Wildfire (3020 Eden Prairie Center, Eden Prairie) will feature Summit Brewing Co. and its founder Mark O. Stutrud at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17. The beer dinner will include four courses of food and craft beer by Summit.

The Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce Gala, “Bahama Breezes,” is set for Saturday, Nov. 13, in the new clubhouse at Hazeltine National Golf Club. A VIP sponsor reception is set for 5:30 p.m. with a live steel drum performance. General admission and silent auction start at 6 p.m. Dinner and a brief live auction is at 7:30 p.m. The Funkeys dueling pianos, sing-along and comedy show follows dinner.

By Karla Wennerstrom

“Everything has a story. When you buy things that are ‘second hand or salvaged’ you inherit that story. That is what makes these items so special. Each of them has already lived a life of their own before they become a part of your story.”

Katie Kobelinski of Minneapolis wrote that on her blog, Thrifty City Chick. Kobelinski, who grew up in Eden Prairie, is helping to plan
this year’s Eden Prairie Antique Fair.

On July 23, Rasmussen Inc. employees devoted 6,500 cumulative hours of work volunteering throughout their communities as part of the annual Rasmussen Community Service Day, which benefits the communities where its 21 campuses are located, as well as four central office communities. Employees from the central office in Eden Prairie office volunteered for the Bridge for Youth, a nonprofit helping youth and families in need; the Bloomington School District and Feed My Starving Children, which ships hand-packed meals to children in need around the world, according to a news release.

It’s not the well-kept secret it once was. The next Just Between
Friends sale is set for 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 ($2 admission – or three food shelf items); 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 (many items half off on last day).

The event will fill Rink 3 at the Eden Prairie Community Center, 16700 Valley View Road, with merchandise. At the last sale, the 17,000 square feet contained almost 27,000 items. She expects 2,500 to 3,000 shoppers.

It costs about $800 to send one child to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Summer Camp. The Eden Prairie Fantastic Sams location is selling decals for $1 and $5 from Aug. 1 to Sept. 3 to help send more kids to Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp; all funds raised will be delivered during the Sept. 6 MDA Labor Day Telethon. Guests are then given a coupon for that same amount off their next salon service.

Anytime Fitness of Eden Prairie will be holding a School Supply Drive during the month of August to benefit the Eden Prairie School District teachers and students.

The business, at the southwest corner of Highway 5 and Mitchell Road, will have drop-off hours from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 3:30-6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays.

Those dropping off school supplies will get a free seven-day pass to the club. For more information, call 952-562-8702 or e-mail edenprairiemn@anytimefitness.com.

By Karla Wennerstrom

A new upscale Eden Prairie resale store is set to open on Saturday,
at 8425 Joiner Way, next to Applebee’s in Eden Prairie.

Clothes Mentor offers “40 better brands that women love,” according to a spokesperson.

The average price of women’s clothing items for sale is between $10 and $15.

Owner Stacey Kollasch of Maple Grove said that prices are about 70 percent less than the items you’ll see at the mall.

Residents can consign items for sale for cash.

“Each year, the Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce has a group of high school seniors who apply to participate in the Student Membership Program. As the first chamber in the nation to offer this unique opportunity for students, our program has helped young entrepreneurs and business people learn how to network, engage, do business, and even dress properly in the ‘real world,’ Our success has resulted in other chambers copying this model,” according to a news release.

On Thursday, Aug. 5, The Dairy Queen at 16340 Terrey Pine Drive in Eden Prairie will donate $1 from every Blizzard Treat sold that day to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare-St. Paul, a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. “Children’s Miracle Network is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals,” according to a news release.