Blogger Roundup: Rotary Gives Thousands, Minnesota Statutes Explained, Senior Standouts

Each week, Minnetonka community members turn to Patch’s Local Voices section to share information, insight and opinions about what matters to them. Patch blogs give anyone from gardening enthusiasts to local business owners the power to easily connect with the whole neighborhood.

Here’s a look at what Minnetonka Patch bloggers had to say over the last week.

Minnetonka Rotary supports The Minnehaha Watershed District efforts in rehabilitating Minnehaha Creek
Blogger Neal Enzenauer talks about the Minnetonka Rotary Club’s support for a community project.

MHS Theatre Wins SpotLight Awards for Aida
Minnetonka is the first high school in the state to win the SpotLight Musical Theatre Award for Outstanding Overall Production—the highest award possible—for two musicals in the same year.

Minnetonka High School Senior Spotlight: Charles Du
Charles Du spent last summer in a lab at U of M’s Lillehei Heart Institute, researching gene involvement in muscular dystrophy.

Minnetonka High School Senior Spotlight: Katherine Fried
“It’s remarkable to see the world through someone else’s eyes,” says 2012 YoungArts National Merit Award winning singer, dancer, and actor Katherine Fried.

Minnetonka Rotary Presents Hopkins High School Scholarship
Sarah Benton was presented with a scholarship for $2,000 to further her education.
 
2013 Legislative Wrap-Up
Rep. Yvonne Selcer dubs this year the “education session.”

Who Inherits Your Unused Cemetery Lot?
Blogger Bonnie Wittenburg explains Minnesota statutes that address who inherits any unused cemetery lots, and the answer may surprise you.

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