Eugene “Geno” Kroska

Loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa & BrotherEugene Kroska, age 81, of Forest Lake passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 6, 2017.
Geno was an avid hunter and fisherman, but most importantly, he enjoyed spending time with his family.
Preceded in death by granddaughter, Allie Wolfbauer; great-granddaughter, Caitlin Mauskemo; parents, Jacob and Margaret; siblings, Jacob, Arthur, Eileen Hochule, Fran.
Survived by wife of 62 years, Shirley; children, Kathryn (Bruce) Wolfbauer, Kristi (Darwin) Mielke, Donna (Joel) Johnson, Eugene Jr. (Shelley); 10 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother, Walter; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A Gathering to Celebrate Geno’s Life 10-1 p.m. Saturday, June 10th at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 Centennial Dr. SW, Forest Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to family.

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Charles D. Mills

Charles D. Mills, Ph.D., age 66 of Marine on St. Croix and formerly of Gloversville, NY passed away after a tenacious battle with an unrelenting cancer on Sunday May 28, 2017.
Charlie earned his Doctorate in Immunology from the University of Chicago and went on to research macrophage biology at the University of Minnesota. His discoveries will continue to enhance the understanding of cancer and disease. His passions were playing basketball, fishing, driving, gardening, water-skiing and spending time at his family’s lake home in the Adirondack Mountains (The Camp). Storyteller, researcher, writer, father and friend, he truly was larger than life and will be remembered by everyone who met him.
He is preceded in death by parents, Robert and Audrey.
Survived by daughter, Audrey (Brad) Kopp; son, Charlie Ray; brothers, Curtis (Linda) and Doug (Meg); former wife, Sylvia; cousins, nieces, nephew and many friends.
Celebration of Charlie’s life will be held at 2 p.m.,

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Wyoming looks at accounting methods

Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
The Wyoming City Council voted May 16 to approve a change of staff.broadstreet.zone(48036);
When Tina Meyer left the city, the council had the option of finding a financial comptroller to replace her or going with another solution. The city has now decided that it will hire an accounting clerk who will be responsible for various day-to-day accounting duties but who will not need as many qualifications as a full comptroller position requires.
The council then agreed to sign a three-year agreement with accounting firm Abdo Eick and Meyers, which will provide monthly and quarterly financial reviews as well as meet budgeting and auditing needs. According to City Administrator Robb Linwood, there is some flexibility in the agreement.
“If we feel the person (we hire) can handle it in house, we can get out of the contract,” he said.
Councilman Joe Zerwas asked if there was a penalty for getting out of the

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History students to compete nationally

On May 20, a group of Forest Lake students competed in the State History Day competition at the University of Minnesota. Several were recognized with honorable mentions and five students won the right to compete at the National Competition in College Park, MD June 11 to 15.
“To qualify for nationals, students first need to place at the regional competition,” group advisor Bill Boegeman said. “There are several of these around the state. Ours was held in St. Cloud this March. All the students who competed at state were already winners at regionals.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
To make it to nationals, a student must take either first or second place for their category at the state level. Categories are based on grade level, project members, and project type. Both of the Forest Lake groups that will compete at nationals took second place at state.
Those moving on to the national competition include Lily Pope and Kate

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