Chaska churches celebrate 150 years
By Mollee Francisco  These are two birthday cakes you don’t want to stand too close to when all the candles are lit. Two of the town’s oldest organized churches celebrate 150 years in ...
Preserving a Chaska landmark: Guardian Angels restoring church, looks to public for help
The brick walls of Guardian Angels Catholic Church have protected its parishioners from the elements for 125 years. “The skin of the church is peeling off like a bad sunburn,” said the Rev. Paul ...
It wasn’t luck, it was timing
Old timers,” as former Chaska baseball coach Dale Welter refers to them, from Maple Lake, still to this day fume about the start of the 1947 State Amateur Baseball Tournament. Chaska, ...
Obituary for Anthony J. Koll
Anthony John “Tony” Koll, age 84, of Chaska, died Sunday, March 6, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his family. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, March 12, 11 a.m. with the ...
Boy Scout seeks to preserve some of Chaska’s oldest books
With its historical relics, worn but sturdy wood reading table and hundreds of ancient books lining the walls, it’s easy to imagine friars hard at work in the Guardian Angels Friary Library.
It’s the end of an era May 28, as the last bell rings for Guardian Angels Catholic School
Look up the word “home” and you’ll probably find synonyms like “habitat” or “property.” Ask a Guardian Angels Catholic School student or teacher, and they’ll give you a much different ...
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Scrappy Guardian Angels Central Catholic win again
BATTLE CREEK — Guardian Angels Central Catholic girls basketball coach Jerry Stracke said this year’s team doesn’t stand out as the most talented or athletic. There isn’t one team strength ...
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Tool of faith or digital distraction? Catholic Church offers indulgences to faithful who fast from social media
Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time in purgatory — where the Catholic Church teaches that people who have confessed their sins are purified before entering ...
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Catholic priest who shot boy over knockouts arrested, detained
The Imo State Police Command has detained the Catholic priest, Father Joseph Enyinaya, following the fatal shooting of a boy at St. Columbus Catholic Church ... in Imo The Guardian reported ...
Obituary for Helen B. Therres
Therres, former longtime resident of Chaska, died peacefully on Sunday, January 7, 2024 at Autumn Glen Senior Living in Coon Rapids. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be ...
Obituary for Henry W. Stacken
Henry W. Stacken, age 94, of Waconia, formally Chaska and Eden Valley, passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Auburn Homes Waconia. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial ...
Obituary for Angeline R. Eiden
Eiden, age 91, of rural Chaska, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Friendship Manor Care Center, Shakopee. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, ...