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Yogadevotion will begin a new session on April 15 at Hosanna Lutheran Church, 9300 Scandia Trail N., Forest Lake.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Yogadevotion promotes strength, flexibility, and peace in body, mind, and spirit through weekly Saturday morning devotional sessions. Carrin Mahmood, certified and experienced Yogadevotional instructor, leads the hour-long sessions. Women and men of all ages are invited to participate and enjoy this meditation time while enjoying the benefits of yoga. No previous experience is needed as basic yoga will be taught.
The six-week session will run through May 20. The cost is $48, and classes will be held in the Lakeside room at Hosanna, from 9 to 10 a.m. To register, contact Kathy Okeson, tv69oke@aol.com, or 651-206-1676. Payment due by April 9.

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The Diamond Group, a financial planning firm located in Forest Lake, is announcing the grand opening of Diamond Tax Prep Services, an affiliated company of Diamond Group. The company has decided to open this branch to meet not only its current clients’ needs for tax preparation, but also to benefit the community.
“In conjunction with this grand opening, Diamond Tax Prep is introducing its $69 tax preparation service with the overall goal to create clarity in retiree’s tax implications and future financial security,” Diamond Group representative Alan Schmidt said in a press release.
The $69 is only applicable for Form 1040’s; for certain supplemental schedules, additional charges will apply. Diamond Tax Prep’s fee schedule can be seen at goo.gl/3AIbi2.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Professional tax preparer Helen Kamrowski, who has partnered with The Diamond Group, believes that many people do not have an understanding that they are paying unnecessary taxes on not only their ordinary income but

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Jenna Parent curls over the bar at 10 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault.
The Forest Lake boys and girls track and field teams began their season with an indoor meet at the University of Wisconsin, River Falls, on March 25. The girls placed second as a team with 80 points. The boys finished 11th with 26.
Rochester Century won the girls competition and La Crosse Central the boys, both with 88. Seventeen schools – 10 from Minnesota and seven from Wisconsin – participated.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The girls effort was headlined by a pair of victories in the distance races. Sophomore Regan Duffy took the gold medal in the 1600 meters with a mark of 5:24.79, besting her nearest competitor by more than six seconds. Eighth-grader Amelea Hauer won the 800 meters in 2:27.91, more than five seconds ahead of second.
Other podium finishes were earned by junior Jenna Parent in the pole vault (second,

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Senior Abi Asperheim and sophomore Abigail Groeneweg headlined the list of girls basketball award honorees after being named to the Suburban East all-conference team.
Asperheim was further honored as an academic all-state player.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Senior Tia Moscatelli and sophomores Lexie Hultman and Kenzie Stumne earned a place on the all-conference honorable mention list.
Asperheim and Groeneweg were named co-MVPs of the Ranger varsity squad.
Asperheim was also given the Connie’s Courage Award. Other winners of team awards were sophomore Maddy Rice (Most Improved Player, Hardest Worker), sophomore Lindsey Johnson (Defensive Stopper) and senior Ally Bartlett (Ranger Award).
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Rice set a new all-time record by shooting 10-of-10 from the free-throw line in a single game.
Asperheim, Bartlett and Moscatelli served as captains this year. Rising seniors Maija Tanberg, Katherine Taylor and Grace VanBergen have been named the captains of next year’s squad.
The varsity Rangers finished 15-13 on the season.broadstreet.zone(50962);
Tanberg was named the MVP of the junior varsity

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Southwest Junior High eighth-grader Blake Johnson, a Level 8 gymnast competing for the Plymouth-based Mini-Hops team, brought home seven medals, a trophy, two certificates of achievement and an athletic letter from the USA Gymnastics men’s state championship meet at Bloomington Jefferson over the weekend.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Johnson medaled in all six individual events in the Level 8, 13- and 14-year-olds category. After taking third in the floor exercise (11.9), he swept to victory in the pommel horse (12.4), rings (12.6), vault (11.3), high bar (12.1) and parallel bars (11.0). His combined total of 71.3 earned him another gold medal in the all-around.
The Mini-Hops team also earned a state title with a grand total score of 217.5.
A straight-A student, Johnson also earned the state academic award.
Johnson has been involved with gymnastics for most of his life and has been competing for eight years.
He recently participated in a national invitational meet in Las

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Terry Traver
Scandia Reporter
What began as a typical council meeting on March 21 evolved into a contentious discussion about an article regarding the Log House Landing project submitted by Mayor Christine Maefsky and Councilman Steve Kronmiller for the spring Scandia newsletter.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Councilman Jim Schneider was irritated that the article was not approved by the full council before being sent to city staff to be placed into the newsletter because he felt that the content was biased; ultimately, the article was not placed in the newsletter.
“It’s a perfect example of someone trying to verse their personal views in the newsletter, which I am dead set against,” Schneider said. “The facts are again being skewed. It was voted on and it’s a done deal.” City
Schneider was referring to the agreement previously voted on and approved by the council to remodel the Log House Landing boat ramp with financial assistance from the Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed

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Police Chief Rick Peterson took a pie to the face and earned $686 in the process. The money will go toward the cost of the Forest Lake Fourth of July festivities. More than $3,400 was raised in all.broadstreet.zone(48036);

Ian Lexvold of Masquers Theatre put his game face on moments before co-worker Trish Swinarsky nailed him with a pie.

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