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COUNTY - Schools closing early (Carver County News)
Waconia Schools will be closing at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 8 because of a winter storm warning that has already resulted in eight inches of snow in Waconia.Woman hopes to create support network for area service members (The Laker) Life can be hard enough for members of the armed forces heading to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan without having to worry about what will be happening on the home front during their absences or about what they'll encounter stateside when their tours of duty have been completed.
Community calendar (The Laker) We want your listings! Listings for the community calendar are free, but not guaranteed. We encourage you send us your listings of upcoming events and we will do our best to include them.
BREAKING NEWS (Carver County News) A 30-year-old Waconia man reportedly died shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 after the vehicle he was driving slid off into oncoming traffic on a wet Highway 5 near Arboretum Road in Chanhassen.
Local lawmakers girding for some heavy lifting as 2010 legislative session approaches (The Laker) The state's budget deficit, in concert with the bi-annual legislative challenge of crafting a bonding bill, will garner the early attention of Senate District 33 lawmakers when the head back to St. Paul for the 2010 legislative session, Feb. 4.
BREAKING NEWS (Carver County News) What do you do to help the world's poorest nation when a natural disaster strikes? Jump in the icy waters of Lake Minnetonka of course! The DECA Marketing Club at Mound Westonka High School is sponsoring a Polar Plunge for Haiti on Feb. 6 at 10 a.m.
H1N1 clinics available to more people (Carver County News) CHASKA-The H1N1 is now more readily available to the wider public thanks to an announcement by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). It is advising local public health agencies and private health care providers that they can now offer the H1N1 vaccine to everyone, provided they have enough vaccine and they can still meet the needs of high risk patients who want to be vaccinated.
Gail Dahlstrom, volunteer, 'just gave and gave' (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) She helped found the Courage Center Auxiliary. Among her top causes was the Minnesota Opera.
Legislature faces $1.2 billion budget deficit in 2010 (South Crow River News) Tony Sertich and Kurt Zellers agreed that addressing the state budget deficit this year would take sacrifices and creative thinking, but many of the agreements between the two legislators ended there.
MW alumnus gaining a name with punditry by pen (The Laker) When David Gillette graduated from Mound Westonka High School in 1996 he expected to have a career in art. He never dreamed he'd be combining his passion for illustration with political reporting. Gillette is a regular on TPT's Almanac program where he presents his trademark "illustrated essays."