News in Shakopee, Minnesota
Apply for Little Miss MN program
The Little Miss MN Valley Queen of the Seasons program is now accepting applications for their 2010-2011 royalty. To be qualified, applicants must be between 6 and 10 years old and live or go to school in Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake, Chaska, Chanhassen, New Prague, Jordan or Belle Plaine. There is a $10 nonrefundable application fee that must be submitted with the application. read moreMinnesota-Based Barrel Depot Takes Rain Barrels on the Road MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - 07/27/10) - A little-known rebate is being offered by cities and municipalities to encourage residents to conserve water by purchasing rain barrels. To enable this environmentally-friendly effort, Minnesota-based and women-owned Barrel Depot is making it easy for U.S. residents to take advantage of these rebates -- some up to 80 percent of the wholesale price -- by ...
Birth: Palmstein Jenna Palmstein and Jonathan Gitchel of Chaska announce the birth of their daughter, Brandy Marie Palmstein, at 8:13 a.m., July 14, 2010 at Queen of Peace Hospital in New Prague. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 inches long. Brandy has blue eyes and dark brown hair. read more
Lake City owners back in winners circle Bet Your Boots, a 3–year–old colt owned by Cheryl Sprick and Richard Bremer of Lake City, came from behind to win Saturday's Victor S. Myers Stakes, beating Sugar Storm by 1 3/4 lengths. It was his third win in six career races at Canterbury.
Shakopee Fastest-Growing MN Community The Twin Cities metro keeps getting bigger. Almost 3 million people now call the metro home, adding 240,000 people in the last 10 years.
Rochester under severe thunderstorm watch National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Rochester until 3 a.m.
Eventective's 2010 Planners' Choice Award Winners for Disc Jockey Category PORTLAND, Maine----Eventective , the Web's most comprehensive resource for event and meeting space and related services, announced the winners of the 2010 Planners’ Choice Award for most popular Disc Jockeys.
Southern metro festival calendar A look at south-metro community festivals and events in the next month: JULY HASTINGS RIVERTOWN DAYS: Family events held at various times and locations. Friday-Sunday. Fireworks Saturday at dusk.
West news briefs Plymouth Parks and Recreation's annual Summer Carnival is set for 5-8 p.m. July 20 at the Parkers Lake Park picnic area, County Road 6 and Niagara Lane.
South metro town briefs Want to make sure you won't be the only one at the beach before you head over? Or that it's not too crowded? Prior Lake is offering a live webcam view of the scene at Watzl's Point Beach at Lakefront Park on Lower Prior Lake. You can tilt it up or down and zoom in to try to see who's there.