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THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage:broadstreet.zone(48036);
DATE OF MORTGAGE:
May 4, 2015
MORTGAGOR:
Julian Luster, a single person.
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Bell State Bank & Trust its successors and assigns.broadstreet.zone(50962);
DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded May 12, 2015 Washington County Recorder, Document No. 4025325.
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association. Dated September 21, 2016 Recorded September 21, 2016, as Document No. 4084219.
TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
TRANSACTION AGENTS MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:
101010400552536605
LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:
Bell State Bank & Trust
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:
U.S. Bank National Association
MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 9240 79th Street South, Cottage Grove, MN 55016
TAX PARCEL I.D. #:
10.027.21.33.0059
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:
Lot 14, Block

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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING broadstreet.zone(48036);
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Planning Commission of the City of Forest Lake in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 1408 Lake Street South, Forest Lake, Minnesota on February 22nd at 7:00 oclock p.m. The hearing will be conducted to hear all persons present upon the Interim Use Permit application and Zoning Code text amendment application for the Taylor farm located 19650 Fenway Avenue. The applicant seeks to remove a portion of the existing topsoil and sell it for development over a period of five years. The applicant is Chris Taylor who owns property at 19650 Fenway Avenue in the City of Forest Lake, Washington County, Minnesota, which has a legal description summarized as follows:
West 1/2 Northeast 1/4 in Section 30 Township 32 Range 21, with an exception for the extension of Headwaters

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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING broadstreet.zone(48036);
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Planning Commission of the City of Forest Lake in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 1408 Lake Street South, Forest Lake, Minnesota on February 22, 2017 at 7:00 oclock p.m. The hearing will be conducted to hear all persons present upon the Conditional Use Permit amendment and Zoning Code text amendment application for Acqua Restaurant property. The applicant seeks to add four boat slips to the existing dock and allow for the overnight docking of 12 boats. The applicant is Forest Lake Investments, LLC who own property at 8241 North Shore Trail in the City of Forest Lake, Washington County, Minnesota, which has a legal description summarized as follows:
A portion of Section 10 Township 32 Range 21
Dated this 6th day of February, 2017
Donovan Hartbroadstreet.zone(50962);
Zoning Administrator
Published in the
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Submitted photoOfficer Nick Kent and his K-9 partner Ranger. Ranger died after assisting with a traffic stop Feb. 7.
The Forest Lake Police Department’s K-9 unit, Ranger, died after assisting local law enforcement with a traffic stop on Feb. 7. The cause of death for the police dog is still under investigation.
According to reports from the Forest Lake Police Department and Washington County Sheriff’s Office, the Minnesota State Patrol attempted to conduct a stop on a vehicle for a traffic violation on a state patrol-monitored road. A state patrol car followed the vehicle onto a side road near the intersections of State Highway 97 and U.S. Highway 61, where Forest Lake police assisted on the stop around 11:30 p.m. An occupant of the car (whose name has not yet been released) was allegedly not compliant with officer instructions. Eventually, Ranger was deployed to bring the person into compliance, and an arrest

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Photos and video by Ryan Howard
A group of protestors that topped out at around 25 people stood in front of Forest Lake City Hall for about an hour Feb. 6 to protest the city’s request for a contract law enforcement proposal from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
The Forest Lake City Council scheduled a special work session Feb. 6 to discuss the guiding principles of its evaluation of moving to contract law enforcement services, as well as to discuss the airport overrun cost dispute.broadstreet.zone(48036);
As it was at the council’s Jan. 23 meeting, the council chamber was packed with residents who wanted to speak or hear about the latest developments on the law enforcement issue, which was brought to the spotlight after the city’s Personnel Committee authorized a request for a proposal for contracted services from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Unlike the Jan. 23 meeting, the Feb. 6 meeting was preceded by

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Letters will be accepted for the Open Forum for publication in the next available issue after receipt. Letters may be sent to Forest Lake Times, 146 N. Lake St., Suite 125, Forest Lake, or by e-mail to ryan.howard@ecm-inc.com. Letters should not exceed 250 words and must be signed with the writer’s name, address and telephone number. Deadline is noon Monday. The newspaper reserves the right to edit letters and assure that rules of libel and good taste are not violated.
Disrespectfulbroadstreet.zone(48036);
The recent vote by Councilmen Freer and Eigner is another example of their disrespect for public safety and our public schools.
The Forest Lake Police Department provides a valuable service to our district’s children with the School Resource Officers. It is a successful model in large part because of the personal relationships our community officers build with students. The department has partnered with the school district on programs like MOST

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Submitted photoEighth-grade students Brian VanWagner and Indy Walstrom and seventh-graders Lydia Ross and Josef Leagjeld were chosen to represent Century Junior High as part of a Student Innovation challenge that took place at the annual Minnesota School Board Convention in Minneapolis.
A group of Forest Lake middle schoolers got tho show off their problem-solving skills in an innovation competition earlier this month at the annual Minnesota School Board Convention.
The DLR group is a design company that is working on the Forest Lake Area School’s building project and also works with many school districts across the country.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Part of the DLR business model is not only to provide architecture, engineering, planning, interior design and building optimization assistance, but also to create innovation challenges for kids.
“We were approached in November by representatives from DLR who said they would like us to find a group of kids that could work as a team and compete

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Elroy Reidt, Jr., age 77 of Forest Lake, passed away at home on Feb. 3, 2017. He was born June 28, 1939.
Preceded in death by parents, Elroy Sr. and Orabelle; brother, LeRoy and infant brother, Roger; nephews, Michael and Keith.
Survived by wife, Ellen; siblings, Dean, JoAnn, Beverly; children, Perry (Gail), Rick (Karen), Julie, Jimmy (Brenda); grandchildren, Elizabeth (Nick), Emily, Shawn, Ellen, Aubrey, Austin, Matthew, Daniel; great-grandchildren, Madison and Hayden.
A private family gathering and lunch will be held Saturday, Feb. 18th at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 Centennial Dr. SW, Forest Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Brighton Hospice, MN, www.brightonhospice.com.

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Ronald James Carlstrom, age 81, of Forest Lake, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at the Birchwood Health Care Center in Forest Lake.
Ronald was born October 7, 1935 to Roy and Mary Ann (Tarnowski) Carlstrom. He grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ronald joined the Marine Corps in 1952, serving his country in the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1955.
Ronald spent many years working for the highway department in construction and finishing his career in carpentry. He was a member of the NRA club and the Pigeon Club.
Ronald enjoyed coon hunting and deer hunting, fishing and any sort of outdoor activity. He also raised and raced pigeons.
Ronald is survived by his brother, Gordon (Neva) Carlstrom and sister, Roberta (Mike) Tauer; many nieces and nephews.
Ronald is preceded in death by his parents, Roy Carlstrom and Mary Ann Norquist.
A memorial service is planned for a later date. Arrangements are with the Grandstrand

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Terry Traver
Scandia Reporterbroadstreet.zone(48036);
The Jan. 17 City Council meeting in Scandia was the first led by newly elected Mayor Christine Maefsky and attended by newly elected Councilman Steve Kronmiller.
Rural event ordinance
The first item was amending the city’s development code related to rural event sites. Led by the work of the Planning Commission and Scandia City Planner Sheri Buss, changes were made to specific sections of the ordinance.
A rural event site is now called a “rural event site activity area,” which is defined as the specific area within a property that operates as a rural event facility on which any of the activities associated with the facility area are likely to occur, including parking areas.
The application for an annual operators permit for a rural event facility must be filed with the city at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the current annual operators permit.broadstreet.zone(50962);
The operator must submit an annual report

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