Rendering of the Paul Klappirch Statue, courtesy City of Wayzata.
The Wayzata City Council approved a donation for a new statue honoring Paul Klapprich during its May 5 meeting, adopting the item as part of the consent agenda.
The statue is proposed for Klapprich Park and would serve as a tribute to Klapprich’s longtime contributions to youth hockey and the park that bears his family name.
According to the city’s agenda report, the donation is being made by Tom Shaver, Kurt Klapprich and Ed Turnquist. The proposed artwork is a life-size, bronze-coated statue of Paul Klapprich, with a stainless-steel interior. The estimated value of the donated statue is between $75,000 and $100,000.
The statue is expected to be placed northeast of the existing warming house and southwest of the new playground area. Final placement will be determined after utility locates are completed to avoid conflicts with existing infrastructure.
The donation group plans to commission artist Bret Overturf for the sculpture. City staff indicated the anticipated timeline for completion is about one year.
Under the proposal, the donation group will fund and donate the statue, while the city will pay for the concrete base and evaluate possible uplighting. Those city costs would come from the Public Art Fund.
The proposal was previously reviewed by the city’s newly established Public Art Committee, which discussed the item at its January, February and March meetings. The committee unanimously recommended approval.
Before installation, city staff will work with the donation group on a formal agreement addressing maintenance, cost allocation, potential relocation and other details. That agreement will return to the council for review and approval.
The Wayzata City Council voted 5-0 at its May 5 meeting to award a contract to Creekside Lawn & Landscape for the Library Path and Garden Project near the Wayzata Library.
The project will add a new flagstone path along the east side of the library, connecting City Hall Park to the Children’s Garden. It also includes garden bed improvements in City Hall Park, irrigation work, and the planting of approximately 10 fruit trees along the path, including apple, cherry and plum varieties.
The contract totals $40,200, which is below the $53,600 budget allocated in the Parks and Trails Capital Improvement Fund. Staff said the parks fund has adequate balance to cover the work.
Three estimates were received. Creekside Lawn & Landscape submitted the low bid at $40,200. MSP Outdoor Services submitted a $43,555 estimate, and Great Northern Landscapes, Inc. submitted a $59,036 estimate.
City staff said the project has been identified in the Parks and Trails Master Plan since 2019 and has more recently been discussed in greater detail by the Parks and Trails Board.
Garden bed enhancements are planned on both the east and west sides of the lookout area. The southern garden bed will remain planted with annuals, while the remaining beds are expected to function as an edible garden, with plantings such as strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, depending on availability.
Small cedar planters are also proposed along the south side of the library and would be constructed by city staff.
Creekside previously completed the Heritage Park improvement project in 2025. Staff said the contractor has indicated availability to begin construction in early summer.
The vote came during a relatively light council meeting, notwithstanding a closed session to discuss the city’s short-term rental lawsuit and a workshop discussion on Panoway planting plans.
Dr. Shawn Sailer, Dr. Barbro Brost, and Dr. Caroline Brost-Sailer pause for an impromptu photo at the Brost Clinic.
WAYZATA — When Dr. Barbro Brost and her husband, Dr. Gerald Brost, opened The Brost Clinic in Wayzata in 1986, the practice began with just two treatment rooms on the lower level of a building along Wayzata Boulevard.
Four decades later, the clinic has grown into a 7,400-square-foot practice with 25 employees, serving patients from Wayzata and surrounding communities.
For Barbro Brost, the milestone is difficult to separate from the community that helped shape the clinic’s growth.
“The Brost clinic has been very well received in the Wayzata community, where we have a population who are more health focused than many other communities,” Brost said.
Over the years, she said, the clinic has treated thousands of patients — often including multiple generations from the same family. That trust, she said, encouraged the practice to keep evolving with new research, developments in chiropractic care, nutrition, and non-pharmaceutical approaches to pain relief and wellness.
“What really stands out is the strong search for and acceptance of alternative answers for pain relief and care for health problems by people in our community,” Brost said.
The clinic’s growth exceeded what she imagined when the doors first opened.
“When we opened The Brost Clinic in 1986, I could not in my wildest dreams have imagined that we would grow from two treatment rooms in the basement — we called it garden level! — to a 7400 square foot clinic in the prime space of the same building and have 25 employees,” Brost said.
