Eden Prairie High School’s Prairie Dome partially deflated Tuesday night due to damage from an unknown cause.
Author: Jim Bayer
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Jim Bayer
Jim is a retired teacher currently keeping busy as a reserve teacher, tutor, and Eden Prairie High School softball coach. Jim’s career began as a journalist, photojournalist, and editor before working in healthcare public relations and later earning a master’s degree in special education. Jim and his wife, Sue, a registered nurse, have lived in Eden Prairie for more than 25 years. Their two children, Jen and Matt, graduated from EPHS and live in Eden Prairie. Jim and Sue have four grandchildren.
After surviving triple-negative breast cancer, Sara Flagstad gives back by mentoring through Firefly Sisterhood, supporting others facing similar journeys.
Two Eden Prairie women working as volunteers with a Canadian dog rescue organization are credited with helping rescue six beagles from a Texas animal research facility. Kathy Meyer and Jill Schumacher welcomed the arrival of six beagles on Oct. 10, rescued by the Beagle Alliance, a Winnipeg, Manitoba-based organization. The alliance’s executive director, Lori Cohen, the organization’s only paid employee, was on hand when a van arrived at Schumacher’s home from Houston, Texas, where the dogs were rescued. “We are only permitted to say that these beagles come from a lab in Houston, Texas,” Cohen said. She credited the three Minnesota-based…
Hundreds gathered for Eden Prairie’s Citywide Celebration, featuring a parade, performances, and marking 100 years since the district’s founding.
Two candidates compete for the Hennepin County Board District 5 seat, addressing key issues like housing, healthcare, and recycling.
A 37-year-old Eden Prairie woman faces charges for violent threats following an Aug. 31 domestic incident, court records show.
Two men face charges after a car chase and assault on police during an incident at Home Depot in Eden Prairie.
Mother of a 19-year-old who died by suicide at Eden Prairie Scheels sues store and employee, alleging negligence in gun sale.
Caroline Larsen competed in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials, striving for personal bests against elite swimmers like Regan Smith and Katie Ledecky.
The next time you drive south on Eden Prairie Road from Highway 5, passing the Ellie Apartments, Smith-Douglas-More House, across Highway 212 to the Eden Prairie Cemetery, and to Pioneer Trail, try to imagine what that short trip might have looked like in 1850. On your left, there would be no Ellie Apartments or Smith-Douglas-More House. It wasn’t until 1877 that Sheldon Smith became one of the earliest settlers in Eden Prairie and built the red brick home near what was then the center of town, according to the Eden Prairie Historical Society. Even the Eden Prairie Cemetery wasn’t established until 1864. Eventually,…