The weekends are limited and the campground at Baylor Regional Park will be closing Oct. 17 for 2010, so now is the time to make your fall camping reservations.

During the last weekend of the season, participate in the 7th Annual Baylor Campground Chili Cook-off on Saturday, Oct. 16.

The campground at Baylor Park has many large shade trees that provide protection from sun and wind while creating a natural camping environment, according to a county press release.

By Unsie Zuege

Jeremy West has a farmer’s market right outside his front door. Creating inventive, tasty and fresh-from-the-garden meals this summer has been effortless and a lot of fun for West, who in addition to being a gardening enthusiast, loves to cook.

West, 32, of Chanhassen, has re-imagined his suburban lawn. Instead of cultivating a lush fairway of clipped green turf, set off with landscaping standbys like hosta and arborvitae, West’s lawn is an edible garden of plenty.

Poor diet contributes to four of the six leading causes of death (heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes), and it is estimated that healthier diets could reduce $71 billion per year in medical costs, lost productivity and lost lives, according to a Minnesota Landscape Arboretum press release.

One approach to improving the American diet, as recommended in the 2010 USDA guidelines, is that we eat more plants—vegetables, fruits, seeds, whole grains and legumes.

Suzanne Sheehan, 54, of Chaska, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 at her home.

Memorial service is Monday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. at the Bertas Funeral Home, 200 W. Third St., Chaska, with Father Paul Jarvis officiating. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be in Greeley, CO at a later date.

Funeral arrangements were with the Bertas Funeral Home, Chaska, 952-448-2137.

The football game this Friday night, Chaska vs. Shakopee, promises to be more than just a game.

The Chaska Hawks are planning to do a coat drive for Rapport Afghanistan.

Each student can bring a gently used winter coat for admission into the game. A Chaska veteran who served in Iraq is scheduled to be there in fatigues helping collect the coats, according to Rapport Afghanistan organizers.

John Brandel, 67, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 at home with family at his side, ending his 23-month battle with Melanoma Cancer.

A celebration will be held at Gale Woods Farms, Three River Park District, Minnetrista, MN on Monday, Sept. 20, from 4–8 p.m. Gifts and memorials to the family. No deliveries to Gale Woods Farm.

Cremation Society of MN, Edina.

By Richard Crawford

There will be a new sheriff in Carver County in 2011. That much is certain, as current Sheriff Bud Olson is not seeking re-election in November after holding the post since 1998.

The two candidates who will be on the ballot — Derek Lee and Jim Olson — faced off in a League of Women Voters candidate forum Tuesday.

Both men touted their experience and leadership abilities as being right for the position during the forum, which lasted about 30 minutes.

Derek Lee

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the September 16, 2010 print edition of the Chaska Herald 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.

Some time between Aug. 25 and Sept. 1 there were numerous headstones overturned and other damage caused during a vandal spree and rampage through St. John’s cemetery in Norwood Young America, according to a Carver County Sheriff’s Office report.

Carolyn Spargo, local promoter/teacher of all-things-Swedish, sent us notice that a group of 13 men and women from Sweden are arriving in Carver County today (Sept. 16) and staying for 10 days.