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Public weighs in on Log House

Terry Traver
Scandia Reporter
Due to the Scandia City Council’s expectation of a large turnout, the public forum on April 25 about the Log House Landing and ramp was held in the Scandia Community Center’s Heritage Room, a larger venue than the council chambers. That turned out to be a good decision, as nearly 100 people attended.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Of that group, around 60 interested people, many of them neighbors and friends, walked up to the microphone and expressed their opinions, often exhibiting strong feelings about the topic. In many cases, the speakers provided a history lesson to those who have only been following the Log House Landing story in more recent years.
There were mostly Scandia residents in attendance but also people from Wisconsin, Chisago County, St. Paul, Minneapolis and other locations. Many lived in Scandia or the surrounding areas, but people also spoke of their families owning seasonal cabins or lake property on the

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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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Lord of the Lakes to celebrate expansion; Groundbreaking to be held May 7

As Lord of the Lakes Church, 25402 Itaska Ave., celebrates its 40th anniversary, the time has come to expand the facility to accommodate a growing ministry. It was February 1977 when Lord of the Lakes held its first mission service and 28 people braved the 44 below zero temperatures. Forty years later, the church body has outgrown the current building in every area and age group. Christian education is a priority at Lord of the Lakes, as is serving and helping others, and the expansion of the facility will help not only to continue to offer a wide variety of educational opportunities and ministries, but to grow in those areas as well. The official ground breaking will be held May 7 at 11:45 a.m. There will be a potluck luncheon immediately following the brief dedication and time of blessing.

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