Jordan Independent - Deaths - Comments

My condolences to all the

bobby drake — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:17:01 -0500

My condolences to all the family. We had many great times visiting Ray & Bev. I especially remember fishing at the mill pond and eating fresh bullheads. We had many good hunting stories that we shared with each other. I will miss him. Best regards to the family.
Bobby Drake

one of the nicest neighbors

elkes4 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:36:50 -0500

one of the nicest neighbors you could hope to have.

Going to miss hearing his

elkes4 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:10:43 -0600

Going to miss hearing his jokes and seeing him in town. My sympathy to his family.

I agree, swansonmej, that

Mathias Baden — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:39:39 -0600

I agree, swansonmej, that it'd be nice to have the obituary in the JI. Andy's right -- it's up to the family.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Obituaries are usually paid

Andrew Link — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:32:24 -0600

Obituaries are usually paid for by the family to run in newspapers and can be quite expensive. It'd be up to the family to run the obit in the JI if they wanted to.

Here is a link to the Star Trib's obit: http://www.legacy.com/StarTribune/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId...

Fr. Yanta of St. John's

swansonmej — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:16:17 -0600

Fr. Yanta of St. John's father passed away on Sunday. The obituary was in the Star Tribune. I have been looking for it in the JI. Many residents would want to know.

Ruth Anne (Lipka) Maddox,

Mathias Baden — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:45:03 -0600

Ruth Anne (Lipka) Maddox, 45, of Prior Lake, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, in her residence.

She was born Aug. 20, 1963, in Chicago Heights, Ill., to Paul and Lois (Whitehead) Lipka, who survive in Lake Placid, Fla. She was previously married to Mark Long, who survives.

She graduated from Morton Senior High School, Hammond, in 1981, and Louisiana Tech in 1986. She worked for the Savage Pacer and Shakopee Valley News for four and a half years and formerly worked at the Times-Union from April 1, 1987, to July 8, 2003.

She loved to travel, play Scrabble, read, walk her dog and spend time with her family. The family agrees with her famous quote “I’m delightful and everybody loves me.” She loved listening to music, going out to dinner and was a great mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend.

Also surviving are a daughter, Kelsey Long, Warsaw; a brother, John Lipka, Bastrop, La.; two sisters, Karen (and spouse Bill) Whitaker, Middlebury, and Amy Cobb, Highland; two nephews, Stephen Cobb, Great Lakes Naval Base, and Robert Whitaker, Middlebury; two nieces, Elisha Cobb, Highland, and Kayla Whitaker, Middlebury; two dogs, Roxxi and Quincy; and her cat, Skeeter.

Services will be at 6 p.m. EST, Monday (today) at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, Indiana. There was cremation. Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Thank you for the

Mathias Baden — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:56:14 -0600

Thank you for the condolences. We are a sad bunch right now. People in Jordan might be familiar with Ruth Anne Maddox's name, as she has gotten an occasional byline in the Independent and she posted frequent -- almost daily at times -- comments on this Web site. Here are some of her recent comments, which help me remember her fondly:

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/mathias-baden/im-uncle#comment-4854;

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/forums/youth-sports/are-your-kids-ha...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/forums/recommend-it/chewy-sweetarts#...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/mathias-baden/how-ill-get-my-air-jor...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/forums/local-games/have-good-winter-...

- http://www.jordannews.com/news/entertainment/columnist-extends-his-commu...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/brandon/too-many-junk-e-mails-vacati...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/brandon/highway-169#comment-4374;

- http://www.jordannews.com/news/animals/city-considers-dangerous-dog-ordi...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/brandon/lunch-what-s-big-deal-anyway...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/mathias-baden/watch-swimmers#comment...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/forums/recommend-it/what-are-you-rea...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/mathias-baden/its-over-kiss-twins-pl...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/brandon/breakfast-lunch-and-dinner-i...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/brandon/stored-store-knowledge#comme...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/brandon/wedding-update-long-weekend#...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/forums/todays-topic/roger-clemens-fo...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/forums/todays-topic/are-you-afraid-d...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/forums/todays-topic/morn-ohhhhhhhhhh...

- http://www.jordannews.com/community/forums/todays-topic/really-fast-typi...

- and http://www.jordannews.com/community/brandon/no-parking#comment-4020.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

My sympathies to the staff

swansonmej — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:59:53 -0600

My sympathies to the staff of Southwest newspapers and Shakopee
Valley News in the loss of their reporter, colleague, and friend.

It was sort of a mystifying

Mathias Baden — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:52:08 -0500

It was sort of a mystifying story, actually. That's why I quoted it instead of paraphrasing. The story was definitely intriguing, though, and it raises a lot of questions in my mind, too.

Hypothetically, cities could control the space and locations that are available for certain kinds of businesses through the zoning of land in their comprehensive plans. A lot of forces are at work when a large business comes to town. Businesses like Wal-Mart, for example, could buy land that is outside of the city limits and then exercise influence to get the land annexed to the city. It's difficult for that kind of development to be stopped and thus for competition to be limited.

There ought to be a public hearing before any changes to the city code. I'm assuming that Belle Plaine followed that process, as cities usually do. Unfortunately, my copy of the Herald has disappeared, so I can't answer for certain.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Was there a public hearing

steinie — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:53:50 -0500

Was there a public hearing held prior to approving the amendment?

As far as the grocery store

Brandon — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:04:54 -0500

As far as the grocery store – what exactly does that mean, and can the city council really do what I think that means?

thank you so much for such a

nanci — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:51:41 -0500

thank you so much for such a wonderful article. You did an excellent job.

Good shots, Brandon. You

Mathias Baden — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:15:40 -0500

Good shots, Brandon. You really put us at the scene of the investigation. Thanks for posting those.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

My thoughts and prayers are

swansonmej — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:15:23 -0500

My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Radermacher family.

Mary Swanson