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Ridgeview rolls out emergency virtual health care services
Ridgeview is expanding its virtual care offerings with the introduction this week of on-demand virtual urgent care services. Virtual care is a convenient alternative to an in-person visit for several visit types and conditions, including scheduled appointments. It uses technology to connect you to a Ridgeview care provider from the convenience of your home or anywhere you have internet access. All that you need is a computer, tablet or mobile device. With an on-demand virtual urgent care visit, you will be seen by a Ridgeview...
Group of friends visit Waconia for Fourth of July
Who doesn’t want to be in Waconia at this time of year? Chuck Bean was back to his hometown for the Fourth of July and brought a group of six friends with him for the festivities, including three from other countries. The group has traveled together to other places, Bean said, including a small town in Spain where friend Ricardo Esquer-Blasco is from. Others hail from Lebanon, Argentina and spots...
CenterPoint awards community safety grant to St. Boni
CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota’s largest natural gas utility, recently awarded a Community Safety Grant of $1,950 to the City of St. Bonifacius, Minnesota, to fund an automated external defibrillator, or AED, for the ball field concession stand at Missile Park. Steve Marsh, Home Service Plus Supervisor at CenterPoint, presented the Community Safety Grant check to Brenda Fisk, Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer at the City of St. Bonifacius. In Minnesota this year, CenterPoint awarded more...
AGLOW Theater gears up for double bill
Local community theater group, AGLOW Theater is bringing not one but two beloved classics to the stage later this month in the Little Theater at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka. The fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” shows at 3 p.m. on July 18-21 and is for all ages. In addition, “12 Angry Jurors,” — based on the award-winning film “12 Angry Men” by Reginald Rose — shows at 7 p.m. on July 18-21. Recommended for ages 12 and up, this stage version by Sherman L. Sergel is a gritty, honest story about justice and the human spirit. ...
Theater camp cast, crew warm up for ‘Frozen JR’
Most musicals are in rehearsal at least four to six weeks. The one coming up locally this Saturday was just a week. It’s Waconia Community Education’s summer musical “Frozen JR.”, and the culmination of a week-long theater camp covering acting techniques, staging, sets and costuming, leading to a full production. The camp going on this week brings together over 100 kids, according directors Bailey Fields and Melissa Marohl. That includes...
Waconia city council affirms denial of sober house request
The Waconia City Council reaffirmed two recent decisions at a short meeting July 1. One was a decision to deny a zoning accommodation to Battlefield Ministries for a sober living arrangement for up to six persons at a residential property at 415 West First Street. In a lengthy resolution following a June 17 public hearing reported on earlier, the council indicated the applicant did not prove that the requested accommodation is necessary for the amelioration of a disability under provisions of the Americans with Disabilities...
Work continues on projects around county
Waconia’s downtown construction project has moved into Stage 2. As paving was underway recently on Stage 1 at Main, Pine and Spruce streets, crews had begun sanitary sewer work and utility construction on Stage 2 on Main Street between Olive and Elm. Elm Street was slated to remain fully open with pavement until this week when that too will be closed for construction, according to the latest project reports. ...
10 residents throw hats into ring for council appointment
Ten applicants have stepped forward to fill the Waconia City Council seat vacated by Steve Yetzer at the end of June. The application period closed last Friday, July 5, and the candidates were slated to be interviewed by the rest of the council this Wednesday, July 10. The open seat is for the term that expires at the end of the year and is up for election this fall. Applicants...
New Perspective celebrates Independence Day
New Perspective Senior Living residents and staff got into July Fourth spirit and their red, white and blue at a holiday event on Tuesday, July 2. There were a few Uncle Sams in the crowd, plenty of flags and streamers, ice cream and music, and some residents rolled out and marched in their own Fourth of July parade. (Al Lohman/The Patriot)
Area waterways recede as rainfall eases
High river levels persist in Carver County as rains continue to fall well above average for the year. After reaching historic levels not seen since 1965, the Minnesota River was in moderate flood stage at 31 feet just over a week ago and receding after the rains forecast for the Fourth of July weekend did not pour down like earlier showers. The river was expected remain in minor flood stage through most of last and this week with drier conditions anticipated. Many roads along the...
