Printed pants are official convention wear
By Mollee Francisco
Odds are good that John McCain will take the stage at the Republican National Convention next week wearing a traditional suit and tie.
But Victoria resident Bob Truax wouldn’t be that shocked to see the presumptive Republican presidential nominee donning a pair of patriotic Zubaz.
“I’ve seen a lot more unlikely people wearing them,” said Truax, who along with friend Dan Stock, founded the knit pant company known for its wild prints some 20 years ago.

More than 40 state representatives, including Rep. Maria Ruud, DFL-42A, who represents Eden Prairie and Minnetonka, will be available to answer questions and meet with the public at the Minnesota State Fair House of Representatives booth.
It has been a long-standing House tradition at the fair, which this year will be held Thursday, Aug. 21 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.
The booth will be stocked with information introducing fairgoers to state government and resources available, in print and on the Web, to help them understand the legislative process, according to a news release.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reporting that abnormally dry conditions are causing concern in much of Minnesota.

"Wildfire suppression officials are concerned about potential fire danger since much of Minnesota has been unusually dry since mid-June," according to a DNR news release.

The release said:

The Eden Prairie High School girls tennis team's waltz through the Classic Lake Confernece continued Thursday with a 4-3 victory over Wayzata.

Monday, Eden Prairie opened its season with a 6-1 victory over Hopkins.

Tuesday, the Eagles lost 6-1 to Edina.

Thursday, the No. 2 ranked Eden Prairie boys and girls cross-country teams opened thier respective seasons with victories at the Matterhorn Invitational.

The Eden Prairie boys team finished first with 47 points. Eastview placed second with 122 points.

the Eden Praiire girls team finished first with 55 points, 13 points in front of second place Winona.

Thursday was a coming out party of sorts for the Eden Prairie High School football team. With new faces under at least half the Eagles’ 100-plus helmets, nobody, including Head Coach Mike Grant, knew what to expect. Eden Prairie looked a little inexperienced at times, giving up too many big plays, but still rolled to a 38-14 victory over a Moses Alipate-led Bloomington Jefferson squad.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the August 28, 2008 print edition of the Eden Prairie News newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this item, in the form of .pdf’s that can be opened with Adobe Acrobat.

The following is the "Board Meeting Highlights" written by the Eden Prairie School District Communications Department from the Aug. 26 School Board meeting:

Board Meeting Highlights 8-26-08
[Board Meeting Highlights are created by the district Communications Department to provide stakeholders with a timely overview of the Board’s business meetings. These are not official minutes. Board-approved minutes are posted online after they’re approved at the following Board meeting.]
I. District Could Reduce Anticipated Deficit by $3 Million!

The Eden Prairie City Council recently rejected the lease offer of the Dunn Bros. franchisee in the Smith-Douglas-More house in Eden Prairie, to investigate whether another tenant might pay more. What do you think of the decision?