Wayzata Chamber Continues Search for New President

Resumes for the Wayzata open chamber president position are being accepted until Nov. 23.

The Greater Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the president position. With over 400 members, the president is the chief executive officer responsible for implementation of policies and procedures. Current Wayzata Chamber of Commerce President Peggy Douglas announced her retirement back in September. Douglas has served the Wayzata chamber for almost 17 years, with 14 of them as chamber president. Beginning in 2013, she will be taking time to travel, enjoy family and friends and just relax. The president is responsible for planning, fiscal management, member and community relations, operations, marketing and government affairs. The applicant must be enthusiastic and creative. College degree or equivalent is …

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Wayzata Adopts Five-Year Strategic Plan

Plan revolves around sustaining community, ensuring financial stability and enhancing city assets.

The City of Wayzata has unveiled its Strategic Plan for 2012 to 2017. The plan was adopted by the city council on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The role of the Strategic Plan is to guide all planning processes for the City of Wayzata over the next five years. “I’m very pleased to unveil this plan, which provides a vision for Wayzata in 2017 and a blueprint for reaching these goals,” said Mayor Ken Willcox. The plan was drafted over the course of six months and was informed by the city council and city staff, as well as boards and commissions staff. Chief elements of the plan include: For each focus area, a city staff member has been appointed to facilitate the execution of that area. The strategies and initiatives associated with the focus areas have…

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PHOTOS: Wayzata High School's 2012 Prom

The prom was at International Market Square in downtown Minneapolis. Share your prom photos by posting them here!

It was a night to remember for Wayzata High School's 2012 Prom. Dressed in their best students arrived with friends May 19 at the International Market Square in Minneapolis. The day before the school had a mock crash drill at the school's football stadium, which included a simulation of a drunken driving crash with student and staff actors, local law enforcement, emergency, medical and other agencies. Do you have a photo from the prom? Add and upload it to our photo gallery below!

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Good Cause Alert: Recycle a Carseat in Wayzata this Weekend

How far can $10 stretch? Further than you may think.

Kids grow up so quickly and if you're a parent you know all too well how many car seats small children can go through in their young years. But what is the responsible, earth-savvy parent going to do with a car seat too small, expired or damaged?      The Recycling Association of Minnesota (RAM) created a solution for safely and securely recycling child car seats. A new program called REseat will securely recycle all old, expired, damaged or outgrown child safety seats. This program employs local individuals with disabilities and car seats are collected year round at several locations in Minnesota as well as at collection events.      Wayzata will host a special collection event this Sunday, Dec. 11, from 12 to 4 p.m. at Wintergreen …

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Wayzata Remembers 9/11 During James J. Hill Days

Dr. Gordon Aamoth's son was among those lost ten years ago. On Sunday he spoke publicly for the first time.

Ten years ago Sunday, Gordon “Gordy” Aamoth Jr. made a phone call to his mother from the 104th floor of the World Trade Center’s south tower. An investment banker at Sandler O’Neill, the 32-year-old had flown from Minnesota to the firm’s New York headquarters after closing his first major merger deal. After the north tower was hit by a hijacked plane, he called his mother and told her “she shouldn’t worry because it was the other tower that had been hit and she would see it on TV.” This story was told Sunday afternoon to about 150 attendees of James J. Hill Days by Aamoth’s father, Gordon Sr., in his first public remarks since his son died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “When we got up this morning,” he said, the sky “was just as clear as …

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Rugby Continues to Grow in Popularity Among Local High School Girls

Minnesota is home to one of the largest high school rugby leagues in the nation. Orono and Wayzata are among the best.

The game was a tough one. Orono and Wayzata were neck and neck for the majority of last Wednesday's rugby match, with neither team making much of an impact on the scoreboard. Orono had the majority of the possession throughout the game, although they couldn't turn that into points. It looked like Orono had squeezed a narrow victory at the end with a try that came from a referee's decision. All Orono had to do was hold onto those points. But in the final seconds Wayzata found a gap and broke through to score a try and a successful kick afterward.  Seconds after Wayzata scored the whistle was blown and it was game over. A very dramatic end to the match that would have placed Orono top of the league standings.  Final Score:  Wayzata 14    …

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Where Can You Find the Cheapest Gas Around Lake Minnetonka? Find Out

Have a fuel station we missed or a correction to one included in this list? Feel free to e-mail the author and submit revisions.

Local prices for gallon of regular grade gasoline continued to hover near the $4 mark this week. The national average for a gallon of gas sat Wednesday at $3.92, and most stations around Lake Minnetonka were near that water line. The following compilation was put together using information aggregated from a variety of online gas price tracking sites. Figures are believed accurate as of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Have a fuel station we missed or a correction to one included in this list? Feel free to e-mail the author and submit revisions. The cheapest gas prices Patch found were in the eastern parts of Wayzata, where the BP station at the intersection of Wayzata Boulevard East and Bushaway Road and the nearby Holiday station on Wayzata Boulevard …

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Current New York Times Best-Selling Author Signs in Wayzata

Matt Logelin drew an overflow crowd to The Bookcase Monday night.

It was standing room only Monday night in Wayzata to hear author Matt Logelin speak and sign books. Propelled by a blog now read and followed by tens of thousands around the world, Logelin’s book “Two Kisses for Maddy” is now in its fourth week on the New York Times best seller list. Read in-depth coverage of the book and more here. Logelin has appeared on Oprah and has a movie deal in the works. His travel schedule has, especially of late, been virtually non-stop. His daughter Maddy goes with him frequently and herself has 70 round trip plane flights already. A lengthy trip to China or India or both is being planned. On Monday daddy and daughter spent well over an hour meeting and talking with fans. Logelin met a few long lost family …

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Take a Tour of Wayzata's New Bicycle Shop

Coffee bar scheduled to be up in running in about a week.

Epic Grind Bicycle and Coffee Shop, the newest addition to Wayzata's Lake Street business community, opened late last month and has something for all levels of cycling enthusiasts.

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Eric Best

9:45 am on Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Mike and Lisa.......congratulations on your new store. It's a great passion of mine and I look forward to sitting down with you soon!   more ›