Caroline Larsen will be watching the Paris Summer Olympic Games on TV with the rest of us. But she’ll be watching for different reasons. A few weeks ago, she was in the same pool with many of the swimmers at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis, taking her first shot at qualifying for the games. Larsen’s expectations weren’t as high as those of Regan Smith, who holds Olympic medals and world records, or Katie Ledecky, a multiple-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion. Hers were the same as most of the 1,000 competitors in the trials: to continue shaving hundredths…
Author: Jim Bayer
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.
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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,…
When Cole Huestis finally runs onto the lacrosse field tomorrow and settles into his long-stick midfielder position, he will have traveled about 950 miles in about 14 hours — a trip that was supposed to take two hours — after a massive internet failure on Friday resulted in the cancellation of his family’s flight from Minneapolis to Buffalo, New York. Cole, 12, is a Central Middle School student and a member of the undefeated 2030 Team Minnesota lacrosse team, which consists of players from across the metro area. The team’s first game is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time Saturday.…
A 35-year-old Waseca woman is charged with stealing a $929.85 stroller, with a child inside, from Scheels in Eden Prairie.
A 31-year-old Chaska man is charged with two felonies after allegedly threatening a woman with a gun in front of her child in Eden Prairie on June 26.
A Chicago woman was charged with felony theft after Eden Prairie police found her with over $3,000 in stolen merchandise.
Two men face charges after a June 24 theft at Home Depot in Eden Prairie resulted in foot chases and arrests.
A recent sweep of 27 Eden Prairie liquor establishments resulted in seven illegal sales and two arrests, according to the EPPD.
Eden Prairie’s David Cavalari returned to the Old Time Rag Piano Contest after a five-year hiatus, achieving a notable fifth-place finish.
Two men have been charged with fleeing Eden Prairie police in separate high-speed incidents on Highway 212 in late May and early June.