South news briefs: Historic Scott County 'pub crawl' planned next month

Historic 'pub crawl' planned next monthA beer-sipping bus tour of historic breweries in Scott County is planned for next month, with sampling of tipples in pubs along the way.

Stops will include sites in Shakopee, Jordan, Belle Plaine and New Prague.

The bus leaves the Scott County Historical Society at 2 p.m. on Aug. 20. Tickets are $30, or $25 for society members.

To register, call 952-445-0378 or e-mail info@scott countyhistory.org.

Mayor's gift shop closes after 15 yearsNorthfield Mayor Mary Rossing closed her downtown gift business this month after almost 15 years in three locations.

"Another business wanted to rent my space," Rossing said. Coldwell Banker has remodeled the 2,000 square feet formerly occupied by Present Perfect at 419 Division St., just off Bridge Square.

"It was a great run," said Rossing, who noted that her first shop had only about 200 square feet. She said she's looking for a venture with more schedule flexibility than the daily retailing grind.

"It is very strategically located for visibility," and the annual Jesse James bank shootout reenactment happens right across the street, Boler noted.

Donations of school supplies neededCity workers in Savage are collecting donated school supplies for kids who need them in Scott and Carver counties.

An employee committee is working with a local nonprofit, the CAP Agency, collecting new items only at these spots through Aug. 10:

City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; Savage Public Works, 13770 Dakota Av., 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday; Marketplace Liquor, 8200 County Road 42, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday; and Dan Patch Liquor, 4425 W. 123rd St., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Items needed include blue, black and red pens, colored pencils, crayons, dry-erase and other markers, blunt-tipped scissors, pencils and pencil cases, erasers, rulers, folders, glue, loose-leaf paper, spiral notebooks, and scientific calculators.

Participants will take part in activities such as shoot/no-shoot drills, crash scene investigations and domestic dispute role-playing, all as a means of increasing public understanding of the work of first responders.

The free classes will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Savage police department. No more than 20 may attend, and participants must be at least 18 years old and either live or work in Savage. The deadline to apply is Aug. 30, at the police station or online at www.cityofsavage.com.

Six newly minted Eagle Scout honoreesTroop 333 of Savage/Prior Lake will honor six new Eagle Scouts at a court of honor next month.

The fact that seven boys started out in Scouts together and six wound up as Eagles is extraordinary, officials say, considering that only about four of 100 make it that far. All six are 2011 graduates of either Prior Lake or Shakopee high school.

Andrew Christensen, Michael Dunning, Sam Farnen, Michael Goehring, Zach Johnson and Phillip Rasmussen will be recognized as a group on Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. at Glendale Methodist Church, 13550 Glendale Road in Savage.

Vegetables offered through the fall will include spinach, mizuna, radishes, broccoli, Asian greens, turnips, beets, zucchini, kohlrabi, onions, potatoes, tomatoes and melons, with offerings varying week to week. The market will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The garden is located on County Road 42 near County Road 83. The market is at 2571 Credit Union Drive in Prior Lake, behind a convenience store across from Mystic Lake Casino. There's more information at www.smscwozupi.org or www.mazopiya.com, or call 952-233-9140.