On Monday, 10 of 40 property owners submitted letters of objection to the Highway 282 assessments, after they were asked to pay $5,000 each prior to the beginning of construction.

The Jordan City Council has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, to continue discussion about how much money residents will pay in assessments for the Highway 282 project.

Ten years ago, 20 people attended an assessment hearing for water, sewer, and street improvements in the area of Second and Third streets, north of Highway 282.

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Thirty years ago, Tom Colling, Jewel Muhlhausen, and Robert Landela won the annual Fire Prevention Week poster contest.

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Fifty years ago, Jordan phone callers benefited from an increased number of long-distance lines. Residents subscribed to the Central Telephone Co., which connected to the Shakopee exchange of the Northwestern Bell Co.

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Seventy years ago, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church hosted a bazaar. During lunch and dinner, the church served 1,600 meals.

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Ten years ago, Paul Dillon and Tasha Quinnell reigned as homecoming king and queen at Jordan High School.

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Thirty years ago Terry Hartman and Pete Scheffler were named Jordan High School's homecoming queen and king.

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Fifty years ago, the Jordan Fire Department built the warming house at the Mill Pond.

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Seventy years ago, the spotting of a young deer meant that the herd in St. Lawrence Township might be increasing.

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Jacob Wielgus reports:

After Dave and Pat Siwek's great-great-grandfather Joe founded Siwek Lumber in 1933, the two have been participants in the family business.

In the 1920s, Joe Siwek traveled to America from Poland with his mother and sister in order to meet up with his father, who was already living in Minneapolis. After Joe married Francis, the couple founded Siwek Lumber.