Thirty years ago, Ken Baldwin made his first Orchestra Hall appearance, playing string bass.

For more information, read the Looking Back column in the Sept. 11 issue of the Jordan Independent. Read it online in the Print Edition section, or subscribe by going to www.jordannews.com/subscribe.

 

pPatricia “Patsy” Rybak, 70, of Shakopee, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 at Auburn Manor in Chaska./p pMass of Christian Burial is Thursday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shakopee. Visitation is Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 6-8 p.m. and Thursday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at McNearney Funeral Home, 1220 East Third Avenue, Shakopee./p pFuneral arrangements through the McNearney Funeral Home in Shakopee, 952-445-2755.www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/8Cyy-bC65dIOJQKhs4Ak5Hsy4lA/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/8Cyy-bC65dIOJQKhs4Ak5Hsy4lA/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chaskaherald-mainfeed/~4/ArcrcbMuFJ4" height="1" width="1"/

pA Scott County sheriff's deputy is on paid administrative leave after shooting into a home where he thought a domestic assault had occurred. /p pThe deputy was responding to a call of domestic abuse at 23884 Logan Way in New Market Township on Sunday evening when he knocked on the door of a house there. Turns out that the call actually came from a large pole building at the rear of the property, which shares the same address. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://jordannews.com/news/police/deputy-shoots-wrong-home-9642"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/7OssZocx7qLhv0mwwTZn7ncoLxQ/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/7OssZocx7qLhv0mwwTZn7ncoLxQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/qtM-ysgu1qE" height="1" width="1"/

pPatricia “Patsy” Rybak, 70, of Shakopee, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 at Auburn Manor in Chaska./p pMass of Christian Burial is Thursday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shakopee. Visitation is Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 6-8 p.m. and Thursday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at McNearney Funeral Home, 1220 East Third Avenue, Shakopee./p pFuneral arrangements through the McNearney Funeral Home in Shakopee, 952-445-2755. a href="http://www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com" title="www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com"www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com/a/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/EkTVBETV5oiyr7UFUvr1CGjz8Vk/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/EkTVBETV5oiyr7UFUvr1CGjz8Vk/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/8ZApR3IMcW8" height="1" width="1"/

pPatricia “Patsy” Rybak, 70, of Shakopee, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 at Auburn Manor in Chaska./p pMass of Christian Burial is Thursday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shakopee. Visitation is Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 6-8 p.m. and Thursday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at McNearney Funeral Home, 1220 East Third Avenue, Shakopee./p pFuneral arrangements through the McNearney Funeral Home in Shakopee, 952-445-2755. a href="http://www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com" title="www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com"www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com/a/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/g4wbB71i8sOyW9UKXOGbl1RcU5s/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/g4wbB71i8sOyW9UKXOGbl1RcU5s/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/plamerican-mainfeed/~4/htoeuZE2xZs" height="1" width="1"/

pA Scott County sheriff's deputy is on paid administrative leave after shooting into a home where he thought a domestic assault had occurred. /p pThe deputy was responding to a call of domestic abuse at 23884 Logan Way in New Market Township on Sunday evening when he knocked on the door of a house there. Turns out that the call actually came from a large pole building at the rear of the property, which shares the same address. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://plamerican.com/news/police/deputy-fires-shots-wrong-home-7518"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/cUDJse6cINnUvVOREuqx85KdGdk/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/cUDJse6cINnUvVOREuqx85KdGdk/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/plamerican-mainfeed/~4/ccyHgCSyr-U" height="1" width="1"/

pMINNETONKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS IMMERSION PROGRAMbr / Informational Meetings for Parents of 2009 Kindergarten Students/p pIf you have a child entering kindergarten and learning a second language during elementary school is important to your family, be sure to attend one of these meetings:/p pSpanish Immersion Meetingsbr / Jan. 12, 6 pm Minnewashta Schoolbr / 26350 Smithtown Road, Excelsior/p pJan. 13, 7 pm Deephaven Education Centerbr / 4584 Vine Hill Road, Deephaven/p pJan. 13, 6:30 pm Clear Springs School/p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.chanvillager.com/news/schools/minnetonka-immersion-meeting-dates-announced-4135"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/jxPH8OXQLIINNrZj2KDErT2c6Lo/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/jxPH8OXQLIINNrZj2KDErT2c6Lo/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chanvillager-mainfeed/~4/o7Ui_-IsBlA" height="1" width="1"/

p Two months after the general election, the state Canvassing Board certified the 2008 U.S. Senate results, giving Al Franken a 225-vote edge over incumbent Norm Coleman. /p p It's been a long two months with many of us likely tuning out the recount as it continued to drag on into December and January. And now, even though the recount results were certified, no winner was declared and now the lawsuit challenges begin. For all we know, the final ceritification by Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and Gov. Tim Pawlenty could be weeks away. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.shakopeenews.com/community/kristin_holtz/winner_marathon_senate_recount"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/clPmybSGPiUfpanp5jA-ExnXlC4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/clPmybSGPiUfpanp5jA-ExnXlC4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shakopeenews-mainfeed/~4/XZdDQRRAMx4" height="1" width="1"/

