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Dennis Arthur Brisson passed away December 2, 2016 at the Frontier House, Payson, AZ.
He was born September 5, 1925 to Euclid L. Brisson and Delia Merceir in Oneka, Minnesota. He married Shirley Olson on March 29, 1948. While living in Minnesota he worked as a farmer, a crane operator for Whirlpool and also worked at an ammunition plant before moving to Payson, AZ in 1972. His years before retirement consisted of working in the maintenance department both at Payson Regional Hospital and Payson School District.
Dennis was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Shirley; son, Gregory; brothers, Alfred, Clinton and Willis and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
He is survived by his sister, Priscilla Salokar; cousin, Marilyn Hursh, grandchildren, Danielle and Derek Brisson; nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Dennis has many extended family including Shirley’s cousins, Mary Ann DeSantis, Carol Wetterhoff, Sharon Madison, Donald, and Earl Madison; Shirley’s

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A driver warms up his horse on the Running Aces track on May 9.
The excitement of harness racing returns to Running Aces this summer.
The Columbus venue, now entering its 10th season of racing, opened its stables a little over a week ago, and trainers, drivers and horses have been arriving from all over the continent. Drivers could be seen putting the horses through their paces on the track last week in
preparation for a long summer of chasing prizes.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“We’ve got teams from California, Iowa, Illinois, Florida, Canada and a handful from Minnesota,” said Aaron Bedessem, marketing director at Running Aces.
The Running Aces season offers three days of racing per week, with three races each night. The action commences at 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. As Independence Day falls on a Tuesday, a 5 p.m. start on Monday July 3 will replace the Tuesday date that week.

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Photo courtesy of TLC Digital Images.
Against the backdrop of the Schumacher Field grandstand, players from the Forest Lake and Wayzata baseball teams as well as community members release white balloons ahead of the Rangers’ annual fundraiser for the Stomp Out Suicide Foundation in memory of Kyle Raarup. Funds were raised through sales of T-shirts and water bottles, as well as through fan donations. The Rangers won the game 4-2.

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Wyoming police officer Matt Paavola was recently awarded for his courage during a SWAT team operation.
Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
The Wyoming Police Department recently won the Innovation Award at the Chief of Police Association Gathering. Chief Paul Hoppe told the City Council about the award at the May 2 City Council meeting.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“We had two awards presented at last week’s conference,” he explained. “The first award was a department-wide award — Excellence in Innovation.”
Hoppe said the award is in recognition of innovative policing methods and is given to both a large and small municipal department. There are four criteria the award looks at: the level of innovation, effectiveness, ability to replicate and overall impact.
Hoppe then presented a video featuring him and officer Scott Thomas. Thomas talked about the department’s social media campaign, specifically through Twitter. Through this campaign the department works to share public safety information with a touch of humor. Some of

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Submitted photo
The University of Northwestern St. Paul communications department hosted the Five16 Film Festival April 10. Among the students nominated were Samuel Bostrom and Jordan Pohl of Forest Lake for their work in a short film titled “Skeletons.”

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This Memorial Day, North Lakes Academy Charter School student Evan DuFresne will be researching the life of Private William J. Bremer, an American service member who is memorialized at the Normandy American Cemetery. DuFresne and his teacher Christopher Stewart are charged with telling the untold story of Private Bremer as part of the Normandy: Sacrifice for Freedom Albert H. Small Student and Teacher Institute.
This institute takes 15 student and teacher teams on a journey through history. Each team selects one silent hero who died during or after the D-Day landings and spends months researching the story of this brave American through readings, historical research, and primary sources such as war records, draft cards, and family interviews.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Students and teachers then follow in their silent hero’s footsteps as the institute takes them to walk the beaches of Normandy, France. While there, DuFresne will deliver a grave side eulogy for Private Bremer in

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The Huskies beat the Charter Stars to win the Twin Cities Athletic Conference championship.
The North Lakes Academy softball team completed a flawless run through the first-ever Twin Cities Athletic Conference softball season by defeating the Charter Stars 11-1 in the league championship game at the Columbus City Fields on May 12.
“Winning the conference is a huge deal for our team, but I’ve really focused on the fact that seasons aren’t defined by medals and trophies; it’s about the intensity you bring to every game,” head coach Christopher Stewart said. “Athletes sometimes play down to their opponents, but I’m always harping, don’t take our foot off the gas.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Huskies had the honor of hosting the TCAC tournament on their home field. The Stars scored their run in the top of the first but made very little headway against eighth-grade pitcher Emma Crandell thereafter: The Stars only collected two hits altogether. The

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The Ranger girls golf team has been dominating the Suburban East Conference, as expected.
The Forest Lake girls golf team, led by the senior trio of Hannah Kohls, Maija Tanberg and Maddy Messin, has been rolling through the Suburban East Conference season. Through three conference matches, the Rangers had scored the maximum of 27 possible points in the team standings, enough to place them three points ahead of Woodbury.
In the SEC match at Woodbury on April 20, Messin had the top score in the field (38). Tanberg (40), Kohls (42), sophomores Emma Schaffer and Brooke Odland (both 48) and senior Anna Schmidke rounded out the Ranger card. At 168 strokes, the Rangers finished well ahead of runners-up Woodbury (186).broadstreet.zone(48036);
At the second SEC event, hosted by Park on April 25, Tanberg was the leader with 38. Kohls and Messin both came home in 40. Odland (45) completed the 163-stroke team total, which

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Michelle Perkins stands on Brecken Carr’s shoulders at the climax of the “Kung Fu” routine. Underwater, six other team members contribute to the lift.
After more than three hours of swimming on May 9, starting with a junior varsity figure competition and continuing through exhibition and varsity solos, duets, trios and team performances, the Forest Lake and Stillwater synchronized swimming teams – two of the state’s powerhouses in the sport – were told by the announcer to “take a breath.”
After a pause, the final scores were announced, with an assurance that the judges had added up the numbers a second time to make sure: Forest Lake, 23; Stillwater, 23.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“A tie in a routine meet is very uncommon. I have never seen it before,” head coach Laura Davison said.
The shocking overall result came less than a minute after the Rangers had found out that their No. 1 team routine, “Kung Fu,” had

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FOREST LAKE, MINNESOTA
REGULAR MEETING MINUTESbroadstreet.zone(48036);
May 4, 2017
Revised for Publication
The following unapproved minutes have been revised for publication and will be approved at the next Regular School Board Meeting. The full text is posted on the district web site, available by standard or email, and for public inspection at the school district offices during normal business hours. The regular mtg of the School Board of ISD No. 831, Forest Lk., MN, was called to order by Rob Rapheal at 7:00 p.m. on 5-4-17, at the School District Offices. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, roll was called and the following members were present: Julie Corcoran, Karen Morehead, Luke Odegaard, Jill Olson, Jeff Peterson, Robert Rapheal, Gail Theisen, and Supt. Linda Madsen, ex officio.
The mtg agenda was revwd and a change was made to move the Supt rpt to the end of the mtg.
Unscheduled Visitors:broadstreet.zone(50962);
Listening Session Mmbr Peterson rptd

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