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Margaret “Marge” Hughes, age 82, of Columbus, Minnesota, died Thursday, March 23, 2017.
Marge worked as a RN for over 50 years; throughout the Metro and culminating her career at District Memorial Hospital, Forest Lake and Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center, Wyoming. She was an avid gardener and lover of all animals. She was an active member of The Church of Saint Peter, Forest Lake and selflessly gave of her time and talents where needed.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Barbara (Pirkl) Quiding; cousin, Margaret Kluk.
She is survived by her son, George (Chris) Hughes Jr.; beloved pets; many dear family and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at The Church of Saint Peter, 1250 South Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m., Tuesday and 9:30-10:30 a.m., Wednesday at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive,

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Several notable local court cases reached their sentencing stages in early 2017, including those of multiple acts of violence, a man found sleeping in the Forest Lake Wal-Mart parking lot with drugs and a gun, and the campaign sign dispute involving the Forest Lake mayor’s wife.
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In one of multiple older cases that reached the sentencing stage this year, Kyle John Duraine, 25, of Forest Lake (a separate recent criminal complaint lists him as having a Columbus address), was sentenced to probation and a $50 fine Jan. 4 for a third-degree assault case stemming from a Nov. 4, 2014, incident that occurred outside the Marcus Theater in Oakdale. According to court records, Duraine was getting a ride to Oakdale from an acquaintance when he began arguing with another person in the back seat of the acquaintance’s car. When the acquaintance grew irritated at their argument, he reportedly stopped the car at

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Photos by Terry TraverScandia resident Dan Lee is a jack-of-all-trades, but artistic expression is his passion.
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Scandia resident Dan Lee is a man of many talents and a singular mind.
He has owned and operated a restoration business, served as a city councilman and taught disabled children how to ski. He is a military veteran, a painter and artist (and Swedish Dala horse rebuilder), the owner of a hobby farm and married with two children. With 25 years of experience in the Restoration trade, he started his own business, BRC Restoration, in Washington state and ran it for eight years. When he decided to move back to Scandia, it took him about one year to shut down the business and sell his home in Washington. In 2011, after living in his Scandia home for almost a decade, the house burned down due to a lightning strike, and he and his

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2017 Forest Lake Athena Award winner Tia Moscatelli. (Photos courtesy of TLC Digital Images)
Forest Lake senior Tia Moscatelli has been named the recipient of the 2017 Athena Award for her contributions to the Forest Lake volleyball and basketball teams.
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Moscatelli was informed that she had won a few weeks ago when she was pulled into the athletic office at school.
Tia Moscatelli grew up playing basketball in Forest Lake, and will take her talents to Gustavus Adolphus next year.“I was a little bit in shock because there are so many great athletes at Forest Lake,” Moscatelli said.
Moscatelli has played on the varsity squads in both her sports since she was a freshman. She was a captain in both sports this season.
“We had really good seasons in both basketball and volleyball this year,” Moscatelli said. “Being a captain,

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