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Th e Halloween legend of Stingy Jack

ENGAGED

Jacob Goede & Erica Waibel

Waibel/GoedeErica Waibel and Jacob

Goede, of Carver, announce their engagement and upcom-

ing wedding.Erica is the daughter of

Randy and Stephanie Waibel, of Carver, and Jacob is the son of John and Lisa Goede of New Germany.

A wedding is scheduled for Nov. 5, 2011.

Blake /BiskeyPaulene Rose Blake and Jo-

von Michael Biskey announce their engagement and upcom-ing wedding.

Paulene, of Norwood Young America, is the daughter of Joe Blake, of Chaska and Suzann Blake, of Prior Lake. She at-tended Chaska High School and the Model College of Hair Design in St. Cloud, Minn. She is a hairstylist at the Chaska Great Clips.

Jovon, of Norwood Young America, is the son of Dean and Becky Biskey of Alexandria. He attended Jefferson Senior High School in Alexandria and

Paulene Blake & Jovon Biskey

works as a phone banker with Wells Fargo.

A wedding is scheduled for April 21, 2012 in Shakopee, at the Canterbury Inn.

Wendy

PETERSON-BIORNMOMENT IN TIME

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CARVER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

These Halloween costumes are the winners of the 1956 Halloween costume contest at the “WH School auditorium.” It’s unknown whether the school was in Waconia or Watertown.

Did you know? In 1584, after French

explorer Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence region of North America, he reported fi nding “gros melons.” The name was translated into English as “pompions,” which has since evolved into “pumpkin.”

The world’s largest Jack O’ lantern was carved by Scott Cully from the then world’s largest pumpkin on Oct. 23, 2002, at the Topsfi eld Fair, Massachusetts. The pumpkin was grown by Charles Houghton and weighed 1,337 pounds, 9.5 ounces during the fair’s pumpkin weigh-off . Source: www.albee.org/halloween/jackolantern.htm

Carver County Historical SocietyLocation: 555 West First Street, Waconia

Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., M-F; 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday; Closed, Sunday

Contact: (952) 442-4234 or historical@co.carver.mn.us

More info: www.carvercountyhistoricalsociety.org

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CARVER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Anna sent this postcard to Myrtle Sell in October 1910 with the note “Don’t get scared of a black cat when you seen one.”

Halloween is fast approaching. I remember, as a child, going to my grandparents’ house and ringing the front door, then running to the back door to surprise them. The problem is that they met us at the backdoor. How do grandparents get so smart?

We played this trick every year. You would think at some point we could have caught them off guard.

Pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating are customs that have been around for centuries. The legend of Stingy Jack seems to be universally credited as the origin of the Jack-o’-lantern. The legend originates in Ireland where turnips, potatoes and beets were used to carve into lanterns for practical use. The native pumpkin was and currently is used in the U.S. How these lanterns became part of Halloween is explained in the legend of Stingy Jack.

Stingy Jack was a cranky, dirty, miserly type fellow who liked to drink. If there was a way to get out of paying for something, he would fi nd it.

One day he was in a bar when the Devil walked in. Jack, as usual, thought hard about how to trick the Devil into buying him a drink. After much contemplation, Jack made a deal with the Devil. If the Devil would buy him a drink, Jack would give the Devil his soul. To this, the Devil readily agreed.

Being the miserly soul

he was, Jack convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin which Jack would use to pay for the drink. The Devil agreed and changed himself into a coin. Jack grabbed the coin and promptly put it in his pocket next to a silver cross. This prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Eventually, Jack agreed to release the Devil if he would not claim his soul for 10 years.

Ten years passed and Jack met the Devil while walking down a dirt road. The Devil, recognizing Jack, attempted to collect the long promised soul. Jack asked for one thing before he was taken away. He asked for an apple at the top of a tree. The Devil not seeing any reason not to get the apple climbed the tree. Jack quickly took out a pocket knife and carved crosses into the tree, making it impossible for the Devil to get down. This time, Jack made the Devil agree to never take his soul before Jack would allow him out of the tree.

