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Reasonable people can disagree on how best to manage and protect our natural resources while responsibly using them for jobs and materials.
Congressman Emmer has earned a lifetime score of 1 percent and a 2016 score of percent from the League Of Conservation Voters (http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/tomemmer). This is not an indication of nuance and

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Members of the Forest Lake Police Department met with community members at the Forest Lake Starbucks Oct. 4 for the department’s Coffee with a Cop event.

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Forest Lake firefighters inspect a silo that caught fire the morning of Oct. 10 at 11529 Mayberry Trail N. in Marine on St. Croix. The Marine and Scandia fire departments responded to the fire after a call around 8:30 a.m., and Forest Lake responded for mutual aid. No one was injured.

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Washington County has a new program to help small businesses. Earlier this year the Economic Development Authority of Washington County approved an agreement with the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping small businesses succeed.
The agreement with MCCD has made available to any citizen of Washington County the organization’s Open to Business program, which offers a variety of advising services to anyone who either runs or is interested in running a small business.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Washington County is home to nearly 18,000 self-employed or non-employer businesses.
“That’s a significant number of small business here in the county,” Washington County Economic Development Director Chris Eng said. “That’s the backbone of our economy.”
“The county board and the cities got together and said, ‘We need to do something to help our existing businesses continue to grow and be successful and help them thrive,’” Eng said. That discussion led to a contact with MCCD

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Orlo “Jim” Hursh, age 82 of Scandia, Minnesota, passed away peacefully while hunting for turkeys on Sunday, October 8, 2017.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Marie; sister, Karen Houle.
He is survived by his children, Kimberly (James) Anderson, Jeffery, Tammi (Steve) Malmer; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Kathleen Isaacson; brother, Joel (Marilyn) Hursh; many nieces, nephews and other extended family.
A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, October 16, 2017 at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the celebration at the funeral home. Interment at Elim Lutheran Cemetery, Scandia, Minnesota. Online condolences may be made at www.mattsonfuneralhome.com. Cards and memorials may be directed to Mattson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 343 N. Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025.

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ESR, Inc. recently announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an annual awareness campaign that takes place each October. The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. This year’s theme is “Inclusion Drives Innovation.”
The history of National Disability Employment Awareness Month traces back to 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October each year “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” In 1962, the word “physically” was removed to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with all types of disabilities. In 1988, Congress expanded the week to a month and changed the name to National Disability Employment Awareness Month.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“Americans of all abilities must have access to good, safe jobs,” U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta said in a press release. “Smart employers know that

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Jack Hans Kwiatkowski, age 70, of Forest Lake, MN passed away on October 7, 2017 surrounded by loving family. Preceded in death by parents, Chester and Dagny Kwiatkowski and infant son, Tony. Survived by wife, Diane; and children, Brian (Heather) Kwiatkowski, Jill (Paul) Krongard, Scott (Lisa) Swenson and Todd Swenson; six Grandchildren and one Great Grandchild; brothers, Chester (Mary) Kwiatkowski, Larry (Suzy) Kwiatkowski; and numerous extended family.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 13, 2017 at Mattson Funeral Home 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior to the celebration at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.mattsonfuneralhome.com. Cards and memorials may be directed to Mattson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 343 N. Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025.

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