Grainwood Elementary third-graders spent Monday, Oct. 6, identifying trees with District Naturalist Andrea Swanson.

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Roger William Whipps, 54, of Jordan, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 3-8 p.m. at Ballard–Sunder Funeral Home in Jordan. There also will be visitation at the church one hour prior to services.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Jordan with Father Timothy Yanta and Deacon Al Schroeder presiding.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard–Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, 952-492-2818. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the October 4, 2008 print edition of the Prior Lake American newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this item, in the form of .pdf's that can be opened with Adobe Acrobat.

James “Jim” Hill, 78, of Prior Lake, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 at St. Francis Hospital in Shakopee.

Funeral service will be Monday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m. at Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, 3611 North Berens Road N.W., Prior Lake, with visitation at the church two hours prior to service.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Shakopee, 952-445-1202. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

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The following obituaries are from the Oct. 4, 2008 print edition of the Prior Lake American newspaper:

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Today, the House approved the bailout bill (with some add ons). What do you think about it?

Here's a CNN.com link with a summary of the bill's contents:

 http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/news/economy/house_bill_summary/index.htm?postversion=2008100313

By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer

The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board took a hard look at the work it will have ahead if two levy referendum requests fail in November.

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By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

Prior Lake firefighters responded to 145 fire calls last year. Across the country, fire departments responded to nearly 400,000 house fires.

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By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

One man was cited for failure to yield the right of way and two people on a motorcycle were transported to the hospital after a car-vs.-motorcycle crash near county roads 91 and 8 in Credit River Township at about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.

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By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer

Unlike last year, Citizens for Accountable Government (CAG) is not planning on launching a massive “no” campaign against the levy requests facing voters in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District in November.

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Sue Bruns of Prior Lake and Mike Beard of Shakopee, who are running for state representative in District 35A, are debating live at the Scott County Historical Society.Watch live video from Shakopee Valley News on Justin.tv

Mallory Bergman displays her catch. The Glendale fourth-grader spend Wednesday (Oct. 1) afternoon at McColl Pond on a field trip. (Staff photo by Keighla Schmidt)

By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer

Some of Prior Lake High School’s biggest football fans won't be in the stands during the homecoming game.

Ball boys and water boys join the players on the sidelines.

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By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

Firefighters were called to a motorcycle vs. car crash near county roads 91 and 8 in Credit River Township at about 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.

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By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer

Tears will be shed again this fall in hopes of reaching Prior Lake High School freshmen.

Dorothy Nicholas, a ninth-grade health and physical education teacher, will share her personal story and information about depression and suicide with freshmen.

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James “Jim” Berry, 73, of Jordan, passed away at his home Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008.

Celebration of Life service will be Saturday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. at Valley Evangelical Free Church, 150 Engler Boulevard, Chaska, with visitation 1-1/2 hour prior to the service at church.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, 952-492-2818. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

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