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NordicWerks SkiKlubb members Regan Duffy (left), Olivia Schwintek and Chloe Foster roller-ski through Lion’s Park in Scandia.
The fact that the calendar reads June, July or August has never slowed down the NordicWerks SkiKlubb.
The Forest Lake-based Nordic skiing club has been a fixture in the local sports scene since the early 2000s, offering a summer training program for skiers in middle- and high school. Undeterred by mugginess and mosquitoes, NordicWerks athletes could be seen zipping around the area this summer on roller-skis.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The founder and leader of the SkiKlubb is Deno Johnson, who also coaches the boys and girls Nordic teams at Forest Lake. Most of the club’s current membership is pulled from his Ranger programs, though skiers from White Bear Lake and Stillwater also participate. Wintry rivalries dissipate in the summer heat.
“I told (a NordicWerks skier from Stillwater) my goal is to make him the fastest skier at Stillwater,” Johnson said.

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The Forest Lake 18U lacrosse team followed up on its undefeated regular season (six wins, one tie, no losses) by taking first place in the Minnesota Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association tournament at Lakeville South High School Aug. 5-6. After dominating games against Andover (12-4) and Chisago (12-1), Forest Lake prevailed in a rain-soaked championship game 5-3 over Armstrong Cooper. Front row, left to right: Lily Waleshek, Taylor Glumack, Anna Reifschneider, Emily Sumey, Kerri Manders, Hayden Kronke and Gabby Walrath. Back row, left to right: coach Robb Walrath, Mandi Jo Schwartz, Kennedy Brandvold, Rylie Olson, Tatum Stevens, Sydney Nenn, Kelli Bush, Jamie Ihfe, Bailey O’Donovan, Hailey Swanson, Sam Howell, coach Chad Brandvold and Lily Bartholmy. Not pictured: Katie Mastell and Mikayla Ness.

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The Forest Lake 10U softball team won first place in the NAFA nationals silver bracket in Bloomington July 27-30, going 7-1 across four days of play. Front row: bat girl Addy Dowdall. Middle row, left to right: Bella Dowdall, Cassidy Pitzl, Ellie Crandell, Greta Stanek, Rylen Kissell and Karianne Drury. Back row, left to right: coach Andy Pitzl, Brie Bakke, Olivia Hauer, Trista Johnson, Lola Thomas, Lilah Bakkestuen, Kaelynn Herrick and coach Dave Drury.

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Brewers draw Dundas in opener
The Forest Lake Brewers will meet the Dundas Dukes in the first round of the Class B State Amateur Baseball Tournament Aug. 19 at 4 p.m. at Hawk Field in Hamburg. Teams losing in round one are eliminated, but the tournament switches to a double-elimination format starting in round two. With a win over Dundas, the Brewers would play in Hamburg again on Friday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. against either the Chanhassen Redbirds or the Sauk Rapids Cyclones. Hawk Field is located at 100 Sophia Avenue in Hamburg. The Brewers earned their position in the state tournament after going 1-1 in seeding games at St. Michael over the weekend. The Brewers lost to the Brooklyn Park Norsemen 3-2 on Aug. 11 before defeating the Champlin LoGators 3-0 on Aug. 12.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Gravelle named MIAC All-Rookie
2014 Forest Lake graduate Brett Gravelle led the University of St. Thomas hockey

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Submitted photoFree plane rides for kids and a chance to check out airplanes owned by local pilots are back this year at the Daniel DePonti Airport Open House Aug. 20.
After a one-year break due to the runway being paved, event organizers are rebooting and rebranding what was formerly known as the airport fly-in event at the Daniel DePonti airport, which will be held Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“One of the major changes is that it is now officially an airport open house and Young Eagles event as opposed to a fly-in because all of the pilots we have planned for the event are local,” said event coordinator Marc Harshman, who agreed to chair the event last November. “With the newly paved runway, there was concern about where to park all the planes, so we have scaled down in numbers just to kind of see where we are

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Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
The Goodview Avenue Trail and whether or not to repair it was again a prominent discussion item at the Aug. 2 meeting of the Wyoming City Council.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Local resident Steve Sicheneder attended the meeting and addressed the council.
“I missed some of the prior discussion, but it seems to me that this is not a trail,” he said. “It is a walkway. When Thurnbeck (Park) was developed, it seems to me that it should have been a concrete walkway. I think it should be reconstructed, and I don’t think that it should come out of parks, because I don’t believe it is a trail. At the minimum leave, I think it is a safety issue.”
He said Goodview is too busy of a road for people to be walking on a wide shoulder to the side of it.
“We are a community that walks for recreation,” he said. “We have terrible drivers.

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Area pine trees have been showing signs of Diplodia, a fungal disease that commonly affects red pines after hail, causing their needles to turn red. Most trees will survive if there is adequate precipitation.
Pine trees damaged by recent hail storms in portions of northern Washington County should be left alone until next year unless more than half of their needles have turned brown, according to a press release issued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Following heavy winds and hail on July 12, many red pines in a 14-mile swath from the Hugo-area to Scandia and Marine on Saint Croix have been showing signs of Diplodia, a fungal disease that commonly affects red pines after hail, causing their needles to turn red. Most trees will survive if there is adequate precipitation.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“Dipodia doesn’t usually kill mature red pine so they should be left to recover,” DNR forester Jeff Wilder said in

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The River Valley Leos Club will be starting its 2017-18 year in September and invites any teen who enjoys doing community service projects and volunteering to join the club. The Leos Club is an organization dedicated to service and supporting the community; and is a youth branch of the Scandia-Marine Lions.
Teens between the ages of 12 and 18 years old lead service projects, fundraise for organizations (local, regional, national, and global), and participate in volunteer-based opportunities in the area. The Leos Club goal is to help others through service and leave a positive impact on the local community as well as the state, region, and world.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Leos Club is a way to have fun, make friends with other teens who enjoy making a positive difference, and develop leadership skills.
Meetings held during the even months (October, December, February, April, June, August) will be for Leos only. Meetings held during odd months

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