Four-year-old Robbie Clark catches a water balloon during Chaska Place Apartments' National Night Out celebration Tuesday night. (Photo by Mollee Francisco)

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A pair of river otters were released into wild at the Rapids Lake Educational Center near Carver Thursday morning. Read more about the otters in next week's print edition of the Herald. (Photo by Mollee Francisco)

Martial Arts America held a skills demonstration at River City Days on Saturday morning, including this double board-break. The festivities continue into Sunday, with Breakfast in the Park from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at City Square Park, the RCD parade at 1 p.m. and Chaska's Got Talent at 2 p.m. (Photo by Tim McGovern)

Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog keep an eye on the masses on Thursday during Safety Camp in Firemen's Park, sponsored by the Chaska Police Department. The two-day camp attracted over 100 third- and fourth-graders, who met with the Minnesota State Patrol, lifeguards, Chaska firefighters, EMTs and a multitude of other safety groups.

Michael Billington holds Maxime, an 11-year-old bald eagle, at the Chaska Library on July 19. The University of Minnesota Raptor Center presentation was part of the Summer Reading Program’s “Make a Splash at Your Library.” The show also featured a Red-Tailed Hawk, an American Kestrel, and a Great Horned Owl. The Chaska Library Summer Reading Program is free to participants and runs through Aug. 14. Visit http://www.carverlib.org for more information. (Photo by Josh Hed)