The following obituaries are from the April 16, 2009 print edition of the Jordan Independent newspaper:

Jordan's was one of at least six fire departments on hand to control a grass fire that flared up in Shakopee in the area of Dean's Lake this afternoon.

Go to www.shakopeenews.com  for updates on the fire.

The Jordan Area Youth Baseball Association has changed the times for the tournament team tryouts.

The new time for the 10- to 12-year-olds’ tryouts is from while the tryouts for the 13- to 14-year-olds are from to 6:30 p.m. Both will take place on Saturday, April 18, on Field 2, behind the football
field.

Participants will be called no later than 8 p.m., Sunday, April 19, with notification of cuts.

CenterPoint Energy reminds customers that Cold Weather Rule protection ends after April 15.  Thousands of CenterPoint Energy customers, who owe a combined $58 million in past-due natural gas bills, are subject to having their natural gas service disconnected.  The Minnesota Cold Weather Rule (CWR) protects residential customers having difficulty paying their natural gas bill from having their natural gas service disconnected from October 15 through April 15.  It does not completely stop disconnection but it does provide qualified customers extra protection as defined in the rule.  

Shannon Fiecke of the Shakopee Valley News reports:

As semi-trailers and cars whiz past on the busy highway outside his doors, Bob Velander strolls thorough quiet greenhouses with a visitor, proudly pointing out the lush flowers, plants, and shrubs his workers have started or are “finishing” at his garden center in Louisville Township.

The Friends of the Shakopee Library are having their spring book sale on the following days:

Thursday, April 16, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday, April 17, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The library is located at 235 S. Lewis St. in Shakopee. For more information, call the library at 952-233-9590.

Natalie Taylor, 11, and Nicki DeWeese, 16, both earned their blue piano performance trophy for winning five blue ribbons at Minnesota Music Teacher Association recitals. Watch them practice at home in the video below, and look for the full story about the two girls in the April 16 issue of the Jordan Independent.

Today is Tax Day! Are you sending in your forms today, still waiting for your return, or have you already forgotten that tax time is here?

Do you think government has an inherent spending problem?