Elaine Martin Stein, age 84, of Forest Lake, Minnesota; formerly of Phoenix, Arizona, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 17, 2016. Elaine was a gifted musician, loving mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eniar and Martha; husbands, Walter Martin and Harvey Stein; brother, Everett Jacobson. She is survived by her children, Bryan (Anne) Martin, Jill (Kevin) Rische, Daniel (Maria) Martin, Cynthia (Richard) Morgan, Elaine Martin; step-daughters, Helene Disney Viteo, Audrey Stein Frazier, Faith Call; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sisters, Nancee (Norman) Olsen, Phyllis (Herbert) Jacobsen; other family and friends. Graveside Services were held at Scandinavian Cemetery, Forest Lake, Minnesota. Online condolences may be made at www.mattsonfuneralhome.com. Cards and memorials may be directed to Mattson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 343 N. Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025.
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Marisa Bocanegra
Marisa Bocanegra, age 39, of Faribault, MN, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
Marisa Anne Victoria Bocanegra (Ana Maria Bocanegra) was born June 23, 1977 (actual birthdate June 13, 1977) in Bogota, Columbia. At the age of six weeks, she was adopted by Don and Martha Knisley and moved to their home in Burnsville, MN. Marisa graduated from Burnsville High School in 1995. She married Jeremy White, they were later divorced. She moved to Faribault where she worked as an aide to special needs clients. She then moved to Pine Island, MN where she raised her children and worked for Rideability, teaching those with special needs to ride horseback. While teaching she was injured when a horse reared, saving her client from injury. She received a “Hero of the Year” award from Rideability for her actions. Marisa then moved to Forest Lake, MN where
Muslim cemetery proposal clears Chisago Planning Commission
Photo by Derrick Knutson Chisago County residents who wanted to hear about the cemetery proposal in the 2600 block of Lofton Avenue in Chisago Lake Township packed room 150B in the Chisago County Government Center Dec. 1.
It was standing room only as more than 100 people filed into a basement room in the Chisago County Government Center in Center City Dec. 1. They were there to hear a proposal at the County Planning Commission meeting for a cemetery on 16 acres in the 26000 block of Lofton Avenue in Chisago Lake Township, a couple of miles north of Scandia city limits.
The commission ultimately approved the proposal, with a list of conditions, 4-2. The commission is an advisory entity to the Chisago County Board of Commissioners, and the board has final say over whether or not the conditional use permit for the private cemetery will be accepted.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Assistant Zoning Director Tara Guy
A healthy source of funding
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Sharna Braucks, Executive Director of YMCA Forest Lake, receives a check from Robin Blunt, representing Health Source Chiropractic. These funds will go directly to helping children go to camp or learn to swim, families who want to feel a part of the community, and seniors who are working on staying healthy and living longer. Health Source Chiropractic believes in the supporting the communities whole health through the YMCA.
Ironworkers local 512 builds bridges for Veterans
Members of Twin Cities Ironworkers local 512 and metropolitan construction companies donated time, materials, and labor to build two 70 foot bridges at Veterans Campground on Big Marine Lake. Wetlands have prevented the 90-year-old camp from having an integrated trail system throughout its 69 acres.
Ironworkers Local 512 solved this problem by recruiting and teaming up with area construction companies to design and erect two bridges at the camp. These bridges will allow disabled veterans who visit the camp to have full access around the camp and the natural habitat.broadstreet.zone(48036);
In addition to Minnesota Legacy and International Ironworkers grants awarded for this project, companies donating materials and labor include Ambassador Steel, Amerect, Bald Eagle Erectors, Challman and Company, Concrete Form Engineers, E-Con Placer, Lametti & Sons, Lejeune Steel, McGough, Northern Dewatering, and Vic’s Crane. Design and engineering products were donated by American Engineering Testing, Hansen Thorp Pellinen Olson, Inc., and Mattson MacDonald
Sports Briefs – Dec. 15, 2016
Photos courtesy of TLC Digital Images
Boys basketball finds winning way
The Forest Lakes boys hoops team took tough single-point losses in its first two games against Coon Rapids (53-52) and Centennial (75-74), but the Rangers rebounded with two straight wins against Blaine (72-64) on Dec. 8 and Cambridge-Isanti (61-56) on Dec. 10. The Blaine victory avenges a loss in last year’s Section 7AAAA championship game. Senior guard Jake Larson (pictured) scored in double figures in all three games. The Rangers host Duluth East on Friday, Dec. 16.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Girls basketball tops Mounds Views
Tia Moscatelli looks to bank one in on Friday, Dec. 9. In their first Suburban East Conference game of the season, the Rangers defeated Mounds View 77-58. Moscatelli (10 points) was one of four Rangers to reach double figures (Abigail Groenweg 15, Abby Leach 11, Lexie Hultman 11). Forest Lake (2-1) travels to Cambridge-Isanti on Thursday.
