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Matt Lehman
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Yes, racino at Canterbury park. Rec center and Ice, Not at the moment because of global economy. The city would need around $6 million, just a ...
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I'm running the Jack-o-Lantern 5K Oct. 29. (Read about it here.) Any ideas on a costume?
Hit and run
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He actually had a cut on his leg and a bruise on his hip. How bad he was hurt is not the point. I think it is really sad that some one could hit...
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I checked on this with the PD, but the driver hasn't been found. Fortunately, the teen was only bruised.
City candidate positions; School Board positions
5 months ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
I would like to know the City candidates positions on two items: -A Racino at Canterbury Park -the Shakopee Community Center and additional ice r...
RE: Taste
6 months ago | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Thank you Kristin for the clarification. Guess I stand corrected. Good to see local establishments represented. Didn't get down to the Taste th...
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Tabke wins mayoral race by 365 votes
by Shannon Fiecke
3 months ago | 34 34 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
Whiting, Lehman take councilor spots; Tucker, Bowerman and McKeand win for School Board
FACE-OFF: Mayoral candidates toe-to-toe
by Shannon Fiecke
4 months ago | 32 32 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
A larger than normal crowd turned out Wednesday night for the debate between Shakopee Mayor John Schmitt and challenger Brad Tabke. We have a recap of some of their opposing views.
Shakopee state science test scores improve, but there's a ways to go
by Kristin Holtz
6 months ago | 27 27 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Shakopee High School students boosted their performance on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments science exam, but two in five are still not meeting proficiency standards
Mayor asks public to lobby Dayton for stadium
by Shannon Fiecke
1 month ago | 22 22 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Shakopee Mayor Brad Tabke put out a call this morning asking Shakopee residents to contact the governor in support of a Vikings stadium across from Valleyfair.
Downtown resident has vision for fire station
by Shannon Fiecke
1 month ago | 20 20 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The "Mt. Holly mayor," aka Mike Haeg, proposes turning the downtown station into a coffeehouse and artist colony.
Lawmakers: Votes for racino were there
by Shannon Fiecke
7 months ago | 17 17 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
After the loss of two of its busiest weekends and 12 days of racing, Canterbury Park opened today in Shakopee, but without the news that could have salved its pain. Local legislators say they had...
Featured Blogs
Why making granola is a good substitute for spring training baseball
I had intended to watch the Twins' spring training game on television last night but, like so many nights, was distracted by a conversation with a co-worker and didn't get home until after 8. By th...
What I read: 'Changing My Mind,' 'A Good Man is Hard to Find'
After a series of novels and nonfiction books, I decided to stray into two genres I haven’t touched since college: essay and short story. I don’t remember how Zadie Smith’s “Changing My Mi...
On the Web: Teaching tenure, college in prison and ethanol subsidies
Susan Marsh, a ninth-grade social studies teacher at Shakopee Junior High, was quoted in a Minnesota Public Radio story regarding the proposed changes to tenure and seniority. A former Shakopee ...
Twelve reasons why I have ignored the Twins
I've written three blogs since the end of the season. It's pitiful, I know. Perhaps we should consider why I've failed to show much interest in the Twins' off season. The Twins put me to slee...
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Minnesota Business Climate & Proposed State Tax Increases
10 days ago |   comments | 60 60 recommendations | email to a friend
State Sen. Claire Robling, R-Jordan, for one, contends that Minnesota is lagging behind other states in business tax climate. "We need to make the ...
Missing cat in Shakopee
by T_Heacock
4 months ago |   comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Orange and white Shorthair missing since 10/20 from Spencer street and Bluestem Ave close to Shakopee High School football field. 6 yr old neutere...
If I could ask the candidate...
by Kristin_Holtz
4 months ago |   comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
City and School Board races are heating up as we get closer to the Nov. 8 election. What questions would you ask the candidates for mayor, Shakopee...
I'll be dressing up as ...
by Kristin_Holtz
4 months ago |   comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Spirit Halloween has released its list of most popular costumes of 2011 and topping the list: Charlie Sheen. Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Snooki, Smurfs,...
Hit and run on 17th and Sarazin
by hmoreno
4 months ago |   comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
did anyone see a boy on a red bike get hit by a white Chevy SUV today around 11 AM?
