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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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The Forest Lake High School band and orchestra programs received superior ratings at the Minnesota State High School League Region VII Instrumental Large Group Contest on Feb. 14 at St. Francis High School.
The orchestra performed the first movement from the Tchaikovsky “String Serenade” and Shostakovitch’s “Waltz No. 2” while the Symphonic Winds performed “Tempered Steel” by Charles Rochester Young and “Irish Tune from County Derry” by Percy Grainger.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Three judges listened to and critiqued each group. The judges conversed about what rating they felt each group deserved: fair, good, excellent, and superior. After their discussion, the judges would calculate the average of the total ratings and present it.
“This year is the first, in as long as I can remember, that the orchestra scored a unanimous superior rating,” Orchestra director David Livermore said in a press release.
Also competing in the contest were St. Francis, Andover, Chisago Lakes, North Branch and Princeton. Only

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Taris Z. Danchenko of Wyoming (Coon Lake Beach), Minnesota passed away at his residence on March 29, 2017 at the age of 91. Taris was born on March 11, 1926 in Amery, Wisconsin to parents Taris and Ruby Danchenko. He is preceded in death by his wife Joyce; parents and sisters Erlene and Anna May. Taris is survived by his daughter Marjorie (Morris) Ward of Coon Lake; grandchildren Naomi (Glenn Austin) Ward, Wesley (Jamie) Ward; great-grandchildren Norah and Elliot Austin; and Colton and Keira Ward. Funeral service 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2017 at the Grandstrand Funeral Home in Lindstrom, Minnesota with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment at East Lincoln Cemetery in Amery, Wisconsin. Condolences may be expressed online at www.grandstrandfh.com

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE VACATION OF STREETS BY RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES 412.851
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:broadstreet.zone(48036);
1. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 412.851, the Forest Lake City Council may, upon its own motion and by resolution, vacate any street, alley, public grounds, public way, or any part thereof, on its own motion if adopted by a vote of four-fifths of all members of the Council.
2. Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Forest Lake shall hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th day of April, 2017, at the City of Forest Lake City Hall, 1408 Lake Street South, Forest Lake, Minnesota, 55025 and will move for the vacation of the following described part of 3rd Avenue NW (platted as Fifth Avenue in the plat of FOREST LAKE, Washington County, Minnesota):
All that part of 3rd Avenue NW (platted as Fifth Avenue

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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING broadstreet.zone(48036);
March 27, 2017
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Planning Commission of the City of Forest Lake in the Council Chambers of the Forest Lake City Center, 1408 Lake Street South, Forest Lake, Minnesota on April 12, 2017 at 7:00 oclock p.m. The hearing will be to consider the request of the applicant, Gaughan Companies, for Final Planned Unit Development (PUD) approval at 220 Lake Street North in the City of Forest Lake, Washington County, Minnesota. All persons who wish to be heard thereon will be heard at that time and place.
Dated this 27th of March, 2017
Donovan Hartbroadstreet.zone(50962);
Zoning Administrator
Published in the
Forest Lake Times
March 30, 2017
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