The following obituaries are from the Oct. 16, 2008 print edition of the Chaska Herald newspaper:

Joshua Damptey was a student that everyone looked up to, noted his fifth-grade teacher, Rob Gooding.

The 10-year-old Oak Point Intermediate student died Friday afternoon after collapsing during run club.

“He seemed to enjoy everything he was involved with,” Gooding said.

Gooding described Joshua as caring, very responsible, and as a person with a high level of integrity.

See how the candidates addressed downtown safety in a debate sponsored by the Eastern Carver County League of Women Voters on Oct. 9.

See how the candidates for Chaska City Council responded to the recent approval to build a new Southwest Christian High School.

See how the candidates' reponsed on the issue of eminent domain at the Oct. 9 debate sponsored by the Eastern Carver County League of Women Voters.

“Let’s go out and win!” exhorted U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), to a crowd assembled in a downtown Shakopee parking lot Tuesday afternoon for the opening of the regional Barrack Obama campaign office (which covers the southwest suburbs).

For Sara Hanlon, who grew up in Roseville in the 1950s, Halloween was a time of fun and innocence.  

There were no Freddies or Jasons to terrorize the innocent. No “Pet Cemetery,” no “Saw,” no “Grudge” to keep one up at night.

James A. Boll, 78, of Waconia, passed away on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waconia.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, Oct. 13, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in St. Bonifacius. Visitation was Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the St. Boniface gathering space and one hour prior to the mass at church.

Arrangements were made through the Johnson Funeral Home of Waconia, 952-442-2121. www.johnsonfh.com

The Chaska volleyball team reached the championship of the 14th annual Runestone Classic Tournament in Alexandria, only to be upset by the host team in a tiebreaker.

The Hawks cruised through pool play, topping Moorhead 25-11, 25-11; Renville County West 25-5, 25-17 and Perham 25-8, 25-16.

The host team then dug in against the Hawks, taking the first game 26-24. Chaska struck back 25-21 in the second game, but Alex took it home with a 15-10 tiebreaker victory.

The Section 2AA individual finals are set.

Chaska's Katie Mattson won two matches in the North subsection tournament on Saturday to earn a spot in Tuesday's singles finals.
Katie Mattson