At the Fire Department’s March Business Meeting, Firefighter Kurt Schendel was honored for his 17 years of extraordinary and selfless service to the citizens of Eden Prairie and his fellow firefighters. Kurt came to the Fire Department 17 years ago with firefighting in his blood, as they say. Kurt’s father was a long-time firefighter in [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2008
A Hockey Dynasty in the Making?
March 28, 2008 – 12:47 pm
Several weeks ago a team made up of three Eden Prairie firefighters and two Eden Prairie police officers played in the Excelsior Fire Department’s “4 on 4 Hockey Challenge”. The Eden Prairie team also played in the tournament last year, taking second.
Well this year the Eden Prairie team took first place! I have heard from [...]
Bald heads for a Good Cause
March 20, 2008 – 7:50 am
Pete Carlson, son of former Eden Prairie Police chief Dan Carlson, is shaving his head again this year for an organization called St. Baldricks, and all the money raised goes to help research for childhood cancer. The “Shavees”, shave their heads in honor of the brave kids that very often loose their hair due to [...]
Lieutenant Bill Beumer Receives his Emergency Management Certificate
March 18, 2008 – 6:32 am
Last week at the Annual Governors conference for Emergency Managers, Eden Prairie Fire Lieutenant Bill Beumer received his Emergency Management Certificate. Bill has worked very hard to gain this prestigious certification over the past few years. It takes a lot of effort to get through the extensive array of classes while balancing full-time work, family [...]
A little Snow, Big Problems
March 5, 2008 – 2:14 pm
Last week we had a “little snow event” that created some big traffic problems. Luckily for the two passengers in the car pictured below, they had their seatbelts on and escaped this rollover without even a scratch. The car was totaled.
In Minnesota, a little snow can mean big problems on the roadways.
