John E. Harrington

John Elroy Harrington, age 78, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, passed away on August 11, 2017.
He is survived by loving wife of 57 years, Marilyn; two daughters, Joan (Pete) TerMaat of North Oaks and Carol Joy (Craig) Paschke of Golden Valley; five grandchildren, Morgan, Ben, Mary, Max, and Tara; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
John is preceded in death by his parents, George and Hedwig; and siblings, George Harrington (Pat) and Gloria Klein (Bob).
John was born October 11, 1938 in New York City, NY. He joined the USAF at age 17. Stationed in Wadena, MN, he met Marilyn and they were married on April 30, 1960. John graduated from the University of MN and John had a successful career as a CPA. John passed on his business knowledge through teaching accounting courses at several Twin Cities colleges for many years, as well as volunteering at every church he was a member

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Police deter vehicle thieves

Forest Lake Police nabbed a pair of vehicle thieves in unrelated cases at the end of July.
The first arrest occurred shortly after midnight on July 29, when an officer observed a northbound motorcycle on Centennial Avenue Southwest near the intersection with Fourth Avenue Southwest. Observing that the vehicle was driving 10 mph over the speed limit and lacked a working brake light, the officer attempted to pull over the motorcycle, at which point the driver allegedly accelerated, quickly reaching 75 mph in a 30 mph zone. The officer gave chase, and the motorcyclist fled west on Second Avenue Southwest and soon turned into a nearby cul-de-sac, allegedly crashing into a chain link fence. The driver, later identified as Ken John Thiel, 43, of Shoreview, allegedly attempted to flee on foot, but he stopped when the officer left his car and ordered Thiel to return.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Thiel reportedly told police that he fled

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Standing together

Photos courtesy of Theresa Cleary, Kimberly Aschbrenner and Janet Charaisbroadstreet.zone(48036);
Forest Lake residents and neighborhoods around the community participated in Night to Unite on Aug. 1, like the gathering on Jason Avenue North, where Forest Lake Police officer Pat Ferguson stopped by and local resident Daniel Cleary roasted a pig for his neighbors.

The driveway to Karen Morehead’s home was chalked with a welcoming message the evening of the event.

Adrianna Leohr enjoys the Night to Unite festivities at the Forest Lake American Legion.
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