Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Strauss, Josephine |
She was a native Chaskan - nee Josephine Schutrop |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/19/1968 |
6 |
|
| Bealka, Dennis G. |
Chaska Soldier winsCommendation medal |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/26/1968 |
1 |
|
| Schools |
Twirl - A - Thon Sunday at Chaska Jr. High - Baton twirlers from five state area expected to participate |
Education: Public Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/26/1968 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Legal Notice - Real estate & vacant creamery bldg. located in Chaska, Mn., owned by Mn. Valley Milk, if for sale by owner |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Norwood Times |
3/20/1969 |
6 |
6 |
| Flooding - 1969/Chaska |
River at Chaska-Carver raises 1 foot per day |
Disasters: Floods |
Waconia Patriot |
4/10/1969 |
1 |
|
| Parks |
County wide meeting at Chaska School, April 13th |
Government: Departments and Offices: Parks and Recreation |
Waconia Patriot |
4/10/1969 |
1 |
|
| Carver County - Chaska |
Appleton man buys Chaska newspaper - paper was 106 years old |
Business & Industry: Business Leaders |
Norwood Times |
6/19/1969 |
2 |
4 |
| Deluhery, Michael |
Mike Deluhery opens Chaska theatre |
|
Waconia Patriot |
7/3/1969 |
1 |
|
| Postal Service |
Chaska becomes second first class post office in Carver County |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Waconia Patriot |
7/3/1969 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Rex Theatre - Chaska Theatre opened by Mike Deluhery |
Business & Industry: Theaters, Movie |
Waconia Patriot |
7/3/1969 |
1 |
|
| Telephone -Chaska |
Waconia - Chaska E. A. S. is improved. (Extended area service) |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Waconia Patriot |
7/31/1969 |
1 |
|
| Telephones - Waconia |
Waconia/Chaska E. A. S. is aprroved. (Extended Area Service) |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Waconia Patriot |
7/31/1969 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Sports Jamboree - Chaska edges C.H.S. cagers |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Norwood Times |
11/27/1969 |
6 |
5 |
| Sutcliffe, Dr. Thomas (Photo) |
Opens Chaska Professional Building |
Business & Industry |
CCS |
12/31/1969 |
10A |
4 |
| Ess, Wally |
Re-Elected Chaska Fire Chief |
Government: Fire Protection |
CCS |
1/8/1970 |
A2 |
3 |
| Bealka, Emil (Photo) |
Recalls His 23 Year History as Chaska Fireman |
Government: Fire Protection |
CCS |
1/15/1970 |
1 |
1 |
| Telephone -Chaska |
Chaska becomes part of Metro calling area. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Waconia Patriot |
3/26/1970 |
5 |
|
| Hayes, Lee R. |
Pueblo Sailor Talks in Chaska |
|
CCS |
4/9/1970 |
1 |
1 |
| Heger, Donald (Photo) |
Buried in Chaska |
Death Records |
CCS |
5/21/1970 |
5 |
3 |
| Government - Chaska |
Chaska receives grant to extend city sewer |
- Environment & Ecology: Sewage
- Land & Property: Land Grants |
Waconia Patriot |
8/27/1970 |
1 |
|
| Rief, Michael T. |
Chaska Youth dies in car accident |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/17/1970 |
9 |
|
| Molnau, Gust |
Chaskan invents Mechanical 6-row Sugar Beet Harvester-Mr Molnau along with a brother and nephew invented the machine. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
10/17/1970 |
10 |
|
| Gastler, Frank C. |
Was Chaska Mail Carrier |
|
Waconia Patriot |
12/10/1970 |
6 |
|
| Fritz, Margaret |
Mrs. Fritz rites at Chaska - nee Margaret Huber |
|
Waconia Patriot |
12/10/1970 |
10 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
American Crystal Sugar Co. - Sugar firm will close Chaska plant |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Waconia Patriot |
2/4/1971 |
1 |
|
| Therres, Shirley |
Chaska Blast Kills Woman |
|
Waconia Patriot |
5/6/1971 |
9 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska Hawk Basketball captured the tourney championship & trophy (Photos) |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/6/1972 |
10 |
1,2,3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Dauwalter Motors, Inc. bought by Jerry Brady (Photo) |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/6/1972 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Chaska seniors, elects officers |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/6/1972 |
1 |
1 |
| Schools - Chaska |
Guardian Angels High School facing financial dilemma |
- Education: Private Schools
- Government: Finance and Funding: Budget |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1972 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches - St. John's Lutheran Church/Chaska |
Junior Circle: Charter members Photo circle observed Golden Anniversary of the circle (Photo) |
Religion: Religious Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/20/1972 |
1 |
Top |
| Churches - St. John's Lutheran Church/Chaska |
Junior Circle: Charter members Photo circle observed Golden Anniversary of the circle (Photo) |
Religion: Religious Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/20/1972 |
7 |
Top |
| Halloran, J.F. "Pat" |
Fellow employees will honor retiring Chaska's city clerk |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1972 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Anderson Machine honors employees with over 25 yrs of service (Photo) |
Business & Industry: Heavy Equipment |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1972 |
7 |
|
| Siegfried, John |
Buys Chaska's Sugar Bowl Cafe |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/3/1972 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
M. A. Gedney - Article & photo - Family industry spans 92 years |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/3/1972 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Sugar Bowl Cafe - Buffalo resident John Siegfried has bought the cafe |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/3/1972 |
1 |
1 |
| Sports |
Chaska Pony Hockey Team - Phot of Chaska's first pony hockey team |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1972 |
5 |
1 |
| Halloran, James F. "Pat" |
Retired as Chaska city clerk. Feted at testimonial dinner - photo |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/17/1972 |
1 |
1 |
| Gulden, Roxanne |
Chaska H. S. Betty Crocker Homaker of Tomorrow |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/17/1972 |
8 |
1 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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