Editor’s Note: Barrie Anderson works for Chaska Farm and Garden, where a lawn ornament baby goat was stolen. Anderson wrote this poem on behalf of “Momma Goat, Papa Goat and Auntie Goat” who “asked to have this poem submitted to the Herald in an effort to have our goat returned.”

By Barrie Anderson

Please return our darling goat,

As she needs her winter coat

The days are darker, the air is cooler,

And we miss our baby goat.

About 50 students and scholars from the metro area who have been awarded Fulbright scholarships to study and teach abroad. They are among 72 recipients statewide, according to a press release from Sen. Al Franken’s office.

The scholars include Donald Scheese, of Chaska, a professor of English and environmental studies at Gustavus Adolphus College, who will teach in the Ukraine.

By Mollee Francisco

After more than six decades in Montana, the Pride of Chaska is finally home. The city’s first motorized pumper received a warm welcome last Thursday morning as it went on display at the Chaska Fire Station.

Dozens of current and retired members of the Chaska Fire Department were on hand to see the 18-foot trailer carrying the pumper make its way into town. Several of the department’s current fire engines met the trailer at Highway 212 and Engler Boulevard to form a small parade to the station.

The Chaska City Council approved a liquor license for Chaska Liquor Monday night. The action paves the way for owner/operator Kevin Do to open his new business as soon as possible.

Chaska Liquor will be located in the Gateway Plaza next to Napa Auto Parts, Caribou Coffee and Papa Murphy’s Pizza.

In other city news:

The following obituaries are from the Nov. 11, 2010 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper:

Marjolane Sauerbrey, 88, of Lakeville, formerly of Carver and St. Paul, died Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 at her residence.

Funeral service will be held Thursday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at East Union Lutheran Church, 15180 County Rd. 40, Carver. The visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. at the church.

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

Dale Dirkswager, 80, of Excelsior and formerly of Chaska, Ridgewood, NJ, and Waukesha, WI, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 at Golden Living Care Center, Excelsior, surrounded by his loving family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m. at Guardian Angels Catholic Church, 218 W. Second St., Chaska. The visitation will be Wednesday, 4-8 p.m., at the Bertas Funeral Home, 200 W. Third St., Chaska, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.

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

By Unsie Zuege

Things are rocking and rolling over at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres these days.

“All Shook Up” is the featured musical on the Main Stage; the record-setting CDT hit, “I Do! I Do!” has returned after a 17-year absence, retooled for a new generation of audiences in the Fireside Theater; and Stevie Ray’s Comedy Club has reinvigorated the former Playhouse Theater.

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

* Certify results of the Nov. 2 municipal general election

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 Unsie Zuege

The first Swimathon in 2009 was such a splashing success that the Gilbertson family of Chaska is doing it again.

Tony and Julie Gilbertson and their two daughters Raina, 8, and Fantaye, 5, are once again heading the effort to raise money to dig wells in Ethiopia, providing communities with safe water to drink.