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Good memoriesbroadstreet.zone(48036);
Great job on the Simmons family article. The article brought back good memories of the Simmons, the Boehms, the Vogels and many others, the grocery stores, the bakery, Skateland, Wagners Hamburger shop, our “working” theater, and all of the businesses that made Forest Lake what it was – even when I was little.
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File photoFrom pig racing to an auto cross show to food, games and displays, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at the Washington County Fair.
Alicia Lebens
Stillwater Gazettebroadstreet.zone(48036);
Washington County Fair manager Dorie Ostertag makes it her goal to ensure there’s something for everyone to enjoy at the fair each year.
The 146th annual Washington County Fair runs Aug. 2-6 at the County Fairgrounds in Baytown Township.
A new feature returning to the grandstand for a second year is an auto cross show featuring automobiles that do trick jumps.
“Last year was the first year of auto cross, and I thought, ‘I want to see that,’” Ostertag said. “It was so fun to watch.”
Another feature added last year is being carried over this year — a mechanical bull in Building D. Ostertag said the fair is also expanding the games in Building D.broadstreet.zone(50962);
“The mechanical bull was very popular, and we are adding a virtual reality

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Gary D. Flint, age 77, of Wyoming, died unexpectedly on July 31, 2017.
Gary was a 35 year employee of American National Can.
Preceded in death by parents, Lloyd and Thelma.
He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Sue; children, Debra (Robert) Reitzel, Daniel (Vicki), Dawn (Tim) Matuseski, Mike (Pat Trombley), Kelly Rydeen (Blaine Dorweiler); 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; siblings, Sandy (Ken) Keister, Lloyd (Nancy), J. Lindsay (Terry Kjellgren), Colleen (Kevin) Smith; many relatives and friends.
A Celebration of Gary’s Life will be 4-8 p.m., Thursday, August 3, 2017, with 7:30 p.m. sharing, at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or Alzheimer’s Association.

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Julie Parent
Columbus Reporter
Residents of Columbus and the surrounding area voiced their concerns about a proposed asphalt plant in the city during a July 26 City Council meeting.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Kent Peterson, CEO of Bituminous Roadways Inc., has signed a purchase agreement for the property at 13345 and 13363 W. Freeway Drive in Columbus. This “Triangle” property is located just south of the Interstate Highway 35 split near Running Aces Casino and Racetrack. Peterson would like to build a Bituminous Roadways state-of-the-art facility on the property to produce asphalt for paving projects within a 15-mile radius of the plant.
At the July 26 meeting, Kenneth Rohlf, an attorney representing Peterson, asked the Columbus City Council to table the pending preliminary plat application until some of the text regarding the asphalt plant, the outdoor storage, and the sewer hookup could be amended. The council agreed to the request.
However, local residents and neighbors of the proposed site

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