The new Highway 212 grand opening was Tuesday. Cutting the ribbon are (left to right): Bob Lindall, city councilor and Southwest Corridor Transportation Coalition president; Dwayne Wilson, Industrial & Infrastructure Group Fluor president; Thomas Sorel, MnDOT commissioner; Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau and Chaska Mayor Gary Van Eyll; Carver County Commissioner Jim Ische; and Scott Risley, ZRC project manager.

Mike Coleman, standing by the church’s original 1881 bell, greets visitors to East Union Lutheran Church Cemetery last Saturday evening. Several East Union parishioners portrayed early members of the congregation for the “Ghost Tours” of the cemetery, telling visitors about pioneer life. In many cases, parishioners portrayed relatives. Coleman spent the past year preparing the scripts for the tour. The event was part of East Union’s 150th celebration, which included worship, dinner and special music on Sunday.

MnDOT workers remove the old Highway 212 sign in downtown Chaska, at the Highway 41 intersection. "Highway 212," which the road has been known as for generations, is now "Chaska Boulevard." New Highway 212, located north on Highway 41 just about two miles, is slated to open to Carver on July 7. The MnDOT workers at the top are Joel Klukas (left) and Ron McDeid. The MnDOT workers in the center photo are Dan Smuk (left) and Rick Frick.

Members of the Chaska High School graduating class of 1948 posed for a group photo during their 60th reunion, held June 22 at Dahlgreen Golf Club. Read more about the class in this Thursday's print edition of the Chaska Herald.