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Ranger Scoreboard – Dec. 15, 2016
Gymnastics 131.75 – 138.825 East Ridge
Sofia Dodge: 34.875
Boys Hockey – East Ridge
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Boys Hockey 5 – 2 Park
Dylan Fink: 2 goals, 2 assists
Girls Hockey 8 – 2 Park
Kayla Kasel: 3 goals
Girls Hockey 1 – 2 Cretin-Derham Hall
Kayla Kasel: goal
Wrestling 4th of 10 at St. Michael-Albertville tournament
Derrick Cardinal: first place, 106 pounds
Wrestling 15 – 55 Anokabroadstreet.zone(50962);
Huskies tip off
UPDATE: The Toys for Tots doubleheader has been postponed – fans may bring a new, unwrapped toy to the girls-boys doubleheader on Tuesday, Dec. 20 beginning at 6 p.m.
The North Lakes Academy basketball teams have had a rough go of things in the early part of their schedules.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The girls have beaten Liberty Classical (40-39) and taken losses against Community of Peace (31-15), FAIR (70-34), Mounds Park (67-8) and Duluth Marshall (68-10). Junior center Maggie Thiele is the team leader in points (9.2 per game) and rebounds (11 per game); her overall boards total, 55, is currently tied for ninth-best in the state. Senior guard Isabelle Thompson scored a team season-high 18 points in the win over Liberty.
The boys team lost to Liberty (79-27) and Marshall (92-26). Junior guard Alex Stockton (12) and senior center David Christopherson (10) hit double figures against Liberty.
The two teams will host a double header against
Ranger middle-schoolers win Metro East Conference wrestling title
The Forest Lake 7th- and 8th- grade wrestling team celebrates with its championship trophy.
Young grapplers outduel Hastings in championship match
On a day that varsity head coach Joe Kunshier called “big for the future of our program,” the Forest Lake seventh- and eighth-grade wrestling team won the Metro East Conference duals championship on Saturday, Dec. 10.broadstreet.zone(48036);
For middle-school purposes, the Metro East Conference includes some familiar Suburban East Conference foes like Stillwater, Roseville, Park, Woodbury and White Bear Lake, as well as a few teams from Wisconsin in addition to the MEC’s usual membership. Fifteen schools entered the four-round tournament, with Hastings entering a second team to fill out the bracket.
The Rangers, seeded second in the tournament, dominated their first two matches, knocking out Roseville 69-3 and Hastings 86-0.
Even in the semifinals, the Rangers easily advanced past South St. Paul, 62-67.
In the final, Forest Lake met No. 1-seed Hastings and defeated them
Airport lease draws ire
Photo by Cliff BuchanThe newly -paved Daniel DePonti Airport runway as seen from the air.
The Daniel DePonti Airport runway is paved, but some members of the Forest Lake Airport Commission, as well other lessees of hangar space, are at odds over a new lease that’s been under discussion for months – including a provision for paying for the commission’s share of the runway cost.
The previous version of the airport hangar lease was approved in 2008, and a new version was written this year. According to City Administrator Aaron Parrish, the city felt that the 2008 lease needed to have some language modified to keep it current and to address a few flaws in its makeup, like a provision that made it difficult to raise rents in accordance with market factors. One sticking point that some commission members had with the new lease was a section that dictated that the hangars