Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Simon bumped in township election |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Chaska Herald |
3/12/1992 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Residents want trees left along (Parley Lake Road may get trimmed by Twp.) |
Plants: Trees |
Waconia Patriot |
6/4/1992 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
No changes on Parley Lake Rd. for one year |
Transportation: Roads & Highways |
Waconia Patriot |
6/11/1992 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Laketown opts for appointive clerk/treasurer position |
Government: Employees |
Chaska Herald |
3/10/1994 |
12 |
|
| Townships - Laketown |
Voters say 'yes' to combining clerk, treasurer's positions in Laketown Township |
Politics & Elections: Voters |
Waconia Patriot |
3/17/1994 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Victoria |
Victoria to examine it's options for future Laketown annexation. |
Government: Planning & Growth: Annexation |
Chaska Herald |
11/10/1994 |
3 |
|
| Cities - Victoria |
Annexation study to cost $7,500. but who contacted Laketown? (Annexation: Laketown by Victoria) |
Government: Planning & Growth: Annexation |
Victoria Gazette |
12/1/1994 |
24 |
|
| Businesses - Laketown Twp. |
Kahnke Brothers, Inc: County gives problem neighbors permit for land use in Laketown Township |
- Business & Industry
- Land & Property: Land Use |
Chaska Herald |
1/19/1995 |
3 |
|
| Wright, James Richard Jr. |
Chaska man convicted in Laketown Kegger party |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/16/1995 |
8 |
|
| Carver County Zoning |
Laketown Township not happy about loss of taxable property |
- Government: Planning & Growth: Zoning
- Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Waconia Patriot |
3/9/1995 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Laketown Twp. |
Laketown twp. not happy about loss of taxable property |
Land & Property: Property Tax |
Waconia Patriot |
3/9/1995 |
1 |
|
| Exsted, Carol |
Township Elections held some Surprises (Laketown Twnsp.) |
|
Chaska Herald |
3/16/1995 |
1 |
|
| Carver Co. Board of Commissioners |
Approved a Sprint/SBA's Communication tower to be erected on the Mike Heger "Ambergate" site in Laketown Township. |
|
Norwood Young America Times |
4/17/1997 |
16 |
1-3 |
| Waconia Fire Dept. |
Providing services for Waconia & Laketown Townships. |
|
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12/18/1997 |
1 |
3 |
| Klein, Leon Donald |
Accident claims life of Laketown Township man. Obituary. |
|
Norwood Young America Times |
7/26/2001 |
1 |
2 |
| Klein, Leon Donald |
Accident claims life of Laketown Township man. Obituary. |
|
Norwood Young America Times |
7/26/2001 |
7 |
3 |
| Laketown Township |
Buglary Reported |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/19/2002 |
15 |
|
| Anderson, Andrew Oscar |
1873 Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham Compendium of Hist., 1915 |
1/1/2007 |
266 |
|
| Anderson, Peter D. |
1828- 1906/Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham Compendium of Hist., 1915 |
1/1/2007 |
265 |
|
| Bade, William |
Laketown Twp. Sec. 31/ 80 Acres |
|
1880 Plat Map |
1/1/2007 |
00 |
0 |
| Beirsdorf, Charles |
Director of Laketown Mutual Fire Ins. Co. |
Business & Industry: Insurance |
Hanson Book #10 |
1/1/2007 |
140 |
|
| Boll, Andrew J. |
Director of Laketown Mutual Fire Ins. Co., News Photo & clipping |
Business & Industry: Insurance |
Hanson Book #10 |
1/1/2007 |
140 |
|
| Broberg, Theodore Otto |
1867 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Pioneer Life |
Holcombe & Bingham Compendium of History 1915 |
1/1/2007 |
271 |
|
| Bade, William |
Laketown Twp. 80 Acres/ Sec. 31 |
|
1898 Plat Map |
1/1/2007 |
0 |
0 |
| Sohns, Henry |
Laketown Twp./ Sec. 3/ 70acres |
|
1898 Plat Map |
1/1/2008 |
0 |
0 |
| Diethelm, Michael |
1850 to 1922 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham Compendium of History 1915 |
1/1/2008 |
278 |
|
| Eiden, Fred |
Director of Laketown Mutual Fire Insurance Co. News, Photo clipping |
Business & Industry: Insurance |
Hanson Book #10 |
1/1/2008 |
140 |
|
| Gerdsen, Henry |
From his estate unknown list of names from Laketown Twp. 5/28/1863 & Letter from Cinninati, 3/1858. William Gerdsen, Little German handbook, 5/17/1885 & a number of German misc. items, postage stamps |
Reference Sources: Lists |
Dr. G-3 |
1/1/2008 |
00 |
|
| Gerdsen, Henry |
1827 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham, Compendium of History, 1915 |
1/1/2008 |
287 |
|
| Goldschmidt, E. F. |
1892 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham, compendium of History 1915 |
1/1/2008 |
286 |
|
| Hill, Adam G. |
Treasurer of Laketown Mutual Fire Ins. Co., news, photo clipping. |
Business & Industry: Insurance |
Hanson Book # |
1/1/2008 |
140 |
|
| Peterman, Henry |
1841 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham, Compendium of History 1915. |
1/1/2008 |
324 |
|
| Lohmar, Hubert |
1863 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham, Compendium of History 1915. |
1/1/2008 |
305 |
|
| Luetke, Frank A. |
President of Laketown Mutual Fire Ins. Co.. |
Business & Industry: Insurance |
Hanson Book #10 |
1/1/2008 |
140 |
|
| Lundsten, Frank G. |
1857 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham, Compendium of History, 1915. |
1/1/2008 |
307 |
|
| Lundsten, John |
1892 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham, Compendium of History, 1915. |
1/1/2008 |
307 |
|
| Ottinger, George |
1862-1893 Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham, Compendium of History 1915. |
1/1/2008 |
324 |
|
| Peterson, Andrew |
1818 - 1897 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcombe & Bingham, Compendium of History 1915. |
1/1/2008 |
325 |
|
| Pofahl, Paul |
1858 - Laketown Twp. |
History: Reminiscences |
Holcome & Bingham, Compendium of History, 1915. |
1/1/2008 |
326 |
|
| Kochs Wayne |
Gas leak maybe cause of Laketown Township explosion |
Disasters: Explosions |
Chanhassen Villager |
1/17/2008 |
8 |
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