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The Forest Lake girls swimming and diving team took a 98-82 loss to Cretin-Derham Hall in its first dual meet of the season Aug. 31.
The Raiders claimed victory in 10 of the 12 varsity events. broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Rangers’ best results came in the 1-meter diving event. Valerie Patterson led a 1-2-3 sweep, taking the win with 238.70 points. Taylor Ritchot finished second (225.45) followed by McKinley Leavitt (153.15).
The other Ranger winner was Haley Bent in the 100 yard butterfly (1:11.20). Samantha Henderson scored second-place points toward the Ranger effort (1:14.21).
Ella Anderson finished second in the 500 yard freestyle (5:53.31). Ranger quartets also placed second in the 200 relay (Dulcie Ashworth, Chloe Vincent, Paige Anderson and Ella Anderson, 1:53.27) and 400 relay (Anna Stockinger, Brynn Miron, Bent and Ellie Thiele, 4:11.81).
The junior varsity squad upended their Cretin counterparts 94-87.
Ranger JV athletes claimed event victories in the medley relay (Miron, Lauren Eddy, Trind

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Childrens ministry
Registration is open at Faith Lutheran Church, 886 North Shore Dr., for all children’s ministry and confirmation programming. Wednesday programming for all ages 0-12th grade begins Sept. 6. Sunday School for 3-year olds to 6th graders begins Sept. 10. Children’s ministry and confirmation all involve opportunities to worship, serve, learn, and have fun together. Contact Kyrstin Schwart at 651-464-3323 or kyrstins@Faithfl.org for more information or check out www.faithfl.org.
Financial peace
Faith Lutheran Church, 886 North Shore Dr. will host Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University beginning Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. The nine-week money management class can help guests become debt free, save for financial emergencies, and confidently plan for retirement.
Class reunion
The Forest Lake Area High School class of 1992 will host a reunion at Running Aces Sept. 9 from 5 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are available at the door and are $50 per person. That cost includes dinner, drinks, and late

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While I was on vacation last month in Chicago, my wife and I saw the hit musical “Hamilton” at a local theater. It’s my wife’s favorite musical soundtrack, but since it’s a new show and tickets to see it on Broadway remain prohibitively expensive, it was the first time either of us had actually seen it performed.
It was great, as good as any reviewer or someone lucky enough to have seen it has ever said it is. However, as I enjoyed the clever and intricate musical numbers along with my wife, I was also pondering the show’s somewhat complicated relationship with American history, and how that ties into how Americans see themselves, their leaders, and each other.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Perhaps my favorite thing about “Hamilton” is that it has shed some well-deserved light on its namesake: Alexander Hamilton, the country’s first secretary of the treasury and perhaps the United States’ most unsung Founding

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SCANDIA
Pickleball tournament
The Scandia Parks and Recreation Committee is sponsoring the first ever Taco Daze Pickleball Tournament Sept. 9, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Scandia Community Center tennis courts. The registration cost is $40 per team. Entries must be received by Aug. 30. Interested parties can find detailed information on the tournament and registration forms at www.ci.scandia.mn.us. Contact Judi Negus at 651-433-2274 or j.negus@ci.scandia.mn.us for more information.
WYOMING
Mindfulness classes
A mindfulness-based stress reduction course with Sue Flannigan will run Sunday afternoons from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 to Nov. 5 at Fairview Lakes Medical Center. The cost is $25 for materials. Interested parties can register with Sue Flannigan at mindfultimeout@gmail.com.
WYOMING
Preschool storytime
Children ages to 5 and their caretakers are invtied to weekly storytime at the Wyoming library on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Siblings are welcome. The program lasts about 30 minutes and runs from Sept. 12 to Nov. 21.
COLUMBUS
Recycle week
The

