Sponsoring worthwhile events and organizations like the YMCA are just some of the ways that the Forest Lake Lions Club contributes to the community. One hundred percent of all dollars raised by the club are filtered back into the Forest Lake community.
The Forest Lake Lions will host a membership drive at Willowbrook Church at 7 p.m. July 25. Area residents interested in learning more about Lions and how to become a member are welcome to attend.
“The Lions, including the Forest Lake Lions, are part of your local community,” Forest Lake Lions president Nancy Immel said. “We are part of the largest service organization in the world. We now have over 46,000 clubs in 207 countries and over 1,445,000 members.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Lions mission is to serve the needs of the community through a wide range of volunteer projects. One hundred percent of all proceeds raised are given back to the community.
“The Lions
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City band legacy spans generations
Submitted photosThe families of Jim Smith, Steve Hursh, and Beth Toutges and Avis Tetrault all have three generations of relatives in the Forest Lake City Marching Band.
The Fourth of July has long been associated with family gatherings as the nation pauses to observe Independence Day.broadstreet.zone(48036);
In Forest Lake, the holiday is synonymous with a parade, fireworks, carnival rides, music, bingo and enough food offerings to stuff a State Fair fan.
In most years, the American Legion Post 225-sponsored parade has included performances by the Forest Lake City Marching Band. Founded in 1981 by high school graduates who fell in love with marching band music and the tradition of marching band under the direction of Rollie Nelson, the band continues to perform.
Its numbers are not at the levels of the early years, but there is a sign of renewed interest. As the band took to the streets here on Tuesday, July 4, three
Fairview Lakes receives charitable trust donation
Fairview Lakes Medical Center recently received the gift of a life-saving device to be used during sudden cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest affects more than 300,000 people yearly in the United States. Receiving such a device can increase the odds of saving a person’s life. Without intervention, a cardiac arrest victim will die within minutes of an occurrence.
The donation was made possible by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, administered by the Minnesota Department of Health Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“Fairview Lakes Medical Center is very grateful to MDH and the Helmsley Charitable Trust for this generous gift,” Fairview president John Herman said in a press release. “This will greatly help our team enhance the already excellent care we provide our patients and keep us at the forefront of technology.”
The donation is an automated chest compression device that delivers hands-free, consistent CPR to patients who
Monica J. Randall
Monica J. Randall, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 17, 2017.
Monica was born July 12, 1942, in Wanda, Minnesota, a farming community in Southern Minnesota. She and her family lived there until 1951 when the family moved to a farm about four miles south of Lindstrom, Minnesota, where her mother, Mary Eichten, a widow, still resides.
Monica graduated from Lindstrom High School in 1960, and from the St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Little Falls, Minnesota, in 1963. She married her husband, Jim Randall, in 1964 at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Lindstrom, Minnesota. She worked at St. Luke’s Hospital, and when her husband finished Law School at the University of Minnesota, the family moved to Hibbing, Minnesota. There, Monica was the chief nurse at the first Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, the “Hope House,” in Virginia, Minnesota.
She and her family, now three children, moved to Center City,
Hockey helps out
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Members of the Forest Lake boys hockey team lent their muscle to the community on July 13, assisting with cleanup efforts in the aftermath of the tornado that struck the area the previous night. (Submitted photos)
10U White takes second
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The Forest Lake 10U White softball team finished second in the 10U Tier 10 state tournament in Eden Prairie July 8-9. Front row, left to right: Raleigh Beaulieau, Morgan Leigh, Kendall Brodeur, Greta Goehner and Reese Olson. Back row, left to right: coach Scott Schneider, Morgan Schneider, Hailey Miller, Katie Leroux, Julia Williams, Madi LaMere, coach Jennifer Olson.
Wyoming Council approves roof and well repair
Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
When Marty Powers joined the Wyoming Public Works Department last year, he began an inventory of projects that needed to be done. One was to look at the physical condition of the city’s buildings.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Powers noticed water damage at the building at 26490 Faxton Ave. He patched the roof as best he could and waited for the next budget year to factor in a new roof.
“We did budget it for 2017,” he told the Wyoming City Council at its July 5 meeting. “We want to get a longer life out of the building. We filled the holes last year, and that got us through until last spring. I think the leaks were controlled until last spring, then with the fluctuations in temperature, I think they reopened.”
Structural Buildings was the “lowest responsible bidder” with $15,000 for roofing material. Powers recommended a budget of $21,000 in case any lumber also needed
Where to put a dynamite factory
Greg Galler
Guest Columnist
If your neighborhood had one last open lot in it and you heard that new construction was soon to begin, would you prefer if a home were built that was similar in size and style to other homes in the area, or would you prefer to have a dynamite factory constructed? Perhaps you’d like to hear that a rock crushing facility would open or a used tire dump was being proposed. Do some of those uses sound pretty absurd for a neighborhood? They are – because of zoning and land use planning laws.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The basic idea behind planning and zoning laws is to keep certain uses of land away from other uses. Some uses of land are considered compatible with other uses. For example, various retail businesses are usually grouped together, such as restaurants, movie theaters, gas stations, and shopping centers. Other uses are not considered as compatible. This
Mrs. Washington County candidates sought
Applications are being accepted for the title of Mrs. Washington County.
Mrs. Washington County will have the honor of representing her county at the Mrs. Minnesota pageant, which will be held at the Wellstone Center in St. Paul April 28.
The woman chosen as Mrs. Washington County will become an ambassador from the Washington County area and will receive the official title and sash. The woman chosen as Mrs. Minnesota will receive a prize package worth $7,000 and the chance to represent Minnesota at the 2018 Mrs. International Pageant in Charleston, West Virginia.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Competitions in the pageant are personal interview, fitness wear, and evening gown.
Married women living in Washington County that are interested in applying can write for a bio-form to:
Mrs. Minnesota
International Pageant
P.O. Box 240537
Apple Valley, MN 55124-0537
An online application can be filled out at www.mrsminnesota.com. Call 1-800-262-0097 or email mnpageants@frontiernet.com for more information.
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LILA scholars recognized at academic awards presentation
Lakes International Language Academy eighth-grade student Strom Norcross received a special House of Representatives Resolution from Rep. Bob Dettmer to honor his success in the National History Day competition.
Lakes International Language Academy hosted an early morning academic award presentation at the Headwaters Campus on June 5. The event recognized 105 students in grades seven through 11 who achieved cumulative grade point averages above 3.0 during the 2016-17 school year. Director Shannon Peterson welcomed the students and guests and introduced Representative Bob Dettmer, who spoke briefly to the audience of more than 300 parents and family members. Then he surprised eighth-grade student Strom Norcross with a special Minnesota House of Representative resolution honoring his success at the 2016 National History Day competition.
Strom and his sister, Aria, will join another local student to represent Minnesota again in 2017.
In addition, Athletics and Activities Director Jenni Muras presented the newly established Academic Archer award