The Eden Prairie Senior Center serves as a hub for connecting and educating older residents. Photo by Gretchen Haynes They say age is just a number. In Eden Prairie, that number is 14. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 14 percent of the city’s 64,198 residents, or about 8,987 of Eden Prairie’s people, are age 65 or older – up from 5,225 in the 2010 census. By proclamation of the Eden Prairie City Council, May is all about celebrating older Eden Prairie residents. The wording of the proclamation, included in the council’s May 2 agenda, noted that the growing number…
Author: Lyn Jerde
Lyn Jerde (front) most recently visited Eden Prairie in November 2019, while she was still recovering from cancer treatment. Eden Prairie people who met her for coffee at the Smith-Douglas-More House are, left to right, Jill Scholtz, Gary Stevens, Ron Case and Kathie Case. My home in Madison, Wisconsin, is about a six-hour drive from Eden Prairie – seven hours if I run into commuter traffic on I-494. Yet, Eden Prairie is near me. When I took the job as community editor at the Eden Prairie Sun-Current 20 years ago – oh, heavens, where does the time go? – I…
The Eden Prairie Senior Center. File photo To Jill Scholtz, Eden Prairie is like the flowers in her garden, or the fabrics in the quilts she creates – richer and more beautiful because they include a variety of colors, shapes and textures. The growing diversity of Eden Prairie’s population will be explored and celebrated from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at the Eden Prairie Senior Center, 8950 Eden Prairie Road. “Who’s Your Neighbor?/Embracing Culture and Diversity in Our Community” is sponsored by the Eden Prairie Community Foundation, in collaboration with the Eden Prairie Senior Center. Anyone is invited…