Walk on Waconia 2008
Saturday April 26th, Walk On Waconia will be raising money for the local food shelf. You can get out and walk around the lake; or just half way around. There is a 1 mile road race, a 5.5 mile walk and a 10 mile walk. The walk starts at 7:30am and the run starts at [...]
Earth Day 2008 – Celebrate with Waconia
Saturday April 19th is Earth day and at 9am in Brook Peterson Park (1200 Oak Avenue) the city will be getting the parks ready for spring. There will be a tree planting, breakfast goodies and a photo with the Tree City USA banner. Then at about 9:30, each Adopt a Park group, and volunteers, will [...]
New Public Works Facility Open House
On Saturday April 19th from 12-3pm the new Public Works facility will have an open house. You’ll get to see the new facility, meet the people and understand what they really do. There will even be snow plows, dump trucks and other big kid equipment for big and small kids to check out. Food and [...]
Fire Department Pancake, Sauage & French Toast Breakfast
The Waconia fire department is cooking breakfast again! Pancakes, sausage and french toast means there is something for every one. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it. The breakfast is this Sunday, April 6th and goes from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Firedepartment. Tickets are only $6 and you can get them at [...]
What is wrong with Highway 284?
Have you driven on Highway 284 between Waconia and Cologne lately? That road is seriously messed up at the Waconia end. It’s like a bad rollercoaster ride where you think you’re going to cause physical damage to your car, or your passengers, at any moment. Some may say that it’s just the frost in the [...]