Boys’ swimming & diving wins 7AA True Team Championship; heading to state

Seventh-grader Brady Jarosz competed in the 200 yard individual medley. (Photos by Brad O’Neil except where noted)

The Forest Lake boys swimming and diving team sealed its fourth consecutive Section 7AA True Team Championship on Jan. 21 with a score of 1,048 points. Centennial placed second with 1,023. With the win, the Rangers earned a trip to the True Team state meet, to be held at the University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Center on Jan. 28, starting at 6 p.m.
Rangers swimmers set meet records in the 200 medley relay, 50 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The 200 medley relay team of Duncan Johnson, Journey Roberge, Ben Chatwin and Wyatt Thompson took first place with a meet record time of 1:40.40. Shortly thereafter, senior captain Thompson took first place and set a new personal and season best in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:45.85.
“We really wanted to get off to a

See Full Post >>

Residents pack chamber for police discussion

Photo by Ryan HowardForest Lake Police Chief Rick Peterson reads from a prepared statement during a Jan. 23 City Council discussion on obtaining a proposal for contracted law enforcement services from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Around 80 people packed into the Forest Lake City Council chamber Jan. 23, most there to discuss the future of local police service, after the Forest Lake Personnel Committee initiated a request for a proposal from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to contract law enforcement services in Forest Lake.
The Personnel Committee, which is made up of Councilmen Ed Eigner and Michael Freer, City Administrator Aaron Parrish and Assistant City Administrator Dan Undem, initiated the request at its Jan. 18 meeting following a discussion about filling an open position in the Forest Lake Police Department. The request does not mean that the city has initiated steps to discontinue the services of the Forest Lake Police Department,

See Full Post >>

Linwood organizes for the year

Amy Doeun
Linwood Reporter
The first meeting of the Linwood Town Board focused on reorganization for the new year. Supervisor Mike Halliday was named the chairman of the board for the coming year, with Bob Millerbernd being named vice chair. As they worked through the reorganization Jan. 10, much stayed the same, including the schedule for Town Board meetings, the official newspaper, posting locations and mileage rates for the city. New attorneys for the town were named, Corrie and Ruppe, and supervisors were decided for the coming year.broadstreet.zone(48036);
After the committees were assigned, Halliday said, “All the committees that you oversee should be reorganizing.” He urged the supervisors to hold reorganization meetings in the committees.
After the reorganization, Fire Chief Daryl Ballman requested approval to spend about $5,000 to get the equipment on Engine 2 equivalent to equipment on Engine 1.
“Engine 1 is a mirror image of engines at surrounding departments, so they can

See Full Post >>

Running Aces announces 2017 live horse racing schedule

Running Aces recently announced the 2017 live racing schedule with the Minnesota Racing Commission’s approval. The upcoming schedule will feature a few key changes to the growing racing product by extending the calendar length of the meet by racing three days a week instead of four.
“In 2017, we look to build upon the foundation our successes in previous seasons,” Running Aces Director of Simulcasting Ben Blum said in a press release. “These efforts focus mainly on the safety of our horsemen while offering additional racing opportunities and competitive fields to our local fans and throughout the simulcast market.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
The 2017 Running Aces race season will run 52 days. The season will be extended three weeks into September to better accommodate those traveling from other states and extend the season for local horsemen and race fans.
Live racing will open May 20 and will run through Sept. 16. Races will run Tuesdays at

See Full Post >>