Remember When – Sept. 13, 2025

150 Years Ago: From the Sept. 16, 1875 Shakopee Argus

The Shakopee Flouring Mill has been undergoing extensive improvements and enlargement. The mill is now ready to receive wheat in its elevator and will start running in a few days.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 13, 1900 Scott County Argus

Wm. Hameyer has been busy the past week brick veneering Andrew Kopp’s new residence in the vicinity of Faribault Springs. The cottage is much more convenient and comfortable than the old one which sheltered Mr. and Mrs. Kopp for so many years in the cosy nook on Second street.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 14, 1900 Shakopee Tribune

Our enterprising merchant E. J. Gellenbeck was one from this city who occupied space in Exhibition hall at the state fair, showing many thousands the advantages in owning an economy non-burnable fry pan and self-basting roaster and steam cooker, one of his own manufactured articles.

100 Years Ago: From the Sept. 18, 1925 Shakopee Argus

County Auditor Thomas Walsh reports 359 hunting licenses issued for the opening of the season, Sept. 16. Local nimrods met with indifferent luck in their quest for ducks, some returning without having seen any and none securing big bags.

100 Years Ago: From the Sept. 17, 1925 Shakopee Tribune

The dance which was given in Riverside pavilion last Friday evening, September 11, under the auspices of the Shakopee fire department, was a very enjoyable affair. All firemen who attended the dance in full uniform, whether members of the local department or of neighboring city departments, were admitted free to the dance. The Riverside Serenaders furnished excellent music for the occasion.

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 14, 1950 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

City Acts to Annex 205 Acres

Enlargement of the corporate limits of Shakopee was authorized Tuesday night when the city council adopted an ordinance officially annexing 205.30 acres of land adjoining the eastern boundary of the city.

The tract, formerly the site of a National Youth Administration camp operated jointly by the federal and state governments to provide vocational training and occupation for underprivileged youth during the depression era, preceding World War II, was purchased by the city from the state Nov. 1, 1947, for $7,500.

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 14, 1950 Shakopee Valley News

Prellwitz Opens Insurance Agency

The Arlen Agency announces in a display ad this week that Douglas Prellwitz will be district supervisor in charge of a branch office in this community. He will specialize in hospitalization, accident, health and life insurance at the Continental Assurance Co. Prellwitz was formerly associated with the Kopp Agency here.

50 Years Ago: From the Sept. 17, 1975 Shakopee Valley News

Omission of 169 by-pass was oversight Metro Council claims

Metropolitan Council staff members and Shakopee city officials met Friday morning at city hall in a sometimes stormy informational meeting. Among topics discussed were the 169 by-pass, the County Road 18 bridge crossing and Shakopee’s lack of comprehensive planning.

Ghaleb Abdul Rahman, a Metropolitan Council staff member who has worked closely with the city for over a year, said that the 169 by-pass will be included in the final Transportation Development Guide and that its omission was an oversight.

25 Years Ago: From the Sept. 14, 2000 Shakopee Valley News

Voters could decide on new school soon

A recent head count of Shakopee students shows that enrollment has topped the 4,000 mark, up from an August estimate of 3,950.

Superintendent Jon McBroom told School Board members Monday “the numbers that we were expecting are here,” and “questions on facilities space are definitely confronting us.”

Discussion on a bond referendum for a new grade school resurfaced at Monday’s board meeting, as McBroom reviewed enrollment figures from the first week of school. A decision on construction of a new facility “is inevitable now,” he said. Taxpayers may be asked to cast their votes on a bond issue within six months.

Though enrollment figures won’t be final until Oct. 1, when they are submitted to the state Department of Children, Families and Learning, it is apparent that a fourth elementary school is on the horizon, McBroom said…

Last week’s tally showed 2,281 students in kindergarten through grade six – an increase of nearly 200 students from last October. Pearson and Sweeney house more than 750 students and 720 students respectively, exceeding design capacities of 700…

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