YSB's Teen Game Time

Attention all youth entering grades 7 through 9 this fall: The Youth Service Bureau has a great opportunity for you to keep busy and have fun this summer. Come and check out Teen Game Time. The YSB has an Xbox with cool video games, air hockey, board games and activity collaborations with the Forest Lake Rangers 4-H Club. There is no charge for admission and no need to pre-register. During summer break, come every Wednesday (except holidays) through August 29 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at YSB in Forest Lake. Starting September 9, Teen Game Time will switch to the school year schedule of every Sunday (except holidays) from 2-5 p.m. The Youth Service Bureau is located at 244 N. Lake Street. Please contact Tovah Rykken at the Youth Service Bureau at 651-464-3685 or tovah.rykken@ysblakesarea.org for more information.

CHH golf fundraiser on Aug. 5

The Community Helping Hand golf fundraiser will be on Sunday, Aug. 5 at Castlewood Golf Course. Tee times will start at 1 p.m., and the cost is $200 per four-person team. The fee includes nine holes of golf, two power carts and tickets for door prize drawings. This benefits Community Helping Hand of Forest Lake and the Community Helping Hand Food Shelf. To sign up, call Jennifer or Rose at 651-464-0061.

Forest Lake Chamber and Patriot Bank's 20th annual golf tourney

The Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and Patriot Bank invite you to attend their 20th Annual Golf Tournament, Monday, August 6, 2007, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. at Forest Hills Golf Club, 7530 N 210th St, Forest Lake. This year’s event is set to be a memorable one, with many special prizes and contests, so get your foursome together and register soon. If you don’t have a foursome, the chamber can help place you on a team.

Register by July 27 for $130 per person, which includes dinner, cart, and 18 holes. After July 27 the fee is $155 per person. Call the chamber for more information and a registration form at 651-464-3200.

The Chamber only has a couple corporate and hole sponsorships available, contact the chamber office to receive more information about these opportunities. Corporate sponsorships are $750 and include four golfers, cart and dinner. Hole sponsorships start at $50 for chamber members.

Race for the Rotary August 11

The Forest Lake Rotary’s biggest fundraiser is the Race for the Rotary, and it is rapidly approaching on Saturday, Aug. 11. For the third consecutive year, the Rotary will be hosting Go-kart racing at Northland Mall. This should be an all-day affair with races beginning at 9 a.m. and lasting until 4 p.m. Community members can drive as individuals, compete as a family or race with a local business sponsorship. The entry fee is $120 per person, or $500 for a team of five, or $1000 for a team of ten. For tickets and information, contact Brian Raabe at 651-982-2026, or Doug Voss at 651-982-2039.

Drumline lessons in August

Join the fun at Drumline's summer clinics. On Mondays, Aug. 13, 20 and 27 from 6-9 p.m. at Forest Lake High School, students can learn everything they need to know. No commitment or experience necessary.

Football Booster's golf tourney

The Forest Lake Football Booster Club is hosting its Seventh Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 1 p.m. at the Chisago Lakes Golf Club. Sign up sheets can be found at www.forestlakefootball.org, or contact Dave and Tara Schultz at 612-282-8451. If anyone is interested in dinner only, tickets may be purchased for $15. Come for dinner and bid on our silent auction items.

Tee up for Hospice golf benefit

Registration is now open for the 19th annual Tee Up for Hospice golf benefit event this year, set for Monday, Aug. 20 at 4 p.m., at the Chisago Lakes Golf Course in Lindstrom. The traditional nine-hole shotgun scramble is open to individual golfers or five-person teams playing in mens, womens or mixed team categories (mixed teams must have at least two women) The fund-raising event is hosted by Fairview Lakes HomeCaring & Hospice, with proceeds going to support the un-reimbursed volunteer and bereavement components of hospice care and Camp Triumph, a grief camp for kids. Registration forms are available at local golf courses and at Fairview Chisago Lakes Clinic in Chisago City. The $55 donation includes nine holes of golf, a delicious picnic supper and a chance at many prizes, including hole-in-one prizes of a 2007 Ford Explorer, sponsored by Plastic Products of Lindstrom, and a Weeres Pontoon Boat and 25 hp Mercury motor, sponsored by Frankie’s Bait and Marine in Chisago City. Two golfers are guaranteed to win a $250 savings bond donated by Lake Area Bank and $250 in gasoline from Wally Carlson & Sons BP. To register or to obtain more information on hospice services, call Darcy Nelson at 651-257-7836.

3-on-3 basketball league

The 3rd annual Forest Lake 3-on-3 fall basketball league at Forest Lake High School will run Sunday evenings from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on September 9, 16, 23, 30, and Oct. 7. The league is open to boys and girls in 4th – 12th grade. Registration cost is $35 and includes T-shirts and two games per night. Registrations will be handled online at www.midwest3on3.com. The deadline to register is Wednesday, Aug. 22. Any questions, contact Christy Hilley at info@midwest3on3.com or Jen Wagner at jwagner@forestlake.k12.mn.us or 651-982-3042.

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