Hardwood Creek March Events
Hardwood Creek Library March Events “Moo!” Traveling Trunk Show with David LaRochelle & Mike Wohnoutka March 15, from 2 to 3 p.m. Join author David LaRochelle and illustrator Mike Wohnoutka as they...
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Giese Memorial Library Dr. Seuss’ Family Birthday Party March 14 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Come to the library for games, crafts and more in celebration of Dr Seuss’ 111th Birthday. The event is free and...
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Hugo Library March Events Preschool Storytime at Hugo Elementary Media Center March 12 from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. Children preschool through kindergarten age and their caregivers can enjoy stories,...
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Faye E. Barott
Faye Barott, age 98 of Stacy, Minnesota passed away peacefully in the accompaniment of her pastor on March 2, 2015. She is preceded in death by her first husband, Alvin Dammann Sr.; second husband,...
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Council sabotaged valuable project
Rob Rapheal Guest Columnist Imagine my surprise when I got home from out of town and read that the Forest Lake City Council had sabotaged the school district’s plan to partner with the YMCA for our...
View ArticleSettlement gives cities subterranean pumping blues
Why are we on this list? That’s one of the questions city leaders in Forest Lake and Columbus have been asking for a few months, ever since the settlement of a lawsuit filed against the Minnesota...
View ArticleLILA to add two more grades
Lakes International Language Academy has announced that it will expand its curriculum and programming to include seventh and eighth grades within the next two years, with plans to grades nine through...
View ArticleCorporate Revenues: Rising?
Since the financial crisis, corporate America has posted surging earnings and lagging revenue growth. That is not a good thing for the long term. But given the pickup in the U.S. economy, we may be on...
View ArticleKnowing Your Cash Flow
The real poverty of typical families lurks not in low income and not in costly essential expenses, but in a lack of understanding household cash flow. Here’s what to know about yours.Regardless of...
View ArticleYour Spouse: Great Advisor
Your best planning is perhaps closer than you think: Ask your spouse. It’s not hard, but asking does take courage and a willingness to hear a sometimes brutal truth.You’ll get the truth. Almost no one...
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Taylor moves on to diving finals
Senior Grant Taylor executes his second dive of five in the preliminary round of the Class AA state diving meet. Photo by Kat Ladwig Forest Lake senior diver Grant Taylor competed in the preliminary...
View ArticleJames (Jim) Franklin Gajeski
James “Jim” Franklin Gajeski, 47, of Vacaville, California, passed away on Feb. 17, 2015. Jim was born to Rudolph and Barbara Gajeski on Oct. 27, 1967, in St. Paul, Minn. Jim graduated from Forest Lake...
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Rev. Donald K. Waddle
Rev. Donald K. Waddle, age 76, of Stacy, Minnesota, died peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Don was born April 17, 1938 in Central City, Kentucky, the son of...
View ArticleWashington County Library declares March the month of ‘Moo!’
In celebration of the Once Upon a Reader statewide one-book program for pre-kindergarten children, Washington County Library is declaring March the month of “Moo!” and will celebrate with events and...
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Soaring Eagles 4-H Club receives outstanding Blue Ribbon Club Award
Members of the Soaring Eagles with two Marines from Toys for Tots along with some of the toys the youth collected. Members of the Soaring Eagles 4-H Club received the Outstanding Blue Ribbon Club Award...
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Students explore talents and abilities at Region Leadership Conference
The Region IV FFA, a group of chapters in Minnesota that belong to the National agriculture-based youth organization, held its first annual Regional Leadership Conference on Feb. 12. The event was held...
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Let’s drive home message of distracted driving’s dangers
A movement is underway nationwide to increase awareness of distracted driving and eventually make it illegal to talk on a cellphone while driving. Heinzman In Minnesota, Lakeville attorney Art...
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Family honors wife, mother in climb
Photos submittedGreg Amundson (center), his daughter Dana, son Eric and other members of Team Junebug prepare themselves for the Fight For Air Climb on Feb. 21. As he prepared for his wife’s funeral,...
View ArticleShopping Malls: Goners?
An iconic symbol of American consumerism and prosperity is the shopping mall. What a shame that so many are hurting, as they are the casualties of the decline of the U.S. middle class.Everyone knows...
View ArticleAllocation Vs. Diversification
The question of how we array our investments is vital to our future financial well-being. Key to this is knowing the different between asset allocation and diversification.Some think that asset...
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