Take a look at beautiful European cars Saturday at the German
Carfest in Shakopee. Formerly held in St. Paul, the event will be take
place at Veterans Memorial Park, just a mile east of downtown Shakopee
on County Road 101.

The show runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, or to register your vehicle, go to northstarbmw.org.

The park is situated along the Minnesota River, and has two covered pavilions, great bathrooms, and lots of space.

Roseville band Matchpoint hopes to wow the judges at a musical battle June 14 and win a spot at the Battle of the Bands/Grand Music Melee at Huber Park in Shakopee June 25.

From a PGA of America press release:

With many local companies eager to take part in the excitement of the upcoming 2009 PGA Championship, PGA of America officials are advising them to check the source before purchasing corporate hospitality packages for the event, to be held Aug. 10-16, 2009, at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska.

The Chaska Cubs amateur baseball team had a Friday tilt with Miesville called off, and added a game to the home-opening festivities.

The Cubs will face Arlington at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Athletic Park, followed by a clash with Henderson at 5 p.m. Chaska was to open the season against Henderson, but weather washed out the game.

Chaska then takes on defending Class A champion Minnetonka at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, and visits LeSueur for a 7:30 p.m. game on Tuesday.

Ah the meat raffle. So distinctly Minnesotan, there is really nothing like it anywhere else.

OK, to be fair, Australian pubs seem to have a similar practice of raffling meat trays to raise money for their sporting teams, but in the United States, when one thinks meat raffle, they think Minnesota.

Chan resident to appear on JeopardyJeopardy! recently announced its 2008 College championship, scheduled to tape at the University of Wisconsin in Madison on April 11 and 12.

Contestants include Meredith Johnson, 21, a University of Minnesota student hailing from Chanhassen.

The winner will take home a grand prize of $100,000.In the first week of the competition, each player will appear in one of the five episodes.

The 56^th annual American Legion Auxiliary Easter Egg Hunt will begin this Saturday at 10 a.m. in Chaska’s City Square Park. 

Toddlers will line up on the Fourth Street side; ages 4-5 on the Walnut Street side; ages 6-7 on the Third Street side; and ages 8-10 on the Chestnut Street (Hwy 41) side. 

Rumors that regularly pop up about the Renaissance Festival pulling up stakes can apparently be put to rest – for at least 15 years.

According to a press release received today, Mid-America Festivals, the producers of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival and the Trail of Terror, announce a new 15 year lease agreement, through 2023. The event is located just south of downtown Chaska, off of Highway 41.

St. Patrick’s Day has become like Halloween -- a day so absolutely boisterous that it needs an entire weekend. 

So, even though St. Patrick's Day is Monday, most organizations are celebrating it Saturday and Sunday.

By Lauren Olson

A band of former Chaska High School students by the name of Colfax will be performing Sunday at the legendary House of Blues auditorium in Chicago.