pstrongOn the first day back from winter break, fifth-grade crossing guard Laura Adamson kept the crosswalk safe for sixth-grader Dominque Roufs and her younger brother Savante Robinson for the subzero walk from their Savage home to Hidden Valley Elementary School. /strong/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/pqwhI_mWzwqtQqcVCWWjd2VsQlA/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/pqwhI_mWzwqtQqcVCWWjd2VsQlA/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/K2WkUh5hPvQ" height="1" width="1"/

pRobert T. Grisim, 65, of Savage, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 at Richfield Health Center, Richfield./p pVisitation was Sunday, Jan. 4, from 1-5 p.m. at the McNearney Funeral Home, Shakopee/p pFuneral service was Monday, Jan. 5, at 10:30 a.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, Burnsville./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/G1h_010b41dKjrUMAXaQCC3iTyk/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/G1h_010b41dKjrUMAXaQCC3iTyk/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/PoGnIfvr93o" height="1" width="1"/

pAre you interested in reading the public notices published in the Januaryy 3, 2009 print edition of the Savage Pacer 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./p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/WkAvfEwqY31DnVtVhy5q3JklXSY/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/WkAvfEwqY31DnVtVhy5q3JklXSY/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/Wi0PPzRsFPA" height="1" width="1"/

pThe following obituary is from the Jan. 3, 2009 print edition of the Savage Pacer newspaper:/p pbr class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/lives-remembered/obituary-jan-3-pacer-9736"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/vV5p315d5shPSsHwUf1aHQp8f5M/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/vV5p315d5shPSsHwUf1aHQp8f5M/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/fGDlgOin3po" height="1" width="1"/

p class="RAG" strongBy Syd Gross, Community Voices/strong /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/opinions/community-voices-new-year-offers-excitement-9734"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/L16Cvh0qCCFaZhi7RU4kCWd0HcE/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/L16Cvh0qCCFaZhi7RU4kCWd0HcE/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/Mtz3t7htZbs" height="1" width="1"/

p class="RAG" strongBy Dan Miller, Spritual Reflections/strong /p p On Jan. 20, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. This occasion will not mark the death of racism in our land. It will, however, betoken a crucial stage in the sluggish uprooting of racism’s influence upon this nation. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/opinions/spiritual-reflections-roe-vs-wade-needs-join-failed-ideologies-9733"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/HCDo46M2Nniw61l4qmxpZ1VdGEo/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/HCDo46M2Nniw61l4qmxpZ1VdGEo/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/HqCjTkMLPa8" height="1" width="1"/

p strongBy Karen Wheeler, Slice of Life/strong /p p A few years ago I was at a veterinary convention in Florida when a woman walked up to me. “You’re from Minnesota, right?” she said. I looked at the stranger in surprise. It was an early morning in January, and I was enjoying a cup of coffee in the lush lobby of the Orlando hotel where I was staying. I was not wearing a nametag so I had no idea how she knew I was from Minnesota.  /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/opinions/slice-life-finding-minnesota-nice-florida-9731"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/wk-eHUvloh_KKRqq0mFKwWtZmpA/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/wk-eHUvloh_KKRqq0mFKwWtZmpA/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/ITrehatC61w" height="1" width="1"/

p class="LARGERAG" strongBy Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent/strong  /p p class="LARGERAG" In a few short hours, the Eischens family lost just about everything in a fire that destroyed their home in Savage. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/fire-calls/community-support-helps-family-after-fire-9732"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/BpE6uSxmjQRfxFEWPcFK05_o3l4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/BpE6uSxmjQRfxFEWPcFK05_o3l4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/MF0z2J74ZcE" height="1" width="1"/

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pstrongBy Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer/strong /p p class="RAG" During their free time at Glendale Elementary School’s Kid’s Company program, third-graders Alex Zheng and Simen Restad, of Savage, combined their physical and mental energies to generate a large windmill. /p p class="RAG" “Those two were so proud of it,” said Kid’s Company Site Leader Natalie Krinhop. “They just love to build and make things.” /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/school-news-prior-lake-savage-area/windmill-keeps-ideas-churning-students-9724"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/C1wiaKDdyNhhYRD60Welm01VOdU/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/C1wiaKDdyNhhYRD60Welm01VOdU/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/9xqFqDtPsA8" height="1" width="1"/

p strongBy Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer/strong /p p class="RAG" Secretary of State Mark Ritchie may be a busy man with the Senate recount, but his protégé, Model Assembly Secretary of State Lauren Ehlers, will be just as busy come the second weekend in January. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/school-news-burnsville-eagan-savage/students-ready-take-over-capitol-9722"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/casSh1tGknS94BH9_HnX84Iqbf0/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/casSh1tGknS94BH9_HnX84Iqbf0/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/BgeVY-xCV9I" height="1" width="1"/

