Just a few words of warning -- most of them in English, but some of them in Spanish -- to the Montgomery-Lonsdale Redbirds, who are coming to Jordan tonight to face the 2-1 tied-for-first-place-with-many-others Jordan Hubmen: We're going to win!

The Jordan school district hasn't sent anything out on the reasons why they need to ask for an operating levy. I thought I would beat them to the punch.

What is an operating levy?
• An operating levy is a locally approved levy (or tax) that helps support student programs and services. Operating levies provide a certain amount of revenue per student. (“per pupil unit”) per year and may be authorized to up to a 10-year period.

Clara Pierson, 93, formerly of Shakopee and Eagan, Minn., passed away in Shell Lake, Wis. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008.

Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at St. Mark's Catholic Church, 350 South Atwood Sreet, Shakopee. Visitation is from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at the McNearney Funeral Home, 1220 East Third Avenue, Shakopee.

Arrangements through the McNearney Funeral Home 952-445-2755, Shakopee. www.mcnearneyfuneralhome.com

Mark my door "gone fishin'." I'll be back in a bit.

The Jordan High School Homecoming parade starts in -- what? -- 5 minutes. So I better get going.

Check back for a blog or a handful of pictures, scores, and other coverage in the print edition.

Have fun! Go Hubmen!

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the September 25, 2008 print edition of the Jordan Independent 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.