Month: November 2022

A look back at what happened in Shakopee history. You may also find this column in the Shakopee Valley News.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 23, 1897 Scott County Argus

The stand for judges and band has been erected in the middle of First and Lewis streets, hence the items in next week’s issue of the Argus will be written to music.

100 Years Ago: From the Sept. 21, 1922 Shakopee Tribune

Gem Joins Large Theater Circuit

There’s good news for movie fans and theater-goers in the announcement that Mr. Dawson, manager of the Gem Theater, has just completed arrangements for the showing of F. & R. Road Show Attractions at his theater.

Under the arrangements with the F. & R. Company, Mr. Dawson will play one of the F. & R. road shows every two weeks, the first one was shown here last night…

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 18, 1947 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

Plans New Shakopee Industry

How large and elaborate will be a new industry about to be launched in Shakopee depends upon the demand for its services as indicated by the results of a survey being undertaken this week by the men interested in the enterprise.

The industry—a food processing and locker plant, to be known as the Refrig-a-Loc Centre, has been planned by Dr. D. L. Halver who with his son Willard, will operate the industry on a site on East Second street.

Present plans call for the installation of 600 six cubic foot capacity lockers some of which will be drawer type and others door style units, Dr. Halver said…

50 Years Ago: From the Sept. 20, 1972 Shakopee Valley News

Corridor Group Elects Harbeck

Election of permanent officers to the “18-169 Corridor Committee” was held September 15 at the Minnesota Valley Country Club. The committee is an area-wide group advocating a higher priority for a new route for Hwy. 169 and new bridge across the river.

Elected Chairman was Walter Harbeck, Shakopee, Vice Chairman, Pat Colbert, Jr., Bloomington and Secretary, Joe Rimnac, Burnsville…

25 Years Ago: From the Sept. 18, 1997 Shakopee Valley News

Motel grand-opening ceremonies held

Central Group Companies of St. Cloud celebrated the grand opening of its Shakopee motel, Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, last Thursday.

The 63-room motel, which opened in June on Marschall Road and Vierling Drive, is the company’s first metropolitan area Carlson property. The firm is a partner in the ownership group, Shakopee Valley LLC, and developed the property through the affiliate Central Group Development Co. Another affiliate, Hospitality Central Purchasing Inc., supplied furniture, fixtures and equipment. Central Group Management Co. will operate the business.

A look back at what happened in Shakopee history. You may also find this column in the Shakopee Valley News.

125 Years Ago: From the Sept. 16, 1897 Scott County Argus

The main building of the Jacob Ries Bottling Works now bears upon its two street walls, big white-lettered signs so conspicuous that not only he who runs may read, but even those who travel upon the roads and railways may see and know where the Jacob Ries Bottling Works are “at.” Mr. Ries believes in nothing quite so much as in advertising, and he is reaping the benefits from liberal advertising of many sorts.

100 Years Ago: From the Sept. 14, 1922 Shakopee Tribune

New Bank May Be Started Here Soon

A charter has been granted the Marquette Co. of Minneapolis by the State Securities Commission for a State Bank charter to operate a State Bank in Shakopee.

It is probable that this company will start a bank in our city within the next thirty or sixty days. They have made a bid on the present Security Bank site and in all probability if their bid is approved by the court, it will be accepted.

75 Years Ago: From the Sept. 11, 1947 Shakopee Argus-Tribune

853 Pupils Now in Schools Here

Swelling to 853 the total number of pupils now enrolled in the city’s three schools five more students entered high school and six began their studies in the public grades school during the past week, Al N. Wurst, superintendent, disclosed…

Total enrollment in the public school is now 410, Mr. Wurst said.

50 Years Ago: From the Sept. 13, 1972 Shakopee Valley News

Century-Old Church Returns to Shakopee

A tiny church, built over 100 years ago in Shakopee and moved three-quarters of a century ago to Bloomington, came back to Shakopee Tuesday.

The move was made on the Minnesota River, the same route in reverse that the church followed on its original travels.

The church was built in 1867 at 3^rd and Sommerville in Shakopee by a Shakopee Methodist Congregation. When the congregation disbanded, the church was offered to the Bloomington Ferry Methodist Congregation as a gift and moved in 1899 to a site on Old Shakopee Road…

The building, re-dedicated in 1900, was used continuously until June of 1970, when the Bloomington Ferry congregation merged with the Normandale Highland Methodist congregation. The congregation gave the church to the Scott County Historical Society…

25 Years Ago: From the Sept. 11, 1997 Shakopee Valley News

November referendums get green light

It’s both or neither for school bond issue, renewal of excess levy

The ballots are printed. The state Department of Children, Families and Learning has given the OK. And on Monday night, the Shakopee School Board voted unanimously to put two referendum questions on November ballots that almost certainly will increase district taxes…

If Shakopee School District residents want new buildings to accommodate a rapidly growing resident population, they have to be willing to renew an excess or operating levy which will expire this year.

As it will appear on November ballots, the first part of the question asks voter approval for a $675 per pupil unit levy. The excess levy would be in place for five years, and would replace the current excess levy that expires this year…

The building referendum seeks permission for the district to issue up to $29,652,000 million in bonds to build an elementary school that will serve 800 students, and make improvements and expansions at the senior and junior high school to serve 1,000 students each…