Sowing the seeds; Student field trip provides for native plantings

FLAHS landscaping students plant plants they grew from seeds during a field trip to the Forest Lake/Comfort Lake Watershed District office.
On May 25, the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District collaborated with Prairie Restorations to host a field trip for Mike Miron’s Forest Lake Area High School landscaping class to the watershed district office.
“The CLFLWD purchased a variety of native plant seeds from Prairie Restorations in February,” watershed program assistant Mike Sorensen said. “Students from Forest Lake High School and the Forest Lake Area Learning Center grew the seeds in the schools’ greenhouses over the late-winter and early-spring.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
The May 25 excursion coincided with the plants having grown to plug size. Students from FLAHS used the plants to improve existing native planting projects at the district office and at the city of Forest Lake-owned dead end street by Gator Signs at 2nd Ave. NE.
Jeff West, the manager of the Scandia office of

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Student News

Jessica Keck, Forest Lake, earned a place on the President’s List at Bob Jones University.
Glendon Miron, Courtney Roatch, and Katherine Urmann or Forest Lake graduated May 12 from Minnesota State University-Moorhead.
Matthew Palo, Forest Lake, and Robert Beynon, Wyoming, graduated from Michigan Tech University.
Chidyaonga Shalita, Forest Lake, graduated from Macalester College.
Adam Bjorqacker, Forest Lake, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Jack Ebel, Caitlin Freer, Lauren Johnsen, Daniel Kezar, Daniel Massey, Chase McNamara, and Shelby Miller, Forest Lake, and Alex Lieder, Wyoming, have earned a spot on the dean’s list at St. Cloud University.
Mackenzie Lopp, Forest Lake, earned a spot on the dean’s list at St. Catherine University-St. Paul.
Katherine Schaaf, Scandia, earned a spot on the dean’s list at Michigan Tech University.
Jade Haseltine, Forest Lake, graduated from Concordia College.
Ariel Sievers, Forest Lake, received the North Dakota State University Provost’s Scholarship in the amount of $6,000.
Brandon Weigel, Scandia, graduated from Iowa State University.
Kimberly Howard,

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Notice of Public Hearings – CITY OF COLUMBUS

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Rezoning from LI Light Industrial to CI Commercial Industrialbroadstreet.zone(48036);
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the City of Columbus Planning Commission on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as parties may be heard, in the City Hall located at 16319 Kettle River Blvd., Columbus, Minnesota to consider a request for rezoning two (2) land parcels (46.44 acres) as described below from LI Light Industrial to CI Community Industrial zoning. The hearing shall continue until all evidence and testimony has been received.
Applicant: Bituminous Roadways (Kent Peterson)
Property Owners: I-35s Business Park, LLC
MNLandspec, LLC
ZAMZOW Holdings, LLCbroadstreet.zone(50962);
Property Location: 13345 & 13363 West Freeway Drive, Columbus MN
Legal Description:
PIN# 36-32-22-34-0003 (5.0)
THAT PRT OF N 490 FT OF S 1360 FT OF E1/2 OF SW1/4 SEC 36-32-22 LYG W OF E 600 FT THEREOF, ELY OF ELY R/W LINE OF WEST FREEWAY DR

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Notice of Public Hearings – CITY OF COLUMBUS

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Preliminary Platbroadstreet.zone(48036);
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the City of Columbus Planning Commission on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as parties may be heard, in the City Hall located at 16319 Kettle River Blvd., Columbus, Minnesota, to consider a request for a preliminary plat Bituminous Roadways Columbus combining two (2) lots and creating two (2) new lots. The hearing shall continue until all evidence and testimony has been received.
Applicant: Bituminous Roadways (Kent Peterson)
Property Owners:
I-35s Business Park, LLC
MNLandspec, LLCbroadstreet.zone(50962);
ZAMZOW Holdings, LLC
Property Location: 13345 & 13363 West Freeway Drive, Columbus MN
Legal Description:
PIN# 36-32-22-34-0003 (5.0)
THAT PRT OF N 490 FT OF S 1360 FT OF E1/2 OF SW1/4 SEC 36-32-22 LYG W OF E 600 FT THEREOF, ELY OF ELY R/W LINE OF WEST FREEWAY DR NE (AKA CSAH NO 21) & SELY OF SELY R/W

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Sports Briefs – June 8, 2017

Lacrosse teams fall in playoffs
By coincidence, the Forest Lake boys and girls lacrosse teams both drew matchups with Hermantown/Proctor in the first round of their respective Section 7 playoffs. The No. 11 boys made the trip up north May 30 and were eliminated 14-6. The boys finished the year with three wins and 12 losses. The No. 7 girls defeated Hermantown/Proctor 15-5 on the same day to advance to the quarterfinal round, where they were beaten 11-10 in overtime by No. 2 Centennial 11-10 on June 1. Including sections, the girls finished 5-10 on the season.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Barger hits a hole-in-one
Forest Lake resident Tony Barger sank his drive on the par-3 15th hole at Falcon Ridge Golf Course on May 28. Barger used an eight-iron to score his ace from 177 yards away.

