Visit the Eden Prairie News booth from noon to dusk on the Fourth of July in Round Lake Park to register for a drawing for Twins tickets.
In honor of Eden Prairie’s 150th birthday, we’ll also be quizzing residents on how to pronounce “sesquicentennial.”
Be sure to pick up packets of sunscreen in the afternoon and bug repellant wristbands in the evening. We will also have extra copies of our Sesquicentennial special section.
See you there!

Eden Prairie’s Fourth of July party is at Round Lake Park, 7550 Constitution Ave.
Schedule of Events
Information Booth - Park Building Plaza – 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Event information, ticket sales for carnival games and inflatables, event T-shirt sales ($8), volunteer check in, fishing contest registration, Parks & Recreation information, entertainment & vendor check –in.

“Whopper of a Fishing Contest” (register at the information booth) – 9-10:30 a.m.

Eden Prairie’s Fourth of July party is at Round Lake Park, 7550 Constitution Ave.
Schedule of Events
Information Booth - Park Building Plaza – 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Event information, ticket sales for carnival games and inflatables, event T-shirt sales ($8), volunteer check in, fishing contest registration, Parks & Recreation information, entertainment & vendor check –in.

“Whopper of a Fishing Contest” (register at the information booth) – 9-10:30 a.m.

To raise funds for breast cancer research, July 10 is Tough Enough to Wear Pink night at the Hamel Rodeo. Fans are asked to join in by wearing pink to show their support of the fight to end breast cancer.

For every person at the rodeo on July 10, $1 will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. The rodeo will be held at Corcoran Lions Park, three miles north of Hamel at the junction of County Road 10 and Highway 101.

By Sarah Garbis

One of the best things about summer is that we can soak up some sun by taking our passion for reading into the great outdoors. Whether you’re off to the beach or the cabin or setting up camp in the backyard this summer, the library has plenty of great books to take with you.

IQ Academy in Minneapolis launched with a Guiness World Record attempt Wednesday at Bryant Lake in Eden Prairie.
They hoped to set a world record for wakeboarding with laptops.

Do these look appetizing to you?

Bruegger's: Red, white and blue bagels.

Seventy-six young anglers took part in the Eden Prairie Optimists’ 18th annual All-American Fishing Derby held at Round Lake Park in Eden Prairie on Saturday, June 14.

Winners for the largest fish caught, by age group, are as follows:

Events are set for Friday, July 4, at Round Lake Park, 7550 Constitution Ave.

A Guiness Book of World Records attempt is planned by iQ Academy Minnesota as a school administrator and students will wakeboard with laptops on Bryant Lake in Eden Prairie Wednesday.

The attempt is set for 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, at Bryant Lake.

Apparently it's the "first known attempt at such a feat." Watch this site for video from the event.

For more information about iQ Academy, visit www.iqacademymn.org or call 877-994-4766.