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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
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BY SHANNON FIECKE sfiecke@swpub.com
Not in trust: 1,613 acres
T he Sha kopee Mdewa ka nton Dakota Community is asking the federal government to place additional tribal-owned lands into trust, but the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) hasn’t shared the application with the city of Shakopee. Shakopee Mayor John Schmitt received notice of the trust application from the BIA on Sept. 7, but the mailing included undated letters and an inoperable DVD. It did not include the actual application, and the BIA
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has yet to provide a copy after the city fi led a Freedom of Information Act request. The property sought for trust status is 122 acres along Eagle Creek Boulevard (the former Shutrop property) and a 2-acre parcel near the tribe’s powpow grounds (former
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Tribe seeking more trust land BIA not forthcoming with details, city says
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Q Former Shutrop property, 122 acres Former Stemmer property, 2.23 acres Q Property last approved for trust status (2007)
SHAKOPEE MAYOR’S RACE
New vision needed? Tabke, Schmitt view things differently
PHOTO BY KRISTIN HOLTZ
Marisa Eichten, 5, gets a hand from her dad, Ron, with the big, beautiful pumpkin she picked at Pumpkins in the Park at Veterans Memorial Park Saturday. See more photos on Page 15.
BY SHANNON FIECKE sfiecke@swpub.com
Side by side, it’s easy to note the generational differences between John Schmitt and Brad Tabke. One wears a traditional suit coat and dress pants, and the other a khaki jacket and jeans. In many respects though, the two candidates for mayor are cut from the same cloth. Their style might be different, but each shops at Bill’s Toggery. Both men are non-natives who quickly became figureheads of sorts in this town — Schmitt, a four-term mayor and former longtime planning commissioner — and Tabke, chairman of the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce and the city’s Parks and Recreation Board. Talk with either candidate and you’ll hear similar themes: community building, business growth and moving Shakopee forward. Neither is running on a platform centered on taxes, although both are aware that investments can’t be made overnight. While the mayor would like to continue his work and see some major transportation projects through, Tabke believes Schmitt has failed to lead at crucial times and the council micromanages too much and doesn’t lead enough.
SIMILARITIES Accompany either of the candidates around town and you’ll be sure to run into someone they know. The mayor can tell you who lives at each house on First Avenue. Tabke knows what everyone in Shakopee is Twittering about.
PHOTO BY SHANNON FIECKE
Few are as dedicated to Shakopee as its two candidates for mayor: John Schmitt and Brad Tabke.
Side by side, it’s easy to note the generational differences between John Schmitt and Brad Tabke. In many respects though, they’re cut from the same cloth.
Q & A inside Mayor John Schmitt and challenger Brad Tabke answer a range of questions. Page 14. Schmitt enjoys a second council each morning for coffee at McDonald’s on Marschall Road. Tabke relaxes at Thursday evening happy hours at Arnie’s with the young professionals group he helped start through the Chamber of Commerce. Schmitt was about Tabke’s age
when he led the Jaycees organization that built Tahpah Park and took on volunteering at the Renaissance Festival to help fund the project. Tabke was the key organizer of a recent campaign to improve the Shakopee Community Center. While on the city Planning Commission, Schmitt says he worked to help bring many top businesses to town, and as mayor he meets with potential companies. (He’s been involved so long he can quote the population of Shakopee, decade by decade.)
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Blue-ribbon baker tops the billet for local Senior Expo BY KRISTIN HOLTZ kholtz@swpub.com
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Marjorie Johnson is a bundle of energy, epitomizing the excitement of the Minnesota State Fair, a place where she’s won more than a 1,000 blue ribbons over the years for her baked goods. The 4-foot-8 dynamo baker/ author extraordinaire will be the main speaker at the Scott County Senior Expo Friday, Oct. 21 at Shakopee High School. The annual expo includes vendors, live entertainment, presentations, prizes, breakfast and lunch for active older adults. “It’s just a fun, informative day for them,� said Denise Loesch, program manager for the senior nutrition program with the CAP Agency. Johnson, author of “Blue Ribbon Baking,� will be talking about her life, walking red carpets and meeting famous celebrities like Jay Leno and Rosie O’Donnell.
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What: Scott County Senior Expo, a day of vendors and exhibitions for older active adults. When: 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21 Where: Shakopee High School, 100 17th Ave. W. Cost: $10, includes lunch Register: Shakopee Community Center, 1255 Fuller St., Shakopee; email sfoley@ ci.shakopee.mn.us; call (952) 233-9500
Also speaking at the event is Bob Showers, an avid Twins fan and author of “The Twins at the Met.� Showers published the book in August 2009, shortly before the
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