Does a Market Melt-Up Loom?
Ice cream melts. Snow melts. You may have seen someone melt down emotionally or even melted down yourself. Right now, markets may be melting up in a sharp, emotion-driven improvement in performance. Is...
View ArticleRoll Job 401(k) to an IRA?
At some point, almost everyone changes jobs – often leaving behind retirement plans such as 401(k)s. Conventional wisdom holds that you roll that old employer-sponsored plan into a new individual...
View ArticleDividing Inheritance Evenly
Nothing ignites family arguments like inheritance. If you plan to leave money to more than a few beneficiaries, for the sake of peace and your own emotional legacy, know how to divide the proceeds...
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Donald John Wright
Donald J. Wright of Forest Lake, MN died in his home on December 7, 2014 at the age of 70, just hours before his mothers passing in Fremont, NE. Don Wright was born on August 13, 1944 in Fremont, NE to...
View ArticleCouncil approves layoff, operational budget reduction
The Forest Lake City Council voted 3-2 at its Dec. 15 meeting to remove just under $550,000 from its preliminary 2015 budget, bringing it in line with the similar cut from its preliminary levy made...
View ArticleBest Use for Your IRA
An individual retirement account is a powerful tool to save for retirement outside of an employer plan. If you have an IRA, read on for tips that help you make the most out of it.This year marks the...
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The Land of the Setting Sun
Japan’s attempts to pull itself out of its longstanding economic torpor, via heavy government spending and central bank bond buying, is sputtering. Small wonder. This tonic hasn’t worked elsewhere,...
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Council approves layoff, budget reductions (UPDATED)
Photo by Ryan HowardForest Lake Park Board members Chris Soderlind, Mitch Berggren and Karen Morehead appeal to the City Council to include funds in the 2015 budget to fully fund the position of Park...
View ArticleForest Lake Events
Senior Dance The Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, at 355 W. Broadway Ave. hosts a senior dance from 1 to 4 p.m. on the third Friday of every month. Dec. 18 will feature musician Dave Sowada....
View ArticleRegional Happenings
EAST BETHEL Senior Dance There will be a senior dance held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 2 at the East Bethel Community Center one mile east of Hwy. 65 on 221 Ave. Cost is $5 and includes lunch. Dates of...
View ArticleAnoka County Parks December Events
Snowshoeing Dec. 20 12:30 to 2 p.m. Meet at Bunker Hills Regional Park Campground Visitor Center to break out the snowshoes and get into some of the less traveled areas of the parks. This program is...
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Checkpoint MN: 71 hours of scavenger hunting
From May to October of this year, my fiancee and I spent nearly every free moment of time we had traversing across the state of Minnesota in an attempt to hike every state park. It was rewarding and...
View ArticleCounty taxes increase for many
Alicia Lebens Stillwater Gazette The typical homeowner in Washington County can expect an increase in county property taxes, in part due to a 13.7 percent increase in the median value of residential...
View ArticleNo changes to Scandia preliminary budget
Katie Morford Scandia Reporter The 2015 budget and tax levy was one several topics discussed by the Scandia City Council at the Dec. 3 council work session. Currently, the budget includes a 2.14...
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Local donor adopts Forest View classroom
Photo by Jason DeMoeDeb Wycislak visited and read to second-graders in Rachel Meyer’s class at Forest View Elementary on Dec. 19. Wycislak earned the invite by participating in the Adopt a Classroom...
View ArticleMortgage Foreclosure
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 14-097824 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...
View ArticleMortgage Foreclosure
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 14-098369 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...
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 14-098049 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...
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE 14-096428 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...
View ArticleThe Marine
MINNESOTA SECRETARY OF STATE CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME Minnesota Statutes, 333 The filing of an assumed name does not provide a user with exclusive rights to that name. The filing is required for...
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