Events

OctoberZest! is a fun evening filled with delicious food from local restaurants, a wide-range of craft beers, live music, and more!

Rotary District 5950 Membership Chair, Lloyd Campbell, will speak about how our club can engage, recruit, and retain members.

Michael McIntee became the executive director of Eagan Television (ETV) in June 2018. He is a longtime Eagan resident and a former network TV news executive with Hubbard Broadcasting as well as a new media pioneer in live video streaming, podcasting and social media.
Eagan Television manages three local channels, and was one of the first in the state to provide full access not just to City Council meetings and workshops, but also to televise the work of city advisory meetings. In addition to covering high school sports games, Market Fest concerts, and more, ETV now streams its channels online, provides 24-hour-a-day archiving of its programming on YouTube, and this fall will launch a new HD channel. ETV is funded by a percentage of cable company gross revenues, not tax dollars.

Eagan’s new Police Chief, Roger New, is a 24-year veteran of the department who has risen steadily through the ranks.

New, 47, holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy. Starting in 1994 as an Eagan police officer, New rose to the rank of Patrol Sergeant in 2004 and just two years later was promoted to Lieutenant. He was appointed Deputy Chief in 2016, and is looking forward to the challenge of leading Eagan’s 89-person department, with 73 sworn officers.

Chief New became Eagan's Chief of Police on July 1, 2018.

DARTS is a nonprofit organization providing personalized and professional services for older adults and their loved ones for over 40 years.
Since 1974, DARTS has been a community-based nonprofit serving seniors (ages 55+) and their families in Dakota County and the surrounding area, helping them to lead more independent and fulfilling lives. Through services like light housework, outdoor chores, home repair, caregiving resources, volunteer opportunities and transportation, we have worked to be a community partner across generations. DARTS was originally an acronym (Dakota Area Resources and Transportation for Seniors) but the name was shortened to DARTS in 2008 as its services expanded to include homemaking, outdoor chores and volunteer opportunities while living out our mission creating connections that enrich aging.
From our beginning, we recognize the transition involved in aging and our history reflects our responsiveness to the challenges as we age. DARTS services are designed to foster independent aging in place and supporting caregivers throughout Dakota County. Our services are available to all seniors and caregivers regardless of income, race and background.

Terry has 29 years of experience representing businesses and individuals in Minnesota and North Dakota in a wide variety of legal matters. His unique background and experience in law and business provide Terry the tools to fix all types of disruptive business problems, from workouts to litigation to transactions.
Terry negotiates and litigates critical matters involving business disruption problems of all kinds including bank workouts, partner conflicts, and contract fights. His experience and willingness to take cases to trial often motivates the other side to a make a reasonable settlement. He can also help businesses with critical financing, transactions, and real estate matters as well as more routine business documents like leases, sales agreements, and employment contracts.
Terry advises business clients in a variety of sectors, with concentrations in oilfield services, media, sports, health care, and real estate, drawing on his industry experience and negotiation skills, as well as his background as an entrepreneur.
Terry is licensed to practice in Minnesota and North Dakota. He is also a frequent speaker on business issues & strategic thinking. 

Cary Griffith is the author of five books; two novels and three non-fiction books. His titles include Lost in the Wild (MN Historical Society Press (MHP): 2006), Opening Goliath (MHP: 2009, winner of a 2010 Minnesota Book Award), Wolves (Adventure Publications: 2012, winner of a 2013 Midwest Book Award), Savage Minnesota (published serially from Memorial Day to Labor Day in the Star Tribune, 2013), and Gunflint Burning (University of Minnesota Press: 2018).

Kick-Starters will skip our customary breakfast and donate the funds to The Open Door.

Bring pen and paper!