Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Planning Commission of the City of Forest Lake in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, 1408 Lake Street South, Forest Lake, Minnesota on February 24, 2016 at 7:00 oclock p.m. The hearing will be conducted to hear all persons present upon a proposal to amend the City of Forest Lake Zoning Code to clarify tower regulations in the City of Forest Lake. A copy of the proposed text amendment may be obtained in advance by contacting the Zoning Department at 651-464-3550 or by emailing donovan.hart@ci.forest-lake.mn.us.
The following tenants merchandise of household goods, tools, furniture, sporting goods and miscellaneous items will be sold at auction from Forest Lake Mini Storage, 407 SW 15th St., Forest Lake, MN 55025 651-464-2361 on February 25, 2016 at 11:00 am:
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.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE:
November 23, 2011
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $165,000.00
MORTGAGOR(S):
Nicholas R. Hinz, single man
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
TRANSACTION AGENT:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
MIN#: 1001875-0000045484-5
LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON THE MORTGAGE:
PHH Home Loans, LLC
SERVICER:
PHH Mortgage Corporation
DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed December 13, 2011, Washington County Recorder, as Document Number 3866389
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: PHH Mortgage Corporation
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: Lot 7, Block 3, Joseph T. Dixon 5th Addition
PROPERTY ADDRESS:
1701 Dayton Ave,
St. Paul Park, MN 55071
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 18.027.21.23.0071
COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Washington
THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE:
$158,080.18
THAT all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE:
March 24, 2016, 10:00 am
PLACE OF SALE: Sheriffs Main Office, Law Enforcement Center, 15015 62nd Street N, Stillwater, MN 55082
to pay the debt secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any, on said premises and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys fees allowed by law, subject to redemption within 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s) the personal representatives or assigns.
TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property, if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23, is 11:59 p.m. on September 24, 2016, or the next business day if September 24, 2016 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGORS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 582.032 DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.
The Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department hereby gives public notice of its intent to aerate four Anoka County lakes to prevent winterkill of game fish. The County intends to use mobile systems which may be used at any time. The aeration systems will cause areas of thin ice and open water that fluctuate greatly. The aeration systems are intended to be used on Centerville Lake, Coon Lake, Martin Lake, and Peltier Lake. If there are any questions concerning these aeration systems, please contact Glenn Fuchs, Anoka Countys Natural Resources specialist, at 763-767-2896.
WARNING!
STAY CLEAR OF DESIGNATED DANGER AREAS!
Published in the Forest Lake Times February 11, 25, 2016 506714
The Forest Lake girls hockey team lost three of its first five games this season. In their next 22 games, they would record just four losses.
The Rangers’ win-loss record of 17-7-3 includes two Section 7AA wins last week in the quarter- and semifinals to propel them into a section championship matchup with top-seeded Elk River/Zimmerman on Thursday, Feb. 11.
Forest Lake entered the postseason after finishing second in the Suburban East Conference with an in-house record of 10-3-2, behind the seventh-ranked team in Class AA, Cretin-Derham Hall. The Rangers, ranked 16th in state standings, earned the second seed in Section 7AA behind the No. 8 Elks.
Last Thursday, the Rangers kicked off their quest for state with a resounding 7-1 victory over Cambridge-Isanti/Mora/Pine City at home.
Despite an early lead by the Bluejackets, who scored just four minutes into the matchup when Ranger senior goalie Kaylee Remington was screened from a clear line of vision, the Rangers responded with seven consecutive goals.
Remington went on to notch 20 saves, while junior Madi Nolan led the offense with two goals and one assist, followed by sophomore Kayla Kasel with two goals. Junior Maddie Kolbow and sophomore Mackenzie Rugland each earned one goal and one assist, while eighth-grader Brieja Parent added one goal. Senior Kaitln VanTassel led in distributing the puck for four assists.
Head coach Todd Gutterman said he was pleased with how his team responded to the early Bluejacket score.
“Cambridge-Isanti battled hard; they just didn’t have the depth and our girls played really well,” he said. “They’re just starting to play really well at the right time of the year.”
