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Coming soon: carp hotdish
Jacob Strack (far right) plays Dash in Chaska Valley Family Theatre’s “Oliver!�
Fishermen caught Asian carp in the Mississippi River. Your local columnist has an idea: hotdish
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INDEPENDENT MIDDLE SCHOOL RENOVATIONS
Cost estimates have arrived: Now what? Scaled-back version of school would cost up to $12.3 million BY DAVID SCHUELLER dschueller@swpub.com
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On the grand staircase, Drew Hood welcomes residents to Oak Terrace Senior Living of Jordan.
Welcome, seniors! Oak Terrace Senior Living opens BY MATHIAS BADEN editor@jordannews.com
The focus at Oak Terrace Senior Living of Jordan is on keeping its residents connected to each other and their town. On Monday, March 12, t he new senior housi ng facility opened near the intersection of Aberdeen Avenue and Sunset Drive in
south Jordan, just across t he st r e et f rom Jor d a n Elementary School. Proximity to schools — on a piece of Harry and Bertha Pieper’s land purchased by Montag Development of North Mankato — will help senior citizens have access to watching sport events and music concerts.
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Now they have a baseline. After pushing for a scaledback cost esti mate for a remodel of Jordan Middle School, Jordan School Board members heard a price estimate on Monday, March 12, that includes adding insu lation to the bui lding, i nsta l ling new windows, making improvements to the kitchen, beefing up security, improving accessibility, and overhauling mechanical and electrical systems. The DLR Group architecture firm’s rough estimate ranged from $12.2 million to $12.3 million.
CLASSROOMS TOP LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL A5 With Monday’s presentation, the board has four options, ranging in cost and scope from a large-scale addition and remodel that would cost around $ 23.9 million, down to the $12.2 million of the recently presented option four. The bulk of the cost for the least expensive options lies in mechanical and electrical work, which totals about $8 million.
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Oak Terrace Senior Living in Gaylord, formerly a hospital, was retrofitted to suit its residents’ needs.
Oak Terrace Senior Living in North Mankato consists of seperate facilities for independent living, and assisted living and memory-loss care.
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A scaled-back option for renovating Jordan Middle School came in at between roughly $12.2 million and $12.3 million.
SCIENCE FAIR
JORDAN CHAMBER
Testing of scientific ideas go on display
Members will propose new bike initiatives
From fruit batteries to suspension bridges, students study their interests for science fair BY DAVID SCHUELLER dschueller@swpub.com
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arissa Lopez thought that the older you are, the better you see optical illusions. After a study, her results showed the opposite. Michael Spies and John Ferber thought that when they made batteries out of fruit, lemons produce the most electricity. Instead, the best conductor was the mango.
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And when Rebecca Melin and Olivia Wolf tested laundry detergents thinking that the major national brands would be best, they found one minor brand that beat out all the others.
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Jordan Area Chamber of C om merce members have $19,000 to spend and a blank slate on which to write. After earmarking money for bicycling initiatives, the chamber board plans to ask its collegues to solicit and suggest specific ideas. Through April 2, the board will “consider all ideas brought forward� on how to use the money it raised via the Jordan Valley Bike Tour, according to a press release from the chamber.
Michael Spies, left, and John Ferber tested fruits to see which ones conducted the most electricity. Essentially, they built their own batteries.
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