By Forrest Adams

Her face was intense as her eyes recalled a room full of 6-foot-long tables with skulls on them.

Machete marks were still in the skulls, and Dr. Ellen Kennedy said she began to sob.

“I was overcome by what I saw,” her eyes focused on the present. “There was a horrific loss of life.”

Friends and volunteers of Carver-Scott Humane Society will raise money for homeless pets at the annual Walk to Unite Pets & People, Saturday, May 22 at Lions Park in Chaska.

The “Walk to Unite” is the society’s largest fundraiser of the year, according to a society press release.

Activities include kid’s games, vendor booths, a silent auction, the Purrfect Price Sale, entertainment, and free lunch for all registered walkers.

Football in May?

You bet!

The Minnesota Phoenix and the Minnesota Sting of the semi-pro Northern Elite Football League will play a game at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 8 at the Chaska HIgh School football stadium.

The gate receipts will benefit the Chaska football program.

New Chaska football coach Lambert Brown will be on hand, and will be introduced at halftime.

For more about the NEFL, click here.

The 2010 Chaska 10K/5K will take place Saturday, May 15, at the Chaska Community Center. Race events begin at 8 a.m.

Participant fees are $25 for 10K/5K events and $10 for the Youth Fun Run. Free childcare is provided during race events.

Register now for this community event at www.chaskacommunitycenter.com, www.active.com or at the Chaska Community Center front desk.

Bountiful Basket Food Shelf, operated in conjunction with the community and the CAP Agency, is located at 110650 Village Road in Chaska.

The food shelf is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Tuesday from noon until 5 p.m.

CAP Agency staff processes applications while volunteers process and sort donations, stock the shelves, and assist clients with food selection. Each month, the food shelf serves 350 to 400 households by providing a five-day supply of food, according to a food shelf press release.

By Unsie Zuege

Ever wonder what happened to the Arts Consortium of Carver County?

Nearly one year ago in May, the group hosted a large workshop, led by William Cleveland, a well-known community arts developer, to launch a broad, communitywide organization that would not only support the local arts, but act as a clearinghouse.

The Minnesota Valley Community Band presents a program at 7 p.m., Sunday, May 2, featuring solos for euphonium, saxophone and voice.

Performing on euphonium will be Vic DePaulis (“Fantasie Variations”); Adam Davis, saxophone (“Catch Me If You Can”); and Jane Fox doing two 1930s ballads by Jerome Kern and Cole Porter (“Where or When” and “All the Things You Are”).

The second annual Cologne Academy Spring Fling is Saturday, April 24.

The event is a fundraiser to raise money for improvements to a community playground, according to a press release.

The event is at the Cologne Academy and Cologne Community Center, 1221 South Village Parkway, Cologne.Because of high winds at last year’s Spring Fling, all the games will be inside except for the bounce houses (there will be four different bouncers for the kids).