Next up was third-seeded Grand Rapids/Greenway at Forest Lake on Saturday.
Again, the visitors tallied the first goal, this time eight minutes into the matchup off a power play. Grand Rapids/Greeway maintained the lead through the first period, with the Rangers tying things up just 50 seconds into the second period when Nolan found eighth-grader Courtney Peterson for their first goal. Less than five minutes later, Rugland and Peterson connected with Nolan for the go-ahead goal, with Forest Lake notching three more scores in the third period for a 5-1 win.
Gutterman said a turning point in the game was when his squad had a 2-1 lead with their opponent zeroing in on the Forest Lake net.
“One of their players snuck behind our defense and came across the crease in front of Kaylee, and not one person in the arena thought that they weren’t going to score,” Gutterman said. “Somehow Kaylee stretched and got a toe on it, while Courtney stepped in quickly and cleared it before Grand Rapids could rebound it. I think that was the difference maker, and that play changed the complexion of the game.”
Remington did her part in net with 28 saves, while Nolan again led in scoring, this time with a hat trick and one assist. Peterson earned one goal and one assist, while VanTassel added one goal.
The win gives the Rangers a ticket to the section championship, which takes place at 7 p.m. at Fogerty Arena in Blaine on Thursday, Feb. 11.
Gutterman said it will be a tough matchup with the Elks, who are 19-4-4 this season.
“They might be bigger and stronger, but I think we’re faster and have more overall skill,” Gutterman said. “It will definitely be a one-goal game that comes down to who makes the least mistakes. This will be a fun and good battle.”
Sophomore Ryan Mead led the Rangers boys Nordic ski team in its section title showing last Thursday at Hyland Park. Submitted photo
The skiing legacy of Forest Lake lives on in 2016.
Both the boys and girls Nordic ski squads return to the big show at Giant’s Ridge this season, as well as a return to the state slopes in Biwabik for the Ranger Alpine ski boys. Even the Alpine girls are represented by repeat individual qualifier junior Elli Rodsjo.
Nordic
To call the Section 4 Nordic ski race a nail-biter is an understatement. In fact, after nearly two hours of skiing, the boys race came down to just four seconds between two powerhouse squads: Forest Lake and Stillwater.
It’s happened before. In 2003, the Rangers went head-to-head with a talented Pony lineup.
“It was the same situation,” Forest Lake head coach Deno Johnson said. “Stillwater had more skiers and more depth, but we wanted it, so it went to a tiebreaker. Then it went to a second tiebreaker, and Stillwater ended up winning by two points with the fifth-skier scores included.”
Thirteen years later, Johnson said “the ski boot is on the other foot.”
Last Thursday at Hyland Park in Bloomington, Forest Lake turned the tide with a tiebreaker win for the section title over Stillwater, who’d dominated the slopes this winter leading up to the Section 4 showdown with a No. 4 rank in state standings. The Rangers, now ranked sixth in the state, tied with the Ponies at 375 points before beating them by four seconds in a tiebreaker. Roseville earned third place with 348 points, while Mounds View placed fourth with 332 points.
Earlier this season, the odds weren’t in Forest Lake’s favor. Not only had the squad graduated its two top skiers, Leo Hipp and Quinn Duffy, it also suffered the loss of its No. 3 skier to personal reasons. To top things off, the Rangers returned just one senior to lead this season’s young crew: Davis Long, who stepped up last winter with a gutsy performance at Giant’s Ridge to solidify yet another Forest Lake team state title.
Of the top 20 skiers at the boys’ section race last Thursday, 14 are juniors or seniors. Of the six remaining underclassmen, three belong to the Forest Lake team, including one ninth-grader and two sophomores. The Rangers have no juniors, with the rest of the 12-man team containing two sophomores, three ninth-graders, three eighth-graders and three seventh-graders. Only Stillwater had one skier younger than ninth grade compete at Hyland Park last week. Forest Lake won the section championship with three.
“Our alternates for the state meet are in seventh grade,” Johnson laughed.
The head coach attributes the win to the kids’ desire to return to Biwabik.
