Author: Joanna Werch Takes

The $20,000 grant from the Minnesota-based foundation will support the organization’s operations during a time of transition.

Feel like going fishing? A pair of Eden Prairie brothers want to make it easy. Vick Tan, who is entering his junior year at Eden Prairie High School, and his brother William, an incoming freshman, started out repairing old fishing rods for friends and family in their garage a couple of years ago. Subsequently, Vick said, “I thought to myself, whenever I was going fishing, ‘Why aren’t there more kids who are doing this activity as well?’ And from there, that was the moment where the idea behind Fish Hut was born, which was to give access to fishing to…

EPLN placed first in State Politics/Government Reporting and received second-place awards in Local Politics/Government and Best Interview categories from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists.

Aventuras Childcare is at Casa de Victorias in northern Eden Prairie, while Mouna’s Children Center is at Prairie Lutheran Church in the south.

Craig Amundson, son-in-law Jeff Mischke, and their 1973 BMW will need to follow navigational markers — without a map or GPS — and meet ideal times across the 9-day route.

The Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce will host the event, offering a variety of foods from local restaurants, at Fat Pants Brewing Co.’s parking lot from 4 – 8 p.m. June 12.

Currently the principal at Eden Lake, Beekmann began his career as a teacher at Prairie View Elementary.

Minnesota Chamber CEO Doug Loon spoke on the business group’s concerns related to employee leave laws, workforce demographics, and more.

Gold Star mother Mary Johnson spoke on her family’s loss, while honored veterans Thomas Johnson and Tim Beutell acknowledged military service’s impact on families.

Singers from the Eden Prairie church will perform a world premiere piece during the Memorial Day concert.