Terry Traver
Scandia Reporter
The March 1 Scandia City Council work session included a lengthy slideshow presentation from City Engineer Ryan Goodman regarding road widths, pavement management and the capital improvement plan.broadstreet.zone(48036);
According to the League of Minnesota Cities, regarding road widths, the city has broad and substantial authority to manage street design, construction and maintenance within Scandia. The league also noted that the city has a duty to maintain streets so that they are safe for public use and travel.
Goodman followed with the topic of pavement management, explaining to the council the process of planning the maintenance and repair of a network of roadways, as well as enumerating the types of surface defects, deformations and cracks and how they are managed or repaired in order to optimize pavement conditions over the entire network of roads in the city.
According to Goodman, damage to roads is caused by either structural damage, such as loads
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Choral students sing in statewide honor choir concert
Five Southwest and Century Junior High students and one former Forest Lake Area High School student sang in the American Choral Director Association of Minnesota’s honor choir Feb. 16, which was held at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. The association puts on a ninth and 10th grade honor choir concert for singers from around the state. Only 250 students are selected to sing in the choir and must submit online auditions in September to be considered for one of the coveted spots. Out of 2,000 submissions, Southwest Junior High ninth graders Ella Anderson, Bridget Olson, Angelina Rachie and Century Junior High ninth graders Morgan Langer and Heather McKoskey earned the right to be one of the 250 singers. Former FLAHS student Leala Lundmark was also selected to participate.
Students selected to be in the choir practiced their music with their respective choral directors until the day of the concert where they
April Kay Corgard
April Kay Corgard, age 63, of Forest Lake, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 19, 2017 after a long battle with dementia. April made her career with the U.S. Army after serving in Desert Storm. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother with a zest for life. April had a strong faith and enjoyed bible studies. Very patient and kind, she was always doing for others. She and her husband Allen loved cruises and had the opportunity to travel the world together. April was an active volunteer and avid golfer. She could also be found enjoying a good bull-riding event and watching WWE matches, all while remaining super classy.
Preceded in death by her parents, Dewey and Myra Sommerfeld. April is survived by her beloved husband of 34 years, Allen; son, Charles (Stephani) Dorsey; step-daughter, Lisa (Stephen) Pierce; grandchildren, Cordell, Cooper, Logan, Erin; brother, Walter; extended family and
Forest Lake Elementary’s FPS team heading to state
Forest Lake Elementary’s Future Problem Solvers took it to the competition at regionals in St. Cloud on Jan. 28, and two teams emerged to capture a state birth. Fifth graders Brennan Sauvageau, Duncan Roth, Leyton Patzer, Anthony Krinke and sixth graders Jasmyn Himraj, Anna Roelofs and Tierah Bolin will head to Apollo High School in St. Cloud on March 25 to test their skills at the state competition and cover the topic of identity theft.
To make it to state, students had to cover the topic of 3D Printing. Each competition involves a written and skit component that are judged and scored, but only the written component qualifies a team to advance. Given the topic, students must write a six-step packet solving a problem in a “future scene” that is given the day of competition.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Through these steps, students must pick a problem that is identified in the future scene and solve
Forest Lake FFA Chapter celebrates National FFA Week
The Forest Lake FFA Chapter celebrated National FFA Week, Feb. 18 to 25. This year’s theme was “Transform Purpose to Action,” and it embraced more than 89 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization’s future. Nearly 650,000 members nationally participated in National FFA Week activities at local, state and national levels. These members have a passion for agriculture and work hard to inform the community about it.
In 1947, the week of George Washington’s birthday was designated as National FFA Week, which runs from Saturday to Saturday and gives FFA members an opportunity to educate the public about agriculture. During the week, chapters conduct a variety of activities to help others in their school and community learn about FFA and agricultural education. Forest Lake celebrated National FFA Week with a chapter bowling event at Splitrocks. The chapter also put together a medallion hunt at the high school and
Columbus becomes first FL school to host Little Free Library
Photo by Jason DeMoeColumbus sixth-grade students fill the Little Free Library with books from home.
Columbus Elementary sixth-grade teacher Deb Kipp had a vision to get more books into the hands of students. She initially was unsure how she would accomplish her goal, so she began researching ideas.
“I went online to find out what others were doing, and I noticed that there were several schools nationwide who were building Little Free Libraries and placing them on school grounds, but nothing had been done in Forest Lake,” she said. “I thought it would be cool to be the first.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
A Little Free Library is a free-standing structure meant to hold books. People stop by and take a book for free and leave a book of their own that they no longer need. Kipp began questioning her colleagues about her idea.
“What I heard was that money was tight and that if we wanted to
Tim Keith Keller
Loving Dad, Brother & Uncle Tim Keller, age 59 of Marine on St. Croix, passed away on March 13, 2017.
Tim was an outdoorsman, smart aleck, jokester, and a wise and genuine man. He was an amazing dad and loved his family more than anything.
Tim is preceded in death by his parents, William and Florence.
He is survived by his daughters, Nicole and Kallie; mother of his children, Kim; siblings, Pat Harvieux, Mike Keller; niece, Andrea Harvieux; nephew, Matthew (Dawn) Harvieux; and many friends.
Celebration of Tim’s Life 7 p.m. Friday, March 24th at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 SW Centennial Drive, Forest Lake, with visitation beginning at 5 p.m. until time of service. Memorials preferred to family.
Rangers fall to Andover in Section 7AAAA championship, 63-53
The Forest Lake boys basketball team erased a 15-point second half deficit to pull within 51-49 late in the game, but could not break through and ultimately fell to Andover 63-53. A full recap will be posted soon.
Roger G. Sohlstrom
Roger Sohlstrom, age 79, of Wyoming, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2017.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Dave. He is survived by loving wife, Sandra; brother, Jim (Karen); special niece and Godchild, Kym; nephew, Paul; many friends and family.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., on Saturday, March 25th, 2017 at Mattson Funeral Home, 343 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025. Visitation will be 12-1 p.m. at Mattson Funeral Home.
Cards and memorials may be directed to Mattson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 343 N. Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025. Online condolences may be made at www.mattsonfuneralhome.com.
Success came quickly for LILA boys soccer squad
Opponents had reason to fear the LILA Dragons boys soccer team in 2016.
Coaches hope to grow program in years ahead
As the Lakes International Language Academy finds its footing in the field of athletic competition, there are bound to be some growing pains. Mixed results would be expected for any program that has only just started offering sports and does not yet have a full complement of athletic facilities on campus.broadstreet.zone(48036);
One Dragon team that experienced no difficulties, however, was the boys soccer team. The Dragons, led by co-head coaches Ryan Beagan and Victor Pintado, struck fear into most of their opponents this year, finishing an eight-game season with a record of six wins, one loss and one draw – though even that one loss, to Brooklyn Park, came under questionable circumstances.
“We didn’t have refs, so Brooklyn Park asked the high schoolers to be the refs,” Pintado said. “They didn’t call offsides