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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. Read about the heroic efforts of two Wayzata football coaches, a successful Wayzata businesswoman, the achievements of two former Wayzata High School athletes and much much more!

Here we go again, the Top 5 stories of the week:

1. Wayzata High School football coaches Matt Lombardi and Ryan Johnson saved the life of 16-year-old football player Ted Okerstrom. Read how quick thinking and CPR training brought the athlete back to life.
2. Owner of Wayzata-based Hope Chest for Breast Cancer Barbara Hensley was honored with an award from the National Association of Women Business Owners. She was one of three women from across the nation recognized for her successful business ventures.
3. It has been a successful week for Wayzata High School alumni. Former Wayzata High School wrestler Danny Zilverberg is part of the most recent class of University of Minnesota recruits that is ranked top in the nation. Another congratulations to Rob Bathe, a recent graduate from Wayzata High School, who will be playing in the Minnesota High School All Star Football Game on June 27.
4. Foxglove Farm owner Billy Smith is looking to sell the old farmhouse and have it moved to a new location. The farm is in impeccable condition and Smith wishes to sell it to someone who will preserve the home’s historical integrity.
5. The Wayzata business community put their generosity toward preserving the Wayzata Trolley and raised more than $1,100 during a fundraiser. The money will be put toward work that needs to be done annually to keep the trolley in tact, or toward the eventual replacement of the trolley.

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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. Find out what the City will be doing about sandwich board signs, the accomplishments of the WHS theater program and how community residents are contributing to beautify the community. Also, find out about an experimental intersection closure coming next month and how a fundraiser benefited the American Diabetes Association.

Here we go again, the Top 5 stories of the week:

1. The City of Wayzata is cracking down on sandwich board signs after recognizing a number of signs were violating a city ordinance. This includes the ‘Wayzata singles’ signs we have all seen around town.
2. Congratulations to the Wayzata High School theatre students who have been selected to perform at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Only 64 schools out of 1,500 from the U.S. were selected to perform at the festival in August.
3. The City’s effort to keep the community beautiful while sticking to a tight budget has been successful thanks to the community’s response to the Adopt-A-Garden program. Several residents made a generous contribution to the community by adopting a garden for the summer.
4. The City Council decided upon an experimental closure of the Arlington Circle/Lake Street intersection to see if the closure would relieve cut-through traffic and speed issues. The closure will begin July 6 and go through July 27.
5. The Wine on Wayzata Bay event held Friday, June 12 raised around $35,000 to benefit the American Diabetes Association. During the nine years the Wayzata Yacht Club has partnered with the ADA, over a quarter million dollars has been raised.

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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. Find out how a City of Wayzata employee stole thousands of dollars from the City, vote for a fellow Wayzata resident to represent the Minnesota Twins and give a congrats to both the boys’ and girls’ track teams! Also, check out the wine tasting event that benefited the American Diabetes Association and see what our own Bob Fisher has been up to.

Here we go again, the Top 5 stories of the week:

1. The City of Wayzata lost thousands due to internal theft at the DMV. Would this have happened if the DMV took credit cards? Read all the details on how Wayzata resident Brenda Streif stole around $10,000 in cash over the course of a year.
2. Wayzata resident and founder of Interfaith Outreach LaDonna Hoy has been nominated as an “everyday All-star” by People Magazine and Major League Baseball. Vote for Hoy to give her an opportunity to represent the Minnesota Twins at the All-Star game at Busch Stadium in July.
3. It was a successful week last week for Wayzata High School track. The girl’s track team took home the championship at their state tournament last week Another congratulations goes out to the boy’s track team for getting second at their state championship.
4. The Wayzata Yacht Club hosted a wine tasting event Friday to benefit the American Diabetes Association.
5. Wayzata’s own Bob Fisher has been featured on Kare 11 this week. Read about Bob’s book publishing venture here on Wayzata.com. Also, experience what happened when Kare11’s Rena Sarigianopoulos tried her hand at repairing shoes with Shoebob.

   Honorable Mention: The Wayzata Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon last week with the Wayzata Rotary Club. Paul Ansolabehere spoke on the importance of keeping up with the ever changing nature of business and investing in people.

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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. See a YouTube clip of Wayzata High School’s class of 2009 throwing their hats and a picture slideshow provided by John Sucansky at Wayzata High School. Also this week, another Trojan team picks up a state title, a Wayzata High School senior won $1,000 in a video competition (with YouTube video clip), geothermal tests were conducted at Wayzata Bay Center and a car crashes into a house on Rice Street.

