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June Gertrude Koester, age 92, longtime resident of Forest Lake, MN, entered her eternal home on February 14, 2017.
Preceded in death by husband, George “Sonny” Koester; parents, Amil and Blanche Baker; sister, Bonnie Johnson and brother, Kenneth Baker.
Survived by loving children, Michael (Colleen) Koester, Becky Jo Best, Kim Koester, Heidi (Anthony) Bennett; 8 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Norma Johnson; brothers, Amil, Nolan, Ronald and Richard Baker.
Funeral Service 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Faith Lutheran Church, 886 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation 10-11 a.m. Interment at Scandinavian Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Here is the first clue for the FLake Festival 2017 medallion hunt. The clues will be posted each day at 3 p.m. at The Forest Lake Times’ website and at www.ci.forest-lake.mn.us.
The 2017 City Medallion Hunt is here
Do you wonder which direction you should veer,
As you search for the prize?broadstreet.zone(48036);
We have no snow, so white will not be seen.
Instead you will be looking for green
and hopefully clear blue skies.

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Submitted photoAlex Biedny and Sara De Sobrino are pictured here at the sectional debate tournament. Biedny placed third and De Sobrino took home second. The placings earned them both a trip to the state competition.
Forest Lake Area High School’s debate team placed well against their competition at the Congressional Debate Championship and section tournament recently held at Eagan High School and East Ridge High school, respectively.
The Congressional Debate Championship took place Dec. 2 and 3, and sophomore Matthew Strupp placed ninth out of 55 participants in the novice division. Senior Sara De Sobrino also took ninth out of 24 participants in the varsity division.
The debate team continued to stay strong at the section tournament, where senior Alex Biedny placed third and De Sobrino took second. Both Biedny and De Sobrino earned the right to compete at the Minnesota State High School League State debate tournament at the University of Minnesota

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Local resident Dianne Finnemann is attempting to return an American Legion hat to the family of its owner, as well as uncover a bit of forgotten history about Post 225. Finnemann recently purchased the hat from an antique shop in White Bear Lake. The owner told her he’d purchased the hat at an estate sale (when the sale occurred is unknown) on the northeast corner of Forest Lake (which lake is not certain). The hat was in the garage attic of the home, near memorabilia, including helmets, from World War I and II. The stitching in the front of the hat indicates that it was made no later than the early 1970s, possibly significantly earlier, and the patch connotes 20 years with the local post. Finnemann was unsure of the exact meaning of the police pin affixed to the hat; her queries among longtime Legion members have thus far proven

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Nancy Ellen Schak, age 74, of Forest Lake, passed away unexpectedly on February 14th, 2017 in Mesa AZ.
She was preceded in death by parents and loving husband David J. Schak.
Nancy is survived by children; Larry (Denise), Christine (Ed), Ken (Nancy Jr.); Grandchildren Matthew (Tara), Michael (Stephanie),
Michel; great-grandchildren, Chase, Charlie, Kenzie; brother in law Ken Kringle;
and many nieces, nephews and special friends. A Celebration of life will be held
on Sat. March 11th, 2017 at the American Legion post 225, Forest Lake,Mn from 3pm-7pm.
A time for sharing will begin at 5:00pm.

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Richard Daschel, age 72, of Forest Lake, died peacefully on February 19, 2017, surrounded by his family. Rick was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War and 31 year employee of Northwest Airlines. He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Clarabel; and niece, Stephanie. Survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Becky (Brandon) King; grandchildren, Easton and Haddie; brothers, Paul (Shirley) and Jon; nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at The Church of Saint Peter, 1250 South Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation 4-8 p.m., Monday and 9:30-10:30 a.m., Tuesday at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Interment at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery.

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