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p The SouthWest Metro Chamber of Commerce office has moved to 564 Bavaria Lane, Suite 100, Chaska, MN 55318. Phone is (952) 935-5000. /p p nbsp; /p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/XPIDFf6l_mRz7SVEqefNxfIgj8Y/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/XPIDFf6l_mRz7SVEqefNxfIgj8Y/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/victoriatownsquare-mainfeed/~4/fJLmb1skJA4" height="1" width="1"/

pHave you ever been to a destination wedding?/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/5DqnY7MqieKrXTiD94N-5Dz1oE4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/5DqnY7MqieKrXTiD94N-5Dz1oE4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/5zu0o3KwhOU" height="1" width="1"/

p A Scott County deputy is on paid administrative leave after shooting into a home where he thought a domestic assault had occurred. /p p The deputy was responding to a call of domestic abuse at 23884 Logan Way in New Market Township on Sunday evening when he knocked on the door of a house there. Turns out that the call actually came from a large pole building at the rear of the property, which shares the same address. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.shakopeenews.com/news/general_news/deputy_fires_shots_innocent_men-7877"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/J-hCXhppuv3OqB_N2UCDGtHrm-I/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/J-hCXhppuv3OqB_N2UCDGtHrm-I/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shakopeenews-mainfeed/~4/7rgl_CZbVQI" height="1" width="1"/

pThe annual Jordan Knights of Columbus free throw contest is Sunday,br / Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Jordan River Valley School for all boys andbr / girls ages 10-14. All participants will receive a free Gatorade. Forbr / more information, contact Jeff Kes at (612) 328-3181./p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Cn_KhKHclUoD6xyd6Uv7Af-0nrw/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Cn_KhKHclUoD6xyd6Uv7Af-0nrw/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/6LtuvfAGgJs" height="1" width="1"/

pThe Southwest Metro Chamber presents its Women’s BIZ 2009 Kick-off with a dinner and a show —“Altar Boyz” at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. The event is planned for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 and cost is $38 per person for dinner, show, tax, and gratuity. RSVP to Kelly at the Chamber at (952) 934-3903 or at info\@chanhassenchamber.org. Seating is limited so make your reservation today./p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Q6GwT4p0QWFCVLuPC-r4XH6Zpm0/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Q6GwT4p0QWFCVLuPC-r4XH6Zpm0/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/victoriatownsquare-mainfeed/~4/MMQwaVcoLJ8" height="1" width="1"/

pSeventy years ago, Hahn's Store in Jordan sold Minnesota-grown potatoes at 23 cents for a 15-pound bag./p piFor more information, read the Looking Back column in the Jan. 8 issue of the /iJordan Independent. iRead it online in the Print Edition section, or subscribe by going to a href="/subscribe" title="www.jordannews.com/subscribe"www.jordannews.com/subscribe/a./i/p pnbsp;/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/zebwiBHw0lUTAR0EuXe7mI8FgoY/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/zebwiBHw0lUTAR0EuXe7mI8FgoY/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/dSAH9Xk-sNE" height="1" width="1"/

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pThe family of Jennifer Hentges, who suffered a near fatal bee sting this summer, is scheduled to appear on Fox 9 newscast tonight at 5 p.m. /p pKMSP-TV was at the Scott County board meeting on Tuesday morning as Hentges' daughters received awards for calling 911 and directing emergency responders when their mom passed out June 14 after being stung. /p pThe Hentges family, who lives in Spring Lake Township, were featured in a a href="/news/next-door/mama-s-heroes-two-girls-save-mom-timely-911-call-8036"Jordan Independent news article/a on June 26. /p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ag6TJbn-MTidULBoxz2F5mqLdY4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ag6TJbn-MTidULBoxz2F5mqLdY4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/piaFr7k8pXo" height="1" width="1"/

p class="B16" The Art Institutes International Minnesota named students to the President’sspan  /spanlist for a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0, dean’s list for a GPA of 3.7 to 3.9, or to the honor’s list for a GPA of 3.5 to 3.6 for the 2008 fall quarter. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/newsmakers/art-institutes-lists-scholars-9742"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/VCiveKwhfHKX-ifiPzM1xKJhYYk/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/VCiveKwhfHKX-ifiPzM1xKJhYYk/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/IY926kU6ePk" height="1" width="1"/

p class="B16" strongAnthony Strand/strong, from Savage, recently graduated from Metropolitan State University and was awarded the fall 2008 outstanding undergraduate student in Metropolitan State University’s College of Management award. /p p class="DTEXT" Strand graduated with a degree in management information systems. span /span /p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/eQ5uko0XVgH5UIAw4ynwL3dL60U/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/eQ5uko0XVgH5UIAw4ynwL3dL60U/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/PEQZjaGXDUQ" height="1" width="1"/

p class="B16" Area students have been named to the president’s list at South Central College with campuses in North Mankato and Faribault. /p p class="DTEXT" Students from Burnsville included: strongKate M. Cummans/strong, strongChelsea E. Ferguson/strong, strongKatherine M. Haberman/strong, strongKathryn C. Johnson/strong and strongMaurina B. Mosley/strong. /p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_BiUmSrr7mEVB2V9wM2a0FAFsNg/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_BiUmSrr7mEVB2V9wM2a0FAFsNg/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/XMhxZHDmlIs" height="1" width="1"/