The Jordan Jaguars girls basketball team defeated New Prague 39-34 on Tuesday night in a battle of No. 1 ranked teams.

The No. 1 ranked team in Class 2A didn't score in the final five minutes and 16 seconds but held off the No. 1 ranked team in Class 3A, New Prague, to improve to 9-1 on the season.

Jordan led 23-16 at halftime but saw that lead fall to 37-34 with 2:11 left to play.

Jordan senior Brittany Chambers drilled two free throws with 16 seconds left to seal the victory.

Chambers finished with a game-high 12 points. Senior Leah Dietel added nine points.

Jordan Cub Scouts met to hold their Pinewood Derby Monday evening. The derby was held at Jordan Elementary School.

A Scott County sheriff's deputy is on paid administrative leave after shooting into a home where he thought a domestic assault had occurred.

The deputy was responding to a call of domestic abuse at 23884 Logan Way in New Market Township on Sunday evening when he knocked on the door of a house there. Turns out that the call actually came from a large pole building at the rear of the property, which shares the same address.

Patricia “Patsy” Rybak, 70, of Shakopee, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 at Auburn Manor in Chaska.

Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shakopee. Visitation is Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 6-8 p.m. and Thursday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at McNearney Funeral Home, 1220 East Third Avenue, Shakopee.

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

The annual Jordan Knights of Columbus free throw contest is Sunday,
Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Jordan River Valley School for all boys and
girls ages 10-14. All participants will receive a free Gatorade. For
more information, contact Jeff Kes at (612) 328-3181.

Seventy years ago, Hahn's Store in Jordan sold Minnesota-grown potatoes at 23 cents for a 15-pound bag.

For more information, read the Looking Back column in the Jan. 8 issue of the Jordan Independent. Read it online in the Print Edition section, or subscribe by going to www.jordannews.com/subscribe.

The family of Jennifer Hentges, who suffered a near fatal bee sting this summer, is scheduled to appear on Fox 9 newscast tonight at 5 p.m.

KMSP-TV was at the Scott County board meeting on Tuesday morning as Hentges' daughters received awards for calling 911 and directing emergency responders when their mom passed out June 14 after being stung.

The Hentges family, who lives in Spring Lake Township, were featured in a Jordan Independent news article on June 26.

Jane Breimhorst, born Feb. 3, 1915, died Jan. 3, 2009.

She was a lifetime resident of Jordan.

Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Jordan United Methodist Church on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 11 a.m.

Visitation will be 1-1/2 hours prior to service.

Adeline M. Pitschneider, 80, of Shakopee, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 at Friendship Manor Nursing Home, Shakopee.

Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 9, from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the McNearney Funeral Home, Shakopee.

Mass of Christian Burial is Saturday, Jan. 10, at 10 a.m. at St. Mark’s Catholic Church Shakopee.

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