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Pastor Greg Snow of St Johns in Chaska- Church in a changing time

Pastor Greg Snow has been the pastor at St Johns in Chaska since coming out of the seminary, first as a Vickers and then as Pastor. He is heavily involved in community outreach programs and was one of the original leaders that were involve with starting Love Inc here in Carver County. St Johns is…

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Tina Stofferahn, Director of Day Services with MRCI- Helping people with special needs find meaningful work

Tina Stofferahn of MRCI discusses the many services they offer for people in the community with special needs get trained, develop interpersonal skills, find employment, and continually get educated about a myriad of things. They do amazing work. I have several friends who have family members as clients of MRCI and the work they do…

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Cory Whitmer- Mustard Seed gives tips for those of us who don’t have a green thumb.

Cory Whitmer- Mustard Seed Landscape and Garden Center gives some great tips for those of us without a green thumb that we can implement to have a better looking and healthier yard. Cory knows his stuff and has seen enough mistakes to cut right to the solutions for easy to use ideas. Cory is a…

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Len Simich- CEO of SW Transit talks about his legacy and some of the cool stuff they have in the works

Len Simich Chief Executive Officer Len Simich has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Southwest Transit Commission since 1997. He has received numerous awards for his personal and academic achievements including being selected as the Minnesota Transit Professional of the year, and one of the top 40 business leaders in the Twin Cities…

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Carla Beaurline- of Around Town TV; from tiaras to elder care

Carla Beaurline is one of those people you know you know, even if you’re not sure from exactly where from. She’s been a local beauty pageant participant, a MC for numerous charity events, a television talk show producer and host for the show, “Around Town” for going on 20 years, as well as a dedicated…

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Welcome to Season 4!!! I’ve been thinking…

I’m filled with gratitude for all the guests who have agreed to spend their valuable time visiting with me to discuss things happening here in Carver County. I’ve learned something from every guest and really enjoyed each conversation. I want to also thank everyone who has called, texted, emailed or just walked over to me…

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Bob Roepke; aka Mr Community talks about the cool stuff happening in Chaska right now.

Back for his second sit down interview, (Bob was one of the guest 5 of this show when we started) is my friend, long time community champion, Bob Roepke. From his early years on city council to serving three terms as Mayor to his countless hours of service on various boards and committees, Bob is…

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Jay Rohe, former Chaska Councilman and upcoming Mayoral Candidate talks Chaska, leadership and civility

My guest is Jay Rohe, who has been a fixture in local Chaska politics for the last 20 years. We talk about his early days on city council, the lessons learned from his two failed attempts at mayor, and his reelection to council followed by his resignation after moving out of the ward. Jay has…

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Deb Barber- Carver and Scott County representative at the Metropolitan Council talks about growth in our area

Deb Barber serves the residents of Carver and Scott County (District 4) at The Metropolitan Council, a position she was appointed to by then Governor Dayton in 2015 and again in 2019 by Governor Waltz. She chairs the Transportation Committee which along with the Land Use Committee is one of the most visible and out-front…

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Clark Machtemes, teacher, musician, farmer and all around renaissance guy

Clark’s bio on his Facebook page gives a brief sneak peak of what’s behind the Front man for the popular local music group Traveled Ground. ( Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, Teacher, Farmer and Traveler. Founder of Traveled Ground)   Clark is a long time teacher at Waconia High School, (although not music) a maple syrup farmer, a…

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