The when and why of pardons

Judge Greg Galler
Guest Columnist
Will he or won’t he? That is a question a lot of political commentators are asking about whether or not President Obama will pardon Hillary Clinton. Whatever the answer to that question is, other questions are equally interesting (and far less political). Specifically, what are pardons, and why are presidents allowed to issue them at all?broadstreet.zone(48036);
The U.S. Constitution provides that the president “shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.” There is a lot packed into those 19 words.
First, reprieves and pardons are different. Reprieves apply when someone has been convicted and sentenced for a criminal offense. A reprieve reduces or suspends any further punishment. For example, if someone had served three years of a 10-year federal criminal sentence, a presidential reprieve could reduce the sentence or suspend it altogether. Reprieving a sentence is sometimes described

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Memories of Austria

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Marine on St. Croix artist Tom Maakestad spoke at a recent Scandia-Marine Lions meeting about his month in Austria this past July. Maakestad was a visiting artist in residence staying in Salzburg. During the month there, he completed 50 paintings. Maakestad has a gallery in Minneapolis in addition to his studio in Marine on St. Croix, where he has lived for 20 years.

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Fare For All to sell holiday packs Dec. 20; Program makes a holiday dinner more affordable for all community members

 
Fare For All, a local non-profit food program created to make fresh fruits and vegetables more affordable to Twin Cities families, will be selling holiday packs for $30 at the Forest Lake VFW on Dec. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Each holiday pack includes an 8-pound spiral cut ham, a whole chicken, chicken strips, two packages of ground beef, two bags of mixed vegetables and an apple pie.
There is no need to register in advance.
Fare For All sells packages of fresh produce and frozen meat at 37 locations throughout Minnesota. With prices ranging from $10 to $30 per package, Fare For All offers savings that are much less than retail prices.
The program has no income requirements and is open to everyone who is looking to save money. There are no forms to complete, and cash, credit, debit and EBT cards are all accepted.
The Forest Lake VFW is located at 556

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Mortgage Foreclosure – NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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 the conditions of the following described mortgage:broadstreet.zone(48036);
DATE OF MORTGAGE:
October 24, 2007
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $162,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Shawn H. Jurek and Carrie F. Jurek, Husband and Wife
MORTGAGEE: broadstreet.zone(50962);
Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
SERVICER: Selene Finance, LP
LENDER:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA.
DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Washington County Minnesota, Recorder, on November 8, 2007, as Document No. 3669083.
ASSIGNED TO: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust dated 04/21/2016, recorded on, 05/11/2016 as Document No. 4066462.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:
Lot 11, Block 7, Westview Estates 2nd Addition, Common Interest Community No. 143, Washington County, Minnesota.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2549 COBBLE HILL COURT, UNIT K, WOODBURY, MN 55125
PROPERTY I.D:
18 028 21 42

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Postponement – NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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:
June 22, 2010
MORTGAGOR: Adam J Demars, a single person.
MORTGAGEE: Homeservices Lending, LLC Series A dba Edina Realty Mortgage.
DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded July 13, 2010 Washington County Recorder, Document No. 3798387.broadstreet.zone(50962);
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.. Dated June 23, 2010 Recorded July 13, 2010, as Document No. 3798388. And thereafter assigned to: US Bank, National Association. Dated June 23, 2010 Recorded July 13, 2010, as Document No. 3798389.
TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE
TRANSACTION AGENTS MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE
LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: Homeservices Lending, LLC Series A dba Edina Realty Mortgage
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER:
U.S. Bank National Association
MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS:
7224 Imperial Avenue

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Postponement – NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: broadstreet.zone(48036);
October 30, 2006
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $150,500.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Florence Poulsen, a married woman
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, N.A., its successors and/or assigns
DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: broadstreet.zone(50962);
Recorded: November 28, 2006 Washington County Recorder
Document Number: 3618177
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE:
And assigned to: The Bank Of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWALT INC., Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA19, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OA19
Dated: August 26, 2011
Recorded: September 08, 2011 Washington County Recorder
Document Number: 3853200
Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Transaction Agent Mortgage Identification Number:
1001337-0001779439-0
Lender or Broker:
Countrywide Bank, N.A.
Residential Mortgage Servicer:
Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
Mortgage Originator:
Not Applicable
COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Washington
Property Address: 5000 207th St N, Forest Lake, MN 55025-8042
Tax Parcel ID Number:
19.032.21.13.0088
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF

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Mortgage Foreclosure – NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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:
June 17, 2005
MORTGAGOR: Harold Barnes and Katheline F. Barnes, husband and wife, as joint tenants.
MORTGAGEE:
Town and Country Credit Corp.broadstreet.zone(50962);
DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded July 14, 2005 Washington County Recorder, Document No. 3526278.
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Ameriquest Mortgage Company. Dated June 29, 2005 Recorded February 14, 2007, as Document No. 3630602. And thereafter assigned to: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. Dated June 29, 2005 Recorded February 14, 2007, as Document No. 3630603. And thereafter assigned to: U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association as Trustee as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for certificateholders of Bear Stearns

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City – CITY OF SCANDIA

NOTICE OF INSTALLATION OF AERATION SYSTEM ON GOOSE LAKE
The City of Scandia shall be installing and operating an aeration system in Goose Lake, (D.O.W. #59) located in Washington County, Township 32 North, Range 20 West in Section 11 and Section 14 on approximately January 17, 2017. The purpose of the system is to control winterkill of fish and to improve water quality.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Dated: December 9, 2016
Brenda Eklund
City of Scandia Deputy Clerk
Published in the
Forest Lake Timesbroadstreet.zone(50962);
December 15, 2016,
January 5, 2017
632565

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Mortgage Foreclosure – NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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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.broadstreet.zone(48036);
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE:
January 16, 2008
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $417,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S): John M Dorle and Deborah D Dorle, husband and wifebroadstreet.zone(50962);
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
TRANSACTION AGENT:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
MIN#: 1000179-3517120088-0
LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON THE MORTGAGE: Provident Funding Associates, L.P.
SERVICER: Provident Funding Associates, L.P.
DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed January 30, 2008, Washington County Registrar of Titles, as Document Number 1182605, Thereafter modified by a Loan Modification Agreement dated June 13, 2016 recorded on August 10, 2016 as document number 1242002
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Provident Funding Associates, L.P.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:
Lot Seven (7), Block Two (2), Powers Lake 7th Addition
REGISTERED PROPERTY
PROPERTY

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School Board – INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 831
FOREST LK, MN broadstreet.zone(48036);
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING DECEMBER 1, 2016 REVISED FOR PUBLICATION
The following unapproved minutes have been revised for publication and will be approved at the next School Board Meeting. The full text is posted on the district web site, available by standard or email, and for public inspection at the school district offices during normal business hours.
The annual Truth-In-Taxation Hearing was held on Dec 1, 2016 at 6:03 pm. At roll call the following mmbrs were present: Julie Corcoran, Dan Kieger, Karen Morehead, Luke Odegaard, Jill Olson, Robert Rapheal, and Supt Dr. Linda Madsen, ex officio. Member Gail Theisen was absent.
Dir of Business Svcs L. Martini presented the districts proposed tax levy, followed by an oppty for public Q&A. There was no citizen input or questions from the audience.
At 6:25 pm Mmbr Kieger moved, 2nd by Mmbr Olson to adjourn the hearing. All

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