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Photo by Jason DeMoeForest Lake Area High School Principal Steve Massey sits in the driver’s seat of Ranger One before the June 1 School Board meeting, where the team members showed off their vehicles and their winning trophy.
The Forest Lake Area High School Supermileage team, under the advisement of industrial tech teacher Kelly Nicholls, earned a first place finish at the 29th annual High School Supermileage Challenge, which took place May 15 and 16 at Brainerd International Raceway.
The team, made up of seniors Calob Miller, Christian Jones and juniors Logan Summer, Alex Niemi and Chloe Carter, won the Modified Engine class with a total of 497 mpg.broadstreet.zone(48036);
According to the Minnesota Technology and Engineering Educators Association’s website, the supermileage challenge is to provide students with a challenging project that allows practical experience in design, fabrication and testing. Student groups must work to build a single-seat, fuel-efficient vehicle powered by a single

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Greg Galler
Guest Columnist
Is it ever a good idea to contact a judge to share information you have about a case that the judge is hearing? Sometimes people send in letters in support of – or against – someone charged with a crime. Other times, judges receive letters in divorce cases to provide background about the family. Sometimes correspondence is received advising that someone that will be in court is particularly untruthful. While the practices of individual judges may vary, the rules provide that judges can’t consider or even look at such submissions.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Our legal system is built on a concept known as due process. Part of that includes something called procedural due process. That means that certain procedures and rules are followed by everyone involved, including attorneys, parties, court staff, and judges too.
Judges are prohibited from considering anything regarding a case that is not presented strictly according to the rules. Those

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All are welcome at Faith Lutheran’s Vacation Bible School. The dates are June 19 to 23 and the hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. VBS is open to children aged three to those going into sixth grade. VBS kids in kindergarten through grade six will work with Luther Point Bible Camp counselors to get a great taste of what a true camp experience is all about. Those at preschool VBS will be led by Lakes Area Discovery Center Preschool staff and volunteers. Preschool VBS is open to children who have turned 3 by June 1. More information and online registration is available at www.faithfl.org, by emailing kyrstins@Faithfl.org, or by calling the main office at 651-464-3323. Registration is due by June 1. Faith Lutheran is located at 886 North Shore Dr., Forest Lake.

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This year, Midsommar Dag (midsummer day) at the Gammelgården Museum in Scandia is celebrated on June 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As in Sweden, the day includes making wreaths to put on the Majstång (Swedish version of a Maypole) and worn on the heads of women and young girls.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The celebration this year begins with a marketplace with blacksmiths, wood carvers, spinners, and weavers. The St. Paul Kubb Club Society will give a demonstration.
Children and adults can sing and dance around the Majstång at 1 p.m., and Pastor Hub Nelson will give an invocation. There is a smorgasbord at Elim Church from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for $12. Hot dogs, sweets, soda and coffee are available on the Gammelgården grounds. All the historic buildings will be open to visit and guides will be on hand to tell the stories of the early immigrants. The Swedish Genealogy Society of

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In something less than a save situation, relief pitcher Luke Palo closed the book on the Rangers’ 9-1 win.

Photos by Brad O’Neil. Right-click for larger images.
The Forest Lake baseball team didn’t score a run until the top of the sixth inning, but once the offense got going, it could not be stopped. The Rangers defeated Woodbury 9-1 in a Class AAAA state semifinal game June 16 at CHS Field, and will play for the state title on June 19.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Through five innings, Woodbury held a 1-0 lead, even though Ranger pitcher Luke Wallner had only allowed four scattered hits, while the Rangers had put runners in scoring position in four innings. In three of those innings, the Rangers hit into rally-killing double plays.
“It’s hard when you’re not scoring those runs early, but the boys stayed with it,” Forest Lake head coach Tal Gravelle said. “They kept a good attitude.”
The Woodbury breakthrough

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