Neighborhood clean-ups are a great outside activity that require very few materials, make your community safe and beautiful, teach young ones about service, provide exercise, and educate all about water pollution.
April opens with spectacular views of planets in both the morning and evening skies. Early risers who look to the southeast will see Jupiter, brilliant in the predawn darkness. Off to the east of Jupiter, red Mars hangs right below golden Saturn.
COVID-19, or coronavirus, impacts us all — it doesn’t discriminate.
Most of us have heard by now these wise words from Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers), “When I was a boy and I would see scary things, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”
I find it interesting how we often think of nature as one specific way and only one way. No variations or exceptions. It is either this way or that way. Nothing in between.
All Carver County Library locations, including Express Libraries, are closed through April 12.
The Carver County Library remains closed until further notice, yet there are still ways to access the library’s resources.
The Carver County Library remains closed until further notice, yet there are still ways to access the library’s resources.
In accordance with local and state guidelines, all Carver County Library locations, including Express Libraries, will close March 18-27, when we will re-evaluate the situation. The health and safety of the public and staff is our top priority.
As Carver County elected leaders, the health and safety of all residents is of the utmost importance. We write today to ensure you officials across our cities and county are doing everything they can to coordinate our COVID-19 response.
As the snow starts melting this month, snowmelt will rush off your yard in all directions. If you live in an urban area, the snow melt will likely find its way to the nearest storm drain. Storm drains collect and channel snow melt and rain runoff into a series of underground stormwater pipes…
When we think of a population of people moving from Sweden, we picture a migration settling in North America
Feb. 11 marked the beginning of the 2020 legislative session. Although the state’s two-year budget was enacted last year, there remains plenty to accomplish at the legislature.
There’s an easy and inexpensive way — in fact, it’s free — to keep reading your favorite magazines. Just connect to the library’s website (www.carverlib.org), then click on the tab eBooks, eAudio, eMagazines.
As we age, all of us will face challenges. Finding affordable, high-quality home services, accessing health care and staying connected to our communities are just a few hurdles older adults face when striving to live fulfilling, enriched lives. These challenges, however, grow significantly w…
Business owners invest in Minnesota’s future every day. They invest in their employees and their communities. They invest in their business needs — equipment, workforce — to grow, many times before company profit is a guarantee.
Enjoy the artwork of Cora Pirvu on display at the Chanhassen Library in March and April.
Introducing Take 5 for Nature! This new column will be published quarterly and will provide readers with interesting information about what is currently taking place in the natural world around us. Our goal is to educate readers about local seasonal happenings while also inspiring our reader…
In March, the action in the predawn sky really picks up. The month opens with Mars, Jupiter and Saturn forming a straight line, in that order from right to left, above the southeastern horizon. On the 4th, the three planets are spaced almost evenly apart.
Starting March 1 through April 12, the Bountiful Basket Food Shelf of Eastern Carver County will join other food shelves, faith communities, businesses and organizations from across Minnesota in attempting to end hunger and food insecurity as part of the 2020 Minnesota Food Share campaign.
March into some fun and free musical performances during Carver County Library’s annual Music in March.
When my wife and I signed up for the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum “Kingdom of Monarchs” tour to Mexico in February, I had no idea of the critical role that Carver County played in solving the monarch’s fascinating migration mystery.
One of the most common questions I have been asked over the past year is, “why doesn’t (insert city name here) have its own police department?” Carver County is unique in its policing model in that every city in the county, except Chaska, contracts for police services through the Sheriff’s Office.
Leap into the Friends of the Chaska Library winter book sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22.
The American bison is an incredibly interesting critter. Sometimes called buffalo, this name is a misnomer and suggests that the American bison is somehow related to the buffalo of the Old World.
We had a great opportunity to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day last month.
Identity theft incidents are reported to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office and Chaska Police on a nearly daily basis.
Carver County Library closed out the decade with a busy year including a near-record circulation of 1,086,804 library materials.
If you liked Vince Flynn’s political thrillers, you might also like these novels where political power-plays, shady conspiracies, and intrigue are the order of the day in the high-octane reads.
Love is in the air and in these new romance novels!
At this time of year, I get a lot of emails and texts from people reporting they are hearing an owl hooting outside their windows at night. While many enjoy the sound, others complain they can’t get to sleep. Either way, the chances are a great horned owl is the culprit. The great horned owl…
The nyckelharpa or “key harp” is a traditional Swedish musical instrument. It is a string instrument. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string.
When we come to the end of something, it’s only natural as human beings to look back, reflect, and hopefully identify things that have happened that we’re grateful for in our lives.
Need to start the new year with a good laugh? National Public Radio recently conducted an online poll on the funniest books ever. Here are the funniest memoirs according to that poll.