Housing study helps local leaders address needs
Housing availability and affordability have been a need expressed by most cities in Carver County. A recent housing study conducted by the Carver County Community Development Agency (CDA) with Maxfield Research and Consulting confirms the need and outlines in more detail the amount and types of housing that may be developed to meet the needs of current and future households in the county. The last time the CDA conducted a...
Sheriff’s office slates Citizens Academy
Carver County Sheriff Jason Kamerud is pleased to announce that the Carver County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a Citizens Academy in the fall of 2024. The Carver County Sheriff’s Office will start accepting applications for the Fall 2024 Citizens Academy on July 1. The Citizen’s Academy is a unique opportunity for citizens to learn more about how the Sheriff’s Office operates. Some of the topics that will be covered include a tour of the jail, a tour of the 911 dispatch Ccenter, K9, SWAT, investigations,...
Special moments in store for Lynx junior dream team
More than a dozen Waconia area youth recently signed with the Minnesota Lynx and took the court with the women’s professional basketball team for the first time in June. The signees are all Special Olympics athletes with Waconia Schools. Special Olympics Minnesota has a relationship with the Timberwolves and Lynx and is one of their Starting Five grant recipients from the teams’ Fastbreak Foundation charitable outreach arm, according to Mark Anderson, Special Olympics vice president of development. ...
Rustlin' up biblical fun
Ye Haw!! Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hamburg hosted “Wanted by God!” a Vacation Bible School Day Camp on Monday, June 17. Over 50 children enjoyed the day with nearly 50 volunteers helping the small groups at various stations! Emanuel Lutheran Church sponsors this free camp each June, offering Bible stories, songs, crafts, games, lunch and a T-shirt for participants and volunteers. This year a service project was added to the...
Who was William Pondexter?
Who was William Pondexter and why is he buried in the Watertown public cemetery with the word "negro" on his gravestone? That is a question that has been asked for many years and is one the Carver County Historical Society (CCHS) will try to answer in partnership with the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum, the Watertown Area Historical Society, the city of Watertown and the Watertown city cemetery. Those organizations...
Talkin' about baseball and talking
Chris Ohm, a sports announcer and member of the Waconia Baseball Association, was the guest speaker at the Waconia Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism’s luncheon on June 27. Ohm, who is Emmy-nominated, discussed both professional sports announcing and the people he has met through his work. Ohm also discussed another passion that is near and dear to his heart - the Waconia Baseball Association. Ohm escorted attendees around Lion’s Field and spoke about improvements that have been finished, that are in progress, or are slated in the future. At the end of the presentation, Ohm also invited members to the press box to try their hand - and voice - at calling some plays. (J.L. Schmucker/The Patriot)
Crown College accredited by theological association
Crown College’s Graduate School of Ministry programs have received accreditation from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). This prestigious additional accreditation provides students and prospective students with the assurance of Crown’s academically excellent and robust theological education. Dr. Andrew C. Denton, President of Crown College, stated, “This is a significant step forward for Crown College’s vision of becoming the Midwest boldly Christian college. I express my deepest appreciation to the late Dr. Zell for his dedication to leading Crown’s Graduate School of Ministry and spearheading...
Magic at the library
Popular Brodini the Magician performed for children and parents last week at the Waconia library, and libraries in Watertown and Norwood Young America. Hailed as one of the best magic shows in Minnesota, the hilarious Brodini amazed, baffled, and spoofed with kid participants in his magic and comedy act. Brodini’s visit was just one of the many programs slated at Carver County libraries this summer. Upcoming events include escape rooms for kids, story walks, a Lowry Nature Center naturalist visit, a juggler and singers, also a summer reading program with drawings for prizes that runs through Aug. 10. Stop by any county library for an Adventure Begins at Your Library schedule of events, or go the library website at www.carverlib.org. (Al Lohman/The Patriot)
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