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Ecumen hospice names new head of community outreach

Julie Keller has been named Community Outreach Director for Ecumen Hospice, focusing on the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities.
Keller will consult with patients, families and physicians in the hospice decision-making process and provide education on the benefits of hospice services. Ecumen Hospice is part of Ecumen, one of Minnesota’s leading providers of senior living and aging services.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Before joining Ecumen Hospice, Keller was Care Transition Coordinator for St. Croix Hospice in North Branch. She is a Licensed Practical Nurse with a degree from Pine Technical College in Pine City.
Ecumen Hospice is headquartered at 7561 9th Street N. in Saint Paul. For more information, call 651-714-0200 or email info@ecumenhospice.org.

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Good interest rate saves millions on facilities project

Taxpayers in the Forest Lake Area School District will see a smaller tax increase next year thanks to significant savings in interest rates for the school facilities project. The $143 million package of school building upgrades will provide a wide array of changes for the school district buildings, not the least of which is enhanced security within each school building.
According to Larry Martini, the district’s director of business services, the bond will cost taxpayers approximately 11 percent less than anticipated.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“We had originally estimated that, by the second year of the bond, a homeowner with a $200,000 house would see a $177 total increase in annual local school property taxes as a result of the passage of the bond,” Martini explained. “Because our district has an outstanding credit rating, and because of the better-than-expected interest rate bids we received for this project, the amount the district will have to pay in

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