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Ben Utecht has written a book about his life as a college and professional football player who suffered five major concussions. He has surprising advice for parents of youth football players.
Utecht, whose concussions slowly are eroding his memory, believes boys should not play tackle football until they are in ninth grade.
His book, “Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away,” details his love of football, despite the injuries it caused, and his deep love of family and his amazing effort to preserve his most precious asset: his brain.broadstreet.zone(48036);
In talks throughout the country, Utecht advises parents: “Speaking as a parent, I would like to consider a later entrance age for children into contact sports like football … and in return follow the National Football League’s example of creating a national first-through-eighth-grade, highly competitive, noncontact football league.”
He goes on to stress that such a noncontact football league could prevent seven years of

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Photo by Ryan Howard Brian Patterson hard at work in Diamond Find, his longtime jewelry business at The Plaza in Forest Lake.
In the early morning hours of Oct. 16, burglars forced their way into The Plaza building next to Lakeside Memorial Park. Scaling the stairs, they broke the lock on the door to longtime jeweler Diamond Find, pried open the display case, and grabbed as many pieces of jewelry as they could quickly get their hands on before dashing out of the building once again. In all, they grabbed about 300 to 400 pieces, costing the business, after insurance, about $54,000.
“They were in and out in less than a minute,” Diamond Find owner Brian Patterson said.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Now, the jeweler has launched a GoFundMe campaign in an attempt to stay open, as the burglary came around the same time as he learned that The Plaza owner Gaughan planned to use his current

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Loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Son, BrotherDavid Kryzer, age 67 of Forest Lake, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 1, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer.
Dave taught 7th grade science for 33 years in the Forest Lake School District. He was an avid gardener, fisherman, hunter and nature lover.
Preceded in death by son, Ryan; father, Joseph; brother, Richard.
Survived by wife, Molly; children, Brendon (Shelly), Maggie (Adonay) Urbina, Carly (Rupa); eight grandchildren; mother, Eileen; brothers, Tom (Lori), Bruce (Lorena); sister-in-law, Moira Scupion; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, December 6th at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 SW Centennial Dr., Forest Lake. Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 7th at Church of St. Peter, 1250 S. Shore Dr., Forest Lake with visitation from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at THE FUNERAL HOME. Private interment at Calvary Cemetery, Forest Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to

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Mitzi J. LeVesseur, age 49, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 2, 2016.
Mitzi was born, September 17, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Kenneth and Lois (nee Gilbert) LeVesseur. She graduated from Forest Lake High School, Class of 1985 and went on to further her education at St. Catherine’s. She worked as a medical transcriptionist for a short period of time.
She is preceded in death by her mother, Lois, in 2011.
She will be deeply missed by her father, Kenneth; sisters, Jacquie LeVesseur-Lewis, Kimberlee LeVesseur; five nephews; three nieces; other family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, December 9, 2016 at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment at Twitchell Cemetery, Lino Lakes. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Diabetes Association. Online condolences may

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Andrew and Angela Morrow of Lindstrom announce the birth of their daughter, Kassidy Olivia Morrow, on October 6, 2016 at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in Wyoming. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Kassidy is welcomed by siblings Brittany, Dominic, Elliott, Isabella, Colton, Grayson, Spencer and Prescott.

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