“The kids just had a fire in their belly,” he said. “All the kids had pained looks on their faces by the home stretch, but the Forest Lake faces wanted it the most. You could tell when they skied by, they weren’t having a good time, but they wanted to get to that finish fighting for every second.”
Sophomore Ryan Mead led the Ranger charge with a third place finish overall with a combined time of 28:21, having recorded a time of 15:04 in the classic portion and 13:17 in skate. Mead is currently ranked No. 2 in Junior National rankings in the Midwest for skiers under age 16. Mounds View senior Jack Christianson claimed the section title in 28:11, followed by Stillwater senior Sam Hanson in 28:17.
Long placed sixth overall with a combined time of 28:53, followed by ninth-grader Andy Haines in ninth place with a mark of 29:36. Sophomore Spencer Kotys clocked in at 29:52 to place 11th of 74 skiers. Eighth-grader Ethan Erickson also placed in the top 30 with a 26th place finish in 32:19.
“Earlier this year, it was obvious that Stillwater was in better shape and were easily seven deep in their lineup,” Johnson said. “But we took every conference race as another workout and seriously got on the grind, and that worked for us.”
The same was true for the Forest Lake girls, who, like the boys, knew they had their work cut out for them in a new section this season where they’d compete among three other Nordic powerhouses: Stillwater, Roseville and Irondale.
The Rangers qualified as a team for state last season, and despite graduating its top skier from 2015, Rocci Wohlk, Forest Lake also returns to Biwabik by a narrow margin.
Stillwater claimed the Section 4 title with 376 points after sailing smooth on the Suburban East Conference terrain this season. With the top two teams qualifying for the state meet, it came down to a bloodbath between the Rangers and Raiders of Roseville.
Forest Lake edged out its conference opponent by just one point, tallying 363 points to Roseville’s 362 points.
“Section 4 is an absolute section of death,” Johnson said. “We had classic in the morning and did well, then some snow flurries made waxing more difficult and all the more important. Our waxing paid off and as it turns out, we needed every bit of cushion from that classic race as we could get.”
Ninth-grader Regan Duffy, who is ranked fourth in Junior Nationals for 16-and-under in the Midwest, earned crucial points for her squad by claiming second place overall in a field of 67 racers. The section runner-up totaled a time of 32:53, just nine seconds behind the section champion, senor Hanna Torvi, of Roseville. Duffy clocked in at 17:28 in the classic portion to lead the field after the morning race, then crossed the finish line in 15:25 in the skate race.
Sophomore Jenna Parent placed eighth overall with a time of 34:22 to bring in big points, followed by senior Kate Schaaf in 12th place with a time of 35:09. Junior Madi Anderson placed 19th in 35:56, while sophomore Chloe Foster earned 23rd in 36:35.
While all Ranger placements played an important role in the state qualifying performance, Johnson said it was huge that Schaaf squeaked by Roseville’s Naomi Boehm, as well as Anderson edging out Claire Dubois of Irondale and Carly Dahms of Roseville. Foster also beat a Raider by one place to keep the Rangers in the running.
“Regan and Jenna just took off, Madi and Chloe have gotten so much stronger, and Kate is always a good reference point for us, like the axis point of our team; she’s so consistent,” Johnson said. “We should also thank Claire Dubois of Irondale for beating out Carly Dahms, we should write her a big, ol’ thank you letter.”
The Nordic state meet kicks off with the girls 5K skate at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11 at Giant’s Ridge in Biwabik, with the boys following at 11:15 a.m. The classic portion begins with the girls race at 2 p.m. and boys at 3 p.m.
The Forest Lake boys won the state championship in both 2014 and 2015, while the girls placed fifth of 16 teams last winter.
Alpine
The Forest Lake Alpine program is no longer in the process of building a powerhouse program; it’s solidified the reputation after qualifying for the state meet for the third season in a row.
The Rangers competed at Giant’s Ridge in Biwabik Feb. 2 amid ideal weather and hill conditions, with the girls notching their top section finish in more than 10 years with a seventh-place finish with 359 points. The boys placed second with 412 points behind Hermantown with 440 points. The Rangers snuck past Stillwater by just three points to earn another trip to state.
