Author: Steve Schewe

A resident of Minnesota since 1983 and Eden Prairie since 1993, Steve Schewe has a deep interest in public affairs and volunteer leadership. Steve and his wife Beryl have three adult children, and two grandchildren. Steve likes building community, relationships, and sustainable practices with family, friends and colleagues. Steve loves classical music, yoga, and the family farm.

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As part of a subscription drive at the recent July 4, 2021 Independence Day event at Round Lake in Eden Prairie vistors to the Eden Prairie Local news (EPLN) booth had the opportunity to win prize. Contest winner Gordy Olson holds the beverage cooler he won in the Eden Prairie Local News subscription drive over the July 4th weekend. Free subscriptions and funding raising efforts at EPLN continue with an opportunity to join EPLN’s Team Local.

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Dancing is possible while maintaining a social distance. But it’s more fun to dance while consistently close. On the 4th of July, Eden Prairie residents and visitors gathered in large crowds at Round Lake Park for the first time since the pandemic lockdowns. On a sunny, shirt-drenching day when the heat index reached 100 degrees, they swam, ate, listened to music, and lounged in the shade of late afternoon. The Eden Prairie Department of Parks & Recreation personnel and first responders from the police and fire departments were present. “It felt great to get back to normal,” said Kelly Carpenter,…

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As of June 15, Eden Prairie Police reported 60 thefts had taken place in 2021, versus 55 in all of 2020. “We’ve heard about these thefts from our members across the state,” said Jeff Potts, executive director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association.  “It’s not just a metro area crime.”  (See EPLN’s ongoing catalytic converter stories) One of the most recent thefts occurred in the parking lot of Eden Prairie’s local food shelf, People Reaching Out to People (PROP). “Catalytic converter thefts are driven by price increases of the precious metals inside,” said Captain Bill Wyffels of the Eden Prairie…

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Eden Prairie native Allie McIntosh will headline the 4th of July celebration at Round Lake Park on Sunday at 7:15 pm. McIntosh, 15, combines training in classical music – she plays the violin, viola, and piano – with a knack for writing and performing pop tunes. McIntosh debuted an album of her music last September. It’s called Purgatory Road, after the street she lives on in southeastern Eden Prairie. “I really like Eden Prairie,” says McIntosh. “The people here have supported me as I’ve grown up. I’m close with two girls who live in my neighborhood, and they’ve made a…

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This Sunday from 5:00 to 10:00 pm at Round Lake Park, Eden Prairie teens will star in the big 4th of July celebration. Fifteen year old singing phenom Allie McIntosh will lead the music, starting at 7:15 pm. Another group of stand-out teens will promote the attractions of a distraction free life to their peers. Their message: Teens who sign the pledge to not drive while distracted will make the community safer by reducing deaths and injuries. Pledge signers will qualify for a drawing to win prizes. Elizabeth Wang, a rising senior at Minnetonka High School, will be leading the…

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“It’s not hard to tell when they go missing, is it?” Gary Van Ryzin of World Auto Repair called out as he cranked a van up one of his lifts. Sometime on Tuesday night, June 8, People Reaching Out to People, Eden Prairie’s food shelf on Martin Drive, became the latest loss in a rising wave of catalytic converter thefts. “Our volunteers came in first thing Wednesday to take the van out to pick up donations from groceries,” said Paul Harcey, Food Shelf Coordinator for PROP. “The van was extremely loud and undriveable (see EPLN video). The folks at World…

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An excavator operator hit a gas main at the intersection of Mitchell and Cumberland Roads on the morning of Thursday, June 10 around 8 am. Centerpoint Energy crews responded and had the gas shut off by 9:30 am, and Mitchell Road was reopened soon after. Two homeowners temporarily lost gas service, but no one was hurt. The accident occurred during a repaving of Cumberland Road that Carter Schulze, Engineering Project Manager for the city, estimated would be complete in 2 1/2 weeks. Schulze said repairs were completed and gas service was restored by early Thursday afternoon.

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