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Jays action

Tom Schardin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:50:15 +0000

John Somrock and the Prior Lake Jays will be in River Valley League action tonight (Monday, July 6) in Jordan at 6 p.m. The Jays will play a non-league game on Tuesday, July 7 at Veteran's Field at Memorial Park against Fairfax at 7:30 p.m.

Mini-monsters!

Josh Chase — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Chelsey Barber and a group of children “monster walk” during a game Wednesday at Lakefront Park. Participants in “Tot Lot” – a program of the Prior Lake Parks and Recreation Department – spend two days a week throughout July playing games, making crafts and singing songs at various parks throughout the city. Each week has a new theme, the most recent of which was “Monster Bash.” For more information, call (952) 447-9820. (Photo by Josh Chase)

Super soakers

Lori Carlson — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:57:51 +0000

Water pistols, boat dogs and red, white and blue were common sights on Prior Lake Saturday during the Wagon Bridge Marina’s annual Fourth of July Boat Parade. The Prior Lake Association helped to sponsor this year’s parade. Check online early next week, and see the July 11 edition of the Prior Lake American, for more photos. (Photo by Lori Carlson)

Catching air

Shawn Hogendorf — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Josh Rivers, 12, of Prior Lake catches some air while doing a grab on the half pipe at the skate park at Lakefront Park on Monday afternoon. The skate park is open to the public from noon to 8 p.m. seven days a week. (Photo by Shawn Hogendorf)

Teacher earns regional ‘Outstanding Educator’ award

Josh Chase — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000

A local teacher has been named a regional honoree in the WEM Foundation’s 2009 Outstanding Educator Awards program.

Celebrate the Fourth

Lori Carlson — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:00 +0000

Fireworks fans can take their pick of displays planned for Saturday, July 4 in Prior Lake. The Prior Lake Association will present its annual fireworks display from Watzl’s Beach in Lakefront Park, beginning just after 10 p.m. The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community also will host a free fireworks display, at 10 p.m. at the pow wow grounds on Dakotah Parkway, south of County Road 42 between county roads 83 and 17.

Public Notices from the July 4, 2009 Prior Lake American

Southwest Legals Department — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:47:33 +0000

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the July 4, 2009 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.

Obituaries from the July 4, 2009 American

markaweber — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:28:49 +0000

The following obituaries are from the July 4, 2009 print edition of the Prior Lake American newspaper:

State Fire Marshal: If fireworks fly or explode, they’re illegal — If they don’t, they’re still dangerous

Shawn Hogendorf — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:12:21 +0000

The fireworks for sale in Minnesota may be legal, but if not handled carefully they can be dangerous.

State Fire Marshal Jerry Rosendahl calls the sparklers, snakes and other items that are legal in Minnesota “merely less dangerous than the outlawed fireworks that fly or explode.”

DNR offers water safety tips for holiday weekend

Shawn Hogendorf — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0000

While swimming, boating and other water-related activities spell summertime fun for many Minnesotans, they can be dangerous for children. Watching children closely around water can help keep summer recreation safer.

The Minnesota departments of Natural Resources and Human Services are urging adults to be more aware of the danger water poses to children and what they can do to help keep kids safe.