Charles “Chuck” J. Erickson

Charles “Chuck” J. Erickson, age 85, of Forest Lake, passed away peacefully on March 21, 2017, after living with Alzheimer’s for 15 years.
He was born on December 13, 1931 to Frank and Mabel Erickson in St. Paul. Chuck graduated from Wilson High School in 1950 and went on to study plumbing. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1952 and served during the Korean War. Back in the U.S., he met Patricia Huffman. They married on May 23, 1959 at the Summit Farrington House in St. Paul. They first settled in Roseville and moved to Forest Lake in 1970. Chuck became a Master Plumber and continued working with the family business, Frank E. Erickson & Sons Plumbing and Heating. Chuck was a devoted follower of Christ. He supported several Christian organizations. He was a voracious reader with a lifelong love of learning. He was also a skilled craftsman and enjoyed mechanical

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Lakes Area Expo debuts this weekend

A Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce event a year in the planning will finally come to Maranatha Assembly of God at 24799 Forest Blvd. N. from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 25.
The free Lakes Area Expo is being billed as a community business expo with something of interest for all ages. To be entered into a drawing for special prizes, guests can RSVP online at lakesareaexpo.com.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“For years, we would do a home show which featured a lot of home improvement companies offering their services,” Chamber Director Ted Blank said. “That ended in 2012, but ever since then we have been getting requests to bring it back in some form. We decided to expand and make our new expo more of a full on display of what the Forest Lake area has to offer from businesses to nonprofits and everything in between.”
Blank said that he believes many people will

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Forest Lake fights

Minnesota Independent Wrestling champion JD Bandit defended his title and claimed a victory over the Playboy Protege Scott Story on March 18 at the Forest Lake American Legion.broadstreet.zone(48036);

Wyoming native Arik Cannon laid a beat down on Mr. Entertainment Ty Cooper to win the opening match of Forest Lake Fights on March 18. Cannon recently appeared on the WWE television program 205 Live.

Stonehenge temporarily gets the best of Mitch Paradise in a match that Paradise ultimately won due to disqualification.
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Electric Ryan Cruz gave a shout out to the crowd as he prepared for a match against the Genuine Article Chris Jordan.

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