Share The Lakeshore Weekly News has an article about Wayzata resident Sallie Skinner and the recognition she is receiving for making a hand hooked rug. Here is an excerpt from Reporter Kelly Westhoff, as well as a link to the full story: Sallie Skinner wasn’t expecting an award. She wasn’t expecting national recognition, either. Even [...]
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Young couple skips rocks on Lake Minnetonka
Share Saw this young couple skipping rocks on Wayzata Bay last evening during a picture perfect sunset and wanted to share it with you.
Christi Rowan of Wayzata charged with lying in connection with Denny Hecker
Share Denny Hecker has strong ties to the Wayzata community, and now his girlfriend, Christi Rowan of Wayzata has been charged with lying in connection with his case. Here are several news articles about the trouble she is in: Wayzata Woman Charged with Making a False Statement in Hecker Bankruptcy Case Ethiopian Review - Apr 10, [...]
Benefit planned for Mike Gleason on April 17
Share A benefit is planned on Saturday, April 17 from 7 p.m. to midnight at The Reserve in Plymouth for Mike Gleason. Shortly before Christmas 2009, Gleason, 31, was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer, Stage 4 Astrocytoma, also know as Glioblastoma. An initial surgery successfully removed a tumor from his spinal cord but [...]
Constable becoming comfortable back home | mndaily.com
Share Wayzata native Donald Constable is the subject of an article by John Hageman in todays mndaily.com–the newspaper for the Univeristy of Minnesota. The story details Constable’s golfing skills, his travels to Texas and his return to the Gophers Golf program. Here is an excerpt from the story, as well as a link to the [...]
Priyanka Narayan takes third place in Seven County Metro Area Regional Spelling Bee
Share From Wayzata Public Schools: Priyanka Narayan, an eighth grade student at East Middle School, finished third among 47 participants in the Minnesota Seven County Metro Area Regional Spelling Bee held on March 13 at the Minnesota History Center. Narayan survived 18 rounds in the bee and fell to last year’s champion of the event. [...]
Former Mayor Andrew Humphrey Becomes Chair of Faegre & Benson Management Committee
Share Former City of Wayzata Mayor Andrew Humphrey became chair of the Faegre & Benson nine-member management committee on March 1. First elected to the committee in 2005, Humphrey succeeds Thomas G. Morgan (partner, Minneapolis), who has served as chair since March 2004. Humphrey has more than 20 years experience as a corporate lawyer, and [...]
Owner of Twiggs ditches date on Millionaire Matchmaker TV show (PG-13 video)
Share Shauna Raisch, owner of Twiggs Salon Spa here in Wayzata, has been making some reality TV appearances recently. It the past it has been on Split Ends, but last night Raisch appeared on Bravo TV’s Millionair Matchmaker, and ditched her date before it even got started. Raisch, who claims to be a millionaire, appears [...]
Wayzata Investment Broker buys Hecker’s foreclosed Medina mansion – KAAL
Share KAAL is reporting that: The Medina mansion formerly owned by auto magnate Denny Hecker has been sold, according to the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal. The paper reported that Peter Eckerline, senior vice president of investments for Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.’s Wayzata office, bought the house on 5.35 acres for $3.52 million, almost half [...]
Local poet wins Caldecott award – TwinCities.com
Share Joyce Sidman of Wayzata has won several awards for a children’s book she wrote. Here is an excerpt from a Pioneer Press article that describes her book and the awards: Wayzata poet Joyce Sidman’s “Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors,” illustrated by Connecticut-based Pamela Zagarenski, is a Caldecott Honor Book winner. Sidman [...]
