Thursday, May 23, 2013
Find movie reviews and showtimes for theaters in and around Shakopee.
Editor's Note: All reviews and information aggregated from Moviefone and RottenTomatoes. Want to catch a movie this weekend? Here's Patch's roundup of movies playing at theaters in the Shakopee area: Marcus Shakopee Cinema, Five-Star Cinema in Chanhassen and AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18. The Hangover Part III One sentence plot: "The Hangover Part III" is the third and final film in director Todd Phillips' record-shattering comedy franchise. Rotten Tomatoes viewer score: 88 Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 27 Reviews: "The first movie left you with an exhilarating rush. All that Part III leaves is, well, a hangover." Rolling Stone Full Review "The Hangover Part III gives off such a stench of creative decay that it hardly seems possible that even …
Allied Waste Services will cost tax payers $400,000 less than the current waste hauler, Dick's Sanitation, over a five-year contract.
After 12 years with the family-owned waste hauler Dick's Sanitation, the Shakopee City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday to award a new five-year, $5.3 million garbage contract to Allied Waste Services. Allied's bid came in at 7 percent less than Dick's, saving taxpayers $400,000, according to the Shakopee Valley News. Steve Clay, the council member who voted against awarding the contract to Allied, said he didn't think the 7 percent savings was enough to justify abandoning a proven provider. “I was on the council 20 years ago and I used to get calls two to three times a month from people complaining about garbage service," Clay said, according to the paper. “In the seven-plus years I’ve been on council this time, I’ve not gotten a single call …
Some residents insist that notification letters never went out, while others say that the two men are infringing on their rights as citizens.
Every time Quentin Lamare Gentry steps outside his motel door in Savage, he must report back. First a mandatory phone call stating the exact address of his destination, his purpose in going there, and when he will be back. Then, no matter how trivial the errand, he must make another call, reporting that he has returned to the confines of his room. The calls are just one of his obligations, however, a mere supplement to the court-ordered GPS bracelet and random visits by the Savage Police Department. What most people would consider minutiae—missing work, growing a beard or shaving it off—could become a probation violation if not reported to the proper authorities in a "timely fashion." Such is a day in the closely-scrutinized life of a …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is inviting residents who may be in the path of flooding to come to an open house in June.
Find yourself in a little too deep during the spring thaw? Have no fear, the famous FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is on the way. Scott County property owners have been invited to an open house about flood risk and mitigation. The meeting, which will be hosted by FEMA and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, will offer the public a chance to review the latest Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). Realtors, lenders and insurance agents are also encouraged to attend. The open house will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, at the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, Room LEC240, 301 Fuller Street South in Shakopee. For more information, contact John Devine, FEMA Region…
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Parents and students can share their best graduation photos with the Shakopee community in the gallery below.
Seniors from Shakopee High School will graduate at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 8. We know you'll be taking lots of photos of the day's events and here's your chance to get them featured on Patch. Here are a few simple steps you need to follow. Then you'll be able to upload photos, announcements, events and comment on stories. Your photos will be included in our daily newsletter for thousands of your neighbors to see. Don't receive our newsletter? Sign up here.
Nearby Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday near Shakopee.
Memorial Day is a day to honor and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice—their lives—in military service to the United States. Local ceremonies on Monday give people places to gather to do just that: A ceremony will be held at the Eden Prairie Veterans Memorial starting around 11 a.m. Veterans William Cochrane, Gerald Springer, Frank Lindholm and Robert Carling will be honored and Iraq veteran Nicholas Eichman will to speak. The Veterans Memorial is located at 13001 Technology Drive, Eden Prairie. VFW Post 210 of Lakeville and American Legion Post 44 will present their annual Memorial Day color guard visits at 12 area cemeteries to honor the military service members buried there. The tour of ceremonies will run from around 8 a.m. …
Who’s NOT planning a BBQ this weekend? If the weather holds and you’ve got propane or charcoal, chances are, you’re grilling something with your friends and family. Here, new ideas for keeping your costs down. Sponsored by Home Depot.
Here at Patch, we like to be thrifty, so we talked to two barbeque experts and uncovered some really good ideas to help you save money on your next outdoor party. 1. Start with a marinade. This means planning ahead -- say, Friday. But it’s worth it, says Rick Browne, host of Barbeque America on PBS, because you can pass up that well-marbled ribeye steak and buy a less tender and less expensive choice to grill like a flank steak or chuck steak. Just marinate it or brine for one or two days and then cook long and slow on the barbeque grill to break down tissues but maintain moisture. “You need to include an acid in the marinade, perhaps juice, vinegar or soy sauce, but avoid cola which is so acidic it can turn meat into a soggy mess.” Try…
Tina Noak Dabkeo, 19, allegedly tried to sneak out of a Burnsville department store with dozens of DVDs from the entertainment aisle hidden under rugs from homeware department.
A 19-year-old Scott County woman faces a felony theft charge after she allegedly tried to steal over $1,000 worth of goods from a Burnsville store. Tina Noak Dabkeo, of Shakopee, is charged with felony theft, a charge that carries up to five years in prison and $10,000 in fines. She faces a second count for giving false information to police, a gross misdemeanor. Dabkeo was arrested after an incident last Thursday, when Burnsville Police were called to a large department store on report of a shoplifter fighting with loss prevention staff. Store employees first noticed Dakeo around 2 p.m. that afternoon, when she picked out multiple box sets of DVDs, put them in a cart and then cover them with a few small rugs from the home section. Dakeo…
The council gave the organizers of the Greater Downtown Savage Music Festival the go-ahead, with a few strings attached.
Rock on, Savage. Monday night, the city council approved a request from Neisen's and the Savage American Legion, which hope to put on the Greater Downtown Savage Music Festival, a two-day event with outdoor and indoor shows. The council approved the request unanimously, but with a few caveats. For one thing, the party will have to end sooner, rather than later. Initially, event organizers asked to fenced off a stretch of Princeton Avenue between 123rd Street and the city parking lot south of the Legion, where a crowd of 600 to 900 patrons could drink, dance and eat. They also asked that the fenced-in remain open from 6 p.m. to midnight. Neisen's has already been the subject of noise complaints in the past. According to City Administrator …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The family of teen killed in distracted driving crash is using foundation created in her name to affect change. The Dixit family tells how they are, slowly but surely, moving forward, and making their daughter proud. Sponsored by Grape Nuts.
About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. Shreya Dixit could have taken the bus to her parents' home in Eden Prairie that night. That was the plan when the University of Wisconsin student woke up that morning, before she learned she would be able to catch a ride with a friend who was driving to the Twin Cities that night. When she and two other friends were getting into the car for that trip, she could have gotten into the back seat instead of the front passenger seat. The driver could have, when she realized roughly a third of the way into their …
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12:50 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
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