Montgomery-Lonsdale school district will give interviews Monday, March 15; and James Bauck, superintendent of the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose school district, will give interviews Tuesday, March 16.

Author: The city of Chaska

Published: In the city ordinance ledger, held by the Chaska Historical Society

When: These ordinances were passed between 1875 and 1941

Editor's Note: In a series of "Downtown Turnaround" editorials, the Herald is offering ideas to improve downtown Chaska. Join the discussion by posting your own comments or e-mailing [email protected]. This editorial was first published in the March 4 print edition of the Chaska Herald.

The Carver City Council will be discussing a big topic on Monday night – where to locate its city hall.

It has pondered a handful of choices over the years, and now it has one more to add to the list.

The Carver County Community Development Agency has proposed a joint housing/city hall development for the city of Carver, to be located at the County Road 11 and Ironwood Drive intersection, near Highway 212.

Six candidates have been named semi-finalists in the search for a new superintendent.

According to a District 112 newsletter, they include:

* Dr. Julia Espe, Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, St. Cloud Public Schools

* Dr. Dan Bittman, Director of Elementary and Secondary Education, Centennial School District

* Dr. Christine Weymouth, Assistant Superintendent, Farmington Public Schools * Corey Lunn, Superintendent, Montgomery-Lonsdale Public Schools

By Chuck Friedbauer

District 112 is in the midst of seeking cost savings measures for the 2010-11 budget, with the hope of preserving class size standards.

In January, the school board directed a District 112 budget committee to find approximately $1 million in reductions for the upcoming budget. Two items have surfaced as possibilities to investigate to provide a portion of those reductions.The first possibility is reducing the staffing level for the district’s school resource officers.

By Mark W. Olson

Life, liberty and the pursuit of fish.

Minnesota doesn’t have its own Declaration of Independence, but if it did, there’s no doubt that the unalienable rights would include fishing.

However, some local residents worry that seniors are missing out on the action. So a group of volunteers and the Chaska Parks and Recreation Department, is starting a “Let’s Go Fishing with Seniors” Chaska chapter.