By Dan Miller, Spiritual Reflections

The army of an evil duke storms the castle gates of an ancient kingdom. With murderous zeal the raiders pillage and torch the city. Amidst the mayhem, the infant son of the noble king is captured and transported to the duke’s castle where the boy is enslaved to the sadistic warden of the dungeon.

By Mary Schulz, Community Voices

So yeah, I’m kinda out there. Most who know me, accept that. Allow me a little latitude here. Do you suppose, just maybe, we’re all one shared energy force? I find the concept tangible.

Are you interested in reading the public notices published in the July 19, 2008 print edition of the Savage Pacer newspaper? The page or pages on which those notices were printed are attached to this item, in the form of .pdf’s that can be opened with Adobe Acrobat.

The following obituary is from the July 19, 2008 print edition of the Savage Pacer newspaper:

Restaurant owner Bryan Turtle said about 500 specialty cars may show up for tonight's Minnesota Valley Rally in downtown Shakopee.

A spin-off of a car show that used to occur mid-week, the rally is expected to draw a much larger crowd because it's being held Fridays, every other week.

There will be street vendors, and area shops will also be open. The first event is tonight, with remaining shows scheduled for July 18; August 1, 15 and 29 and Sept. 12 and 26.

The event is sponsored by the Shakopee Downtown Partnership and Boy Scout Troop 619.

 By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent

By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent 

Brian Harms knew he would make his mark in the science field when he graduated as the valedictorian of the 1994 Prior Lake High School class. He just wasn’t sure how.

By Joe Gustafson, Guest Commentary 

As Americans, most of us spend hundreds of hours per year behind the wheel of a car. With a typical 20-minute commute and a five-day work week, a driver will spend 174 hours per year just commuting, about as much time as they’ll spend at work in an entire month. With this much time behind the wheel, we all tend to have strong opinions about transportation: The way people drive, the way we enforce the rules of the road, the way the roads are designed, and, oh heavens, those roundabouts!

Volunteers make Dan Patch Day cool

To the editor:

Another great job by all of the volunteers on the Dan Patch committee. All of your meetings and hard work you do all year is much appreciated. Also, to all of the Savage community for helping to make Savage "our little piece of heaven:” We saw many of you all day and all night. Every year you out do yourselves adding new events. The Frisbee Dog Championship and the American Legion pig roast to mention a few.

By Nancy Huddleston, Editor

City officials are hoping to avoid a “Sonic” boom at the corner of County Road 42 and Joppa Avenue when the popular drive-in eatery opens next month.