Here we go again, the Top 5 stories of the week:

1. Congratulations to Wayzata High School Class of 2009!!
2. The Trojans took first place in the Class 3AAA golf tournament at Bunker Hills last week with a score of 606.
3. Wayzata High School senior Matt Ferro won $1,000 in a video competition advocating the use of seat belts to other teenagers.
4. A car parked outside the Unitarian Universalist Church on Rice Street crashed into a home when left in neutral.
5. To prepare for the new Wayzata Bay Shopping Center, geothermal energy tests were conducted on site to determine whether using geothermal energy was feasible. View the slide show, courtesy of Wayzata Bay Redevelopment.

   Honorable Mention: The Wayzata Trojans 13AAA baseball team won the Delano Invitational tournament and the East Neighborhood is to be closed to through traffic.

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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. Wayzata honors the fallen, the City of Wayzata plans for future budget cuts and progress is made at Wayzata Bay Center.

Here we go again, the Top 5 stories of the week:

1. Wayzata American Legion Post #118 held a Memorial Day ceremony at Heritage Park to honor those who have dedicated themselves to serving our country. Wayzata.com’s Ben Brewster attended the service and captured the event on film.
2. After being challenged to contribute to the City’s efforts to combat the projected budget shortfall for 2010, community member Greg Rye made a recommendation to the City of Wayzata to develop a Sustainable Budget Taskforce.
3. The Wayzata Bay Redevelopment Company signed a letter of intent to acquire Superior Stop gas station, 800 Lake St. The reconstruction of the Wayzata Bay Center requires the Superior Stop to be demolished.
4. Jim Ryan, the CEO of Ryan Companies, died Thursday, May 28, after a 10-month battle with melanoma cancer. Ryan was a longtime member of the S27.9 fleet at the Wayzata Yacht Club.
5. The Vintage Speeds Boats featured in the Mahogany Bay parade last week are now on display at the Wayzata Bay Center.

   Honorable Mention: The construction site of Water Treatment Facility 3 is looking messy, but progress is being made.

   And in sports, the Wayzata Baseball Team went 1-1 Thursday in section 6AAA to keep its season alive and Wayzata softball and boy’s and girl’s lacrosse saw their seasons come to an end.

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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. Memorial Day in Wayzata included a number of ceremonies by the American Legion, the City of Wayzata trimmed it’s budget, some classic wooden boats made their way down Lake Street.

Here we go again, the Top 5 stories of the week:

1. In an effort to honor those who have fallen during military service to the Country, the Wayzata American Legion held a Memorial Day Ceremony in Heritage Park. Wayzata.com’s Ben Brewster was there to capture the proceeding on film.
2. The City of Wayzata was able to trim the 2009 Budget and still retain the service of the full Police Force, leaving the count of officers at 11. Many other services were cut, but the Community voiced it’s concern about public safety being a high priority.
3. William Milligan recently admitted to being present during three office burglaries in Wayzata on May 4. The north Minneapolis resident has also been charged with other burglaries in Brooklyn Center and Golden Valley recently.
4. Mahogany Bay showed off their classic wooden boats with a parade down Lake Street to bring attention to the display that will take place within the Wayzata Bay Center May 30th.
5. The Wayzata Bay Redevelopment Company signed a letter of intent in early May to acquire Superior Stop gas station, 800 Lake St. The announcement was made a last weeks City Council Meeting. The gas station is key to the Bay Center project and will allow the Superior Street and Lake Street intersections to be realigned.

In sports, Both the Wayzata boy’s and girl’s lacrosse teams have advanced to the section semifinals after quarterfinal victories on Thursday night. Additionally, the Wayzata baseball team will be one of four teams remaining in section 6AAA after the Trojans defeated St. Louis Park twice on Friday night to advance out of their sub-section.

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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. The Wayzata Art Experience was an eventful festivity this weekend, the Wayzata Boys Tennis Team won a spot in the semifinals and a high school senior earned a spot as a finalist in a video competition.

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1. The Wayzata Art Experience was a festival of visual, culinary and performance art this past weekend in downtown Wayzata. Dan and Elisha volunteered Saturday, May 17 and Jon Wright took photos of the event which have been crafted into a slideshow. Additionally, check out a video of the show from Saturday here.
2. The Wayzata Prom was held Saturday night at International Market Square. View a slide show of the Event here.
3. Wayzata High School senior Matt Ferro is one of six finalists in the Rock the Belt video competition advocating seat belt use to other teenagers. View Ferro’s video and other finalist videos at the Rock the Belt Web site and vote for your favorite.
4. The Boys Tennis Team has earned a spot at the semifinals after a 6-1 victory over Chaska. The Trojans won the consolation championship at last year’s state tournament.
5. The Dakota Rail Regional Trail will be opening June 20 and allow bikers to travel from Wayzata to St. Bonifacius. Opening day will offer activities for kids, historic highlights of the rail corridor and refreshments.

