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Tour guide Jim Hammers will be ready to wow visitors with his knowledge of the Guardian Angels pipe organ as part of this year’s Angelfest “Climbing with the Angels” tours.
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Paul Dahlin and his son Daniel Dahlin, on fiddle, and Elise Peters, on nyckelharpa, prepare to lead the Grand March during the third annual Nordic Music Festival in Waconia on Saturday afternoon. Paul Dahlin was recently awarded Knight First Class of the Polar Star – the highest honor bestowed by the Swedish king to a non-Swedish citizen. The connection between Carver County and Sweden is about to get tighter, as Carver establishes a “sister” relationship with Ydre Kommun in Sweden.
Meet your new sister She’s Swedish BY UNSIE ZUEGE uzuege@swpub.com
It’s official. Carver County is now a sister county to Ydre Kommun, Sweden. On Tuesday afternoon, the Carver County Board approved a resolu-
counties have in Swedish immigrant Andrew Peterson. Elise Peters, executive director of the Swedish Council of America, explained the emotional connection Swedes have with the United States. Between 1800 and 1910, more
Angelfest features church’s sanctuary BY MOLLEE FRANCISCO mfrancisco@swpub.com
SEE MORE PHOTOS OF THE NORDIC MUSIC FESTIVAL ON PAGE 2 AND AT WWW.CHASKAHERALD.COM. tion to strengthen the bonds of friendship and ties of heritage, as well as increase understanding of culture and promote prosperity between the two entities. The designation also recognizes the historical connection the two
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than 1.3 million Swedes came to the United States. Unless a person was royalty or aristocracy, they were serfs and had no opportunities to better themselves. In contrast,
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“Harmonic f lute, gedeckt, voix celeste – that’s some kind of angel voice.” Jim Hammers recites the various sounds the Guardian Angels pipe organ can produce with utter fascination. It’s a fascination both he and Jackie Weber hope others will experience as they tour the Catholic church for Angelfest on Saturday. Last year, the church offered tours of the historic friary as part of its annual fall celebration. This year, the tours move inside the church to
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Poetry fuses thoughts and words Author treats brain injury with verse BY UNSIE ZUEGE uzuege@swpub.com
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Writing poetry helped Angela Hunt of Carver regain her language skills after a traumatic brain injury in 2005. She published a book of poetry, “Am I Still Me?” in 2008.
It was the morning of Feb. 14, 2005, and Angela Hunt walked down the sidewalk heading to the staff door of the Chaska Library, where she is a librarian. “I was due at 9:45 a.m. to open,” said Hunt, a Carver resident. “I caught my toe on a brick and tripped. The snow was falling and swirling. It was that dry kind of snow. I don’t remember hitting the ground. I do remember though that I saw a gas engine pickup truck heading down the street toward me right before I tripped. But when I got up, I saw it was an idling diesel-
engine truck. I remember thinking that was odd.” Hunt picked herself up. Her glasses were broken, and her ribs hurt. When she entered the library, she noticed that another library employee had already gotten everything — the computers and equipment — up and running. “I felt a little shook up,” Hunt said. She’d also skinned her knee badly, but attended to it, and then went on with her day. It was one month later, when Hunt was opening the library, that she realized she didn’t know how to start up the computer.
Age: 57 City: Carver resident for 20 years Family: Husband, James, adult children Jesse 32, Dara 30, and one granddaughter. Career: Librarian, author, and advocate for persons with Traumatic Brain Injury. Former buyer for Donaldson’s, manager for Bachman’s European Flower Markets. She has established libraries in Antigua and Honduras through mission trips. Education: Minnesota School of Business, University of Minnesota, and Concordia College
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