The CW
Twin Cities recently interviewed local woman Raina Heinz who is currently in Cycle 14 of the Tyra Banks' reality show quot;America's Next Top Model" (ANTM). Click here to see her interview.

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   The Carver County deputies assigned to the cities of Chanhassen, Victoria, and Carver and the townships of Laketown, San Francisco and Dahlgren responded to the following calls from March 1 through March 7.

   March 1

   At 2:47 p.m., responded to Lyman Boulevard address in Chanhassen where a juvenile female was cited for underage possession and consumption of alcohol.

   March 2

If you caught the season premier of “America’s Next Top Model” (ANTM) last night on the CW network, you would have seen Minnetonka’s own Raina Hein, introduced as one of the new flock of contestants in Cycle 14 of Tyra Bank’s popular reality-TV show.

By Dave Dexter

I think I saw!  I know I saw!  Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! A coyote in the back yard!  Hershel go get the Greener, our way of life is in danger.  What are we going to do about this menace?  Think of the children! Guess what? It’s an animal living and moving about in this world too.  There is nothing strange about a coyote taking a stroll. 

By Unsie Zuege

   It’s one of Chanhassen’s best kept secrets.

   For the average commuter, the simple, rustic “Camp Tanadoona” sign on the west side of Highway 41 might elicit fleeting curiosity; eventually, though, it just blends into the scenery.

By Unsie Zuege

   Camp Fire USA has never had a problem changing with the times, and in some ways has been downright progressive. Its name has changed, from Camp Fire Girls to Camp Fire Girls and Boys, to today’s Camp Fire USA.

   Camp Fire Girls originated in 1910 as a sister organization to the Boy Scouts of America. Girls didn’t want to sit on the sidelines and watch their brothers have all the fun of camping and learning outdoor skills.

Gov. John Lind
Minnesota’s 14th governor

John
Lind, a Swedish-born immigrant, was elected as Minnesota's 14th
governor in 1899. During his lifetime John Lind was a school teacher,
superintendent of Brown County schools, a New Ulm lawyer, and land
agent. John Lind was also the first Swedish-born American to be elected
to the United States Congress, president of the University Board of
Regents, diplomatic representative to Mexico, and Minnesota Governor.
Working at the end of the nineteenth century, Lind was a part of the