Winter 2021-22 Hometown Messenger

Celebrate Holiday Fest on Dec. 4 Hosted by the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce, Holiday Fest is an open streets celebration to kick off the holiday season. This year's celebration is from 1-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 in downtown Shakopee. Bring the entire family for some holiday shopping at the outdoor vendor market, take pictures with Santa, check out the walk-through parade and make sure to stay for the tree lighting and fireworks. Schedule: • 1-5 p.m.: Winter Market in Lewis Street Parking Lot • 1-5 p.m.: Holiday Activity Stations at downtown businesses • 2-5 p.m.: Walk-Through Parade on First Avenue East • 2-4 p.m.: Photos with Santa (location TBD) • 2-4 p.m.: Christopher Straub "Good Night Shakopee" book signing (location TBD) • 5:10 p.m.: Tree Lighting in front of River City Centre • 5:30 p.m.: Fireworks For more information, visit www.Shakopee.org .

A LOOK BACK

Shakopee skaters won the team trophy at the 1974 Suburban Recreation Association races.

If you lived in Shakopee anytime in the late 1950s through the late 70s, the brand name Clover Leaf Creamery (also called Clover Leaf Dairy) most likely will ring a bell. Clover Leaf was the brand of milk most Shakopee residents had delivered to their house twice a week by Lester (Les) Menden, the local milkman. From 1957 to 1979, children ages six through 14 competed in the Shakopee Clover Leaf Local Skate Derby, sponsored, of course, by Clover Leaf. The annual event was held at the end of January at the Shakopee Swimming Pool in Lions Park, which was converted into an ice rink during the winter. Children ages nine through 14 who came in first place would qualify to compete in the Suburban Recreation Association races held in Robbinsdale, Minn. “To me, the best thing about the Derby wasn’t necessarily the races but was being able to drink as much Clover Leaf milk (including chocolate) and orange drink as I wanted because it was free,” Joy (Deering) Sutton recalls, “To a young child, it was such a special treat!” For 22 years, milkman and Clover Leaf manager Les Menden handed out the awards to first, second and third place winners in each age category. The last Shakopee Clover Leaf Local Skate Derby took place in 1979, the year Clover Leaf Creamery was sold to Kemps.

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GARBAGE HAULING

HOW DOES THIS AFFECT PRICING? A general breakdown of monthly costs is available on the city website at www.ShakopeeMN.gov/ haulertransition . HOW CAN I ADJUST MY BILLING PREFERENCES? Visit www.ShakopeeMN.gov/dsi or use a smart device camera to scan the QR code below, then click on the link to set up and confirm your DSI account.

The city's garbage and recycling contract with Republic Services expires on Dec. 31, 2021, and Dick's Sanitation, Inc. (DSI) will become the city's trash hauler on Jan. 1, 2022. Here's what you need to know: WILL MY PICKUP DAY OR ROUTE CHANGE? The vast majority of garbage and recycling routes and pickup days will remain the same with DSI in 2022. If changes to your route become necessary, residents will be notified of that change in advance. WILL I GET NEW COLLECTION CARTS? No. Residents who have a Republic cart may notice a DSI representative placing a DSI sticker on their cart before Jan.1, but the cart itself will not be exchanged.

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