Senior Joe Alberg races down the course at Giant’s Ridge to help the Forest Lake boys Alpine team to a third-straight state berth. Submitted photo
Out of the 122 skiers, senior Marty Longsdorf led the Ranger boys with an eighth-place finish with a combined time of 1:13.46 in the dual-run meet. Ryan Nordin of Duluth East captured the individual section title with a total time of 1:11.45.
Senior Nate Patterson scored big points in 20th place with a mark of 1:18.06, followed by ninth-grader Mitchell Longsdorf in 24th at 1:18.58. Senior Joe Alberg clocked in at 1:19.95 to take 28th. Senior Max Stangler and junior Zach Ochsenbauer placed 47th and 57th, respectively, after Ochsenbauer missed a gate in his second run.
On the girls side, junior Elli Rodsjo qualified for the state meet again and led her squad with a 10th place finish out of 118 skiers. Rodsjo crossed the finish line with a combined time of 1:20.50. Hermantown’s McKenzie Bremel claimed the title in 1:15.38.
In team scores, Cook County/Silver Bay placed first with 421.5 points, followed by a runner-up placement and state berth by Stillwater with 392.5 points.
Morgan Tomas placed 26th for the Rangers, followed by junior Sydney Norcross in 36th place and senior Maggie Longsdorf in 45th. Ninth-grader Kelli Bush earned 57th on the day, while sophomore Avery Jorgenson came in 88th after a mishap with the gate in her second run.
None of the Forest Lake skiers on the boys and girls teams were disqualified or failed to finish their runs.
Ranger assistant coach Sarah Ellefson said she was proud of both squads, saying their best performances are yet to come.
“I am impressed and honored to be going back to the state meet to defend our title with our extremely talented young men,” Ellefson said. “They deserve it. The women worked hard all season and had an all-time best, seventh-place finish. Their entire season has drastically improved. I couldn’t be more proud of my team. Hold in there, ladies;your big year is yet to come.”
Two weeks ago, both Ranger squads earned second place overall in the Suburban East Conference standings following a second-place finish for the girls at their final SEC meet and third-place finish for the boys. The conference placement for the boys is their third runner-up finish in a row. Stillwater finished in first place for both squads.
The Forest Lake boys, and Rodsjo for the girls, were set to defend their state title at Giant’s Ridge on Wednesday, Feb. 10, in Biwabik (after press time).
Advice for your device 7 p.m. Feb. 4
This is a one time session to learn how to download library eBooks and eAudiobooks on your smartphone, tablet, or eReader. Registration is required in person or by calling the Wyoming Library at 651-462-9001. Please bring your device to the session. Family Valentines day card party 12:30 to 2 p.m. Feb. 13
Make some fun Valentine’s Day cards. This event is free and open to kids of all ages. BOOK CLUBS
Book clubs are open to all. Just read the book, come and discuss. Call 651-462-9001 with questions. “The Kitchen Boy” by Robert Alexander 2 p.m. Feb. 9 “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down” by Anne Fadiman 7 p.m. Feb. 18
Sarah Ethier, Branch Librarian
East Central Regional Library (ECRL)
Wyoming Area Giese Memorial Library
26855 Forest Blvd, PO Box 39,
Wyoming, MN 55092Phone: (651) 462-9001
sethier@ecrlib.org | www.ecrlib.org
Submitted photo At a recent district event, 27 Forest Lake DECA students won awards and qualified to move on to the state competition. The award-winning students are Brenden Ferraro, Justin Grant, Carlie Lund, Madison Warner, Savannah Buck, Justin Grant, Camry Jackson, Hanna Jacobson, Leah Jaqua, Isabel Leininger, Mackenzie Puleo, Brooke Vandermyde, and Laura Fagin. Fagin received first-place honors in two categories: Individual Role Play in Restaurant and Food Service Management and Startup Business Plan.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Letters will be accepted for the Open Forum for publication in the next available issue after receipt. Letters may be sent to Forest Lake Times, 146 N. Lake St., Suite 125, Forest Lake, or by e-mail to ryan.howard@ecm-inc.com. Letters should not exceed 250 words and must be signed with the writer’s name, address and telephone number. Deadline is noon Monday. The newspaper reserves the right to edit letters and assure that rules of libel and good taste are not violated.
