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Columbus becomes first FL school to host Little Free Library

Photo by Jason DeMoeColumbus sixth-grade students fill the Little Free Library with books from home.
Columbus Elementary sixth-grade teacher Deb Kipp had a vision to get more books into the hands of students. She initially was unsure how she would accomplish her goal, so she began researching ideas.
“I went online to find out what others were doing, and I noticed that there were several schools nationwide who were building Little Free Libraries and placing them on school grounds, but nothing had been done in Forest Lake,” she said. “I thought it would be cool to be the first.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
A Little Free Library is a free-standing structure meant to hold books. People stop by and take a book for free and leave a book of their own that they no longer need. Kipp began questioning her colleagues about her idea.
“What I heard was that money was tight and that if we wanted to

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Tim Keith Keller

Loving Dad, Brother & Uncle Tim Keller, age 59 of Marine on St. Croix, passed away on March 13, 2017.
Tim was an outdoorsman, smart aleck, jokester, and a wise and genuine man. He was an amazing dad and loved his family more than anything.
Tim is preceded in death by his parents, William and Florence.
He is survived by his daughters, Nicole and Kallie; mother of his children, Kim; siblings, Pat Harvieux, Mike Keller; niece, Andrea Harvieux; nephew, Matthew (Dawn) Harvieux; and many friends.
Celebration of Tim’s Life 7 p.m. Friday, March 24th at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 SW Centennial Drive, Forest Lake, with visitation beginning at 5 p.m. until time of service. Memorials preferred to family.

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