Blayne Penny and his son Ace faced off in a sweet corn eating contest at the Eden Prairie Lions Club Corn Feed. The tradition returned under cloudy skies to Round Lake Park on Saturday, August 7.
Author: Fred Baumer
Continuing the Starring at Staring series, The Eden Prairie Community Band opened the Sunday night, July 25th concert at Staring Lake Amphitheatre with “That’s Entertainment.” In turn, dressed in white shirts and black shorts, the band did indeed entertain with a tour of music from around the world. They played “Jazz Suite: Waltz No. 2” by Dmitri Shostakovitch; “Danny Boy” from Ireland; Chuck Mangione’s “Children of Sanchez;” a tune called “Ballet Open” from France. The band ended with rock and roll from the American Bandstand era. Midway through the musical tour, the listeners were challenged to name all the songs…