Misleading headline
What, another misleading headline from the school district? The Jan. 29 headline “Sports Center operating at a profit” wants the reader to believe that the sports arena is now a standalone, self-funding operation that turned a profit its first year. Well, it’s not. Even though the revenues on a day-to-day are greater than the expenses, that’s not the whole picture. The whole picture would include the amortization of the $3.3 million in debt.
By my calculations, using the current bond interest rate of 2.5 percent, the 20-year amortization would yield a monthly payment of $17,486 or $209,832 per year. Thus, the $50,000 indicated profit from operation is just a contribution towards the total yearly debt. I believe the real picture is a loss of $159,832 for the first year followed by projected future losses of $119,832 yearly for the remaining 19 years. If the arena is not paying, who is? You guessed it: the taxpayer. This is just another reach into the taxpayer’s pocket by covering up the some of the details while patting themselves on the back for doing a good job. What the headline should have read was “Taxpayers pick up arena loss.”
Around Forest Lake for decade after decade, brothers Ty, Bill and Mickey Jeans were commonly known as the Jeans boys. The Jeans’ involvement in Forest Lake business and community functions runs deep, dating to the 1930s.
But now the family has lost its eldest sibling. Ty Jeans was two months shy of his 91st birthday when he died on Friday, Feb. 5.
A 1943 graduate of Forest Lake High School, Jeans went on to spend most of his life in Forest Lake with several business interests and dedicated community service. It was a life that mirrored the life of his brother Bill, just 13 months his junior. The brothers were almost inseparable for many years.
File photo Tyrus “Ty” Jeans was active in a variety of business ventures around Forest Lake, often partnering with his brothers.
“Our parents, Ray and Agnes, felt it best that we start school together,” Bill said, thinking back to 1931 when Ty was 6 and he was just 5. The family of four, including Mickey, now 88, and sister, Lorna, were four years apart and living on the 160-acre family farm in May Township that had been homesteaded around 1880 by their grandfather, William R. Jeans.
Brothers Ty and Bill remained classmates through their elementary school years in one-room schools in Hugo and Oneka Township before the family settled closer to Forest Lake. Ray Jeans farmed but gradually transitioned to the business world, selling Minneapolis Moline implements and opening Ray Jeans Implement in 1935. The business was located on the south side of West Broadway Avenue directly opposite American Legion Post 225.
The family business provided jobs for all three Jeans brothers during high school and after, but America’s entry into World War II would take Ty and Bill to new destinations in service of their country. Ty was working for his father in early 1944 when he enlisted in the Navy, followed shortly by his brother Bill, who joined the naval service. Both served two years before being discharged.
Ty spent his years in the Navy on a troop transport ship, the USS Gen. M.B. Stewart. Duty carried him to the Pacific Theater and later to France and Italy, where the ship was to move troops from Europe to the Pacific. The surrender by the Japanese in August 1945 changed the Stewart’s destination to the East Coast of the United States.
The brothers returned to the implement business in the years following their military service. Mickey, too young for World War II, later served in the Army prior to the start of the Korean War before returning home to operate a Ford dealership.
By the early 1960s, Ty and Bill were embarking on other business ventures. They joined three other partners to buy Vogel’s Supper Club, where Der Lach Haus would be built. They remained partners in the business, where Vannelli’s by the Lake is today, for 17 years.
It was 1966 when Bill and Ty Jeans formed Jeans Inc. and ran a Moto Ski snowmobile distributorship serving 200 dealers in a three-state region. The business, which operated until 1973, was housed in what is today the secondary campus of North Lakes Charter Academy.
Ty spent the remainder of his work years selling real estate in the Forest Lake area.
Community service
Ty Jeans always found time for community service, his brother said. He was active with the Forest Lake Chamber of Commerce and spent many years as a board member of the Forest Lake Development Corporation. Through his real estate contacts, Ty helped secure land buyers and businesses for the Forest Lake Industrial Park on the east side of I-35 and the Everton Park business development on the west side of I-35.
