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Submitted photosThe families of Jim Smith, Steve Hursh, and Beth Toutges and Avis Tetrault all have three generations of relatives in the Forest Lake City Marching Band.
The Fourth of July has long been associated with family gatherings as the nation pauses to observe Independence Day.broadstreet.zone(48036);
In Forest Lake, the holiday is synonymous with a parade, fireworks, carnival rides, music, bingo and enough food offerings to stuff a State Fair fan.
In most years, the American Legion Post 225-sponsored parade has included performances by the Forest Lake City Marching Band. Founded in 1981 by high school graduates who fell in love with marching band music and the tradition of marching band under the direction of Rollie Nelson, the band continues to perform.
Its numbers are not at the levels of the early years, but there is a sign of renewed interest. As the band took to the streets here on Tuesday, July 4, three

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Fairview Lakes Medical Center recently received the gift of a life-saving device to be used during sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest affects more than 300,000 people yearly in the United States. Receiving such a device can increase the odds of saving a person’s life. Without intervention, a cardiac arrest victim will die within minutes of an occurrence.
The donation was made possible by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, administered by the Minnesota Department of Health Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“Fairview Lakes Medical Center is very grateful to MDH and the Helmsley Charitable Trust for this generous gift,” Fairview president John Herman said in a press release. “This will greatly help our team enhance the already excellent care we provide our patients and keep us at the forefront of technology.”
The donation is an automated chest compression device that delivers hands-free, consistent CPR to patients who

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