The Excelsior City Council unanimously voted to proceed with the Commons Master Park Plan implementation at its regular meeting Sept. 9.

Maeve Gallivan, a resident of Shorewood on the south side of Highway 7, has spearheaded the circulation of a petition that has over 650 signatures in support funding a sidewalk at Galpin Lake Road and Highway 7.

From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, community members can head to Tommy’s Tonka Trolley at the Port of Excelsior for a free scoop of ice cream in support of the ICA Food Shelf. Donations of any amount are encouraged, said Tommy’s Tonka Trolley owner Becky Salita.

Included in the department’s Sept. 3 to 9 reports were these incidents:

Ann Merriman and Christopher Olson are underwater archaeologists with five degrees between them. The couple founded and operate Maritime Heritage Minnesota or MHM, a nonprofit organization dedicated to documenting and preserving nautical archaeological and maritime history resources.

Partners Zach Brown and Victor Claffey have joked that they want to save at least one Irish pub. The two worked together for the past five years at Claddagh Irish Pub in Maple Grove, which is closed. They also knew Jake O’Connor’s in Excelsior was sitting vacant.

Jennifer Labadie has announced her candidacy for mayor of Shorewood in the Tuesday, Nov. 3, General Election. She has lived in Shorewood with her husband and three children for 11 years.

Included in the department’s Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 reports were these incidents:

Excelsior’s Apple Day event may be canceled this year, but residents and visitors can still partake in apple-themed fun. The Excelsior Apple Fest, spearheaded by Brittany Slusar, manager of Amore and Fede, is replacing the annual event this year.

Charlie Kanan is the recipient of the 2020 Ross McGlasson Award for Leadership in Community Service from the Excelsior Morning Rotary Club.

The Hotel Excelsior-Suites on Water Street will feature four individually designed rooms, each with a subtle nautical style. The hotel is inside the historical Miller Block building, which was built in the early 1900s.

Melissa Fogelberg, a new resident of Excelsior, was in the process of unpacking her things. When she unpacked a piece of posterboard she took it as a sign from the universe. She quickly wrote up a sign and texted her neighbors to say she was going over to the post office.

Included in the department’s Aug. 20 to 26 reports were these incidents:

The Excelsior Fire District Board, at its July 22 meeting, unanimously approved the district’s operating budget for 2021 and a capital improvement plan.

Paula Callies has announced her candidacy for the Shorewood City Council. She served on the City Council from 2005 to 2008.

Every year, the owners of The Suburban in Excelsior, Cindy Berset and her daughters Ashley Berset and Kelsey Quarberg, enter the Twin Cities Burger Battle. Last spring was like any other. The family members got together to test recipes for the burger they would use in the competition.

The Minnetonka School Board voted unanimously Aug. 6 to approve the district joining a class-action lawsuit against companies that sold opioids and did not provide appropriate warnings to users.

The Rotary Golf Classic will be Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Deer Run Golf Course, 8661 Deer Run Dr., Victoria.

The seventh annual Big Island and Back 10K paddle event will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The event will start at Excelsior Beach Park.

The leaders of the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce announced the chamber was in need of $130,000 to continue operating through 2021. About 77% of the chamber’s operations are funded with event revenue and, with all large events canceled due to COVID-19, the organization is struggling.

The Coordinating Committee for the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department unanimously passed a recommended operating budget for 2021 at its quarterly meeting July 8.

Andrew Myers, of Wayzata, will advance as the Republican candidate in the Nov. 3 General Election in House District 33B. With all but one precinct reporting, he claimed 2,031 votes in the Aug. 11 Primary Election over 842 votes for Marianne Stebbins, of Mound. The vote tallies are the unoffi…

Excelsior’s Brian Peterson began his love for water early. He learned how to swim at his grandpa’s cabin on Green Lake when he was 2 years old.

The Hazellewood Grill and Tap Room closed Aug. 2 for a remodel and expansion. With an additional 2,000 square feet, the remodeled restaurant will include a wood-burning rotisserie and pizza oven, a separate bar in a new lower level and a private party room.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Tonka Village housing development took place July 30 at 5609 Manitou road in Tonka Bay. The size of the ceremony was limited, due to COVID-19.

For the Class of 2020, the final months of their high school senior year turned out far differently than they ever could have imagined. So, it was perhaps fitting that their commencement ceremony also looked a bit unusual.