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Loving Dad and GrandpaPeter Sadowski, age 85,of Forest Lake, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2017.
He was the proud owner of Pete’s Service & Truck Rental and S&P Marketing.
Preceded in death by wife, Shirley; son, Edward; sister, Marcella Collova.
Survived by children, Sandra Alcocer and Steven Sadowski; daughter-in-law, Gina Sadowski; grandchildren, Anthony Ponce, Amanda Sadowski, Erin Sadowski, Maxwell Sadowski, Anthony Petrungaro, Alessandra Petrungaro; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Friday April 28th at Church of St. Peter, 1250 S. Shore Dr., Forest Lake, with visitation from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 SW Centennial Dr., Forest Lake. Interment at Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights.

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Aaron John Krantz, 44, of Pullman passed away April 20, 2017 at his Pullman home following a courageous battle with cancer.
The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Pullman Presbyterian Church, with a reception following at Concordia Lutheran Church. A family graveside service will take place at the Pullman Cemetery.
Aaron was born Dec. 25, 1972 in Alexandria, Minnesota to John and Marcia (Adix) Krantz. He grew up in Forest Lake, MN where he received his education and was active in scouting. Aaron was an Eagle Scout and graduated from Forest Lake High School. Aaron received his under graduate degree from North Dakota State University. Being led into the ministry he attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Issaquah, WA where Aaron received his Certificate of Youth and Family Ministry. It was there that he met Becky Schuster and the couple married on July

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Loving son, husband, father and grandfatherChuck Bernin, 66 of Carlsbad, NM, formerly of Forest Lake, was welcomed into eternal glory by his savior Jesus Christ, on April 18, 2017 after a short battle with cancer.
Preceded in death by parents Helen and Roman Beimert, Bob Bernin; and father-in-law Bob Christianson.
Chuck is survived by wife, Tracie; son Matthew; daughters Rachel, Sarah (Trey) Thompson and Ruth (Leroy); beloved grandchildren; mother-in-law, Helen Christianson; siblings Steve (Pat), Arlene, Jim (Nancy), Tim (Kris), Kathy (Tom) and Dorothy; numerous nieces and nephews.
Chuck proudly served in the US Navy.
Services were held in Carlsbad, NM on April 22, 2017.
A Memorial gathering for family and friends will be held on Saturday, April 29 at 1 p.m. at Eko Bakken, 22570 Manning Trail N., Scandia, MN 55073.

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It is with joyful hearts that Roy and Roberta Backus of North Branch and David and Lynn Steichen of Prior Lake announce the engagement of their children, Laura Backus and Thomas Steichen.
Laura is a 2011 graduate of North Branch Area High School and a 2015 graduate of the College of St. Benedict. Laura is employed as a Sr. Business Partner, Store Operations at Target Corporation in Mpls.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Thomas is a 2011 graduate of Prior Lake High School and a 2015 graduate of St. John’s University. Thomas is a Chemist at Lifecore Biomedical in Chaska.
A July 15th wedding is planned in St. Paul, MN. The couple will make their home in Minnetonka.

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A 34-year-old Scandia man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly attempting to kidnap a woman last week in Willernie.
According to the Washington County Attorney’s Office, Michael Grant Harker, 34, of Scandia, was driving a van on Wildwood Road in Willernie around 8:30 p.m. April 20. Harker allegedly drove his van slowly and passed several times by a woman who was standing near the road. He allegedly parked the van nearby, walked to the woman and grabbed her by the hair, punching her in the head and attempting to get her back to his van and in a side door. A third person was nearby and heard the woman screaming; upon the third person’s approach, the woman was able to escape, and Harker allegedly fled the scene in his van (the entire incident was reportedly captured by the security camera of a nearby business, which has not yet been publicly

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Terry Traver
Scandia Reporter
As the public forum to discuss the Log House Landing ramp drew near, the dispute over the city’s approach to the project continued at the Scandia City Council work session on April 5. Mayor Christine Maefsky and Councilmen Steve Kronmiller and Robert Hegland weren’t in support of funding a rebuild of the Log House Landing ramp area, while Councilmen Chris Ness and Jim Schneider defended the previous council decision to rebuild and remodel the ramp to include being used for boats and trailers.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“I don’t have an issue with leaving the ramp alone,” Ness said. But it will come back again and again until it is closed.”
An open forum to give the public an opportunity to express their support for one of four options for the site is set for April 25.
The options are to leave the ramp as it is with no changes, move ahead with the plan

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Local artist Jessie DeCorsey has finished her live painting of a modern reimagining of the Nativity. The painting, which was completed in the lobby of Willowbrook Church in Forest Lake, will soon be entered in the East Central Regional Arts Council’s IMAGE Art Show. Read more about the painting and DeCorsey’s process and inspiration in the March 9 story “Artist creates contemporary iconography at Willowbrook” or online at tinyurl.com/kwz8bmx.

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