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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. The Budget Shortfall at Wayzata City Hall took front and center of our stories this week. Some one’s house is up for sale, one female student athlete stood out above the rest, and much much more.

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• The Wayzata Art Experience in downtown Wayzata, May 16th & 17th, 2009. Join us on Lake Street for over 90 juried artists, live music, garden art, wine, and delicious cuisine.

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1. Budget issues at City Hall dominated the headlines at Wayzata.com last week. The City Council took action and made of number of cuts to trim the budget shortfall, Greg Rye delivered an impassioned speech about rallying the community and asking them what is important, and Wayzata Crime Prevention Coalition President Lynda Stahl wrote about why Wayzata should keep another Police Officer in the midst of an economic downturn.
2. Tom Petters Bushaway residence has been put up for sale–and not by his own choice. Read all about it, and check out the listing. Got a cool almost $8 million in loose change in your pockets? Pick it up, and then invite the whole town over to have a look-see.
3. Emily Staples was named the Wayzata Athena Award Winner for 2009 – which means she is the top female student athlete at Wayzata High School.
4. The H1N1 virus freny in the Nation appears to have subsided, and Orono Schools were back open for business. Additionally, read a follow up statement from Wayzata Public Schools on the virus formerly known as swine flu.
5. Those kids in the YES Club at Wayzata High School who walk to raise money for water treatment equipment in 3rd world contries (H2O for Life) took in another large donation last week, and have plans to put it to good use.

Honorable Mention:

The Girls Wayzata LaCrosse team is 10-1 and poised to make a run at the end of their season in the Section Playoffs.

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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. Swine Flu dominated the national headlines last week, and it was no different in the Wayzata area. On a happier note, a local television station visited a historic property, and a number of people ran from Wayzata to Excelsior.

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1. Orono Schools will be closed due to a probably Swine Flu diagnoses with individuals connected to the district. Orono Schools encompass Long Lake, Orono, Maple Plain, and Independence–all just a stones throw from Wayzata. Read about it here. Additionally, you can see a prepared statement by Wayzata Superintendent Chace Anderson here. Also, a Wayzata resident returns from Mexico due to H1N1 Virus concerns.
2. The Wells Fargo Half Marathon was run under perfect skies and temperatures that were optimal for exercise. David Thompson – 1:14:03 was the top man, and Kari Logan – 1:26:02 was the top woman. Read the write-up and see the results here.
3. WCCO visited the Wayzata Depot last week to take viewers back in time. Watch the video here.
4. Wayzata Baseball beat Hopkins 10-0 behind the pitching of Billy Soule. In Softball action, Anna Twinem Reached 100 Strikeouts in 5-1 Victory over Edina, and Boy’s Lacrosse, the Trojans defeated Eden Prairie 10-9.
5. In local media news, the parent company of the Wayzata Sun Sailor filed for bankruptcy.

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Good morning Wayzata, and thanks for joining Wayzata.com for the Top 5 Stories of the week. The City of Wayzata continues to wrestle with budget issues, free ice cream turns into a big money maker for a local charity, another local Wayzata football player gets drafted, and much much more.

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1. The City of Wayzata is facing a $300,000 budget shortfall due to the lack of development activity. The City Council is seeking ways to reduce the budget and has begun to chop services like the print edition of the Wayzata Bay Window.
2. Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream held a fund-raiser for IOCP by giving away free Ice Cream. Donations were were accepted inside the store, and at it’s peak the crowd numbered over 100, the line wrapped around the corner, and delayed traffic on Lake Street.
3. Wayzata Alum James Laurinaitis was taken by the St. Louis Rams over the weekend in the NFL Draft (35th overall). Laurinaitis and the Rams will get a visit from the Minnesota Vikings during week five of the 2009 NFL season on Oct. 11.
4. The East Neighborhood traffic survey deadline has come and gone, and Wayzata.com should have the results shortly. As of last tuesday, 44 post cards had been returned to City Engineer Mike Kelley.
5. The Wayzata Softball team improved to 7-2 with a win over Armstrong, and the Baseball team fell to 3-4 after a loss to Hill-Murray. Additionally, the girls lacrosse team improved to 5-1 by beating Edina.

Honorable Mention:

Sunsets Ice Out Party was a big hit with attendees. Kelli Quist won the grand prize of a $400 travel voucher from Minnetonka Travel.

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