Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Coumbe, William, Mr. and Mrs. |
Bids farewell to Chaska |
Housing: New Homes |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/2/1956 |
1 |
4 |
| Ziegler, Edgar F. Dr. |
new Chaska dentist |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1956 |
1 |
5 |
| Organizations - Chaska/Scouts |
Boy Scouts, installs new officers |
Children & Youth: Programs: Boy Scouts |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1956 |
1 |
5 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Greater Chaska Inc. - Welcomes 16 new families to city |
Human Relations: Daily Living |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Norman, Halso |
New Grid Coach at Chaska High |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/16/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Ardolf, Leonard. |
purchased restaurant |
|
Carver County News |
8/16/1956 |
4 |
4 |
| Kusske, Harold. |
purchased new school bus |
|
Carver County News |
8/16/1956 |
4 |
1 |
| Tesch, Harris. |
purchased new school bus |
|
Carver County News |
8/16/1956 |
4 |
1 |
| Electricity - Chaska |
New water pump installed at City Power Plant (Picture also on bottom of page) |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/16/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Leiverman Bros. Red & White Store: Ham & bacon charred in smoke house fire |
- Business & Industry: Grocery Stores
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/22/1956 |
1 |
5 |
| Dahlke, W.H., Mrs. |
To co-chair Chaska Kenny Drive |
Economics: Charitable Fundraising |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/6/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Lievermann, Cyril Mrs. |
To Co-Chair Chaska Kenny Drive |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/6/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Petrich, Chas |
Funeral |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
9/18/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Organizations - Carver County |
4-H Club animal & poultry auction will be hosted by Chaska |
Children & Youth: Programs: 4-H |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/20/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Malmberg, Chas. M/M |
Parents of baby boy |
Birth Records |
LP |
9/20/1956 |
1 |
6 |
| Sandboe, Kenneth |
New principal at Chaska Public school |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/27/1956 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations -Chaska /Toastmasters |
Toastmasters, Martin Stahlke new head |
- Clubs & Associations
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/27/1956 |
1 |
2 |
| Hanson, Daniel, Dr. |
To practice in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/4/1956 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Finkel's Food Store: Sold to Violet Van Eyll and Doris Fox - New name will be Parkview Grocery |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/11/1956 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches: Chaska Guardian Angels |
New parish hall, gym (Photo) |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/18/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Churches: Chaska - G. A. Circle of Daughters of Isabella |
Hold joint installation with Waconia |
Religion: Religious Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/1/1956 |
5 |
3 |
| Schoen, edward T. |
chaska Marine is chief of repair section in virginia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/22/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Born, Jerome "Chub " |
purchasing a new ford thunder bird |
|
Carver County News |
11/22/1956 |
4 |
1 |
| Churches: Chaska Guardian Angels |
Rev. Barth dedicated hall (Photo) |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/29/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Sugar City Boat Club, elects new club officers |
- Government: Organizations
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/3/1957 |
6 |
1 |
| Lano, Dick |
Re-elected Chaska fire chief |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/10/1957 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire department - Dick Lano, re-elected Chaska fire chief |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/10/1957 |
1 |
3 |
| Sports |
Chaska High School - Chaska Hawks travel to Orono |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1957 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska Basketball - Chaska cagers defeat Shakopee |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1957 |
10 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire Dept - New fire dept. ambulance |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Transportation: Motor Vehicles |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1957 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire Dept - Firemen's relief assn. holds annual meeting |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1957 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire Dept: Firemen sponsor ice fishing contest at Bavaria |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Sports & Recreation: Fishing |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1957 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska Hawks Basketball - Travel to U-High |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/24/1957 |
6 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska Basketball - Bees post 7th straight win -Eden Prarie jinx claims both Hawks & Bees - Eden Prarie tops Hawks |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/24/1957 |
12 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska Basketball - Orono blasts Chaska |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/24/1957 |
12 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska Hawks Basketball - Bloomington, Central Quints to invade Hawk cage lain |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/31/1957 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire department - Firemen test new fire truck in cold weather Sunday |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Transportation: Motor Vehicles |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/7/1957 |
1 |
1,2 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire department - New Chaska fire truck (Photo) |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Transportation: Motor Vehicles |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/7/1957 |
7 |
1,2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Sugar City Creamery - Sales hit new record |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/14/1957 |
1 |
4,5 |
| Churches - Moravian Church |
Chaska - Moravians to join in observing 500th anniversary on March 3rd; Chaska scene for area gathering |
- Religion: Denominations
- Anniversaries |
Weekly Valley Herald - S/B 21 |
2/28/1957 |
2 |
1,2 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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