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To Retire, I Need How Much?
Some retirement guides scares the daylights out of you. They contend you should have much more saved by now than you do. Sometimes, though, they miss crucial factors, so you shouldn’t be so...
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Ralph J. OBrien
Loving Husband, Father, Grandpa, Great Grandpa, Brother Ralph O'Brien, age 81, of Coon Lake Beach passed away peacefully on May 15, 2015. Preceded in death by granddaughter, Tammy Buhl; brother, Pete....
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Congratulations to Luke Ellis
We are pleased to announce that Luke Ellis has joined Ameriprise Financial Lukes new business address is: 12435 55th St. N Suite A Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Lukes new contact information is as follows:...
View ArticleIRA Rollovers: Tighter Rules
We often hear the term rollover in connection with retirement accounts. One frequent type of rollovers occurs when you leave a job and roll your 401(k) over to an individual retirement account or a...
View ArticleScandia parks and rec to host youth tennis camp
Registration is open for the city of Scandia summer tennis camp to be held at the Community Center. Each class includes individual and group instruction designed to match a player’s skill level. For...
View ArticleTransitions workshop helps parents of young adults
Transitions is a free workshop offered by the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota to help parents to assist young adult children living with a mental illness. The workshop helps parents...
View ArticleGreenway businesses air curb complaints
A number of business owners along Greenway Avenue expressed concern about recent street improvements at the Wyoming City Council meeting on May 5. The business owners are concerned about the finished...
View ArticleWhy Not Print More Money?
The Federal Reserve loves to print money. Governments love to spend it. So maybe the problem isn’t that the Fed has been printing too much money – the problem is that the Fed hasn’t been printing...
View ArticleBeating the Fear of Spending
In our quest to save for various goals, developing a fear of spending is possible. To conquer this unhealthy fear, align your spending with what you value.We cannot emphasize enough the importance of...
View ArticleToo Little Home Insurance?
Most homeowners have insurance because their mortgage lenders require them to. But two-thirds of them are under-insured, and more than 60% of renters don’t have insurance.Nora Brooks was among the...
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Waxing historic
Lino Lakes Elementary School recently held a living wax museum in which 70 3rd-graders dressed up and presented scripts of their chosen historical figure. For several weeks the students have been...
View ArticleForest Lake Events
Wood carver meeting The Lakes Area Wood Carvers will hold a monthly meeting from 7 to 9:30 p.m. May 28 at the Forest Lake Senior Center, 767 4th St. SW. The meeting is open to all and the evenings...
View ArticleArea artists join together for unique collaborative exhibit
“A Few of My Favorite Things” is the theme of a community-wide arts event to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. May 21 at the Spirit and Praise Pentecostal Church, 5521 E. Viking Blvd., Wyoming. The event,...
View ArticleStandardized testing suspended again
Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius announced May 13 that the state was temporarily suspending administration of the Science Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments. Pearson, the company responsible...
View ArticleThe Market Turbulence Trap
Whenever stocks hit a speed bump, investors wonder, “Where is the market headed?” It is human nature to seek a prediction to guide our actions. But recent turbulence in the market means little – and...
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YMCA site plan approved
Graphics providedThe YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities has released graphics showing the layout and front entrance to the YMCA facility coming to Forest Lake. The Forest Lake Planning Commission approved...
View ArticleSports Picks and Investing
Guess right with men’s college basketball champ Duke Blue Devils? Think the Golden State Warriors will take it all this June in professional hoops? If you’re among the millions of fans who...
View ArticleMay 7 Regular
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 831 Forest Lake, MN REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING May 7, 2015 Revised for Publication The following unapproved minutes have been revised for publication and will be...
View ArticleHousing Program hearing June
CITY OF COLUMBUS, MINNESOTA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE APPROVAL OF A HOUSING PROGRAM FOR A MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 462C,...
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CITY OF COLUMBUS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSAL FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CONDUIT CHARTER SCHOOL LEASE REVENUE BONDS (NEW MILLENNIUM ACADEMY PROJECT) Notice is hereby given that a public hearing...
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