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Postponement – NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

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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.broadstreet.zone(48036);
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE:
August 28, 2003
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $157,300.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Jason R. Anderson and Heidi L. Anderson, husband and wife and Wendy K. Anderson, married to Robert W. Andersonbroadstreet.zone(50962);
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
TRANSACTION AGENT:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
MIN#: 1000269-0008063009-7
LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON THE MORTGAGE: Bell America Mortgage LLC DBA Bell Mortgage
SERVICER: Midfirst Bank
DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed December 19, 2003, Washington County Recorder, as Document Number 3411897
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: CitiMortgage, Inc.; Thereafter assigned to MidFirst Bank.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:
Lot 6, Block 1, of Churchills Addition to Stillwater and the North 15 feet of Lot 7 in Block 1

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Notice of Public Hearings – CITY OF COLUMBUS

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Conditional Use Permit Amendment broadstreet.zone(48036);
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the City of Columbus Planning Commission on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as parties may be heard, in the City Hall located at 16319 Kettle River Blvd., Columbus, Minnesota to consider a request to amend the existing conditional use permit legal description and to allow an expansion of the mini storage facility. The hearing shall continue until all evidence and testimony has been received.
Property Owners:
PREINER M V & P L & JRH
Applicant: Pat Preiner, Mary Preiner & Jesse Preiner
Property Location: 14474, 14416, 14508 & 14536 W. Freeway Drive NE Columbus, Minnesotabroadstreet.zone(50962);
Legal Description: Lot 1, Block 3, Preiner Family Addition, Anoka
Elizabeth Mursko
Zoning Administrator
Published in the
Forest Lake Times
June 8, 2017
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Notice of Public Hearings – CITY OF COLUMBUS

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Conditional Use Permit Amendment broadstreet.zone(48036);
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the City of Columbus Planning Commission on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as parties may be heard, in the City Hall located at 16319 Kettle River Blvd., Columbus, Minnesota to consider a request to amend the existing conditional use permit to allow a five (5) acre expansion of the facility. The hearing shall continue until all evidence and testimony has been received.
Applicant:
Construction Technology, Inc.
Property Owners: 71 Individual Unit Owners (Request List)
Construction Technology, Inc.broadstreet.zone(50962);
Property Location: 13405 Lake Drive NE, Columbus, Minnesota 13345 Lake Drive NE, Columbus, Minnesota (additional 5.0 acres to be incorporated into the CIC Plat)
Legal Description: UNITS 1-78 CIC NO 292 GARAGE SOLUTION, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UNITS 17,45,46,47,62,63, AND 64, TOG/W COMMON ELEMENT, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
(AND)
THAT PART OF THE SE 1/4 OF

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Notice of Public Hearings – CITY OF COLUMBUS

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Conditional Use Permitbroadstreet.zone(48036);
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the City of Columbus Planning Commission on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as parties may be heard, in the City Hall located at 16319 Kettle River Blvd., Columbus, Minnesota, to consider a request for a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow Bituminous Roadways to construct and operate an asphalt production plant with storage and handling of various construction materials at the facility. The hearing shall continue until all evidence and testimony has been received.
Applicant: Bituminous Roadways (Kent Peterson)
Property Owners:
I-35s Business Park, LLC
MNLandspec, LLCbroadstreet.zone(50962);
ZAMZOW Holdings, LLC
Property Location: 13345 & 13363 West Freeway Drive, Columbus MN
Legal Description:
PIN# 36-32-22-34-0003 (5.0)
THAT PRT OF N 490 FT OF S 1360 FT OF E1/2 OF SW1/4 SEC 36-32-22 LYG W OF E 600 FT THEREOF, ELY OF ELY R/W LINE OF

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Girls golf dominates Section 7AAA, advances to state

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Another week, another championship. For the third year in a row, the Forest Lake girls golf team won the Section 7AAA championship and will compete for a state title. The Rangers shot 614 over two days to decimate the field; of the teams that made the second-day cut, Elk River finished closest, 80 strokes behind with 694. Junior Maija Tanberg finished as the overall medalist (149), followed closely by seniors Hannah Kohls (150) and Maddy Messin (151). All six Rangers placed in the top 12 in a field of 68, with sophomore Brooke Odland (172, seventh), senior Anna Schmidtke (173, 8th) and sophomore Emma Schaffer rounding out the Forest Lake entry (178, 12th). The Rangers now move on to the Class AAA state championship, set for Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids June 13-14.

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