She described the clinic’s evolution as “an exciting ride,” adding that it is “by no means over.”
Today, that next chapter is being carried forward by Dr. Caroline Brost-Sailer and Dr. Shawn Sailer, who now lead the clinic after Barbro’s retirement last year.
For Caroline, the transition is both professional and deeply personal. She grew up with both parents working as chiropractors, spent time around the clinic from childhood, and worked in nearly every role in the practice before becoming a doctor herself. She is now celebrating 20 years of treating patients.
“Natural health was just a way of life for me,” Caroline said.
She said choosing chiropractic was not automatic, but over time it became a natural path.
“Choosing chiropractic felt like a very natural progression,” she said. “I always thought it would be great to follow in the family footsteps and continue the family business.”
“In a match-up featuring two of the best boys tennis teams in the state, 2025 Class AA state champion Wayzata swept last year’s Class A state champion St. Paul Academy 7-0 Monday. The Trojans won six of the seven matches in straight sets with first doubles needing a third-set tiebreaker to win. Wayzata is the top-ranked team in Minnesota again this spring. The Trojans improved their record to 11-0 with seven of their wins finishing in sweeps.” via CCX Media.
“After a defensive and pitching battle that included eight scoreless innings, the Wayzata softball team found a way to manufacture multiple runs to get a 4-1 win in extra innings over Hopkins. Three consecutive runs in the top of the tenth ended up being the difference for the Trojans. Mia Nelson earned the win in the circle, pitching all ten innings. Wayzata is now 6-6 on the season and Hopkins drops to 7-7.” via CCX Media.
District says internal systems were not breached; names, emails, student ID numbers and Canvas messages may have been involved
Wayzata Public Schools notified families Monday, May 4, of a security incident involving Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, the learning management system used by district students in grades 4–12.
In a notice sent by Technology Services through ParentSquare, the district said Instructure notified Wayzata Public Schools on May 1 that an unauthorized party had gained access to certain systems within Instructure’s environment.
“This was a vendor-side incident,” the district wrote. “The internal networks and systems of Wayzata Public Schools were not breached or compromised.”
According to the district notice, information potentially involved includes student and staff names, email addresses, student ID numbers and internal messages sent between users within the Canvas platform. The notice said Instructure found no evidence that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers such as Social Security numbers, or financial information were involved.
Instructure’s public status page also identified the matter as a “Confirmed Security Incident.” In an update posted May 2, Instructure Chief Information Security Officer Steve Proud said the company believed the incident had been contained and had taken steps including revoking privileged credentials and access tokens, deploying patches, rotating certain keys as a precaution and increasing monitoring across its platforms.
Wayzata Public Schools said it has activated its District Incident Response Team, remained in communication with the vendor for forensic updates and initiated a review of internal security protocols.
Families were encouraged to remain alert for phishing attempts, particularly unsolicited emails or messages appearing to come from Canvas and asking for personal information or password resets. The district also advised families to monitor student school-related accounts for unusual activity.
The district said it will provide further updates if new information becomes available. Families with questions may contact the Wayzata Technology Department at 763-745-5100.
“The Wayzata baseball team earned a 9-3 win on the road over Maple Grove in a Lake Conference matchup between two of the top teams in Class AAAA. Hunsley Cole’s three-run triple in the third inning sparked the Trojans and gave Wayzata the lead that they wouldn’t give up. Luke Boutwell also had a two-run single in the fifth inning. The Trojans ended up with four total runs in the fifth. Grady Hague got the win on the mound for the 7-3 Trojans. The Crimson drop to 5-5 on the season with the loss.” via CCX Media.
Bjorn Cycling is coming to Wayzata with a seasonal bike repair pop-up near the lakefront and Dakota Rail Regional Trail.
The Wayzata City Council approved a seasonal lease agreement with Bjorn Cycling for a pilot program at Shaver Park. The company will offer minor bicycle repairs, express tune-ups and free basic maintenance lessons for residents and trail users.
The repair station is scheduled to operate Saturdays from May 2 through Oct. 10 near the west end of downtown, close to Wayzata Beach. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m. Saturdays from May 2 through May 23, then 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays from May 30 through Oct. 10.
The setup is expected to be simple: a small tent and bike repair station. Minor repairs will be handled on site. More extensive repairs will be done off site. Bjorn Cycling will offer discounted service for Wayzata residents and pay the city 10 percent of bike repair revenue.