School service was also on the resume for Ty. He served on the Forest Lake School Board from 1963 to 1969.
Following in the family tradition established by his father, Ty was an ardent supporter of the local baseball program. Ray Jeans was a key figure in the early days of the program and poured labor and fundraising into the construction of the adult baseball diamond, now The Ballpark at Schumacher Field.
Ty was not large in stature, but was big in heart, Bill said. He stood 5 feet 5 inches and weighed 98 pounds when graduating from high school, but he was a tough second baseman who was not afraid to turn a double play in the face of a hard-charging base runner. Bill was the shortstop both in high school and for the town team Forest Lake Lakers, where he teamed with his brother as the middle infield anchor. Ty played town team ball until he was 30.
“He was a pretty feisty player,” Bill said of his brother. He said Ty would enjoy his visits to the ballpark to see high school and summer games where grandsons Trip and Michael Schultz carried on the family tradition.
When he wasn’t watching baseball, Bill said, his brother enjoyed golf at Forest Hills Golf Club and cards with friends.
Funeral details
Tyrus “Ty” R. Jeans was born on April 2, 1925. He died on Feb. 5.
Visitation is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Roberts Family Life Celebration Home, 555 SW Centennial Drive, followed by a funeral service at 3 p.m. Interment with full military honors will be at Withrow Cemetery.
His is survived by his children, Todd (Kit) Jeans, Tara (David) Schultz, Heather (Darin) Heller, Amy Burks and James Jeans; grandchildren Taylor, Daniel and Savannah Jeans, Trip and Michael Schultz and Nicholas and Rachel Heller; brothers Bill (Marguerite) and Mickey; special friend Sharon Palas; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Agnes Jeans, and his sister, Lorna Hammes.
Memorials are preferred to the Forest Lake Dugout Club, the booster organization supporting the Forest Lake High School baseball program.
Edson Roland Weeks III, age 63, of Ham Lake, MN, passed away surrounded by his family at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, FL on February 8, 2016
Ed is survived by his wife, Roberta Weeks; his children, Tim (Kassie Janezich) Mosser, Tiffany (Reggie Revier) Weeks, Kristi Weeks, Eddie Weeks IV; grandchildren, T-Jay, Story, Max, Scarlett; mother, Johanna Weeks; siblings, Candy (Randy) Kolbow, AmyJo (Charlie) Rothbauer, a multitude of other relatives and life-long friends.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on February 19, at Victory Baptist Church of Maple Grove at 13560 63rd Ave. N. Osseo, MN 55311. A visitation will be held at the church from 1-2:30 p.m. preceding the service.
“Rollercoaster” doesn’t begin to describe last night’s Section 7AA girls hockey game between second-seeded Forest Lake and top-seeded Elk River/Zimmerman.
In the end, the Rangers clinched their second state berth in four seasons despite falling to an early 2-0 deficit during the section title game.
Forest Lake’s outlook seemed bleak in the third period, with the Elks firing on all cylinders to start the final period with a two-goal cushion. Senior goaltender Kaylee Remington stretched for an impressive stick-side save just four minutes in off a promising one-on-one breakaway by the Elks. Within two minutes following the save, Remington knocked down three more shot attempts, setting the tone for her performance the remainder of the game.
With 1:39 remaining in regulation, sophomore Kayla Kasel sneaks a shot under Elk River/Zimmerman goalie, Michaela Gould, to make it a 2-1 game.
Following a Forest Lake timeout, junior forward Madi Nolan became a menace on offense, eventually gaining control of the puck with just over a minute on the clock. Nolan brought the puck to the point, weaving past defenders before reversing the puck back to a waiting Mackenzie Rugland for the tying goal.
Forest Lake and the Elks ran out the remaining minute of regulation before heading into a first overtime period.
The Elks turned on the heat offensively, but senior defender Zoey Lobejko and Remington denied the top seed from scoring time and again, prompting a second overtime. Remington would notch 49 saves by the end of the night.
