There will be plenty of activities to fill the long Fourth of July holiday weekend in Chaska this year.

The Jonathan Association will hold its annual Jonathan Fourth of July Fun Run Friday. The run begins at 8:15 a.m. at the Early Childhood Center (110600 Village Road) and goes through Jonathan and along the shores of Lake Grace. Runners, walkers and strollers are welcome. Participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the July 3, 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.

County examines fiber optic ring

Do you think Carver County should pursue a fiber optic ring to bring high speed communication to the area? Carver County is in the early stages of exploring a high-speed fiber optic ring. Here's a letter on the topic from Randy Maluchnik and Tim Lynch, Carver County commissioners:

Fiber optic

At last week’s Highway 212 grand opening, after hands had been shaked and a ribbon had been cut, there was one more small detail to take care of.

A bet had to be settled.

Years ago, city of Chaska attorney Luke Melchert and former Carver County engineer/public works director Pat Murphy made a wager.

In the 1970s, the pair served on an ad hoc committee for new Highway 212. However, after hitting dead end after dead end to get the project funded, they quit in aggravation, related Melchert.

The countdown is on. By the end of this month, Chad and I will be married. That's not to say it's all smooth sailing between now and then, though. The real grunt work still lies ahead.

*The Guest List* 

Sunburn was on the menu as residents, construction workers and local lawmakers gathered on a warm, sunny summer day to celebrate the opening of the final segment of new Highway 212.

It has been a freeway over 50 years in the making.

Since at least 1957, residents and local leaders alike have dreamt of and hoped for a lifeline from the Twin Cities to the southwest metro.

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The grand opening celebration for the final segment of new Highway 212, connecting Eden Prairie to Carver, was held Tuesday afternoon. The roadway will open to drivers on July 14.

Chaska entered the SpamTown Classic amateur baseball tournament with designs on sticking around Austin until Sunday.

The Cubs stuck around all right.

Chaska suffered a last-at-bat setback in the opener on Friday, but waited out rain to win a pair of games and reach the semifinals on Sunday.

But another late loss ended the long weekend.

Due to storms on Saturday, the Cubs were forced to finish one game and play two more on Sunday.

The following obituary is from the July 3, 2008 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper:

The Chanhassen Athletic Association's Red Sox won one game all season in the Majors division.

Until the playoffs.

The Red Sox completed a rags-to-riches season with three victories in the championship series, finishing with a 5-3 lightning-shortened victory over the Orioles on Saturday at Lake Ann Park in Chanhassen.

Enjoy this selection of photos from the tournament.

The Chaska/Chanhassen United Soccer Club's recreational program Jamboree had 1,200 players, coaches, parents and fans converging on the Chaska Middle School fields on Saturday, June 28.

Enjoy this selection of photos from the Jamboree.

Carver County Communicators Toastmasters Club is holding an open house at 7 p.m., Monday, July 14 at Chaska Community Center.

The group has invited our District 6 Governor Pat Croal as a guest speaker who will help participants disassociate with the fear of public speaking.

Carver County Communicators has members from Chaska, Mayer, Norwood/Young America, Victoria, Waconia, and Watertown.

Meetings are held the second and fourth Mondays of every month at 7 p.m. for about an hour, at the Chaska Community Center, 1661 Park Ridge Drive.

Candidate filing for the Carver Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor positions is open until July 15.

“Supervisors play an important role in how our community deals with a wide variety of resource management issues, including wetlands, water quality, soil erosion, and erosion and sediment control,” stated Ted Beise, SWCD board chair, in a press release.

SWCD’s are special purpose units of government that manage and direct conservation programs, such as the state Cost-Share Program and the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) program.

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

* Ridgeview Medical Center ER

* Commitment to Community Task Force

* Exterior Building Maintenance Requirements

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.  

Linnea Sumi, formerly of Edina, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 28, 2008, her 90th birthday, at Auburn Manor Nursing Home in Chaska.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 2, at 11 a.m. at Edina Community Lutheran Church, Edina.

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

Having an opponent club a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning is usually not a big game-changer for the Chaska Cubs.

Except when the game is scheduled for seven.

Austin's Craig Braaten hit a 'walk-off' homer in the bottom of the seventh on Friday night to help the Greyhounds to a 3-2 victory over the Cubs in the opener of the SpamTown Challenge in Austin.

Amateur baseball games are usually scheduled for nine innings, though tournaments often vary.

There is something special about seeing my clients after we've finished the massage and they have a look like they have just woken up... "You have angels on your walls, and in your hands..." is a comment from a client who'd been told that nothing was wrong... that the client was a hypochondriac... this client is no longer held back from their health, or treated differently by their friends and family.