Several more years passed and Jack died. At Heaven’s pearly gates, God would not allow Jack to pass because of how Jack led his life on earth. Jack asked God where he should go and God said that maybe he might be better suited for the opposite direction.

Jack left Heaven feeling forlorn but having nowhere else to go, went to Hell to see if the Devil would let him in. Keeping his previous promise, the Devil would not let Jack in Hell either.

Jack asked the Devil where he should go if neither Heaven nor Hell would take him. To this question the Devil replied, that Jack should go back to earth where he could roam the planet for eternity. The night was dark and Jack could not see. The Devil gave Jack a lump of coal to light the way. Jack placed the coal into a carved turnip and used this as his lantern to light the way.

The United States is a mixture of people and customs. Halloween is no different. Stingy Jack explains the origin of the Jack-o’-lantern, but Halloween, once called All Hallow’s Eve is also the day before All Saints Day.

All Saints Day is cerebrated in many countries by paying respect to their dead, similar to our Memorial Day. The Day of the Dead is the designated day in Mexico on Nov. 1.

Wendy Peterson-Biorn is the executive director of the Carver County Historical Society. She can be reached at (952) 442-4234.

Chaska, MN 55318This combined polling place

serves all territory in Independent School District No. 112 located in the City of Chaska; and Chaska Town-ship; Carver County, Minnesota.

C O M B I N E D P O L L I N G PLACE: Chanhassen Recreation Center

2310 Coulter Blvd.Chanhassen, MN 55317This combined polling place

serves all territory in Independent School District No. 112 located in the City of Chanhassen; Carver County, Minnesota.

C O M B I N E D P O L L I N G PLACE:

Victoria City Hall 7951 RoseVictoria, MN 55386This combined polling place

serves all territory in Independent School District No. 112 located in the City of Victoria; and Laketown Township; Carver County, Min-nesota.

C O M B I N E D P O L L I N G PLACE: East Union Elementary School

15655 County Road 43Carver, MN 55315This combined polling place

serves all territory in Independent School District No. 112 located in the City of Carver; and Dahlgren and San Francisco Townships; Carver County, Minnesota.

Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the combined polling place designated above for the pre-cinct in which he or she resides. The polls for said election will be opened at 7:00 o'clock a.m. and will close at 8:00 o'clock p.m., on the date of said election.

A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election. An unregistered indi-vidual may register to vote at the applicable combined polling place on election day.Dated: September 8, 2011.

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

/s/ Lisa Anderson School District Clerk

Independent School District No. 112

(Eastern Carver County Schools) State of Minnesota(Published in the Chaska Herald on Thursday, October 20 and 27, 2011; No. 6585)

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF EPIC SECURTIY

PROFESSIONALS, INC.The undersigned incorporator,

being a natural person eighteen years (18) years of age or older, in order to form a corporation entity under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 302A, hereby adopts the following Articles of Incorporation:

ARTICLE INAME1. The name of this corporation

shall be Epic Security Profession-als, Inc.

ARTICLE II2. The registered offi ce of the

corporation shall be 1940 Park Ridge Court, Chaska, MN 55318.

ARTICLE III3. The name and address of the

incorporator is Martha Cashman, 1940 Park Ridge Court, Chaska, MN 55318.

ARTICLE IVCAPITAL4.1 The aggregate number of

shares of common stock which this corporation shall have the author-ity to issue is 100,000 shares. Such shares shall be designated as this corporation’s Common Stock.

4.2 The Board of Directors may, from time to time establish by reso-lution different classes or series of shares, and may fi x the rights and preferences of said shares in any class or series.

4.3 The Board of Directors shall have the authority to issue shares of

a class or series to effectuate share dividends, splits, or conversion of its outstanding shares.

4.4 No share holder of this cor-poration shall have any preemptive rights.

ARTICLE VDIRECTORS5. The name and post offi ce ad-

dress of the fi rst directors who shall serve until their successors are duly elected are Marsha Cashman, 1940 Park Ridge Court, Chaska, MN 55318.

