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Grant funding available for therapy dogs

All of Fairview Health Services’ volunteers have big hearts, but some have four paws and a tail.
Canines and handlers volunteer to help patients across the Fairview system cope with stress, anxiety and illness. Now, a grant will help to pair more of these pups with patients at Fairview Lakes Medical Center and Fairview Northland Medical Center.broadstreet.zone(48036);
With this new grant, Fairview is actively recruiting dog visit teams. Fairview will pay training and testing fees for the first 24 volunteers to sign up. Information sessions are intended for dog owners and handlers, who should leave their pets at home.
“The patients are so appreciative of us being there,” Fairview Ridges Hospital volunteer Sheila Hittner said. “They start talking about the dogs they’ve had and the joy their pets brought them. They reminisce. I can’t believe how many people say thank you. I think they’re drawn to the dogs because they’re drawn to the

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Dayton hosts pizza party for Project SEARCH interns

Gov. Mark Dayton hosted a pizza party luncheon at the Governor’s residence for the state’s Project SEARCH interns on Nov. 30. The luncheon served as both a time to connect and recognize the hard work the interns have been doing in order to become fully integrated in the competitive employment market.
Project SEARCH is a partnership between business, education, vocational rehabilitation, a community rehabilitation partner, a local developmental disability organization and families. The goal is to provide on-site internship experiences and marketable skill acquisition for young adults with disabilities leading to competitive employment.broadstreet.zone(48036);
An international program that began in Cincinnati, OH and has spread across the country, Project SEARCH currently holds seven sites within the state of Minnesota. Forest Lake Area Schools has been a part of Project SEARCH programs since 2009 and has been the district hosting the Project SEARCH Fairview Lakes Medical Center of Wyoming site since January 2014.
Forest Lake

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Former mayor Daninger dies

Former Forest Lake mayor Ray Daninger, 81, died Monday, Jan. 16, The Forest Lake Times has learned. Daninger, a former Forest Lake township resident, was Forest Lake’s mayor for multiple terms during and after the transition period that merged the township with the city of Forest Lake. After his time as mayor ended, he remained active in the community and was a member of the city’s Economic Development Authority at the time of his death.
Daninger is survived by, among others, his wife Geri and three children. The Forest Lake Times will publish more information on Daninger’s funeral arrangements as it becomes available.

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Washington County sets levy, budget

The Washington County Board of Commissioners set the county’s 2017 budget and levy Dec 13.
The board certified the following:broadstreet.zone(48036);
• a tax levy of $96.1 million for county operations and $1.05 million for the Land and Water Legacy Program
• a property tax levy set by the Washington County Community Development Agency at $4.718 million
• the Washington County Regional Rail Authority levy of $776,800
The board has been reviewing the 2017 recommended budget, which will be supported by the levies, since mid-summer.
The approved budget increases the county net tax levy (excluding Land and Water Legacy funding) by 3.49 percent, to $96.1 million. The county’s median-valued home is $243,200, up 1.1 percent in value from 2016. It is expected that the owner of the median-valued home would pay a county property tax increase of about $6, or about 0.8 percent, for 2017. The county’s non-levy revenue is expected to be $102.5 million, an increase

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Baby new year

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The new year has already brought something great for Rebekah Leppanen and Michael Franco. The couple from Chisago City welcomed their first child, Elizabeth Laili Franco, on Jan. 3 at 11:22 a.m., the first to be delivered at Fairview Lakes Medical Center in 2017. Presenting a gift basket (containing a handmade quilt, baby items and a Target gift card) donated by the Fairview Lakes Volunteer Organization are board officers Jeanne Zaske (far left) and Linda Peterson.

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Wrestlers pull double duty, place first and third in back-to-back tournaments

The Ranger wrestling team fought through two tournaments in the space of 24 hours, emerging victorious at the eight-team Minnetonka Invitational on Jan. 6 (241 points) and in third place the next day in the 13-team Tom Keating Memorial at Foley (138.5).
The top Ranger performer during the double-shift was 160-pounder Tanner Wiese. The junior rolled through all competitors in both meets, earning a pair of gold medals. He took the Tonka title with a final round major (15-4) over Ryan Grant from Andover, then secured the championship at Foley 4-2 in overtime against Brett Kirchner of St. Cloud Apollo.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Wiese was the only Ranger winner at Foley. Three Rangers took second in their weight classes: eighth-grader Derrick Cardinal (106), freshman Troy Pleski (132) and sophomore Mathias Waskey (145). Junior Max Amann (113) earned a third-place finish. Eighth-grader Tyler Raway (120) finished fourth.
In addition to Wiese, winners at Minnetonka included Cardinal, Pleski,

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Advertisement For Bids/Proposa – LINWOOD TOWNSHIP

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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:broadstreet.zone(48036);
Sealed bids for the 2017 Street Maintenance Project will be received by Linwood Township, Minnesota at the office of the Town Clerk until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2017 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
Principal components of the project include the following:
Clearing and Grubbing 20 TREES
Common Excavation 1,900 CY
Aggregate Base 1,950 TONbroadstreet.zone(50962);
Aggregate Shouldering 230 TON
Bituminous Pavement 1,600 TON
RC Pipe Culverts 48 LF
Concrete Curb and Gutter 500 LF
Seeding 1.0 ACRES
Signs 120 SF
Striping 8,000 LF
The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:
Linwood Township Hakanson Anderson
22817 Typo Creek Drive NE 3601 Thurston Avenue
Stacy, MN 55079 Anoka, MN 55303
Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office of: Hakanson Anderson, located at 3601 Thurston Avenue, Anoka, MN 55303 for a non-refundable purchase price of $75 per set.
Alternatively, digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at www.haa-inc.com under the Projects/QuestCDN link for $20.00 (non-refundable). These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project and

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