By Forrest Adams

Chanhassen resident and Faith Presbyterian Church pastor Chris Carlson sneezed for 10 months in Afghanistan, the “dustiest place” he’s ever been, but now the 54-year-old chaplain is back for a humid Minnesota summer.

His army reserve unit returned in March. The deployment was from May 1, 2008, to March 1, 2009. Carlson was back in the pulpit at Faith Presbyterian in Minnetonka on Easter Sunday, April 12.

Council sides with homeowners in only approving pavement maintenance for the road

For a small, relatively narrow (and crumbling) strip of roadway in the southeast corner of Eden Prairie, Riverview Road has a rather long and winding back-story.

That story took another turn Tuesday evening as a majority on the City Council opted to hold off on proposed improvements to that section of Riverview Road that included widening the road, adding curb and gutter, connection to sewer and water and a pedestrian trail.

Instead, staff was directed to plan for repaving the road but nothing more.

Congratulations to John and Phyllis Gibling on their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married on April 18, 1959.

John and Phyllis were married in a ceremony held at Chatswood Methodist Church. They have two daughters, Robyn (Sydney, Australia) and Jeanette (a current resident of Eden Prairie). They also have two son-in-laws (John and Grant) and five grandchildren, Michael, Ashley, Stephanie, Matthew and Nicholas.

The whole family would like to congratulate John and Phyllis on reaching this milestone.

The Eden Prairie Senior Center hosted a Valentine's Breakfast today (Feb. 13, 2009) featuring entertainment by David Allen. We talked with Russ and June Hanson of Eden Prairie and Al and Virgina Vonhof of Edina in the following video:

The EPHS band department will be providing plenty of music this January. Starting, Jan. 13, the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will perform its winter concert at 7 p.m. at the Performing Art Center.On Jan. 15, ninth-grade bands and the 10th-grade Concert Band will perform a Winter Concert at 7p.m. in the Performing Art Center. Jan. 22 will be District Jazz Festival.

The following is a news release from Hennepin County: 

Sochenda Te submitted the following story about her sister in honor of Valentine’s Day:

Hamburgers: a meaty subject?