Community Corner
Accent Signage Shooting Victim Speaks in Minneapolis, Movie in the Park, Local Teacher Returns From Turkey
A look at happenings around the Lake Minnetonka area this week.
Four teachers from the Twin Cities area—including one from Orono High School—have returned from Turkey after spending two weeks studying the country through the Turkish Cultural Foundation’s (TCF) Teacher Study Tour program, fully sponsored and organized by TCF in collaboration with the World Affairs Council of America and its nationwide chapters.
The teachers will be inspired to share their experiences through cultural and educational programs that introduce Turkey to the local community and in their classrooms.
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The Greater Wayzata Area Chamber of Commerce will host a pair of free community events tomorrow.
- Summer Concert Series featuring Jeff Dayton & Friends, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Depot Park.
- Free Movie in the Park, presented by TCF Bank, 9 p.m. at Depot Park.
John Souter, a Wayzata resident and survivor of the September 2012 Accent Signage shooting, will be among those speaking in Minneapolis on Thursday at an event designed to urge Congress to adopt background checks for gun purchases.
The event will take place at the U.S. Federal Courthouse Plaza at 300 South 4th Street in Minneapolis. Other speakers at the event include:
- Sami Rahamim, father Reuven was killed in the Accent Signage shooting
- Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak (member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
- St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman (member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns)
- Chaska Police Chief Scott Knight
- Bill Krause, local gun owner
- Minneapolis City Councilmember Don Samuels
- Faith leaders
- Local gun violence prevention advocates
The Deephaven class of 1943 is having it’s 70th reunion at the Hazelwood restaurant in Tonka Bay on Aug. 14 at 11 a.m.  Contact Richard Frees at 715-463-3850 for more information.
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