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The Forest Lake American Legion Post 225 baseball team finished as the runners-up in the Division 1, Sub-State 8 tournament, falling just short in its bid to return to the state tournament.
Seeded No. 3 in the nine-team bracket, Forest Lake opened play on July 19 by dominating the Burnsville Pythons 17-2 in seven innings at CHS Field in St. Paul.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The remainder of the tournament was played on the campus of White Bear Lake High School. Forest Lake fell into the elimination bracket after losing 10-1 to Stillwater in the semifinals on July 20.
Forest Lake staved off elimination three times in two days, knocking out Lino Lakes 5-4 in 11 innings July 21 and White Bear Lake (8-4) and top-seeded Tri-City Red (20-9) on July 22.
Needing to beat Stillwater twice to claim the sub-state crown, Forest Lake failed in its first attempt 7-2 on July 23 to end its run.
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced July 27 that zebra mussels have been found in Comfort Lake near Wyoming. Bill Keilty, longtime Comfort Lake resident and a board member on the Comfort Lakes Association, confirmed that the zebra mussels found only affected Comfort Lake, not Little Comfort Lake.
The CLA first got word of a possible mussel infestation shortly after July 4, when a lakeshore owner took a picture of a small creature she thought might be a zebra mussel and sent it to Keilty.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“I looked at it and I said, ‘It (doesn’t) look like a zebra mussel,’ but then we shared it with the Watershed ,” Keilty said, referring to the Comfort Lake – Forest Lake Watershed District. “They in turn shared it with (lake scientist) Steve McComas and the DNR, and they thought it was.”
In late July, he said, McComas and the DNR were out on the lake

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Photo by Jason DeMoeSchool bus safety contest competitors Becky Devine, Karisa Larson, Darcy Overland and Earl Nelson pose with the trophies brought home from the state event in Arden Hills and the national competition in Indianapolis.
Three years ago, Forest Lake Area Schools sent a team of bus drivers to the “Minnesota School Bus Road-eo” at Arden Hills. That year, and every year since, the district has seen at least one driver earn a trip to the national competition. The competitors all agree that it wouldn’t be possible without a lot of team spirit.
“I don’t even feel like the trophies are mine, but rather that they belong to all of us,” said bus driver Karina Larson, who earned a first-place finish at state and a second-place finish at nationals. “Without the support of my team and all of the bus drivers here in Forest Lake, this would never have been possible.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
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Forest Lake police have dealt with a burglary and a couple of thefts recently.
A burglary occurred around 9 a.m. July 19 at Stone Cellar Wine and Spirits. A swift investigation led to the arrest of a juvenile teenage male the next day. He was charged with third-degree burglary and gross misdemeanor damage to property. Police did not disclose what the teen stole before press time.broadstreet.zone(48036);
On July 21, police were informed that a vehicle had been stolen from Koppy Motors overnight. The vehicle is a silver 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer with the license number 631-PWE.
Also on July 21, the Forest Lake Sprint store reported that eight phones and an iPad, worth a combined $6,670, were stolen from the safe in the back of the store. The case is under investigation, and the police have suspects.

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A rotating schedule of bird hikes will be in Washington County Parks in 2017, with the next one from 9 to 10 a.m. Aug. 5 at Big Marine Park Reserve. Guests can meet at the playground and park at the playground lot.
This program will help interested parties learn to identify the birds that call the St. Croix Valley home and contribute to citizen science data collection by completing bird count surveys with the guide. The surveys collected will assist the county’s natural resources team and related work in conjunction with the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Fund grant.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Additional one-hour guided hikes will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park, Oct. 14 at Big Marine Park Reserve, Nov. 18 at Pine Point Park, and Dec. 9 at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. For Washington County park locations, visit www.co.washington.mn.us/parks. Under

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Kellie Wambold, Forest Lake, earned a place on the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh.
Kayla Thole, Forest Lake, earned a place on the dean’s list at Macalester College.
Zachary Hall, Forest Lake, graduated from Bismark State College.
Katelin Kruger, Forest Lake, and Jenna Johnson, Wyoming, graduated from the University of St. Thomas.
Corey Bahr and McKenzie Brogan, Forest Lake; and Chace Coles, Logan Graham, Kylie Hawthorne, and Tanner Vass, Wyoming; earned the chancellor award at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Noah Brown, Kari Kallhagen, and Gwendolyn Kinsman, Forest Lake; Sammi Simons, Scandia; and Wesley Ericson and Logan Graham, Wyoming; graduated from the University of Wisconisn-Stout.
Carly Kiesow, Forest Lake, and Miranda Steinmetz, Scandia, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Ryan Corcoran, LeighAnn Hall, Abby Husfeldt, Benjamin Karlsrud, Kayla Kotosky, and Lawrence Zaun, Forest Lake; and Megan Betram, Adam Link, and Christopher Morgan, Wyoming; graduated from the University of River Falls-Wisconsin.
Megan Gemuenden, Eliana Jacobson, and

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Billing themselves as not just a cover band, but a musical experience, Funktion Junction will take to the Lakeside Memorial Park stage Aug. 1 at 6:30 p.m. for the Arts in the Park series. The band recreates motown, disco, funk and R&B classics.

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The U.S. Air Force Academy invited a select group of approximately 600 young men and women from around the nation to attend the Air Force Academy Summer Seminar program this year. Summer seminar is a fast-paced leadership experience for rising seniors in high school. This program helps educate, motivate, and prepare selected students who are considering applying for admission to USAFA.
Riley Keck, a resident of Forest Lake and a student at Chisago Lakes Baptist School, will participate in the 2017 U.S. Air Force Academy Summer Seminar program.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Summer seminar teaches prospective applicants about life at the Air Force Academy, where academics, athletics, and professional training are key elements in developing leaders. Each student will attend a six-day session and experience a glimpse of USAFA life.
Students will have the opportunity to live in cadet dormitories and eat at the cadet dining facility, explore academic majors through workshops taught by academy faculty members

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This column has one purpose: to help you avoid the most intense, excruciating pain I’ve ever experienced in my almost 68 years of life – from kidney stones.
In an online video, Dr. William Haley, a Mayo Clinic physician, calls this pain “legendary.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
A Health Partners nurse, whose name I’ve unfortunately lost, who had given birth and had kidney stones agreed that “the pain of kidney stones was worse.” Fortunately, there are simple, cheap ways to dramatically decrease the likelihood that you’ll experience kidney stones.
Before explaining what doctors recommend, let’s go back to the late December 2016 day when suddenly I knew something was really wrong. I was at a meeting when I felt a strong pain below my stomach.
I drove myself to a local hospital, which turned out to be a mistake; hospital staff told me that people who arrived in ambulances were a higher priority for treatment. I was hoping

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Real Property
STATE OF MINNESOTA broadstreet.zone(48036);
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
Court File No.: 82-CV-15-4459
UNITY BANK
VS.
GARY S WINTER, DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC, NANCY J. ASPROTH AND DISCOVER BANKbroadstreet.zone(50962);
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that under and by virtue of a Judgment made and entered into the above entitled action on the 21st day of November, 2016, by the District Court of Washington County, Tenth Judicial District, a certified copy of which has been delivered to me directing the sale of the premises hereinafter described, to satisfy the amount found and adjudged due Plaintiff in the above entitled action from Defendant Gary S. Winter, as prescribed in the Judgment, the undersigned Sheriff of Washington County will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, on the 21st day of September, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Washington County Sheriffs Office, 15015 62nd Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082, the premises and real estate, lying and being in

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