Editor’s note: In 2006, Ruth Anne Maddox, then a staff writer with the Savage Pacer, put a face on domestic abuse by profiling “Ginger” and “Mary Anne,” two local women who opened up and shared their stories about surviving abusive marriages. The newspaper protected the identities of the women, as they continued to face harassment by their ex-husbands.No one imagined that two years later, Ruth Anne herself would become a victim of domestic violence. On Nov.

Scott County law enforcement officers will increase DWI patrol throughout December in an attempt to prevent traffic tragedies during the holiday season.

Walter “Shorty” Beuch, 93, of Lydia, died at his home on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.

Visitation was Sunday, Nov. 30, from 3-9 p.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, and also one hour prior the service at church on Monday.

Celebration of Life service will be Monday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran on Fish Lake, 20200 Fairlawn Avenue, Prior Lake.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Jordan, 952-492-2818.

The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board will meet tonight for a workshop at 5 p.m. at the District Services Center, 4540 Tower St., Prior Lake.

Along with refreshing board goals post elections, the group will discuss the SS-9 forest issue, elementary attendance boundaries, and the opening of Redtail Ridge Elementary in Savage.

Look for updates online and in Saturday's Prior Lake American.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the January 12, 2008 print edition of the Prior Lake American? 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.

Teachers across disciplines and grade levels have discovered that custom essays writing and term papers can serve many purposes in the classroom. Writing-across-the-curriculum theorists suggest a variety of write-to-learn activities, from free writing in journals to summarizing class lectures to working with papers through multiple drafts. In the composition literature, support for these activities has come largely from intuitive arguments about the value of writing as a way to learn.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the November 29 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.

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

The following obituaries are from the Nov. 29, 2008 print edition of the Prior Lake American newspaper:

By Shawn Hogendorf, Staff Writer 

A 16-year-old Lakeville girl pleaded guilty in Dakota County Court this week for her role in the beating of a vulnerable Lakeville man that occurred in rural Dakota County in mid-October.

By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer 

Plays, in part, are about transporting viewers to a specific time, setting, era or imaginary land. While actors convey the characters in these places, the staging becomes one gateway for viewers to grasp the context for the plot.

By Joanna Miller, Staff Writer 

Prior Lake High School launched into new territory this fall with its first-ever competitive cheerleading squad.

Last week started cold with the first reading in the single digits of the season, but the period ended with temperatures a bit above average.

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By Shannon Fiecke, Correspondent

Library hours may be cut, the visitors’ center at Cleary Lake Regional Park will likely close for the winter and additional squad car cameras won’t be purchased because of nearly $1.7 million in budget reductions agreed to last week by Scott County commissioners.

In the quest to fill an anticipated $3 million budget hole,
commissioners slashed funding for roads, parks, libraries, capital
improvements and a retirement benefit fund, as well as reduced support for outside agencies.

Nancy Ann Lewandowski, 54, of Shakopee, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 at Westwood Health Care Center in St.Louis Park.

Visitation is from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, with Celebration of Life service to follow at 11 a.m. at Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, Shakopee.

Funeral arrangements by Ballard-Sunder Funeral Home, 952-445-1202. www.ballardsunderfuneral.com

By Lori Carlson, Editor

An ingredient bakers will use this holiday season also will be applied to some Prior Lake streets.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warns parents to caution their children to stay off ponds and other water bodies that now have a thin coating of ice.

This year’s Turkey Trot 5K race sponsored by Dakotah! Sport and Fitness saw 152 runners brave the cold on Nov. 22 during the run that started at Dakotah! Sport and Fitness wound through the paths of The Meadows at Mystic Lake.