Organizers of PeopleFest!: A Community Celebration of Culture are accepting applications for exhibitors at the PeopleFest! Party at Staring Lake Park on July 31. Exhibits must address one of the following to be considered: education regarding a specific culture, education of cultural practices, beliefs, customs, etc., and/or promote awareness of culturally specific services. All booths must have a hands-on activity, and must be appropriate for people of all ages. The application is available on the City of Eden Prairie website. The application deadline is July 10. PeopleFest!: A Community Celebration of Culture, runs from July 26 to August 9. It features…
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Two former members of a University of Missouri fraternity have been indicted for a hazing incident that left Eden Prairie’s Daniel Santulli blind and unable to walk or communicate after drinking a liter of vodka, according to an Associated Press (AP) report. A Boone County (MO) grand jury June 17 indicted former Phi Gamma Delta fraternity members Ryan Delanty and Thomas Schultz, both of St. Louis County (MO), in the hazing that occurred in October 2021, according to the report. Both were charged with felony hazing and misdemeanors of supplying liquor to a minor or an intoxicated person. Shultz also…
Motorists on one of Eden Prairie’s busiest roads will face disruptions beginning Monday, June 20 through mid-July for repaving. Flying Cloud Drive (County Road 61) will get a fresh coat of asphalt during a project that will extend through the end of July, according to Hennepin County. Crews will start work with full, directional closures between Pioneer Trail (County Road 1) and Technology Drive. One direction of traffic will be closed at a time. Work will begin with the southbound lanes of Flying Cloud Drive and then switch to the northbound lanes. Repaving for each direction of traffic is expected…
Eden Prairie’s Community Drop-Off Day event is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at Hennepin Technical College, 13100 College View Drive. Residents can get rid of unwanted items that can’t be disposed of in the trash or recycling bin. Items that are accepted include: Bicycles can be brought for recycling through Recovery Bike Shop. All non-hazardous construction/demolition waste is accepted, including gypsum board, bricks, studs, and shingles.Furniture, toys, artificial Christmas trees, mattresses, pressure washers, lawn mowers, and snowblowers. Gas-powered equipment is only accepted if drained of all fluids. Items not accepted include appliances, batteries, electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, hazardous waste, tires,…
Micah Olson, a Republican consultant, small business owner and non-profit representative, launched a campaign for Eden Prairie City Council this week. “I’m running for city council to bring a new perspective and approach that I feel is representative of our city, which otherwise may be overlooked,” Olson said in a Wednesday, June 15, press release. “Our city council needs to be more reflective of the direction our city is headed and of those who are paving its way. More and more young individuals and families are choosing to make Eden Prairie their home. Those are the voices I aim to…
Nancy Jean Kalass Autio, 87, of Eden Prairie, passed away on June 4, 2022. Born July 22, 1934, in Zumbrota, Minn., Nancy left a mark on all who were blessed to know her. Nancy graduated from Zumbrota High School in 1952 and moved to Minneapolis, where she met the love of her life, John. Nancy and John were married on November 10, 1956, and started their family before settling in Eden Prairie. Nancy began her career with the Eden Prairie School District in 1972, much to her kids’ dismay, as this allowed her to keep tabs on them throughout their…
Writers Rising Up, the Eden Prairie non-profit organization promoting writers who portray place, natural habitats, and wetlands in their work, is seeking submissions from children over the summer. “Beat the Bushes, Poke Around” will focus on creative ways for kids to experience the mid-1800s when the writer Elizabeth Fries Ellet visited Minnesota in 1852. For more information, visit the submission page. One way to do so is by visiting the Elizabeth Fries Ellet Interpretive Trail (EFEIT), which winds its way through the historical habitat of the Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area in Eden Prairie. Vicki Pellar Price shepherded the trail to…
Jean (Greenberg) Stulberg, born Sept. 21, 1922, passed away peacefully on June 3. She was a resident of The Waters of Eden Prairie. Preceded in death by husband, Stuart “Stu”; son, Michael and daughter, Matrece “Matti” Hoffman; grandson, Kris Olson; parents, Rosa and Jack Greenberg; sisters, Lucille Proosow-Kvasnik and Arlynne Engler. Survived by son, Richard “Rick” (Betty) Stulberg; grandchildren, Darrell (Debbie) Hoffman, Kevin (Laura) Hoffman, Bradley Hoffman, Paige Olson, Dorian (Dr. Chris) Anderson and their mother Linda Stulberg, Jaclyn (Shaun) Dvorak and David Stulberg; great-grandchildren, Lauren (Tyler) Urban, Nicole Hoffman, Hannah Hoffman, Gage Olson, Kylie and Colton Anderson, Isabelle, Alexis,…
The Riley Lake and Round Lake beaches officially open for the season on Saturday, June 11. Lifeguards are on duty daily during open hours. Riley Lake Park beach, 9180 Riley Lake Road, is open daily from noon to 6 p.m. Round Lake Park beach, 16691 Valley View Road, is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Bryant Lake Regional Park beach, 6800 Rowland Road, has been open since the Memorial Day weekend. Swimming hours at the Three Rivers Park District park in Eden Prairie are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Labor Day. That beach is unguarded and free.
Eden Prairie’s 4th of July Hometown Celebration is still in need of volunteers. According to the city, volunteers will help with games, kickball, the information booth, the hydration station and more. This is a great opportunity for families or groups ages 14 and older. Shifts are two hours or less and volunteers receive a parking pass and T-shirt.