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Good neighbor

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Scandia Mayor Christine Maefsky presented the Scandia Good Neighbor Award to Janie O’Connor at the Sept. 19 City Council meeting. O’Connor was nominated by Debra Behrens, who wrote, “Janie O’Connor has become Scandia’s own butterfly lady, passionately educating children and adults alike on the importance of nature preservation, encouraging responsible environmental habits to benefit the generations to come. Janie is always kind, patient, enthusiastic, and a true community leader.”

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Understanding the long term care insurance claim process

Those who own a long term care insurance policy should know what it covers. Every policy, however, is different. Interested parties are invited to attend a presentation at Cherrywood Pointe Oct. 16 at 1:30 p.m. to hear from Greg Getchell, owner of Amada Senior Care. His presentation will cover what a long term care insurance policy covers, whether or not that policy can help pay for home care or assisted living, the coverage limits for each service, and the definitions of an inflation rider and a premium waiver. Attendees will also learn how to file a claim. There will be a tour of Cherrywood Pointe after the seminar.

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Changing the conversation

Paul Thomas
Guest Columnist
About 25 years ago, I remember a very tense conversation around the dinner table. As we gathered for our family meal with my mom, dad, little brother (7) and sister (2), there was a “feeling in the air” that even a 10-year-old boy could recognize. With a calm in her voice yet a nervousness in her words, my mother explained to us that my aunt had recently been to the doctor for some tests, and those test revealed something very troubling: that my aunt had … cancer. “Cancer!” I exclaimed in a loud and scared voice that one could tell was the exact way my mom and dad felt but weren’t able to show their true feelings so as not to upset us kids. It was almost as if the word itself was evil and that merely speaking “cancer” aloud caused the room to be filled with fear.

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Decades of duty

Submitted photoBryan Steven poses with his daughters Breanna and Neva after returning from a deployment in Antarctica.
Bryan Steven graduated from Forest Lake High Area School in 1984. Several years later, he felt called to join the Minnesota Air National Guard. That journey lasted 28 years.
“I felt like I needed something to do, and I wanted to help people,” he said. “I was working as an EMT and so I knew that those skills translated to something beyond just a traditional guardsman. I wanted to go into the medical field.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
Steven worked as a flight medic, and as such, he traveled often. His first assignment was as a part of Operation Desert Shield, and his last was a 49-day trip to Antarctica. His job was to assist in the returning of sick and wounded soldiers from foreign countries back to the U.S. He has evacuated service members from five different continents.
“My plan

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