Putting the budget surplus into perspective
Minnesota’s politicians are embroiled in debate – what should we do with an extra billion dollars or two? Granted, the problem of too much money is always better than the problem of not enough. Still,...
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Honoring the past
Washington County Attorney Pete Orput and Sixth Congressional District Congressman Tom Emmer were among the guest speakers thanking veterans at Forest Lake’s Vietnam Veterans Day event March 29 at the...
View ArticleCouple charged with welfare fraud
A husband and wife from Forest Lake were charged with a variety of offenses after prosecutors alleged the duo defrauded the welfare system for approximately $115,000. Eric Joseph Vacko, 35, was charged...
View ArticleBuffett’s Secret Revealed
What is Warren Buffett’s secret of success? You can find numerous answers to this question. They abound in endless numbers of books, articles and investing seminars. But the world’s greatest living...
View ArticleDivorce’s Grim Financial Toll
The emotional wreckage of late-middle age divorce can raise chilling images: isolation, financial ruin, dark imaginings of ending your life “eating cat food under a bridge,” says Helen Stephens,...
View ArticleWorking Couples’ 401(k)s
How should working couples approach their retirement accounts? By scrutinizing the pros and cons of each, and then making a coordinated plan.Sure they’re crunched for time, which can tempt them to...
View ArticleStudent News
Dakota Quimby of Scandia has been selected to receive the Christine Kiloran Memorial Scholarship and D.B and Edith Allim Scholarship at North Dakota State University.
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New technology restores hope when electronics take a plunge
Forest Lake residents can now bring their liquid-damaged phones back from the dead. The Cellular Connection is now offering drying technology from Redux in nearly 300 TCC stores, including its Forest...
View ArticleForest Lake students have many opportunities
Steve Massey Scott Geary Guest Columnists The news surrounding the junior high expansion at Lakes International Language Academy has created some confusion, especially regarding our own programs at...
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Inkstained kerchiefs
Members of Forest Lake Cub Scout Pack 142 dens two and five visited The Forest Lake Times office on Lake Street March 24 to learn about the newspaper process.
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A special bike for a special child
Submitted photoThird-grader Maia Gochez, whose movement is limited by cerebral palsy, recently won an adaptive bicycle that will provide mobility that she was unable to get from a traditional bike....
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LILA earns ninth consecutive finance award
Lakes International Language Academy has earned its ninth consecutive School Finance Award from the Minnesota Department of Education. “We work hard at ensuring we meet the criteria as a concrete way...
View ArticleHardwood Creek Library April Events
Interactive Poetry with Laura Purdie Salas April 7 from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Celebrate National Poetry Month with local poet and author Laura Purdie Salas and her interactive poetry program, including poems,...
View ArticleOpen Forum for April 2, 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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Forest Lake senior earns top-three finish at state poetry competition
Submitted photoForest Lake senior Bethany Blackmer earned a third place finish in the Poetry Out Loud state competition with her recitation of “Dirge Without Music” by Edna St. Vincent Milay. A passion...
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City mulls compost options
File photoLast spring, a sign adorned the front of Forestland Nurseries letting residents know that the compost site behind the nursery was closed. This year, the site remains closed as the city looks...
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TOWN OF LINWOOD COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 151 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBDIVISION 2 OF SECTION 102.01. GENERAL ELECTION, OF PART 2. TOWN GENERAL ELECTION, OF CHAPTER I. GENERAL...
View ArticleDirty Girl
CITY OF WYOMING The City of Wyoming Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at the Wyoming City Hall, 26885 Forest Boulevard on Tuesday, April; 14, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. to consider the request of...
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Sharon K. Schlaeger (Van Syoc)
Sharon Schlaeger, age 73, of Forest Lake, passed away April 4, 2015 after a long, courageous battle with cancer at home surrounded by loving family. Preceded in death by parents and one grandchild....
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Masquers to hold auditions for ‘Shrek: The Musical’
Masquers Theater will host open auditions for the upcoming production of “Shrek: The Musical” from 6 to 9 p.m. April 13 and 14 with callbacks from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18 at Forest Lake...
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