Author: EPLN Staff Reports

Eden Prairie residents can recycle household items directly from their curbside throughout May. According to the city, items that can be recycled include appliances, tires, electronics, propane tanks, exercise equipment, furniture, mattresses, and box springs. Only Eden Prairie residents are eligible for this service, and all items must be free from hazardous substances. Light bulbs and batteries will not be accepted. The pickup service is available Monday through Friday from May 1 to May 31. It is not available on Saturdays or Sundays. To schedule a pickup, residents should call Certified Recycling at 952-894-1448. This service costs a $25 pickup…

SouthWest Transit’s temporary facility at SouthWest Station in Eden Prairie — including the long, plywood tunnel between the parking ramp and the boarding area — will soon disappear. The local transit agency will be operating out of the new and permanent facilities at SouthWest Station along Technology Drive starting Monday, May 1. Riders using SouthWest Station will access the new station from Level 2 of the parking ramp, according to a news release from SouthWest Transit. From May 1 through May 5, SouthWest will deploy “facility guides” to help direct riders to the new area. It signals the completion of…

The City of Eden Prairie’s Yard Waste Drop-Off Site will open on Friday, April 28, for the season. Located at 9811 Flying Cloud Drive south of Pioneer Trail, the site is free of charge for both Eden Prairie residents and businesses to use. Residents must bring either a driver’s license or utility bill with an Eden Prairie address. Landlords or business owners must bring a utility bill or business card with an Eden Prairie address. Accepted materials at the site include spring and fall lawn rakings/thatch, grass clippings, leaves, landscaping plants and flowers, vegetative garden waste (only stalks and leaves,…

Workers from Prairie Restoration, Inc. conducted a prescribed burn Tuesday in the Prairie Bluff Conservation Area in southern Eden Prairie, overlooking the Minnesota River. Prairie burns help rejuvenate growth and ensure long-term survival of the native prairie by controlling invasive plants, according to the city, which is conducting prescribed burns in a number of areas this spring. The ground is charred by the carefully controlled burn, but plant growth – including from new species – occurs almost immediately in these areas.

An Eden Prairie man has died after being involved in an accident in Chanhassen on Monday that caused his vehicle to veer off the road and into a pond, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Kenneth John Blumberg, 71, was driving a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan west on Highway 212 to County Road 101 at about 11:20 a.m. when he ran a red light and collided with a 2019 Honda CR-V driven by a 52-year-old Norwood Young America woman who was traveling north on County Road 101. The impact of the collision sent Blumberg’s vehicle into a holding pond, where…

A portion of Riverview Road has been closed due to rising water from the Minnesota River. According to a statement from the City of Eden Prairie on Monday, the road is closed between Hennepin Town Road and Parker Drive. Detour signs have been posted at Hennepin Town Road and Homeward Hills Road at Pioneer Trail. The road will reopen once the water subsides and the pavement has been inspected for damage.

In celebration of Autism Acceptance Month, the Minnesota Autism Center (MAC) invites the public to a family-friendly open house at its Eden Prairie location (10180 Viking Drive) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29. MAC is a non-profit organization that provides therapy and assessments for children and adults on the spectrum. Guests will have the chance to meet MAC’s leadership and therapy providers to learn more about the organization’s mission and vision. Sheletta Brundidge, a local community advocate and author, will also be present to record her podcast and give away autographed books developed around her children on…

D. Lorraine Chalker, age 96, of Eden Prairie, passed away on Oct. 11, 2022, with family at her bedside.  Lorraine was born on Feb. 11, 1926, to Gunnar and Edith Johnson in Duluth. After graduating from Duluth Central High School in 1943, Lorraine went on to study for two years at Gustavus College. Then she attended Duluth business school and became employed with the Minnesota Arrowhead Association in Duluth.   Lorraine and Rollin H. Bissonett met in Duluth and wed in 1947. They immediately moved to Minneapolis and went on to have three sons, James, Thomas and Bruce. In 1950…

The Wings of the North (WOTN) annual spring pancake breakfast and the start of ticket sales for its annual airplane sweepstakes are Saturday, May 6, from 8 to 11 a.m. in the WOTN hangar at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie. Enter the airport through Gate H on the northwest corner of the field, by the city ballfield complex. The address is 14857 Pioneer Trail. Pancake breakfast tickets are available at the door for $8 per person; admission for kids 6-12 is $5; kids 5 and under are admitted free. A family of two adults and two kids is $20.…

Beloved son, brother, cousin, nephew, grandson and friend Aaron Jackson Vo Husmann of Shakopee passed away unexpectedly on the evening of April 10, 2023, at Mitchell Lake in the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Aaron was preceded in death by his sister Jasmine, grandmother Joy Husmann, and grandfathers Thuan Vo and Khanh Bui. Aaron is survived by his parents Jamey and Thuy-Hang; his siblings Gabrielle, Henry, Vina, Viki and Elizabeth; his grandfather Lou Husmann and grandmother MyLe Vo. Aaron was an exceedingly kind, considerate, compassionate, empathetic, energetic, driven, sweet, gentle, selfless, giving, caring, loving, pensive, intelligent, hard-working,…