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The city of Columbus and Anoka County agree: The Columbus Elementary School septic system is both a public nuisance and a health threat.
Following a surface discharge of sewage from the Columbus Elementary School system on February 8, Columbus Building Official Nick Schmitz met with Anoka County Public Health Specialist Jon Christensen to discuss the history of septic system problems at the school.
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Eight residents were present for the public hearing on the Fawn Trail improvement project on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Town Engineer Mark Erichson gave a brief overview, explaining the road involved is west of US-61 and south of 245th Street and will cover about 2000 feet in length. The road will be raised one foot, strengthened and have a 20-foot width.
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Linwood Town Board supervisors on Feb. 25 referred a revised sketch plan for an eight-lot development back to the planning commission for review.
The plan was submitted by Lonnie Lundberg for an area west of Pet Lake, north of Fawn Lake Road (CR-26). Adjacent landowners objected to the plan because any future connecting street would severely limit their development potential of their land.
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Harvey Frank, M.D., a physician with the Allina Forest Lake Clinic, is one of six finalists for the 2008 Family Physician of the Year Award. The award is sponsored by the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians. The 2008 winners will be named at the MAFP all-member celebration on April 17. The award honors a family physician for compassionate, comprehensive and caring medical services, involvement in community affairs and serving as a role model for his or her community, health care professionals, family practice residents and medical students. Family physicians were nominated for the honor by patients and colleagues. The MAFP is a professional association of some 3000 family physicians, family medicine residents and medical students organized to assist family physicians in providing quality medical care in Minnesota.
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Roberts Family Funeral Home, Forest Lake, has announced plans to offer a Grief Support Group. The effort is a partnership with The Center for Grief, Loss and Transition, a counseling and therapy center in St. Paul. A 10-week curriculum will start on March 31 at the Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 SW Centennial Drive. “Working with such a credible resource is significant in helping those who are struggling with the death of a loved one,” said Tim Tarmann, funeral director. The group will be led Lee Erickson, a therapist with the center. “This will be beneficial to many in the Forest Lake area, it will be a chance for people to remove themselves from isolation that grief can cause and be with others who have a sense of what they are going through,” Erickson said. For more information, or to register, call the funeral home at 651-464-4422.
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The annual legislative breakfast hosted by the Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is slated 7-9 a.m., Friday, March 14 at Famous Dave’s, 43 SW 19th St. Area state legislators and U.S. House and Senate elected officials have been invited. The program will include time for questions and answers from the floor. Cost of the breakfast is $9 for Chamber members and $11 for non-members. Reservations are requested by noon on Friday, March 7. Call 651-464-3200 to make reservations.
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The one-day Forest Lake Home & Business Show is on tap Saturday, March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Forest Lake High School, 6101 Scandia Trail N. The home show is a joint sponsorship effort by the Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, Lake Area Bank, and the ISD 831 Community Education program. There is no admission. The show will include a host of door prizes and a kid’s play area. Kodiak Coffee, Forest Lake, is in charge of the food concessions for the March 15 home and business show.
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The Washington County Board of Commissioners has authorized the sheriff’s office to continue its participation in Operation NightCAP. Developed by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Operation NightCAP (nighttime concentrated alcohol patrol) is a prevention program designed to reduce highly preventable alcohol-related traffic deaths on Minnesota’s roadways. The county will receive a $3520 grant through the program to fund increased patrols during time periods when people who are impaired while driving are the most common.
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