The battle for a state bid ensued until the tide turned in Elk River’s favor following a minor penalty on Nolan with just under seven minutes to go. Once again, Forest Lake fought off multiple offensive attacks from their foe.
With 4:12 left, the Rangers earned their-own advantage off a minor Elk penalty. Forest Lake made the most of it when eighth-grader Brieja Parent, who sustained bruises to the ribs after a collision with Gould and a goal post minutes earlier, fired the winning shot from 15 feet out for 2016 state berth.
Seeding and game time for the Class AA state tournament is yet to be determined. Forest lake enters the big show with an overall record of 18-7-3.
The Scandia Farmers Market board has announced another season of “locally grown” and “made with pride” products–located at the Gammelgården Museum. The group is currently inviting applications from farmers, producers, crafters, artisans and other vendors who are interested in selling vegetables, fruits, baked goods, canned goods, plants, flowers, arts, and crafts.
Market Schedule: Wednesdays 3:30-6:30pm: June 8 – Sept. 28
Location: Gammelgården Museum, 20880 Olinda Trail
For information an and online application, visit scandiafarmersmarket.com/
Vendor Application Schedule:
Full Season Vendor $65 – before April 1
Full Season Vendor $80 – after April 1
Youth Vendor $30
Single market/occasional vendors – accepted all season $15
Call Cathy with any questions at 651-271-4734 or email info@scandiafarmersmarket.com.
Submitted photo The American Legion National Commander, Dale Barnett (right), recently paid a visit to the Forest Lake Post 225. A highlight of the trip for the commander was an ice fishing trip with several local veterans. It was the first time that Barnett has “walked on water.”
A large crowd of people waited in long lines with the eventual reward of a tour of the Whistler Bottling Company and some samples of the many flavors of soda produced by the Forest Lake company.
Members of the Friends of Scandia Parks and Trails are trying to make the city more desirable for pollinating bugs, such as butterflies and bees.
At the Feb. 3 Scandia City Council work session, Cristina de Sobrino and Karen Schik, members of the Friends group, spoke in support of a resolution de Sobrino had created and sent to City Administrator Neil Soltis recommending that Scandia become a pollinator-friendly city.
The women said that currently there are 10 such cities in Minnesota, including close neighbor Stillwater, St. Paul and Minneapolis. After viewing the last item of the resolution draft from de Sobrino asking the city to publish an annual pollinator-friendly city progress report, Mayor Randall Simonson was concerned about there being more work for Scandia staff, but de Sobrino insisted, “The resolution won’t cost the city any money or their employees any work.”
If the resolution to become a pollinator-friendly city is passed, Scandia would encourage a conducive atmosphere to pollination by attempting to avoid the use of pesticides that would harm pollinating bugs, installing pollinator-friendly and native plants and educating the community about how residents and businesses can be friendlier to pollinating bugs.
Honeybees, butterflies, bumble bees and native bees are examples of pollinators. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, pollination promotes well-balanced diets and healthy eco systems. Almost 90 percent of the world’s flowering plant species rely on animal pollinators.
Scandia is already a member of the Minnesota Green Step Cities, a state program started in 2010. A collaboration between public agencies and private partners, the goal of the program is to create a sustainable cities program that is free to cities and promotes sustainable practices for cities of any size. One of the many best practice actions recommended for parks and trails on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency website (where information on Green Step Cities is located) is creating bee- and monarch-butterfly-safe policies.
This also fits with support of a regional National Park Service initiative to establish a monarch butterfly corridor. The Obama administration announced the plan in 2015 to help the dwindling honeybee and monarch butterfly populations. The plan includes a 1,500-mile butterfly corridor along U.S. Interstate 35 that runs between Minnesota and Texas.
“Bee populations have declined over the last decade,” Schik said. “The benefits of pollination are numerous and include stimulating healthy and nutritious food growth of many of the vegetables we enjoy eating such as squash and peppers.”
No decision was made at the work session. Soltis said staff would prepare the resolution for the council’s next meeting.
“We only request that the city will take pollination into account as projects come along,” Schik said.
