Since February, Eden Lake Elementary has adopted a policy of cutting the homework in lieu of putting the emphasis on a practice called study time. The study time policy encourages parents to spend at least 15 minutes, five nights a week reading with their children. Beyond that, it’s open ended as to what the student could work on – but, no work has to be taken back to school and graded.

Tuesday, the No. 3 seeded Eden Prairie High School badminton team opened its state tournament run with a 7-0 victory over Minneapolis Southwest.

Later that same day, Eden Prairie would defeat St. Paul Como Park 4-3.

By John Molene

Let’s just admit from the start that spicy braised okra isn’t planned for the dinner table of most Eden Prairie or Minnesota households tonight.

But you don’t have to tell that to award-winning cookbook author and teacher Raghavan Iyer.

The following incidents were reported by the Eden Prairie Police Department:

BURGLARY

During the last Eden Prairie City Council meeting on May 6, council members met in a closed session prior to the meeting to conduct the yearly performance review of City Manager Scott Neal.

During Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Phil Young explained that, consistent with past reviews, “Mr. Neal received very high marks for his performance during the last 12 months.”