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

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pI was recently at a Subway with my wife and we heard a conversation between the manager and a twent-teen who worked for him. The manager was informing the girl that he could make her work in any manner he wanted due to the economy being as bad as it is. The girl who was obviously upset stated that there were no jobs available and to this the manager added there were also no shifts available as all employees were working their shifts. I get sickened when I see abuses like this occur./p br class="clear" /pa href="http://jordannews.com/community/elkes4/too-much-hype"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1OWXOtcJnhGumGIoGXrdX4rXz1s/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/1OWXOtcJnhGumGIoGXrdX4rXz1s/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/EM8Aam-RkeQ" height="1" width="1"/

pNow that the holidays are over and done with, what's the best way to keep busy in the remaining winter months?/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9HZmwbvhfq1pw5HqiSCpD5cuwZo/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/9HZmwbvhfq1pw5HqiSCpD5cuwZo/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/fAXDlLpAB_o" height="1" width="1"/

pA press release from the office of U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, DFL-Minn.:/p p WASHINGTON --in a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar continued to push the two agencies to prepare for consumers who may be unable to receive digital television service when the transition takes effect this February. She also pressed them to ensure call centers are staffed with the technical knowledge to help consumers. /p br class="clear" /div class="og_rss_groups"ul class="links"li class="first last og_links"a href="/community/groups-5" class="og_links"Government Observers/a/li /ul/divpa href="http://jordannews.com/community/mathias-baden/dealing-digital-tv-cliffs"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/2uXXC8h7T0OBI2yqjXTQ2-lxsBA/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/2uXXC8h7T0OBI2yqjXTQ2-lxsBA/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/sTLBZzEl4T0" height="1" width="1"/

p The preliminary 2008 state traffic death count of 424 represents a dramatic 16 percent decrease in deaths from 2007, and the lowest fatality mark since 1944 when 356 motorists were killed. /p p The 2008 death tally will rise as more fatal reports are received by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) — the final number will be available in May. The 2007 road fatality total was 510. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.shakopeenews.com/news/general_news/2008_traffic_fatalities_lowest_1944-7869"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/mF308l2UGvguMlaTmtWQ3Go130w/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/mF308l2UGvguMlaTmtWQ3Go130w/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shakopeenews-mainfeed/~4/_WoIRGlBnjc" height="1" width="1"/

pDonna Costello, 51, of Prior Lake, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. /p pMass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Risen Savior Catholic Church, 1501 County Road 42, Burnsville, with visitation one hour prior to Mass at church. /p pWhite Funeral Home Lakeville, 952-469-2723./p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ADLiELsryuZOV43JrexLd82ntxw/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ADLiELsryuZOV43JrexLd82ntxw/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/plamerican-mainfeed/~4/uJShTFDTK-s" height="1" width="1"/

pCity councilors voted to upgrade the rank of the city’s top law enforcement official in 2009 from sergeant to lieutenant. This has resulted in the departure of Sgt. Peter Anderley and the return of Lt. Jim Olson, who served as the liaison sergeant between the city and the county sheriff's office from 2003 to 2006./p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.chanvillager.com/news/announcements/city-has-new-top-cop-2009-4131"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/b7O1gMZ52OiaIXxOXD5DoXj-JF8/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/b7O1gMZ52OiaIXxOXD5DoXj-JF8/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chanvillager-mainfeed/~4/VNnxMyeSpTc" height="1" width="1"/

pWomen’s BIZ 2009 Kick-off/p p align="center" The Southwest Metro Chamber of Commerce Presents the Women’s BIZ 2009 Kick Off /p p align="center" strongspanDate: /spanspanTuesday, January 13, 2009/span/strong /p p align="center" strongspanTime: /spanspan6:00 pm /span/strong /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.chanvillager.com/news/announcements/women-s-biz-2009-kick-4130"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/6V2GeUnn3NwcTIfHSYDycHTebRY/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/6V2GeUnn3NwcTIfHSYDycHTebRY/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chanvillager-mainfeed/~4/8Knlb1rEWQ0" height="1" width="1"/

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pA press release from the Minnesota Coalition for a People's Bail Out:/p p/p pTuesday rally at opening of Minnesota state legislature to demand protection for low-income and working people from effects of the economic crisis. /p pA coalition of organizations, bringing together union members, welfare rights organizations and others will hold a rally on the opening day of the Minnesota legislative session to demand that the state take concrete steps to protect low-income and working Minnesotans from the effects of the snowballing economic crisis. /p br class="clear" /div class="og_rss_groups"ul class="links"li class="first last og_links"a href="/community/groups-5" class="og_links"Government Observers/a/li /ul/divpa href="http://jordannews.com/community/mathias-baden/coalition-rallies-peoples-bail-out"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/l20PheJ_FlN8lVNqlYQ6qguIQg0/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/l20PheJ_FlN8lVNqlYQ6qguIQg0/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/11aikE0XUzU" 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 p class="LARGERAG" The family of five was left numb, tired and in shock as they watched their home of 14 years and all their possessions go up in flames on Oct. 1. /p p class="LARGERAG" Yet, they are grateful no one was injured. /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.shakopeenews.com/news/general_news/community_support_helps_family_after_fire-7868"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/KLwjBiHJXHVelU6YzCKAVljEx3Y/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/KLwjBiHJXHVelU6YzCKAVljEx3Y/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shakopeenews-mainfeed/~4/j12JaLtPpYM" height="1" width="1"/

