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Sheriff reflects on first few months in office

Photo by Alicia LebensSheriff Dan Starry waves to the crowd while riding in the Lumberjack Days Parade in Stillwater July 24.
Alicia Lebens
Stillwater Gazette
Serving the community and being a positive role model for children drew Washington County Sheriff Dan Starry into law enforcement. When former county sheriff Bill Hutton announced his retirement earlier this year, he tapped Starry — his chief deputy — to fill the remainder of Hutton’s term, which runs through 2018.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Starry’s appointment was approved by the county board, and he was sworn in as the 30th Washington County Sheriff May 1. He had a notable arrival in the Forest Lake area, as he entered office during the local controversy over whether or not Forest Lake would contract with the sheriff’s office for law enforcement services or retain its police department. Ultimately, the city kept its current police force after Starry pulled the sheriff’s office’s law enforcement proposal from

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After the storm

Angie Hong
Guest Columnist
If there is one thing you can count on in Minnesota, it is unpredictable weather. Rain falls – sometimes too much, and sometimes not enough. There are tornados, thunderstorms, hail and straight-line winds. It can be 95 degrees and humid on Monday and then snowing by Friday. You may notice that your trees and gardens look dramatically different from one year to the next. After a storm you may also be wondering what to do about fallen trees and flattened flowers. The answer is: it depends.broadstreet.zone(48036);
If a damaged or fallen tree is creating a danger or nuisance, it should obviously be removed. If you have a larger property, however, fallen trees can actually provide good habitat for birds and wildlife. The tree that once stood tall, providing nesting sites for an owl or songbirds, will find new life on the woodland floor. A passing fox may choose to

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Edina Realty assists local charities

The Forest Lake office of Edina Realty recently awarded grants to Community Helping Hand and Lakes Center for Youth and Families.
Community Helping Hand has been dedicated to helping the people of their community. Through the generous donations they receive, and the sales from their thrift store, they help out residents of the Forest Lake Area School District that are falling on hard times by giving assistance with energy bills, rent, prescriptions, food, and more.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Lakes Center for Youth and Families offers community justice and diversion, youth mentoring, and enrichment programs. A major focus of their work with at-risk youth is to keep them safe at home and in school instead of seeing them run away from home and become homeless. LCY4F is the only youth development organization in the service area that reaches out to at-risk youth and their families by providing a holistic approach to address unmet needs and behavioral

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