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Boys 4×400 relay: Ian Asperheim, Dylan Windingstad, Matthew Schoessow, Logan Moore

GALLERY: State Qualifiers – photos by Brad O’Neil and Rachel Brisbois
The Forest Lake girls track team scored 130 points at the Section 7AA championships at Cambridge-Isanti May 31 and June 3 to claim its fifth straight section championship. The team title is the Rangers’ second in as many weeks, coming on the heels of their win at the Suburban East Conference meet May 23 and 25.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“It’s been a really good season,” head coach Kierstin Nygaard said. “The girls have been training really hard, just giving it everything they’ve got on the track. They’re starting to peak now, which is our goal.”
Though the top eight finishers in each event scored points, the more important function of the meet was to qualify athletes to the state championship meet. State berths were only available to the top two in every event, though this

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Photos by Rachel Brisbois. Right-click for larger image.

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Loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa & BrotherEugene Kroska, age 81, of Forest Lake passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 6, 2017.
Geno was an avid hunter and fisherman, but most importantly, he enjoyed spending time with his family.
Preceded in death by granddaughter, Allie Wolfbauer; great-granddaughter, Caitlin Mauskemo; parents, Jacob and Margaret; siblings, Jacob, Arthur, Eileen Hochule, Fran.
Survived by wife of 62 years, Shirley; children, Kathryn (Bruce) Wolfbauer, Kristi (Darwin) Mielke, Donna (Joel) Johnson, Eugene Jr. (Shelley); 10 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother, Walter; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A Gathering to Celebrate Geno’s Life 10-1 p.m. Saturday, June 10th at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 Centennial Dr. SW, Forest Lake. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to family.

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Charles D. Mills, Ph.D., age 66 of Marine on St. Croix and formerly of Gloversville, NY passed away after a tenacious battle with an unrelenting cancer on Sunday May 28, 2017.
Charlie earned his Doctorate in Immunology from the University of Chicago and went on to research macrophage biology at the University of Minnesota. His discoveries will continue to enhance the understanding of cancer and disease. His passions were playing basketball, fishing, driving, gardening, water-skiing and spending time at his family’s lake home in the Adirondack Mountains (The Camp). Storyteller, researcher, writer, father and friend, he truly was larger than life and will be remembered by everyone who met him.
He is preceded in death by parents, Robert and Audrey.
Survived by daughter, Audrey (Brad) Kopp; son, Charlie Ray; brothers, Curtis (Linda) and Doug (Meg); former wife, Sylvia; cousins, nieces, nephew and many friends.
Celebration of Charlie’s life will be held at 2 p.m.,

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Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
The Wyoming City Council voted May 16 to approve a change of staff.broadstreet.zone(48036);
When Tina Meyer left the city, the council had the option of finding a financial comptroller to replace her or going with another solution. The city has now decided that it will hire an accounting clerk who will be responsible for various day-to-day accounting duties but who will not need as many qualifications as a full comptroller position requires.
The council then agreed to sign a three-year agreement with accounting firm Abdo Eick and Meyers, which will provide monthly and quarterly financial reviews as well as meet budgeting and auditing needs. According to City Administrator Robb Linwood, there is some flexibility in the agreement.
“If we feel the person (we hire) can handle it in house, we can get out of the contract,” he said.
Councilman Joe Zerwas asked if there was a penalty for getting out of the

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On May 20, a group of Forest Lake students competed in the State History Day competition at the University of Minnesota. Several were recognized with honorable mentions and five students won the right to compete at the National Competition in College Park, MD June 11 to 15.
“To qualify for nationals, students first need to place at the regional competition,” group advisor Bill Boegeman said. “There are several of these around the state. Ours was held in St. Cloud this March. All the students who competed at state were already winners at regionals.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
To make it to nationals, a student must take either first or second place for their category at the state level. Categories are based on grade level, project members, and project type. Both of the Forest Lake groups that will compete at nationals took second place at state.
Those moving on to the national competition include Lily Pope and Kate

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Charles D. Mills, Ph.D., age 66 of Marine on St. Croix and formerly of Gloversville, NY passed away after a tenacious battle with an unrelenting cancer on Sunday May 28, 2017.
Charlie earned his Doctorate in Immunology from the University of Chicago and went on to research macrophage biology at the University of Minnesota. His discoveries will continue to enhance the understanding of cancer and disease. His passions were playing basketball, fishing, driving, gardening, water-skiing and spending time at his family’s lake home in the Adirondack Mountains (The Camp). Storyteller, researcher, writer, father and friend, he truly was larger than life and will be remembered by everyone who met him.broadstreet.zone(48036);
He is preceded in death by parents, Robert and Audrey.
Survived by daughter, Audrey (Brad) Kopp; son, Charlie Ray; brothers, Curtis (Linda) and Doug (Meg); former wife, Sylvia; cousins, nieces, nephew and many friends.
Celebration of Charlie’s life will be held at 2 p.m.,

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While the bulk of the audience left the Forest Lake City Council chambers May 15 after the council’s decision to approve a new contract with the Forest Lake Police Department, the council continued its meeting and a subsequent work session, covering, among other issues, a couple of long-standing engineering projects.
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The city’s large network of lift stations took one step closer to the beginning of a widespread revitalization, as the council unanimously approved a bid of $3.34 million from Pember Companies for the base bid and three alternates of phase 1 of the Lift Station and Force Main Improvement Project. City Engineer Ryan Goodman was happy to report that the bids were well under the city’s phase 1 budget estimate of slightly more than $4 million. The city is bonding for the project and currently plans to pay back the balance from the wastewater utility fund.
The bid is for work

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Firefighters from Isanti, Linwood and Stacy-Lent fire departments performed live fire training together in Oxford Township on May 20.

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Regardless of our differing political views, all Minnesotans should be unhappy with the final result of this year’s session of the Minnesota Legislature.
For a time, we thought a “C” grade would be appropriate. That would be a “C” for “Compromise,” because both DFL Gov. Mark Dayton and the Republican-controlled Legislature had to give ground on numerous issues to get a deal done.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Then, in the final hours, the GOP inserted language in a budget bill that would have defunded the state Department of Revenue if the governor did not sign the tax relief bill passed by the Legislature.
The governor eventually signed the tax bill after first saying he would allow it to become law without his signature, but then he cast a line-item veto of all funding for the Legislature in the next two years, creating an instant constitutional crisis. In less than a week, their grade dropped from a “C”

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