By Nancy Huddleston, Editor

When it comes to mid-year building permit numbers, there are plenty of low numbers that are a direct result of the downturn in the housing market.

But there’s one high number that is just as telling as the others – the 472 permits issued for residential additions and alterations.
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By Nancy Huddleston, Editor

If you have been wondering what happened regarding a decision about removing or keeping SS-9, a rare woodland up above Prior Lake High School, make some time on Monday, July 28 to find out.

That’s when the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board will be meeting to hear a presentation from the city of Savage and discuss the fate of SS-9. The workshop begins at 5 p.m. in the large conference room of the District Services Center, 4540 Tower St., S.E., Prior Lake.

By Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer 

A jury trial for Harold “Bucky” Glenn Linville was scheduled to start next week, almost two years to the date of a drive-by shooting that rattled a quiet neighborhood just off County Road 42.

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By Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer 

When Betty, Buck, Patty and Dick get together, it’s game time. The foursome plugs a Wii video game console into a 50-inch TV and “bowl” for a few hours.

Joe O'Connor's entry in the Show of Savage photo contest earned him honorable mention honors in the "People" category in the adult division. See the rest of the contest winners in this weekend's print edition of the Savage Pacer.

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The Scott County Fair runs through Sunday at the county fairgrounds, 7151 190th St. W., in St. Lawrence Township, near Jordan.

There is no admission fee, but parking and grandstand charges apply. For more information, call (952) 492-2436 or go to www.scottcountyfair.com.

Here is the schedule of events:

Thursday, July 24

Kids Day

The following is a listing of selected new laws passed during the 2008 legislative session that take effect Aug. 1, 2008. The asterisk following the bill number denotes the language that became law. A complete summary of all laws passed by the 2008 Legislature is available online from the House Public Information Services Office. Go towww.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/newlaws2008-0.asp.

Consumers

Truth in Music Advertising Act

Start: 07/30/2008 - 6:30pm
End: 07/30/2008 - 8:00pm
Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Wednesdays in the Park–Civic Center Concerts will continue Wednesday, July 30 at 7 p.m. with a performance by The Songs of Hope International Children at the Burnsville Civic Center Park, on Civic Center Parkway off Nicollet Avenue in Burnsville.

Start: 07/31/2008 - 2:00pm
End: 07/31/2008 - 7:00pm
Timezone: Etc/GMT-5

Glendale United Methodist Church, 13550 Glendale Road, is having an American Red Cross bloodmobile on Thursday, July 31 from 2 to 7 p.m.