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.
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
Scandia students raise funds for Pennies for Patients campaign
Student Ambassadors collected donations for Pennies for Patients during a hat day event.
The Student Ambassadors of Scandia Elementary dedicated the month of May to participate in a national fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society known as Pennies for Patients. Scandia’s students, along with many others, collected pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters to help children with cancer.
The Student Ambassadors are a group of third through sixth grade students who serve as a voice for the students and represent them at regular monthly meetings held before school. Their responsibilities include developing community service projects, promoting school spirit, welcoming visitors to the building, and acting as a guide.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“The Student Ambassadors chose The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as the benefactor of our spring fundraiser because they liked the idea of raising money to help kids with cancer,” Student Ambassador Advisor and Scandia Elementary sixth grade teacher Emily Stegmeir said in a press release.
According
Grundhofer led Waconia to undefeated season
Photos by James Stitt/Waconia Patriot
Forest Lake alumnus has been a fixture in Waconia dugout for 22 years
On June 19, Target Field in Minneapolis hosted four state baseball championship games in succession, one for each of the MSHSL’s class divisions. The attention of the Forest Lake community was naturally fixed upon the Class AAAA game beginning at 7 p.m. The memory of that evening will be bittersweet for the people of Forest Lake, after the Rangers were beaten 5-1 by Eden Prairie and were marked in the record book as the state runner-up.broadstreet.zone(48036);
One Forest Lake alumnus will remember June 19 as a very happy day, however. In the hours before the Rangers took the field, 1985 graduate Mark Grundhofer led his Waconia squad to a 6-1 victory over Hibbing to claim the Class AAA championship.
In his Forest Lake days, Grundhofer was active all three seasons. He recalls playing football under head