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Business partnerships can save water

Angie Hong
Guest Columnist
Washington County is reaching out to area businesses with an offer they can’t refuse – cut costs while protecting local water supplies. The outreach effort, conducted in partnership with the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program at the University of Minnesota includes two components: free, in-depth water efficiency consultations, conducted by MnTAP engineering staff, and specially trained summer interns who can help to implement water efficiency measures. The goal is to reduce overall groundwater use within the county and make it easy for local businesses to do the right thing.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Because Minneapolis and St. Paul use water from the Mississippi River, people are often surprised to learn that 100 percent of the drinking water in Washington County comes from groundwater aquifers. In addition to providing drinking water for more than 246,000 people, groundwater is also the only source used for irrigation and industry in the county. Aquifers provide a clean source

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Oratorical speech contest held January 2; Entry form due by Dec. 30

 
The annual oratorical speech contest with $1,000 in placement awards will be held Jan. 2 at the Forest Lake American Legion. The nine through 12th grade contestants present a nine minute oration about citizenship and the U.S. Constitution and then a four-minute short speech on one of four assigned topics which are listed on the entry form. The top three contestants receive a share of the $1,000 and the local post winner goes on to district competition. The winner at each level proceeds to state and national contests. Last year, Kelli Frederickson made it to state for Forest Lake. For details and entry form (due Dec. 30), visit www.post225.com or contact Ron Miller at ron2@miltech.org or 651-464-5549.

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Miller & Stevens Law moving to Forest Lake

Miller & Stevens Law is moving to downtown Forest Lake mid-December. Previously located in Wyoming, the firm is renovating the brick building at the roundabout on Lake Street adjacent to Kodiak Coffee. Vince Stevens and his wife Amber live in Forest Lake and look forward to bringing the business to their local community.

On Sept. 1, Vince Stevens became owner of the firm and has since hired three new employees. Amber Stevens, Vince’s wife, will serve as office manager. Amber comes from Target Corp. and is a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College. Patrick Doran was hired to the position of associate attorney. He has previously worked in personal injury law and is a graduate of William Mitchell Law School.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Kelsey Daniels was hired as an associate attorney. She previously practiced family law and is a graduate of William Mitchell Law School. The firm also includes attorney Tom Miller, who has over 30

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Ranger bowling makes run to sweet 16 at state

Photo by Brad O’NeilCody Mouch bowls during the match against Farmington.
Twenty-four teams of seven bowlers each were squeezed into the approaches at Memory Lanes in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, and the action was nonstop – every lane was a whirlwind of motion and sound, with the bowlers, balls and pins in constant motion.
One player from each team would bowl, while the other six players and two coaches crowded around to offer encouragement and urge the pins to fall. Then the frame would turn over and a different player would step forward to take his or her turn. Each team seemed to keep a slightly different playing pace than all the others: cheers and applause would erupt here, then there, then over there, then at the farther end, and then in the middle – strikes being scored in turn. Or sometimes there would be groans mixed in – a split, perhaps,

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