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Alvin and Betty Diemert
Alvin & Betty Diemert are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. They were married April 10, 1951 in Walhalla, North Dakota and raised 5 children, 10 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren....
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Joann Marie D'Agostino
Joann Marie (Langenberger) D’Agostino, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away on a sunny morning, March 18, 2016, at her home in Bozeman, MT, after battling cancer. Sandwiched...
View ArticleForest Lake area Veterans pavers deadline approaches
March 31 is the next deadline for purchasing an engraved granite paver to be placed in Lakeside Memorial Park to honor a veteran (alive or deceased). It will be dedicated at the 9 a.m. Memorial Day...
View ArticleStudent News
Gavin and Avery Morse, Forest Lake, were named to the dean’s list for academic excellence during the fall 2015 semester at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Kayla Fuller, Forest Lake, has been...
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LILA Destination Imagination teams take first place at regional competition
Submitted photoLakes International Language Academy Upper School Destination Imagination teams both won first place in their category at the regional DI competition. The DI club includes (front) Bre...
View ArticleWyoming digs into road study
At its March 15 work session, the Wyoming City Council discussed possible strategies to begin implementation of its pavement management plan. During a work session after the council’s previous meeting...
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Council, district disagree on arena land use
Photo by Ryan HowardThis gravel area to the southwest of the Forest Lake Sports Center is the site of a proposed solar panel array the Forest Lake Area School District wants to install. The Forest Lake...
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We help America’s Creators Create!TM
Nor-Son serves entrepreneurial leaders who are driven to create opportunities, memories and legacies, one story at a time. To us, it’s more than a lake home or cabin. It’s your story. Nor-Son is...
View ArticleForest Lake youth selected for national conference
Megan Slater of Forest Lake has been selected to represent Minnesota at the 2016 National 4-H Conference to be held in Washington D.C. April 9 to 14. The annual National 4-H Conference, administered by...
View ArticleFree shredding event for the community
On April 16 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the public is invited to bring documents that need shredding to Security-Victor’s parking lot, located between Casey’s and Bruce’s Foods on Cty. Rd. 22 just off...
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Faith, food, and Family Pathways
Submitted photo The Wyoming United Methodist Church collected $3,592 to go toward the Rangers Supporting Rangers program that provides weekend and school break foods for students to take home at no...
View ArticleMinnesotans deserve a presidential primary
ECM Editorial Board Tuesday night, March 1, was one for the record books. From Stillwater to Waconia, from Morrison County to Dakota County, the story was the same: Traffic snarled around precinct...
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Local painter explores uncommon medium
Photo by Jason DeMoeScandia artist Andrew Knudson creates custom paintings on feathers, wood and buffalo skulls. Scandia resident Andrew Knudson has been drawing since he was a small child. It is all...
View ArticleMan drowns in FL pond
A 73-year-old man drowned in Forest Lake on March 27 after falling into a pond. His name has not yet been officially released by law enforcement, but multiple acquaintances of the man and his family...
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River Valley Riders offer volunteer training
River Valley Riders volunteers work directly with instructors, providing assistance during therapeutic horseback riding lessons. Evening volunteer opportunities are from May through October in both...
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Forest Lake students to work at Minnesota State Capitol
A group of Forest Lake students will have a new opportunity for job training and internships next year at the Minnesota State Capitol. Project SEARCH, a vocational education program for...
View ArticleScandia road project comes in under budget
Terry Traver Scandia Reporter At the Scandia City Council’s March 15 meeting, the council awarded Dresel Contracting a bid for its 2016 road improvement project, which includes the reconstruction of...
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Ron A. Weiss
Ron Weiss age 73 of Forest Lake passed away on March 27, 2016. Funeral service 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2nd at the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, 355 W. Broadway, Forest Lake. Visitation 9:30...
View ArticleCarol Dahlberg Anderson
Carol Dahlberg Anderson passed peacefully in her home on March 25, 2016. Service will be held at Elim Lutheran Church in Scandia on Friday, April 1, 2016. Visitation is at 2 p.m. Service is at 3 p.m.
View ArticleForest Lake Events
Breakfast The Forest Lake VFW, 556 12th St SW, will host a French toast and pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon on April 3. Senior dance The Forest Lake VFW, 556 12th St SW, will host a senior...
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