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The Festival of Cultures was held at Forest Lake Area High School April 13. Read more
Scandia Elementary sixth-grader Becka Newcomb is a Girl Scout and, like other Girl Scouts, she had boxes of cookies to sell. But for the past six years, Becka has offered her customers who didn’t want to consume the calories the opportunity to buy the boxes for donation. Every year, those bo…
The Linwood Town Board approved the purchase of a suction machine for its Fire Engine 1 at the board’s March 27 meeting.
Wyoming Elementary School officials are deep in the planning of a blue jean and black tie spring gala to be held 5 to 8 p.m. April 14 at Splitrocks Entertainment Center, 5063 273 St.
Jason DeMoe
Community Editor
Four years ago, Governor Mark Dayton signed the Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act, i…
During National Volunteer Week April 15 to 21, Forest Lake residents have an opportunity to …
On July 27, Governor Mark Dayton will host the 2018 Minnesota Tribal Youth Gathering at the …
You could say it’s a dream come true for Nesting Grounds baristas Keegan and Alyssa Hofeld. The duo had always dreamed about owning their own coffee shop, and so when Dawn Tomasko, the current owner of Nesting Grounds in Wyoming, put the business up for sale, they knew it was meant to be.
After 3 1/2 years as the executive director of the Forest Lake Chamber of Commerce, Ted Blank is answering the siren call of one his greatest passions as he has accepted a full-time position with Travel Leaders Market Square Travel as the director of their host agency program.
Jason DeMoe
Community Editor
Scandia Elementary sixth-grader Becka Newcomb is a Girl Scout and, like other Girl Scouts, she had boxes of cookies to sell. But for the past six years, Becka has offered her customers who didn’t want to consume the calories the opportunity to buy the boxes for donation. Every year, those bo…
Some of my fondest teenage memories (at least pre-driver’s license memories) involve me and my buddies roaming the streets of small-town Minnesota, stopping only occasionally to grab a beverage or drop a quarter into an arcade game.
The Forest Lake Memorial Quilters Guild held its first meeting on Oct. 26, 1979, at District Memorial Hospital. There were 12 members present, and they chose their name because the hospital offered a free meeting room and some storage for the fledgling guild. Thirty-nine years later, the gro…
Jason DeMoe
Community Editor
Capstone Publishing, based in North Mankato, recently released a series of young children’s books based on DC action heroes.
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We’re at the halfway point of the 2018 legislative session. Here is an update on some key issues and accomplishments so far this year.
My daughter has always been the social butterfly. Very chatty, busy and slightly unorganized, she earned the title “Tornado” in third grade, as you could always tell where she was by the path of destruction.
The snow in my front yard is still deep enough to encase the wooden bench, carefully placed in case anyone has the time to sit and enjoy the sound of bees buzzing in the garden. Last month, that same deep snow caught me up to mid-thigh when I ventured out of my office in business-casual att…
Chances are you’ve seen it where you live or work. Homes are being built again, jobs are plentiful and new apartments are sprouting faster than many Minnesotans can remember. The housing crisis and Great Recession are assuredly over.
When U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., was pressured to resign by Senate Democrats in early January, a series of consequences unfolded that revealed a weakness in the Minnesota Constitution that needs to be addressed.
Concern is growing over Minnesota youth using nicotine-bearing tobacco products that damage their health and brain development.
If readers happen to have seen the billboards that have cropped up around the metro area last month, showing the St. Cloud State wrestling team celebrating with the NCAA Division II national championship trophy, they may have recognized Forest Lake graduate James Pleski among the throng of a…
Brad O'Neil
Sports Editor
The Forest Lake athletic department announced the hiring of Andy Richardson as head coach of the boys cross-country team April 9.
Brad O'Neil
Sports Editor
The Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association announced last week that Forest Lake boys basketball head coach Dan Cremisino is a joint winner of its Class AAAA Coach of the Year award.
Brad O'Neil
Sports Editor
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