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Kailyn Wittrock, a fifth-grade student at Lakes International Language Academy, was recognized by the Minnesota Twins for her winning essay about Jackie Robinson’s values at a pre-game ceremony at Target Field on April 15. Kailyn is shown with her father, Jeff Wittrock.
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Council accepts sheriff’s law enforcement proposal
Forest Lake patrol officer Matt Smith and a supporter hug after the Forest Lake City Council’s May 8 decision to contract with Washington County for law enforcement services — a move that will lead to the disbanding of the Forest Lake Police Department if and when it is implemented.
The tears flowed as freely as the shouts of rage the evening of May 8 at the Forest Lake City Center. The City Council had just voted, 3-2, to contract with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services starting in September, effectively beginning a process that, unless stopped, will result in the disbandment of the Forest Lake Police Department.
Unlike the council’s May 1 work session and special meeting on the subject, the proceedings did not occupy an entire evening, lasting less than an hour instead of more than five. Like May 1, however, the community showed up in droves for
Dean A. Atkinson
Dean Arden Atkinson, age 83 of Hugo, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2017 with family by his side. Dean went to Heaven just in time to celebrate his beloved wife Ruby’s birthday, May 8th.
He was the owner and operator of A&B Construction.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Martena (Troelson); wife, Ruby.
He will be deeply missed by his children, Debbie (Randy) Wirtz, Darlene (Tony) Weiss, Mike Atkinson; grandchildren, Shannon Spychalla, Shane Wirtz, Brittany Viskoe, Chet Atkinson, Mitch Weiss; three great-grandchildren; other family and friends.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 12, 2017 at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5-8 p.m., Thursday and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.mattsonfuneralhome.com. Cards and memorials may be directed to Mattson Funeral
Lillian Barnier
January 9, 1932 ~ May 6, 2017Lillian Barnier (nee Donahue) of Forest Lake passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Lester; sons, Joe, Phillip; granddaughter, Michelle Barnier.
She is survived by her children, Don (Jo), Mike (Sherri), Sandy (Jeff) Gallagher, Peggy (Mike) Carpenter, Cindy Barnier, Nancy (Fred) Larson, Jenny; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; sister, Doris Nelson; sister-in-law, Honey Donahue; other family and friends.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the Church of St. Peter, 1250 South Shore Drive, Forest Lake. Visitation will be held one hour prior to mass at the church. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Forest Lake. Memorials are preferred to the family. Online condolences may be made at www.mattsonfuneralhome.com. Cards and memorials may be directed to Mattson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 343 N. Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025.
LILA earns double finance awards
Lakes International Language Academy has received the School Finance Award for Financial Reporting from the Minnesota Department of Education for the 11th consecutive year. In addition, Volunteers of America of Minnesota, the charter school’s authorizer, has named LILA as a recipient of the 2017 VOA Finance Award of Excellence.
The VOA-MN named LILA and just three other schools out of the collection of 16 charter schools it authorizes. It considers some of the same criteria as the MDE, such as the school’s fiscal health as an indication of stewardship of taxpayer dollars, and it looks at additional calculations like sustainability.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“Over the past few years, VOA-MN has adopted stringent criteria beyond MDE’s State Finance Award standards, so earning the VOA award is a notable achievement,” LILA CFO Julie Lundgren said in a press release. “We’re honored to receive both awards and the recognition that LILA strives to bring outstanding transparency and accountability
Yellow ribbon givers
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Five troops of girl scouts made up of former or current Wyoming Elementary students banded together to solicit donations in the amount of 426 boxes of cookies to be donated to the Hugo branch of the Yellow Ribbon Network, a group that supports military families in Washington County.
Wyoming council talks parks and streets
Amy Doeun
Wyoming Reporter
Wyoming Mayor Lisa Iverson asked Parks Committee Chairman Kevin Teel to give the Wyoming City Council an update on the first quarter activities of the committee during the council’s April 18 meeting. Teel attended the meeting and shared that the committee had planned three new park playground equipment updates. These will be presented at a future meeting.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“We are working on the budget,” he said. “Each of us at the meeting last night is taking a couple of parks to visit and visiting them. We are looking at the maintenance budget and repairs and looking to see what we can accomplish this year. We are going to try and freshen up each of the parks this year.” This includes new rubber swings and fresh paint.
“We are tossing around trying to put an ‘adopt a garden’ program together,” Teel added.
Trouble road
During the consent agenda portion of the meeting, Councilman Don
Above the wrecking crew
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Mattson Funeral Home director Paul Hutchison maneuvered his drone above the old city hall building in Forest Lake last week as crews demolished the building to make way for the Lighthouse Lofts development.
Ordinances – CITY OF FOREST LAKE
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 664broadstreet.zone(48036);
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE FOR THE PROHIBITION OF NEW WELLS LOCATED IN THE CITYS DRINKING WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT AREAS (DWSMA) TO ALLOW FOR THE STUDY, ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF OFFICIAL CONTROLS RELATED TO THE CITYS ZONING CODE AND FOR THE STUDY OF POSSIBLE OFFICIAL CONTROLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITYS POTENTIAL CONTAMINANT SOURCE STRATEGY AND THE CITYS WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN AMENDMENT PART 1 AND PART 2
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOREST LAKE ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section One. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to prohibit the permitting and/or construction of new wells within the Citys Drinking Water Supply Management Areas (DWSMA) during the Citys study and planning activities related to the Citys Possible Contaminant Source Strategy and the Citys Wellhead Protection Plan Amendment Part I and Part II (which are incorporated herein by reference). This Ordinance prohibits the permitting and/or construction
Public Notices – PUBLIC NOTICE
Curly-leaf Pondweed Herbicide Treatment on Bone Lake
Forest Lake, MN – Notice is hereby given that the Comfort Lake – Forest Lake Watershed District, in conjunction with the MN Department of Natural Resources, will be conducting an aquatic invasive species herbicide treatment of curly-leaf pondweed in Bone Lake. The herbicide that will be used is called Aquathol K and will be applied by a licensed applicator company, Lake Management Inc. Treatment of 3.89 acres of curly-leaf will occur between May 9th and May 19th. A map of the treatment areas may be found at www.clflwd.org. broadstreet.zone(48036);
Signatures for aquatic invasive plant treatments are not required for the Comfort Lake – Forest Lake Watershed District as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has waived the signature requirement as allowed by state statute. The law requires notification to lakeshore owners on how to opt-out of treatments. According to Minnesota Statutes (103G.615, Sec. 78, Subd