For founder Erik Bloom, Wayzata was a natural fit.
“People aren’t there by accident,” Bloom said in written responses to Wayzata.com. “They’ve chosen to be outside… …you’re fitting into what they already came to do.”
Bloom sees the location as part of the normal flow of a lakefront visit. A rider can drop off a bike, grab coffee, take a walk downtown or meet friends, then come back when the work is done.
“The quick turn around helps riders that have the simpler fix to not have to drop off a bike and wait weeks for just a tune-up,” Bloom said.
Bjorn Cycling started as a teaching program for youth and adults and has grown into a bike service and teaching pop-up. According to materials provided by the company, Bloom started as a bike mechanic and avid rider while attending the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. In the late 1990s, he helped start a youth program in St. Paul where disadvantaged families could earn bicycles while working in a shop.
After years in the corporate world — while still working in bike shops as his “fun” job — Bloom began teaching bike maintenance classes in 2020. By 2021, the program had expanded from Plymouth and Wayzata to more than 10 locations.
Teaching remains part of the point.
“A repair is a transaction. Teaching is an interaction,” Bloom said. “One ends when the bike rolls away; the other sticks with the rider long after.”
At the Wayzata pop-up, Bjorn Cycling plans to offer free 15-minute trailside repair classes. Bloom said many small bike issues go unaddressed because riders either do not know what is wrong or feel intimidated walking into a traditional bike shop.
“When you embed education, even in a 5-minute interaction you lower that barrier,” Bloom said. “Suddenly maintenance feels approachable.”
Bloom said many casual riders assume that if a bike still rolls, it is fine. He wants riders to think instead about the basics: air, brakes and chain.
Underinflated tires make a bike harder to pedal and less stable. Weak brakes can make children, older riders and casual cyclists less confident on the trail. A dry chain can make a bike noisy, inefficient and more expensive to maintain over time.
“Confidence in braking equals confidence on the trail,” Bloom said.
The pilot also includes a complimentary spring bicycle safety check event for Wayzata residents. Bjorn Cycling’s own materials describe the opening event on May 2nd as “Free Bike Checks by the beach.”
City staff said the Parks and Trails Board reviewed the proposal and unanimously recommended approval. The board found that the program would improve access to bike repair services for residents and trail users while minimizing conflicts with peak beach activity.
The location puts Bjorn Cycling near several of Wayzata’s most active public spaces: Shaver Park, Wayzata Beach, the lakefront and the Dakota Rail Trail.
Bloom said success after the first season would not be measured only by how many bikes were fixed.
“Success after that first season in Wayzata isn’t just about how many bikes you fixed,” Bloom said. “It’s about whether the program became part of the rhythm of the place.”
His longer-term hope is for Bjorn Cycling to become a more permanent trailhead resource for riders, residents and visitors.
For now, the idea is straightforward: keep people riding, teach them a little along the way and make it easier to enjoy Wayzata on two wheels.
Phyllis M. Rydell, age 99, of Wayzata, passed away Oct. 4, 2025.
Rydell grew up in Minnetonka and spent the last 15 years of her life in Wayzata. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edmund W. F. Rydell; her parents, Oscar and Esther Lindblom; and her brother, Donald Lindblom.
She is survived by her children, Mark Rydell, Mary Christensen, Gregory Rydell and Lisa Rydell; grandchildren Allison Rydell, Eric Christensen and Jena Squires; and her brother, David Lindblom.
Memorial Service Scheduled for May 15
A memorial service will be held Friday, May 15, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2060 County Road 6 in Long Lake. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the service at 11 a.m. Inurnment will take place at Crystal Lake Cemetery, according to her obituary from Washburn McReavy.
“The Wayzata boys volleyball team won its ninth match of the spring Wednesday with a three-set sweep of Hopkins. The Trojans, coming off a second-place finish at the Panther Challenge tournament at Spring Lake Park, beat the Royals 25-15, 26-24, and 25-19. It was a rematch of last June’s section final won by Hopkins in the first year of boys volleyball as a sanctioned sport by the Minnesota State High School League. With the win the Trojans improve to 9-3 overall and 5-1 in the Lake Conference while the Royals fall to 0-6. The teams play again May 21 at Wayzata.” via CCX Media.
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