Columbus gets road work bids
Paul Rignell Columbus Reporter Columbus council members at their March 18 meeting approved a bid for asphalt sealcoating and crack sealing in 2015 that will keep the city about $5,000 below its budget...
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Forest Lake brewpubs could be on tap
Photo by Ryan HowardThe Winehaven winery in Chisago City was cited by council members as the kind of business Forest Lake would welcome if city code is changed to allow establishments like taprooms and...
View ArticleOpen Forum for March 26, 2015
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,...
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Easter at the Legion
Malia Kustrich, Hailey Harrington, and Landon Zerwas spent some time on March 22 with the Easter bunny at the Forest Lake American Legion. The bunny will make a return appearance on March 29 at the...
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Forest Lake resident gifted with partial sight
Photo by Jason DeMoe Allen Zderdad, wearing his bionic eye device, poses with his wife, Carmen. The device allows Zderdad, who is legally blind, to see glimpses of light and shapes....
View ArticlePopulation Growth’s Elixir
Will the world’s economy keep growing? Despite the doomsters’ wails, the answer is: Yes, it will. Why? Largely because the world’s population is growing. Sure, some individual nations lag (particularly...
View ArticleBasic Ways to Save
For those who struggle to save, here’s a tip: keep the money out of your reach.I recently watched “Living on One,” a documentary about four college students’ efforts to spend a summer in Guatemala...
View ArticleRecognizing Tax-Scam Callers
While the Internal Revenue Service may not be your favorite federal agency, criminals posing as IRS representatives are unquestionably the much bigger problem. Here’s what to know to protect...
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Oil Prices: Forget a Rebound
With the price of oil slashed in half since last summer, we keep hearing predictions that a reversal is waiting in the wings. Forget it. The showing of another energy product, natural gas, shows us...
View ArticleAnswers to 4 Big $ Questions
Costs of education and retirement are likely two of your biggest financial concerns. Just in time for tax season, here are answers to a couple of common questions on each important topic.Education:Are...
View ArticleWho to Call in Hard Times
What a lot of people don’t understand about financial advisors is that they are not there solely to plan your future. They are at your side when a present-day catastrophe strikes.Everyone faces a...
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Jeanne “Miss Jeanine” C. Hinton
Retired MN School of Cosmetology Instructor Jeanne Hinton, age 74 of Forest Lake, passed away March 23, 2015. Preceded in death by parents and brother, Gerald Berg. Deeply missed by sons, John (Kim)...
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Learn to speak Swedish at Gammelgården Museum
Swedish classes will be held at the Gammelgården Museum in Scandia for six weeks beginning April 13 and running through May 18. The classes will be taught by native Swedish speaker Signe Fluegel....
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Roberts Family Funeral Home offers DNA extraction
Roberts Family Funeral Home in Forest Lake is now offering a service that will help families protect their future generations. The funeral home has partnered with DNA Memorial, a DNA services...
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Students creating, sharing projects – a winning approach
For five hours on Saturday, March 14, I was mesmerized. Students taught me about a range of history subjects as I helped judge websites they produced for Minnesota History Day. Both research and...
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Finding the faces lost in Vietnam
Submitted photoThe 1,071 soldiers from Minnesota who died in Vietnam are among the 58,282 names on The Vietnam Wall in Washington D.C. Faces Never Forgotten campaign is collecting the stories of 15...
View ArticleObama’s Lame Broker Reform
President Barack Obama wants to crack down on advisors who get commissions for selling retirement plans. On the surface, his goal seems noble. But it ignores reality, targeting the wrong people and...
View ArticleGuarding Seniors From Scams
Old age should come with a caution label for many reasons. Most of us expect to live longer than our parents or grandparents. And with longer life come difficulties – and sometimes financial...
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No serious injuries reported after Highway 97 crash
A two vehicle accident that took place at 9:18 a.m. March 27 in Forest Lake appears to have caused no serious injuries to the involved parties. On the date and time listed above, it is reported by the...
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Jean E. Bottolfson
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Becker Baptist Church in Becker for Jean E. Bottolfson, age 83, who passed away Tuesday at her home. Rev. Rob Olsen will officiate....
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