Author: EPLN Staff Reports

Starkey honors employee veterans at Vikings game On Veterans Day weekend, Eden Prairie-based hearing aid manufacturer Starkey honored employees who have served in the military by hosting them in its U.S. Bank Stadium turf suite for the Minnesota Vikings Salute to Service game. The group also visited with the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders and former players. Honorary attendees included servicemen and women from the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and National Guard. “Supporting and giving back to those who have served our country is an important part of Starkey’s core values, and one of the main pillars of our corporate social…

Expect several months of construction along the western edge of Eden Prairie in 2024. Updated information from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) indicates that a construction project for state Highway 101 is scheduled to begin in June, with an estimated completion date of October 2024. The project impacts Highway 101 between state Highway 5 in Chanhassen and County Road 62/Townline Road in Eden Prairie. It includes resurfacing two miles of travel lanes, improving drainage, reconstruction of a trail on the west side of the road, connecting the trail on the west side of the road with a Twilight Trail…

Ace Supply employee named Counterperson of the Year Zach Fellows of Ace Supply Company in Eden Prairie has won the first-ever Counterperson of the Year Contest from Malco Products, a developer and manufacturer of specialty hand tools for the HVAC and building construction trades. “We are proud to recognize Zach for providing excellent customer service and setting the bar high for our industry,” said Rebecca Talbot, vice president of marketing at Malco Products. Fellows earned a prize of $500 cash, a Malco golf shirt and hat. Eden Prairie Center adds new tenants, holiday season vendors New tenants and local vendors…

Veridian Credit Union is seeking public input on which local nonprofit organizations should receive a portion of $35,000 for Giving Tuesday. The public is invited to nominate their favorite nonprofit organization now through Nov. 12 for a chance to receive up to $10,000. On Nov. 13, Veridian will draw at random from those nominated to award $5,000 to one eligible nonprofit organization in each of its five market areas, including the Twin Cities area, the Des Moines area, Waterloo/Cedar Falls area, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area, and the Omaha/Council Bluffs area. An additional organization from any of those market areas will…

Amy Marie (Hoblit) Setterlund, 42, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Oct. 17, 2023. Amy grew up in Eden Prairie. After high school, she graduated from Winona State University with a bachelor’s degree. She spent the majority of her career in managerial roles within e-commerce support. She is preceded in death by her brother, Mike. Amy is survived by her son, Holden, who was the pride of her life; her mother, Nancy; father, Tom; brothers, Rob (Carla) and Andy (Karin); uncles and aunts, Tom and Sue Thurlow, and Janet and Dick Dryg; nieces, Avery, Astrid,…

PROP Food marked a significant milestone with the dedication of its new refrigerated van on Thursday at its 14700 Martin Drive headquarters, enhancing the organization’s ability to transport and deliver perishable goods to those in need. “A refrigerated van has long been a dream for PROP,” said Executive Director Jenifer Loon. The van features refrigeration and ample space, allowing PROP food drivers to transport items more efficiently and safely from area grocery stores to the PROP food shelf. The vehicle’s purchase was made possible by the collective generosity of community partners and individual benefactors. Significant contributions came from the Mizpah…

Hennepin County Environmental Health’s office is moving from Hopkins to Eden Prairie this month. The new address for Environmental Health will be at the Hennepin County Service Center located at 479 Prairie Center Drive. The physical front desk will open at the Eden Prairie location on Nov. 15. The last day for in-person assistance at the second-floor office in Hopkins is Nov. 8. Staff will be available via phone (612-543-5200) and email during normal office hours during the transition. The office will be closed on Nov. 10 for Veterans Day. The 24-hour emergency hotline (612-543-5217) will continue to operate.

Patricia J. (Pat) Bell, 91, died on Aug. 14, 2023. Pat was born in Oklahoma but became a proud Minnesotan after moving to Eden Prairie in 1967. During the 1970s, Pat taught English classes ranging from seventh grade English to concentration classes such as science fiction. She loved being a teacher, and always considered the new year began in September, not January. A short stay in Tennessee caused her to leave Eden Prairie Schools. Even though she was never a classroom teacher again, she continued to teach her whole life. When an Eden Prairie High School colleague introduced Pat to…

Eden Prairie residents’ willingness to financially support nonprofit, non-partisan, community-run news will be tested again in November and December, as Eden Prairie Local News (EPLN) holds its 2023 year-end fundraising campaign. Donations are being invited that will help EPLN deliver on its promise to build community news in Eden Prairie – that is, provide compelling and trustworthy hyperlocal news that residents can use in their everyday lives. The nonprofit EPLN was formed in 2020, during the pandemic and shortly after Eden Prairie’s 46-year-old community print newspaper, the Eden Prairie News, was closed by its owners. Within a few months, a…

Eden Prairie-based Elucent Medical, a medical device company, has announced a partnership with SurvivingBreastCancer.org (SBC) and has become a sponsor of the educational and virtual community. SBC’s goal is to fill the gaps in breast cancer support, education and resources. The two organizations were brought together by breast surgical oncologist Jandie Posner, D.O., chief of breast surgery and interim medical director of the Crozer Health Breast Program in Upland, Pennsylvania. Posner has been using Elucent’s EnVisio Surgical Navigation System for more than two years and also works closely with SBC as a medical advisor. Elucent will provide books for SBC’s…