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Toastmasters Club earns prestigious award

Forest Lake Toastmasters Club is the recipient of the President’s Distinguished Club Award, an honor indicating the club provides a higher quality club experience. To achieve the award, the club accomplished goals that ensure it offers a supportive environment and enhances the enjoyment of members.
“We have a great group that meets weekly to improve communication and leadership skills,” club president Charlie Kundinger said in a press release. “I’ve observed real growth in our members. They become more confident and have improved their personal and professional lives by participating in this club. New members are welcome. Stop by to observe a meeting and learn more about Toastmasters.”
The club meets on Thursdays from 12 to 1 p.m. at Forest Lake City Center, 1408 Lake Street South, second floor. For more information, visit forestlakemn.toastmastersclubs.org.

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Barbara A. Friedhoff

Barbara A. Friedhoff, age 69, of Forest Lake, passed away suddenly on January 3, 2017, with her family by her side.
Barbara was a proud business owner of White Diamond Tours.
Preceded in death by parents, Werner and Ann Johnson.
She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Bart; daughters, Kimberly (Kevin) Mark, Kari Brenes; granddaughter, Mariya Brenes; great-granddaughter, Mya Burton; siblings, Jeanne (Brian) Streeter, Dale Johnson, Russell Johnson; and many friends.
A gathering to celebrate Barbara’s life will be held 2-6 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017 at American Legion #225, 355 West Broadway Ave., Forest Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.

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FL second-graders ‘bridge’ the language gap

Submitted photoStudents in Kirsten Ramsden’s second-grade class recently crossed a bridge signifying no more English in the classroom. The students will now speak strictly Spanish for the rest of the year.
Recently, students in Kirsten Ramsden’s Forest View Elementary second-grade class participated in a special ceremony to signify progress in language learning.
The students, some of the first in the district to have been offered a foreign language curriculum beginning in kindergarten, were part of a bridging ceremony on Dec. 15. The children crossed over from a classroom that was a mix of English and Spanish speaking and will now speak only Spanish (with exceptions when necessary).broadstreet.zone(48036);
“My students have gradually been working up to this point since September by earning points when they speak Spanish,” Ramsden said. “The bridging ceremony was an exciting moment for all of the students to truly push themselves in using their Spanish and also to surprise themselves

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