ARTICLE VIPERIOD OF DURATION6. This corporation shall have

perpetual existence.ARTICLE VIIPURPOSE7. This corporation shall have

general business purposes and shall have the unlimited power to engage in and to do any acts necessary or incidental to the conduct of any business for which corporations may engage under Chapter 302A of the Minnesota Statues.

Martha Cashman October 5, 2011Martha Cashman-President

(Published in the Chaska Herald on Thursday, October 20 and 27, 2011; No. 6596)

STATE OF MINNESOTASECRETARY OF STATE

CERTIFICATE OFASSUMED NAME

Minnesota Statutes Chapter 333File Number: Date Filed: August 15, 2011The fi ling of an assumed name

does not provide a user with exclu-sive rights to that name. The fi ling is required as a consumer protection, in order to enable consumers to be able to identify the true owner of a business.

1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: Award Travel International

2. State the address of the prin-cipal place of business. A complete street address or rural route and rural route box number is required; the address cannot be a P.O. Box: 2897 Forest Ridge, Chaska, MN 55318

3. List the name and complete street address of all persons con-ducting business under the above Assumed Name, OR if an entity, provide the legal corporate, LLC, or Limited Partnership name and registered offi ce address. Attach ad-ditional sheet(s) if necessary: GAS Holdings, LLC – 2897 Forest Ridge, Chaska, MN 55318

4. I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is re-quired, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fi elds, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the appli-cable chapter of Minnesota Stat-utes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.

Signature: George E. Warner, Jr. – Attorney

for Applicant (MN #222719)George E. Warner, Jr. - Contact

Person 952-922-7700

Date: 08-14-2011(Published in the Chaska Herald on Thursday, October 20 and 27, 2011; No. 6608)

NOTICE OF TESTING OF OPTICAL SCAN VOTING

SYSTEMINDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 112(EASTERN CARVER COUNTY

SCHOOLS)STATE OF MINNESOTANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that Independent School District

No. 112 (Eastern Carver County Schools) shall perform a public accuracy test of the optical scan voting system to be used in the District’s November 8, 2011 special election. The test shall be conducted at: Chaska City Hall, One City Hall Plaza, Chaska , Minnesota on Octo-ber 31, 2011 at One o’clock p.m. In-terested individuals are authorized to attend and observe.

If you have any questions, please contact Caroline Long at 952-556-6110.Dated: September 8, 2011

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

By: /s/ Lisa Anderson School District Clerk

Independent School District No. 112

(Eastern Carver County Schools)State of Minnesota

(Published in the Chaska Herald on Thursday, October 27, 2011; No. 6611)

BOARD OF EDUCATIONINDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT 112CHASKA, MINNESOTA

Summary Regular Meeting —9-22-11

ISD 112 Sch. Bd. held reg. mtg. 9-22-11. Chair Leone called mtg to order @ 6:32 p.m. All mbrs pres-ent.

Approve/Accept: (Anderson/Nelson)

• Minutes of 9-8-11 reg. mtg

• Personnel Items: 3 resig-nations, 21 new hires, & 14 change in position

• Checks for $1,196,201.06• Gifts and DonationsBd recommended Larissa

Juelich be appointed Student Rep to the School Board.

During Open Forum, Ellen Carlson, representing the CHS Dance Team/Parents urged the Bd to consider making improvements to the CHS studio/fi tness room.

During Open Forum, Daniel Vesel, parent of two CHS students, asked for clarifi cation on the stu-dent parking fee, the cost of the new turf, why students are required to print notes/homework at home instead of getting copies from teach-ers at school, why CHS didn’t have student planners this year & why are students charged to get into athletic events.

Bd approved the Application for a Cooperative Sponsorship to the Minnesota State High School League for our girls and boys la-crosse teams. (Tirk/Berg)

Bd approved the OPEB Irre-vocable Trust Agreement. (Berg/Klein)

Bd approved the Investment Advisor Agreement. (Anderson/Klein)

Bd approved to certify the pre-liminary levy at “maximum.” (An-derson/Klein)

Leone adjourned @ 7:11 p.m.(Published in the Chaska Herald on Thursday, October 27, 2011; No. 6613)

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