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Page 28 C O M M U N I T Y Minnetonka will take on Wayzata in the annual showdown of the lake teams Friday. 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 Page 17 G U I D E Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 Since 1982 The Eden Prairie Sun Sailor has been a trusted source of information; reaching out and engaging local readers through our newspaper, special sections, magazines and website. Bay Bell Concerts Minnetonka will take on Wayzata in the annual showdown of the lake teams Friday. The Eden Prairie Community Band will kick off the season with a Thursday, Oct. 10 concert. Page 17 Page 28 Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 E IOR / EDEN PRAIRI MINNETONKA / EXCELS It’s more than just a Newspaper: Bay Bell Concerts Newspapers provide a detailed portrait of life within the communities in which they serve. (SUN PHOTO BY KRISTEN MILLER) Island, Omen Quad on nitro at Boom Julieta Chaffee pours the Baker Road, Suite 320, Minnetonka. 5959 Beer is booming in Minnetonka Skipper pride (SUN PHOTOS BY SAHNJE Minnetonka HS celebreates Homecoming ‘19 MCGONIGLE) former French horn player said. “So, I went home and made my own.” Soon, brewing became he Welch’s passion and found himself delivering kegs “in a tux and tails” as his brewing company grew. First opening in 2011 , By KRISTEN MILLER in northeast Minneapolis out- [email protected] Boom Island quickly grew its first space, moving Kevin Welch, Boom Is- into a 3,000 square-foot land Brewing Company’s location. head brewer, has brought “And on day two, that his brews out of the city was too small,” Welch southwest the into and said. suburbs, continuing a tra- Now, the brewery is dition that stemmed from settled into the new 8,700 his travels to Belgium square-foot space in Min- or- while performing in an netonka at 5959 Baker chestra. “Brass players tended See Boom , Page 13 the to be beer drinkers,” Boom Island Brewing is settling into its new location Skipper pride Minnetonka High School celebrated Friday in Homecoming with a parade the football downtown Excelsior prior to Shakopee. game that evening against High School ABOVE: The Minnetonka 2019 homecom- Fastpitch Team celebrates the tag line, ing in their castle float with followed by a “there’s no place like home” a tackle for base. RIGHT: Aidan Lowery, gives out the Minnetonka football team, attendees. cards to homecoming parade 14-15 More photos on Pages Minnetonka HS celebreates Homecoming Index ‘19 Drive Box 335, 4068 Sunset Spring Park, MN 55384 Opinion-Pages 4 Public Safety-Page 5 Education-Page 6-7 Calendar-Page 9 Sports-Pages 16-21 Classifieds-Pages 23-26 Arts Scene-Page 27-28 at Get a quote online ge.com RockvamWinterStora C O M M U N I T Y 1969-2019 in Minnetonka R E S O U R C E G U I D E & Local Business Directory (SUN PHOTOS BY SAHNJE MCGONIGLE) y! Space Toda Arm–Lake Minnetonka West 952-4 71-9515 RockvamBoatYards.com Boom Island Brewing is settling into its new location [email protected] facebook.com/MNSunSailor Celebrating 50 Years! Eden Prairie Chamber of Commerce 1 9 6 9 SunSailor – 2 0 1 9 TM y! Reserve Your Space Toda 4068 Sunset Dr. Spring Park Celebrating 58 years! Winter Boat Storage TM Kevin Welch, Boom Is- land Brewing Company’s head brewer, has brought his brews out of the city and into the southwest suburbs, continuing a tra- dition that stemmed from his travels to Belgium while performing in an or- chestra. “Brass players tended to be beer drinkers,” the epchamber.org Soon, brewing became Welch’s passion and he found himself delivering kegs “in a tux and tails” as his brewing company grew. First opening in 2011 in northeast Minneapolis, Boom Island quickly out- grew its first space, moving into a 3,000 square-foot location. “And on day two, that was too small,” Welch said. Now, the brewery is settled into the new 8,700 square-foot space in Min- netonka at 5959 Baker The Eden Prairie Sun Sailor is mailed FREE to residents of Edina who request the Newspaper. By KRISTEN MILLER View Road Sun Newspapers | 10917 Valley Eden Prairie, MN 55344 sailor.mnsun.com Minnetonka High School celebrated @MNSunSailor Homecoming with a parade Friday in PUBLIC NOTICES: See page 22 downtown Excelsior prior to the football game that evening against Shakopee. ABOVE: The Minnetonka High School Fastpitch Team celebrates 2019 homecom- ing in their castle float with the tag line, “there’s no place like home” followed by a base. RIGHT: Aidan Lowery, a tackle for the Minnetonka football team, gives out cards to homecoming parade attendees. More photos on Pages 14-15 Newspapers continue to reign supreme in the delivery of local news. If you want to know what’s going on - whether the news is about the mayor, or taxes, or high school football - there is no substitute for the Edina Sun former French horn player said. “So, Sailor I went home and weekly. made my own.” Julieta Chaffee pours the Omen Quad on nitro at Boom Island, 5959 Baker Road, Suite 320, Minnetonka. 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