WSC celebrates triumphant transition

Photos by Ryan Howard Wildlife Science Center Executive Director Peggy Callahan is greeted by a litter of friendly wolf pups as she makes her rounds at WSC’s new home in Linwood.
Peggy Callahan is all about the animals, but if you squint, you can see a hint of personal pride as she surveys the Wildlife Science Center’s new digs.
“So many people counted us out,” the center’s executive director said.broadstreet.zone(48036);
She’s referring to WSC’s year-and-a-half moving process from its old site – a small parcel of Department of Natural Resources land carved out of the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area in Columbus – to a new, 165-acre facility owned by WSC in Linwood (22830 Sunrise Road NE). Though the center has long owned the Linwood property, it didn’t have the funds ready for a move – until, that is, the move became necessary when the DNR told the center in January 2016 it was

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Thanks for a great year

Lee Sinna
Guest Columnist
The Forest Lake Area Community Scholarship Foundation has concluded its 44th consecutive annual scholarship cycle with record results. Since July 2016, Forest Lake Area donors have contributed a record $180,200 to be distributed as scholarships to applicants qualified for CSF general scholarships, named scholarships or scholarships awarded to individuals referred from community service agencies. In the 2017 scholarship cycle, CSF awarded 115 scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The generosity of Forest Lake Area donors is astonishing. CSF Vice President Joe Lefto has commented that CSF donors represent strategic philanthropy at its finest level, in that donors may never know their beneficiaries or experience the bright and prosperous futures of either recipients or the communities in which they may ultimately reside. Yet, CSF donors continue to support the CSF mission to assist Forest Lake Area residents seeking to advance their educations.
CSF treasurer Laura Jackson consistently reminds the CSF board

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