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East Columbus businesses look for exposure

Paul Rignell
Columbus Reporter
The city of Columbus is home to many businesses, including several that are close to the State Highway 97-Lake Drive bridge interchange with Interstate 35.broadstreet.zone(48036);
However, most of the business owners with lots east of I-35 do not feel that enough potential customers know how to reach their lots, and the owners have asked for help from city officials.
City Council members on Oct. 26 reviewed a petition signed by owners of nine businesses who are seeking a sign that would list their business names at the corner of Highway 97 and Hornsby Street to direct traffic to their lots. Most of the businesses sell certain types of products, from boats and snowmobiles to utility trailers, gym equipment and quilting machines and supplies.
Some of the businesses are directly accessible from Hornsby Street south of 97, but most of the affected businesses have addresses on the connecting Feller Street or 152nd

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Hardwood Creek Library November Events

The library will be closed Nov. 11 for Veterans Day and Nov. 24 and 25 for Thanksgiving
Featured Events
STEM Saturday: Scratch Programing with Raspberry Pi
2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 12
Explore STEM through hands-on activities and creative projects.
LEGO mania and blocks party
1:30 to 4 p.m. Nov. 18
Bring your imagination to the library and engineer your dreams. This is an all-ages event with LEGOs for children 5 and up, and blocks for younger engineers. Drop in and leave at any time.
Skateboard art with Mark Rivard
2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 19
Combine your imagination with Sharpies and create a skateboard deck with the help of artist Mark Rivard. Register on the library’s website, call the Hardwood Creek Library at 651-275-7300, or stop by the library.
Computer classes
Microsoft Excel 2010
Part 1, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1
Part 2, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8
Part 3, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15
Volunteer instructor Ken Noyes offers a three-part

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Chueng Sing to host online auction

The owners of former Forest Lake eatery Chueng Sing will be selling off all of its restaurant equipment in an online auction. The auction will end Nov. 11 and pickup will be Nov. 12 and 13. Inspection of all items took place Nov. 4 from 3 to 6:30 p.m.
Items available for bid include restaurant quality wok grills, deep fryers, grill, hot water heater, stainless tables, bar stools, a carpet cleaner, cash register, ice machine, various decorations, kitchen small wares, signage, time clock, wine, and racking.
Go to server8.maxanet.com/cgi-bin/mnregister.cgi?jjsauction to register to become an online bidder.

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Willard “Bill” Delmer Olson

Bill Olson, age 87 of City of Columbus, passed away in peace and with grace on November 9, 2016.
Preceded in death by wife Verna (Strandberg) Olson, brother John and sister in-law Shirley, brother Arlie, sister Joyce Martinson and brother in-law Robert, brother in-law Ted Mabry, brother in-law Ernest Berget and sister in-law Dagmar (Strandberg) Berget, brother in-law Delmer Strandberg and sister in-law Ruby, nephew Al Berget and his wife JoAnne Berget, and most recently Michael Dotzler, and Deb Backstrom.
Survived by daughter LeeAnn Weigt (Dale); son Jon (Judy); grandchildren Tara Olson Medina (Daniel), Kyle Olson, Lisa Olson; and great-grandson Henry Louis Medina; brother Dale (Gloria); sister Avis Mabry; sister in-law Marie Olson; numerous nieces and nephews and their families; and many friends.
Born January 4, 1929 to John and Alyce (Johnson) Olson, Bill and his five siblings grew up in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin where his knowledge of farming and passion for fishing

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