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Photo courtesy of Forest Lake Police DepartmentSurveillance footage from 2013 captured a then-unidentified woman (later revealed to be Brianna Rice) running from the Forest Lake Cub Foods after robbing the TCF Bank inside.
The resolution to a four-year-old bank robbery in Forest Lake was reached Aug. 10, when Brianna Nicole Rice, 31, of New Richmond, Wisconsin, was sentenced for second-degree robbery in Washington County Court. Rice had remained unidentified after her robbery of the TCF Bank in Cub Foods for a few years until DNA evidence linked her to the crime.
According to court records, the robbery occurred on Oct. 2, 2013 around 1 p.m., when a then-unidentified woman approached the teller station and gave an employee a note reading, “Give me all the money in your drawer now! No dye packs or touching the silent alarm. No following me. Wait 3 minutes and call the police. I do have a gun,

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Donald A. Frenning, International Union of Operating Engineers, Age 89, of Chisago City, formerly of Stacy, passed away on September 1, 2017. Don was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, having earned several decorations. When he retired from St. Paul Public Works with his pension and his books, he sold their Stacy home to travel with his fun-loving, roller skating, musical spoons playing wife, Dottie. Preceded in death by parents, Olaf & Agnes (Waller) Frenning; siblings, Lawrence (Sis) Frenning, Margaret (Rodney) Nelson (Vern) Holmgren, Edna (John) Freed, Eleanor (Rodney) Shogren; Bob (Norma) Frenning; brother-in-law, Floyd Bellin. Survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Dorothy “Dottie” (Lee); loving sister, Helen Bellin; sister-in-law, Kathy “Georgia Peach” Affolter. Don was also uncle extraordinaire to 26 nieces and nephews that he and Dottie claimed as their kids.
Funeral Service 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 10, 2017 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 31075 Genesis

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Photo by Alicia LebensSheriff Dan Starry waves to the crowd while riding in the Lumberjack Days Parade in Stillwater July 24.
Alicia Lebens
Stillwater Gazette
Serving the community and being a positive role model for children drew Washington County Sheriff Dan Starry into law enforcement. When former county sheriff Bill Hutton announced his retirement earlier this year, he tapped Starry — his chief deputy — to fill the remainder of Hutton’s term, which runs through 2018.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Starry’s appointment was approved by the county board, and he was sworn in as the 30th Washington County Sheriff May 1. He had a notable arrival in the Forest Lake area, as he entered office during the local controversy over whether or not Forest Lake would contract with the sheriff’s office for law enforcement services or retain its police department. Ultimately, the city kept its current police force after Starry pulled the sheriff’s office’s law enforcement proposal from

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Angie Hong
Guest Columnist
If there is one thing you can count on in Minnesota, it is unpredictable weather. Rain falls – sometimes too much, and sometimes not enough. There are tornados, thunderstorms, hail and straight-line winds. It can be 95 degrees and humid on Monday and then snowing by Friday. You may notice that your trees and gardens look dramatically different from one year to the next. After a storm you may also be wondering what to do about fallen trees and flattened flowers. The answer is: it depends.broadstreet.zone(48036);
If a damaged or fallen tree is creating a danger or nuisance, it should obviously be removed. If you have a larger property, however, fallen trees can actually provide good habitat for birds and wildlife. The tree that once stood tall, providing nesting sites for an owl or songbirds, will find new life on the woodland floor. A passing fox may choose to

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Submitted photo
Third graders at Scandia Elementary IB World School each received a dictionary from the Scandia-Marine Lions Club on the first day of school. The students are taught by Mrs. Kelly Duncan and Mrs. Laura Gerschke.

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The Forest Lake office of Edina Realty recently awarded grants to Community Helping Hand and Lakes Center for Youth and Families.
Community Helping Hand has been dedicated to helping the people of their community. Through the generous donations they receive, and the sales from their thrift store, they help out residents of the Forest Lake Area School District that are falling on hard times by giving assistance with energy bills, rent, prescriptions, food, and more.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Lakes Center for Youth and Families offers community justice and diversion, youth mentoring, and enrichment programs. A major focus of their work with at-risk youth is to keep them safe at home and in school instead of seeing them run away from home and become homeless. LCY4F is the only youth development organization in the service area that reaches out to at-risk youth and their families by providing a holistic approach to address unmet needs and behavioral

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