p Among the items on tonight's Chaska City Council agenda are: /p p * Public hearing for application for DEED Small Cities Grant for The Landing /p p * Second Street traffic light concept /p p * Commission appointments /p p Chaska City Council meetings are held the first, third and fifth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. at Chaska City Hall, One City Hall Plaza. /p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/sVHOzgCBw7p9z9ksFkwwXOJcdBE/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/sVHOzgCBw7p9z9ksFkwwXOJcdBE/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chaskaherald-mainfeed/~4/qJsgLlppCso" height="1" width="1"/

pWhat's your nickname? How did you earn it?/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ja-PAspoOP1D3ztOQbLDQroxj20/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ja-PAspoOP1D3ztOQbLDQroxj20/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/winGxGMNbhg" height="1" width="1"/

p spanHello./span /p p spanI think that's as good a way as any to introduce myself to Shakopee./span /p p spanI am a new staff writer at the Shakopee Valley News, starting my first day on this cold January morning. Starting a new job always brings a bundle of nerves as there are new people to meet, new methods to learn and new stories to write. /span /p br class="clear" /pa href="http://www.shakopeenews.com/community/kristin_holtz/new_start"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/iXI4VfQ9na_vyn17JI9SNedXjTM/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/iXI4VfQ9na_vyn17JI9SNedXjTM/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shakopeenews-mainfeed/~4/f6AvT_SgW88" height="1" width="1"/

pApplications are now being accepted by the Perpich Center for Arts Education Arts High School. Tenth and eleventh grade students with a strong interest in performing, visual, or media arts are encouraged to apply./p pThe tuition-free Arts High School occupies a 30-acre campus in Golden Valley, west of Minneapolis. About half of the school's students are from greater Minnesota. There is a supervised residential facility on the school campus for students from outside the Twin Cities. Applications for admission are due February 1, 2009./p br class="clear" /pa href="http://jordannews.com/news/schools/arts-school-accepting-applications-9622"read more/a/p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/XiQPvBC_fWn6QLmz8_LZepcGiIE/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/XiQPvBC_fWn6QLmz8_LZepcGiIE/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/Ub1-qMixx1s" height="1" width="1"/

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"/

pWilfred “Willy” Pauly, 79, of Jordan, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee./p pVisitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, from 3-8 p.m. and also one hour prior to the service at church on Thursday. /p pCelebration of Life service will be Thursday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Jordan./p pFuneral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, 952-492-2818. a href="http://www.ballardsunderfuneral.com" title="www.ballardsunderfuneral.com"www.ballardsunderfuneral.com/a/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/bHEGaYcyriQA4yyLg-x2gRaefy0/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/bHEGaYcyriQA4yyLg-x2gRaefy0/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jordannews-mainfeed/~4/ZYe_MvJeSgU" height="1" width="1"/

pWilfred “Willy” Pauly, 79, of Jordan, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee./p pVisitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, from 3-8 p.m. and also one hour prior to the service at church on Thursday. /p pCelebration of Life service will be Thursday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Jordan./p pFuneral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, 952-492-2818. a href="http://www.ballardsunderfuneral.com" title="www.ballardsunderfuneral.com"www.ballardsunderfuneral.com/a/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/RNNEExkM9vwxoe9x5FJ6dIc-SnQ/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/RNNEExkM9vwxoe9x5FJ6dIc-SnQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/plamerican-mainfeed/~4/3E063cSsGEQ" height="1" width="1"/

pWilfred “Willy” Pauly, 79, of Jordan, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Shakopee./p pVisitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, from 3-8 p.m. and also one hour prior to the service at church on Thursday. /p pCelebration of Life service will be Thursday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Jordan./p pFuneral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, 952-492-2818. a href="http://www.ballardsunderfuneral.com" title="www.ballardsunderfuneral.com"www.ballardsunderfuneral.com/a/p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rpMJKscCTxo98G1Fwen6a_CZrJY/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/rpMJKscCTxo98G1Fwen6a_CZrJY/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shakopeenews-mainfeed/~4/BVopARkZ44A" height="1" width="1"/

pSara Allen Archer Parker, formerly of Chanhassen, has died peacefully at home surrounded by loving family at the age of 84./p pMemorial services will be held in the spring, including those in Ruby, S.C. and Chanhassen./p br class="clear" / pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/j5sJFyfkjRdOKMR45XgSsZvpBWg/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/j5sJFyfkjRdOKMR45XgSsZvpBWg/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chanvillager-mainfeed/~4/GhEtRGFVgGg" height="1" width="1"/