150 Years Ago: From the Dec. 23, 1875 Shakopee Argus
The Board of County Commissioners have to elect a Superintendent of Schools at their January meeting. We trust there will be no lack of suitable candidates to select from.
125 Years Ago: From the Dec. 20, 1900 Scott County Argus
Christmas trees, 10c. and up, at M. Berens’.
125 Years Ago: From the Dec. 21, 1900 Shakopee Tribune
Joseph Leuwer had planned to have a big opening of “The Exchange” for next Saturday night, and had engaged fine music and a couple of roast pigs and turkeys and other good things to enliven his hospitality. But Saturday happens to be one of the Ember days, when the eating of meat is abstained from, hence the date of the opening has been set for a week from Saturday night.
100 Years Ago: From the Dec. 25, 1925 Shakopee Argus
Shakopee To Have Mid-Winter Carnival
A big mid-winter, indoor carnival and Mardi Gras is assured for Shakopee and plans to put it over in a big way are already in the forming. Officers and representatives of both the Shakopee Commercial Club and Shakopee Post No. 2, American Legion, under whose auspices and sponsorship the mammoth affair will be staged, met at the Rest rooms Tuesday evening and organized to carry the plans to a successful conclusion.
100 Years Ago: From the Dec. 24, 1925 Shakopee Tribune
The members of the local hiking club met last Thursday evening and hiked three miles out on the Marystown road. On Sunday afternoon they again met and took a most interesting hike along the Minnesota river. They followed the banks east three and a half miles, and then returned. Both hikes were reported as having been thoroughly enjoyed.
75 Years Ago: From the Dec. 21, 1950 Shakopee Argus-Tribune
Mayor Signs Resolution Establishing Commission
Timed to become effective April 1, 1951, the resolution establishing a utilities and building commission for Shakopee was signed by Mayor Clarence J. Czaia Thursday. The resolution was adopted by the council at its meeting Dec. 12.
Members of the three-man commission will be C. B. Fricke who will be the chairman and a member for a one-year term, Dr. J. E. Ponterio who has been named for a two-year term, and, R. C. Condon, for a three-year term…
75 Years Ago: From the Dec. 21, 1950 Shakopee Valley News
Burglars Get $40 At Auto Fountain Monday
The Scott county sheriff’s office and Shakopee police are investigating a break-in at the Auto Fountain on East First Street early Monday morning. The burglary was discovered by Officer John Roepke shortly before 4 a.m. that morning.
Stolen was about $40 in change from a desk drawer and ten cartons of cigarettes according to Robert Ryan. Entry to the service station was attained by breaking a glass window at the rear of the building.
50 Years Ago: From the Dec. 24, 1975 Shakopee Valley News
Shakopee Dairy Queen gets Silver Cone Award
Wallace and Barbara Jenkins, operators of the Dairy Queen store at 835 W. First St., Shakopee, have won American Dairy Queen Corporation’s Silver Cone Award, according to an announcement by Harris Cooper, president.
The Silver Cone Award recognizes that Jenkins’ store recorded a 500 gallon increase in mix usage over the previous year…
25 Years Ago: From the Dec. 21, 2000 Shakopee Valley News
Court system improvements approved
Rather than relying solely on additional staff to manage the mountain of work Court Administration faces each day, Scott County is relying on a mix of additional personnel, technology and organizational change that should allow the department to run more efficiently.
The county concedes it has left Court Administration somewhat understaffed in the wake of an increasing caseload, a condition that contributes to an inefficiently run court system… Earlier this year, Beverly Bright, a consultant from American University, studied the operations of the county’s court system, funded by the First Judicial District. Among Bright’s recommendations were that the county should hire a minimum of four staff just to creep up to the bottom of the average range of staff per chambered judge…
Unanimously approved by the County Board, the county’s plan is to add 2.5 full-time equivalent (FTEs) staff in addition to the one full-time position hired in 2000. The 2.5 FTEs for 2001 will cost the county approximately $75,000 and are included in the levy and budget for 2001. But the county is also planning to make a significant increase in the use of technology and also reorganize the department further in an effort to further enhance Court Administration’s overall efficiency.
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