Weather Q&A;
by Ryan_Schwartz
6 months ago |   comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Ask a weather-related question for the September 1st The WeatherDesk blog. There's no such thing as a stupid question.
Latest Blog Posts
Why making granola is a good substitute for spring training baseball
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I had intended to watch the Twins' spring training game on television last night but, like so many nights, was distracted by a conversation with a ...
What I read: 'Changing My Mind,' 'A Good Man is Hard to Find'
1 day 13 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
After a series of novels and nonfiction books, I decided to stray into two genres I haven’t touched since college: essay and short story. ...
Slopmageddon
6 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Welcome to the meteorological start to spring! Can you feel it yet? Well, maybe not so much this week. I had to borrow Paul Douglas' name for t...
On the Web: Teaching tenure, college in prison and ethanol subsidies
7 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Susan Marsh, a ninth-grade social studies teacher at Shakopee Junior High, was quoted in a Minnesota Public Radio story regarding the proposed ch...
Winter Wonderland
11 days ago | 1 1 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Last week I mentioned seeing chances of snow this week, and that happened to be true. On Monday, a wet snow fell across the area. Shakopee picked...
Twelve reasons why I have ignored the Twins
14 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
I've written three blogs since the end of the season. It's pitiful, I know. Perhaps we should consider why I've failed to show much interest in th...
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Come Together for Shakopee
17 months ago | 155 155 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Good morning everyone! I wanted to start a quick blog/forum here to answer questions SVN website readers have about the upcoming referendum to improve and expand Shakopee's Community Center. Please...
Shakopee's Biggest Loser
4 years ago | 76 76 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
NOTE: TO VIEW THE LATEST POSTS FOR THIS BLOG, SCROLL TO THE END OF THE THREAD AND JUMP TO THE LAST PAGE. THEN, SCROLL TO THE END OF THAT PAGE. Shakopee Community Education is teaching this...
Islam and liberalism: One man's analysis
18 months ago | 69 69 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
In my 40 plus years on this earth, I have always known liberals (and their favorite groups) to go after and do battle with religions, especially Christianity. They bastardize the Constitution ...
Welcome to Hell, Osama bin Laden
10 months ago | 44 44 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The death of Osama bin Laden is a victory for America, not Bush or Obama. Why are so many people making this a political issue?
NPR and Juan Williams-A delicious irony
16 months ago | 38 38 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The recent kerfuffle involving National Public Radio and Juan Williams is just full of irony. Juan Williams, a left of center black radio and television news person is under contract with NPR ...
Roe versus Wade
13 months ago | 35 35 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
It has been 38 years since the Supreme Court ruled on Roe Vs Wade and legalized abortion. Well, one of the arguments made by the left was abortion was being done in back alleys and they needed...
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Happy Now, Sarah "Reload" Palin?
by createdequal
14 months ago |   comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment, but it isn't a free pass to say whatever you want. And consequences could result from what you say. For instance, you don't yell "FIRE!" ...
Empty storefronts: What is Shakopee missing?
by Kristin_Holtz
23 months ago |   comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Shakopee has several open retail locations in seemingly desirable locations: Gold's Gym, the old Rainbow store, Snyder's Drug. What would you like to see move into those spots? What type of ...
Jehovah's Witnesses Vandalized Our Deck!
by ndouglas74
4 years ago |   comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Here's how my 4th of July went. This is taken from my blog. I'm so upset, I need to tell the community. I live downtown Shakopee and take care of my mother who is disabled. Despite her disability,...
The Shakopee of the Future
by OnlyMe1
13 months ago |   comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
I think Shakopee has an ideal location to draw tourists, visitors from other suburbs, etc. We have the lovely river valley, Valleyfair, Canterbury Park, proximity to Mystic Lake, etc. It seems to...
Project Runway, Season 6
by Kristin_Holtz
2 years ago |   comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Lifetime will start broadcasting season 6 of "Project Runway," a reality series that pits aspiring fashion designers against one another to produce garments in weekly challenges, Aug. 20. The sho...
Grammar and Thought Police Posters on Shakopee Valley News
by Justmeagain2
19 months ago |   comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
In the past few months, I come out here to read an article and the article has posters that comments; I think great -- that's what we need more grammar and thought police. It is becoming tediou...
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