Floyd Ebert, 62, of Linn Creek, Mo. and formerly from Chaska, went home with our Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.

Memorial service is Saturday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. at 18705 Stratford Woods Apartments, Minnetonka.

Memorials should go to the family in lieu of flowers. Contact Bill Bennetts at 952-474-4359 for information.

If you’re looking for some Scandinavian fun this season, there are a few area events coming up next week commemorating Saint Lucia Day.

“A favorite Swedish holiday tradition is tied to the saintly figure of Lucia. She is the ‘bearer of light,’ who illuminates the darkness of winter each Dec. 13,” according to the American Swedish Institute’s Web site. The celebration includes a girl wearing traditional clothing with a wreath of lights on her head.

Here are a few of the Saint Lucia celebrations:

Dec. 12

Among the items on tonight's Chaska City Council agenda are:

* Public hearing: Truth in Taxation

* Approval of lease for old water treatment plant to Love Inc.

* Approval of city administrator contract

Chaska City Council meetings are held the first, third and fifth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at Chaska City Hall, One City Hall Plaza.

By Chuck Friedbauer

A drug dog sweep of the Chaska High School student parking lot on Nov. 21 resulted in the alleged discovery of six student vehicles containing marijuana and illegal contraband.

“The students involved face criminal and school consequences and have lost their privilege to park at the Chaska High School,” said Chaska Police Chief Scott Knight in his weekly e-mail newsletter.

Jacob Melina, 15, takes a successful crack at a Piñata during the Multicultural Holiday Celebration on Sunday night in City Square Park.

Chaska held its annual Muliticultural Holiday Celebration last Sunday in City Square Park.

The event included presentations by teenage students from several different countries, who related their holiday traditions.

Santa Claus visited the crowd, which was entertained by the Chaska High School choir. Kids also had a chance to take a crack at a pinata.

Peggy Babcock, 57, of Victoria, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 in Minneapolis.

Memorial service was held Saturday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m. at Family of Christ Lutheran Church, Chanhassen.

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

Mildred Katherine Lynch, 92, of Waconia and formerly of East Atlantic Beach, N.Y., died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008 in Waconia.

Memorial Mass of Christian Burial is Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. at St. Hubert Catholic Community, 8201 Main Street, Chanhassen (952-937-9106). Visitation is Tuesday one-half hour prior to Mass at church.

Huber Funeral Home & Cremation Services Excelsior Chapel, 952-474-9595.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warns parents to caution their children to stay off ponds and other water bodies that now have a thin coating of ice.

Chaska’s fourth annual Multicultural Holiday Celebration is 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 5 in City Square Park in downtown Chaska. The event includes carols, refreshments and entertainment.

Mayor Gary Van Eyll will end the event by lighting a Christmas tree.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the November 27, 2008 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.