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Candace “Candy” Erickson, age 71, of Forest Lake, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, November 12, 2016.
She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Myrtle Edwards; daughter, Beth; brother, Bob Edwards; and grandson, Jasper.
She is survived by husband of 51 years, Arthur; sons, Tim (Cindy), Todd (Cheryl), Brad (Jenni); sisters, Bonnie (Al) Tarverse, Cheryl Leske; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Forest Lake VFW, 556 12th St. SW, Forest Lake. In lieu of flowers; memorials are preferred to St. Jude Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Cards and memorials may be directed to Mattson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 343 N. Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025. Online condolences may be made at www.mattsonfuneralhome.com.

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Jacob “Coby” Herzog, age 14, of Columbus, passed away.
Coby was a fun kid, and shared many precious moments with us while he was here. He found it hard to understand and express himself, and despite guiding him as best we could, Coby chose to enter eternal life on Nov. 10, 2016, reuniting with his grandpa, Ed Hall. He will forever be missed by his parents, Michael and Barbara; brothers, Ethan and Andrew; grandparents, Nancy Hall, Harvey and Jane Herzog; aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 17, 2016 at The Church of St. Peter, 1250 South Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation 5-9 p.m., Wednesday, with 8:30 p.m. Rosary at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation will continue 9:30-10:30 a.m., Thursday at Mattson Funeral Home. Interment at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred. Online condolences

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Alex Drew Schiefelbein, age 21 of Forest Lake, earned his angel wings on November 10, 2016, after a courageous 9 year battle with a brain tumor.
Preceded in death by grandfather, LaVerne Schiefelbein. He is survived by his parents, Larry and Sally; brothers, Scott (Allie), Brandon (Jenni), Dustin (girlfriend, Ashley Hadfield); niece, Brooklyn; nephew, Nathan; grandparents, Arlene Schiefelbein, Bruce and Mary Parker; and special friend, Taylor Angelo.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at The Church of St. Peter, 1250 South Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation 5-9 p.m., Monday, with 8:30 p.m. Prayer Service at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation will continue 9:30-10:30 a.m., Tuesday at Mattson Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to American Brain Association or Children’s Hospital and Clinics of MN. Online condolences may be made at www.mattsonfuneralhome.com. Cards and memorials may be directed to Mattson

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Photo by Ryan HowardA home on Cranberry Drive in Linwood is creating consternation for some residents who don’t want it turned into a treatment center.
Amy Doeun
Linwood Reporterbroadstreet.zone(48036);
Once again, Linwood Town Hall was unusually full Oct. 25 for the biweekly town board meeting. Many residents returned hoping to hear more description about the business plan of Wendy Stewart, Gena Evans and Luke Weller for a residential treatment center at 5810 Cranberry Drive in Linwood Township.
For an overview of the project, read the Oct. 27 story “Linwood residents unhappy with pending group home” or visit tinyurl.com/gv4nw2f.
Mike Jungbauer, town building and inspections official, assured the gathered community members: “We have all the solid numbers. We went through the house with the state electrical inspector. We found seven things that needed updating, (but) we found no things that needed permits. We have a man from (the Minnesota) Pollution Control Agency working with us on

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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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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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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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Photo by Paul RignellRandy Koivisto assists a veteran who is headed from Chisago County to a VA hospital in Minneapolis.
Paul Rignell
Contributing Writerbroadstreet.zone(48036);
A typical medical patient in the far north metro may wake well before dawn on a day when they have scheduled a morning doctor’s visit in Minneapolis or another city more than 30 miles away.
Some patients may be unable to get to those metro clinics or hospitals on their own, and for that they are grateful there are servants like Randy Koivisto.
Often up to four times per month, he may rise hours before daybreak to drive from his home in Stacy to a garage in North Branch, where he climbs behind the wheel of a Chisago County Veterans Services van.
On the morning of Oct. 14, when he had a driving assignment, Koivisto went north from the county garage to Rush City to pick up one rider before cutting back

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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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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:
February 11, 2010
MORTGAGOR: Dana N. Erickson and Peter J. Erickson, wife and husband.
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded February 25, 2010 Washington County Recorder, Document No. 3781370.broadstreet.zone(50962);
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Dated August 26, 2012 Recorded September 17, 2012, as Document No. 3906648.
TRANSACTION AGENT:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
TRANSACTION AGENTS MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE:
100199600012381956
LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE:
Advisors Mortgage, LLC
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1018 Pine Street West, Stillwater, MN 55082
TAX PARCEL I.D. #:
28.030.20.33.0123
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:
EXHIBIT A
A strip of land 6 feet in width

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