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Harold M. Lang

Incredible Dad, Beloved Grandpa, Great Grandpa, WWII Sub Vet & Friend. Harold Lang, age 92 of Forest Lake, formerly of St. Paul, went to be with the Lord on September 15, 2017, while surrounded by his family.
Preceded in death by wife, Dolores; son, Jeff; parents, Charles and Franceska Lang; stepmother, Elizabeth Lang; sister, Carolyn.
Survived by children, Michael (Gayle) Lang, Barb (Bill) Reynolds, Jean (David) Swanson, Ken (Lori) Lang, Kurt (Jean) Lang, Lisa (Kerry) Johnson; daughter-in-law; Deb Lang; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; many other relatives and friends.
Harold can be remembered for his service to our country as a WWII sub vet on the USS Besugo, as a member of the Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion Post 225. He also served as State Commander of the MN Submarine Veterans. He worked in the printing trade for 47 years and was a life-long member of the Pressmen’s Union.
Visitation 4-8 p.m. Wednesday,

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Road projects aplenty discussed in Wyoming

Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
Road work was the big topic of discussion at the Sept. 5 Wyoming City Council meeting.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Resident Irv Hanson attended during the open forum at the beginning of the meeting. He was concerned about the speed limit on Goodview Avenue.
“Every town you go through, they turn the speed down – Rush City, Harris – we need to cut back on our speed limit,” he told the council. “I think our council needs to get behind it and do something on that. Whatever it takes to get the speed down. We should have some say as local residents.”
“We will look at that and see what we can do,” Mayor Lisa Iverson said.
Also on the agenda was payment two to Forest Lake Contracting for the 2017 street reconstruction project.
“They are making great progress,” City Engineer Mark Erichson said. “They are working ahead of the completion date, which was mid-October. They are

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Dazed and Fun-fused

Photos by Ryan Howard and cow chip photo courtesy of Jennifer Braido
Area residents had multiple options for festival fun last weekend, as Scandia’s Taco Daze and Linwood Family Fun Day both took place in beautiful weather. About, Xavier Kruger, who recently moved to Scandia from Duluth, plays a game of ring toss while enjoying his first Taco Daze Sept. 9. He told The Times he appreciated seeing so many Scandia residents giving back to their community.broadstreet.zone(48036);

One of the premiere activities of late at Linwood Family Fun Day, held this year on Sept. 9, is the cow chip throwing contest. This year, Linwood Elementary School’s new principal, Joe Mueller (pictured), won the men’s division.

Kye and Finley Kaufenberg of May pet goat kids during Taco Daze.
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Jack Kugel manned the kids prize fishing booth during Family Fun Day.

Volunteers from Boy Scout Troop 173 serve the namesake of Scandia’s festival, tacos, during the event.

Mark

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