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Community Calendar for October 19, 2017

FOREST LAKE
Blood donation
The Red Cross will be hosting a blood donation event Oct. 19 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Peter Catholic Church, 1250 S. Shore Drive.
Maniac magician
Kevin “The Maniac Magician” Hall will perform at the Forest Lake VFW Oct. 21 as part of a Forest Lake Masons’ event to honor Mike Schultz winning the Hiram Award. The event is open to the public and will feature a social hour at 6 p.m., a prime rib dinner ($40) at 7 p.m., and the magician show at 8 p.m. Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 14 and are available at the VFW at 556 12th St. SW or by calling Rodney at 612-875-1449.
Food distribution
Forest Hills Church, 1790 11th St. SE, is hosting a food distribution on Oct. 21 from 8 to 11 a.m. This is a distribution site of Ruby’s Pantry. A $20 donation is requested to pay for

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Intoxicated drive-thru arrest highlights local calls

The following are some notable local first responder calls from the previous week.
Drinking and drive-thrubroadstreet.zone(48036);
A man of an unknown age or hometown was arrested Oct. 14 after allegedly driving drunk in the drive-thru at the Forest Lake McDonald’s.
According to the Forest Lake Police Department, police were called to the restaurant on a report of an intoxicated man. Police arrived and observed a man later identified as Fabian Mack St. Germaine, of an unknown age and residence, allegedly visibly drunk, with bloodshot eyes and a poor sense of balance. Before police arrived, St. Germaine allegedly ran into the side of McDonald’s while in the drive-thru and at one point exited his vehicle to yell profanities at the car behind him. During his arrest, he allegedly resisted officers and scratched one of them hard enough to draw blood from the officer’s hand.
The person on the receiving end of St. Germaine’s alleged verbal

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Asphalt plant activists continue to pack meetings

 
Julie Parent
Columbus Reporterbroadstreet.zone(48036);
There was standing room only at the Columbus City Council Meeting on Oct. 11. Columbus Public Communications Coordinator Jessica Hughes estimated there were between 150 and 160 people in attendance. Some people were there to protest the Bituminous Roadways. Inc.’s proposal to open an asphalt plant at 13345 and 13363 West Freeway Drive in Columbus, while others, including some Bituminous Roadways employees, were there to show support for the business. This “Triangle” property is located just south of the Interstate 35 split, around two miles south of Running Aces Casino and Racetrack.
Bituminous Roadways is hoping a new facility on the property will produce asphalt for its paving projects within a 15-mile radius, representing an expansion into the north metro for a company that currently has plants in Minneapolis, Inver Grove Heights and Stillwater. Many residents do not feel an asphalt plant would enhance the city or the environment,

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