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Forest Lake Events for May 4, 2017

Class reunion
The Forest Lake class of 1967 will hold a 50-year reunion on Sept. 16 at the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225 at 6 p.m. If you are a 1967 Forest Lake graduate and have not received a save the date postcard, then the committee does not have your address. Call Mary at 651-249-9022 with your contact information.
National Day of Prayer
The Forest Lake National Day of Prayer will be observed on Thursday, May 4 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Forest Lake American Legion located at 355 W Broadway Ave. The event will include area pastors and citizens offering prayers for our community, clergy, families, media and youth.
Alzheimer’s education
Fairview Health Services will host an Alzheimer’s education session at Cherrywood Pointe, 231 W. Broadway Ave., titled “Act in Love” May 4 at 1 p.m. Jenna Rodewald from Volunteers of America, will introduce validation therapy, a proven caregiving technique that

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Local steward aims to educate lakeshore property owners

Forest Lake resident and lakeshore property owner Jack MacKenzie wasn’t always aware of how his lawn affected the health of the lake he lived on. His career as a full-time landscape manager often left him little time to properly maintain his own piece of land.
Retirement and a journey toward becoming a master watershed steward, however, completely changed the way he approached personal turf management. Now MacKenzie aims to inform others and save our local lakes, one education session at a time.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The St. Croix Master Watershed Stewards Certificate Program is a two-year pilot project, one of just three in the nation funded in the fall of 2015 by the EPA Office of Environmental Education. The adult learning program is similar to those used to train master gardeners or master naturalists. In the spring and early summer of 2016, a unique curriculum was offered that combined the topics of watershed ecology, leadership,

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