p The National Alliance for Mentally Illness (NAMI) Support Group meets Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the Valley Green Workforce Center, 752 Canterbury Rd. S., in Shakopee. /p p NAMI in Scott County is a support and outreach group for those affected directly or indirectly by mental illness (bipolar, schizophrenia, depression, etc.) The group meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/announcements/nami-support-group-meet-9720"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/WJgg1YAvLbImyvz-nSP0pYbKcYQ/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/WJgg1YAvLbImyvz-nSP0pYbKcYQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/MU-7bvt2nZ8" height="1" width="1"/

p class="B18" On Wednesday, Jan. 7, local clergy, staff members and others interested in learning more about Alpha Pregnancy Resource Center are invited to share breakfast. /p p class="DTEXT" The meal will begin at 9 a.m. at Alpha, 13845 Hwy. 13 S., Savage. There will be a brief tour and overview of the ministry – the mission, goals and partnership opportunities for 2009. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/announcements/breakfast-alpha-prc-9719"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/GY6glrta_YUc4LNnr8eIPrmv2X4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/GY6glrta_YUc4LNnr8eIPrmv2X4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/OqOQHyFTg0w" height="1" width="1"/

p class="B18" The Savage Outlaws amateur baseball team is partnering with Neisen's Sports Bar and Grill, 4851 W. 123rd St., in downtown Savage, for the first annual Beer Bash on Saturday, Jan. 10. /p p class="DTEXT" The event is a fundraiser for the local baseball team. The price of admission is $5 in advance and $7 at the door. The purchase of a ticket doubles as an entry to a cash prize raffle drawing. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/activities/support-outlaws-fundraiser-9718"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/nuPpu0HkV_e8oWoyCFFSn7Wpt_4/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/nuPpu0HkV_e8oWoyCFFSn7Wpt_4/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/CKc2QbrG5zk" height="1" width="1"/

p class="B18" In other business on Dec. 15, the Savage City Council: /p p class="DTEXT" + Accepted the County Road 42 Vision and Implementation Plan to help guide future land use planning along the corridor. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/city-news/city-council-news-9717"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/8NdgK2fp7LrSSysszh0cnADSGHw/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/8NdgK2fp7LrSSysszh0cnADSGHw/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/0TmewCTwHMA" height="1" width="1"/

p class="B18" No matter how big or how small, the Savage City Council has formally accepted a variety of donations that have been given to it in the past year. /p p class="DTEXT" The largest was from Fendler-Patterson Construction in the form of a $100,000 deduct from its contract to build the McColl Pond Environmental Learning Center (ELC) in Savage Community Park. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/city-news/city-accepts-donations-9716"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/4QX3N4hTgylYPiJpC0eYJTQrB2A/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/4QX3N4hTgylYPiJpC0eYJTQrB2A/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/K8qVpUjzA6g" height="1" width="1"/

p class="B18" The city’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan was formally approved by the Savage City Council on Dec. 15. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/city-news/2030-comp-plan-approved-9715"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/mCX0KRj6Ve8xQA6J4EJvGwcDNjw/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/mCX0KRj6Ve8xQA6J4EJvGwcDNjw/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/BwtAcj7FJ-c" height="1" width="1"/

p class="B18" Two Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts were formally retired Dec. 15 by the city of Savage. /p p class="DTEXT" TIF District #2 was established in March of 1981 and was an industrial redevelopment district along Highway 13 in the old industrial park. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/city-news/two-tif-districts-retired-9714"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_Y7-hgyqiAM_DqX7K36e2R0znZ0/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_Y7-hgyqiAM_DqX7K36e2R0znZ0/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/WQt6J-ZSjsc" height="1" width="1"/

p class="DTEXT" strongBy Shannon Fiecke, Correspondent/strong /p p class="DTEXT" November is only a couple months old, but the pledges of election season are already promises of a bygone era — before the $5.27 billion deficit. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/general-news/state-legislature-2009-local-officials-warn-unchartered-territory-9713"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ab_M4LqOJfcIYzkfosLCXA6eCBo/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ab_M4LqOJfcIYzkfosLCXA6eCBo/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/Pbj6PrY1nak" height="1" width="1"/

p class="RAG" strongBy Nancy Huddleston, Editor/strong /p p class="RAG" One day this month, residents of Savage might see Mayor Janet Williams in an unlikely location – on CNN. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.savagepacer.com/news/city-news/coming-cnn-mayor-janet-williams-9712"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_unyMP99o4sTZt20X3wuRw4XZT0/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_unyMP99o4sTZt20X3wuRw4XZT0/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/savagepacer-mainfeed/~4/YLt0CLgyM4M" height="1" width="1"/