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Fairview Bike, Walk, Run event set June 2nd

Walkers, runners, cyclists and in-line skaters are urged to register for the Fairview Lakes Regional Auxiliary’s Bike, Walk, Run ‘n Roll fundraiser. The event is set for 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 2 at Fairview Lakes Medical Center, 5200 Fairview Blvd., Wyoming. Participants will receive T-shirts and enjoy free refreshments. Cyclists may choose to go [...]

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Vets promote flag use at LILA in FL

Visit explores U.S. flag history Members of Forest Lake American Legion Post 225 and Forest Lake VFW Post 4210 teamed up to teach U.S. flag history to second-graders at Lakes International Language Academy on May 4. As a follow-up to their “And Justice for All” unit, students learned about design changes the U.S. flag has [...]

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Baers a faint memory in history of FL area

Baers a faint memory in history of FL area

Ask nearly anyone in Forest Lake today if they remember the Baer family and the answer should not be surprising. Who’s that? It’s a family name not common in this area in 2012.

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Renowned fresco artist Balma will donate work to St. John’s

Renowned fresco artist Balma will donate work to St. John’s

Internationally renowned portrait and fresco artist Mark Balma, best known throughout the Twin Cities for his frescoes at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis and at the Cathedral of St. Paul, is donating six frescoes to St. John’s Lutheran Church and the community of Stacy.

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Former Las Vegas call girl will share survival story

Former Las Vegas call girl will share survival story

She was beaten, raped and left to die in a Las Vegas desert, but she survived.

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Fuzzy wild friends brighten up spring

Fuzzy wild friends brighten up spring

Jeff and Leisa Benson are used to animals scampering through or flapping over their wooded yard on Jody Avenue in southeast Forest Lake.

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More I-35E ramps to reopen and close this week

Resurfacing, concrete rehab nears completion in the north Twin Cities metro Interstate 35E motorists will experience delays beginning the evening of Monday, May 14 as the ramps from northbound I-35E to Anoka CR-J and the ramp from CR-J to northbound I-35E close. However, the ramp from northbound I-35E to CR-14 and the ramp from CR-14 [...]

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East Bethel’s Jungbauer among state senators departing

East Bethel’s Jungbauer among state senators departing

By T.W. Budig ECM Capitol Reporter Sen. Kenneth Kelash in his farewell to his Senate colleagues last week recalled glancing at a book with the names of all the senators Sen. Michael Jungbauer, R-East Bethel, holds aloft a “Dr. Science” mask of himself that a Senate colleague made. Jungbauer was one of a handful of [...]

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Miles named new warden at Lino Lakes MCF

Eddie Miles has been named warden of the Minnesota Correctional Facility (MCF)-Lino Lakes. “Lino Lakes is where I started my career as an officer and I have always had a special place in my heart for this facility,” Miles said. “When the opportunity came up for me to return, I couldn’t say no. I’m grateful [...]

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Open house on US-61 project set May 21 in Hugo

Anyone interested in learning about the Highway 61 resurfacing and signal replacement project is invited to an open house on Monday, May 21. The open house will take place from 4:30-7 p.m. at Hugo City Hall (Oneka Room), 14669 Fitzgerald Ave. N., in Hugo. Project information will be on display and staff will be on [...]

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