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Longtime Wine Shop Moves into Chaska Depot Building
Chaska’s historic depot has sprung back to life following a damaging fire on June 30, 2025. The newest anchor tenant is River Bend Cellars & Spirits, formerly Excelsior Vintage, which has moved from its previous location on Highway 7.
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Immigrant-founded start-up latest venture from local couple
Juan Llerena emigrated to Waconia from Peru more than 25 years ago knowing very little about the culture or the business opportunities in this country. But he latched on at Mackenthun’s Fine Foods stocking shelves, and over the next several years advanced through the local grocery store organization eventually becoming its marketing director. He left there in 2021 to start his own business with his wife Guisela Pinto. It’s called JLLB Media, a consulting agency focused on marketing and business development. Primarily small businesses and nonprofits with a special focus on Latino and diverse businesses — persons like himself when he was navigating unfamiliar territory The couple also helped launch a fair-trade gift shop, offering sustainable fashion, home decor, and global accessories from small-scale artisans in developing countries to help them gain new markets and fair prices for their goods. And they founded a home daycare business “Bienvenidos Home Daycare” which operated in Waconia from 2019-2025. Now Llerena has started Vamos Impact, a Carver County–based 501©(3) nonprofit launched in late 2025. Vamos means “let’s go,” an encouraging phrase reflective of its two-pronged mission. The first, bilingual business coaching, delivering free, hands-on business workshops, digital marketing strategy, AI technology training and
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SECTION CHAMPS: Crusaders flip the script in rematch
The Mayer Lutheran football team had a stellar 2026 season, scoring nearly 40 points per game, cruising past almost every opponent in their way. There was one road bump however, a 35-7 loss to Cleveland. That lone loss did not sit well with the Crusaders, and when they got their chance to avenge that loss, they jumped at the opportunity with a ferociousness that sends them on to the Class A State Tournament. “Our kids wanted revenge from the last game, and they played like it,” said coach Dean Aurich. The Crusaders got on top of Cleveland from the start, and left no doubt on who would win the rematch from the outset. Mayer Lutheran’s defense was stifling, forcing six turnovers. Gabriel Shimanski, Chase Zupke and Preston Vanderwater each had an interception, with Zupke and Vanderwater returning theirs for touchdowns. Jonah Aurich, Isaac Whitby and Reid Baumann each caused a fumble, with Jack Friske, Mason Lunow and Cooper Getten recovering a fumble. “Our defense attacked them so quickly, they just couldn’t get any rhythm going and caused two turnovers that were huge — pick sixes that went all the way,” said Aurich. “Our defense just took them out of their