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Hockey season ends for Ranger girls

The hosts from Cloquest-Esko-Carlton scored three goals in the final period and beat Forest Lake 4-0 in a Section 7AA matchup Thursday night. Despite a deficit of only two in...

Kevin Corbid new county deputy administrator

Kevin Corbid will step into the position of deputy county administrator in Washington County. The announcement was made this week by Molly O’Rourke, who took on the position...

Lucille V. Waldoch

Lucille V. Waldoch, 89, Forest Lake (Columbus), died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 13 at St. Joseph Catholic...

Nordic boys win section; girls edged by Stillwater

As expected, Wednesday’s Section 4 nordic skiing meet came down to the wire. The Rangers boys celebrated a narrow win over Stillwater, but the girls were edged by the...

Kirchner bound for state alpine meet

FLHS alpine skier Krista Kirchner qualified for the state meet during Tuesday’s section race at Giant’s Ridge. The state meet will take place next Wednesday, Feb. 15,...

Richard W. Proulx

Richard W. Proulx, 74, Forest Lake, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. A gathering of family and Friends will take place from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13 at Mattson Funeral Home, 343...

Talk begins for change in Sports Center management

FLAAA, ISD 831, FL city begin dialogue Cliff Buchan News Editor Could Forest Lake School District 831 be returning to the ice arena operation business? It has been just over three...

1968 was a year not to miss

History Center exhibit a walk back in time for Marine Chris Sauro, who spent all of 1968 in Vietnam Cliff Buchan News Editor For anyone who can remember the 1960s, the year 1968...

Houle family can’t persuade Columbus to deny rezoning

Connexus to build substation on land once designated for RIM Editor’s Note: The backstory on Brown’s Preserve Wildlife Management Area can be found in a Forest Lake...

City hears complaints about FL stormwater fees at ‘Community Conversation’

Listening series continues Jennifer Mevissen Staff Writer On Monday night, the city of Forest Lake embarked on a journey that will guide which direction the organization intends...

Did Smokey and the Bandit pay a visit to FL?

FL police can’t catch fast black Pontiac Trans Am Cliff Buchan News Editor Did characters from the 1977 movie sensation “Smokey and the Bandit” pay Forest Lake a...

Benefit for 2003 FLHS graduate Feb. 24 in Rochester

Christie Brink Engelmann being treated for rare brain tumor Cliff Buchan News Editor Family members and friends will gather in Rochester later this month for a benefit to aid...

Fired technology specialist files grievance against school district

Cliff Buchan News Editor A fired technology support specialist VI is weighing her options following a no-action move by the Forest Lake School Board last Thursday. Debra Long,...

Session on Voter ID planned Feb. 22 at FL Senior Center

The League of Women Voters of Minnesota is inviting Forest Lake area residents to join them at the Forest Lake Senior Center, 767 SW 4th St, at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, for a...

FL Area Historical Society makes progress

The Forest Lake Area Historical Society has completed the first of a series of key steps for the new organization. At a meeting on Feb. 1, the volunteer group completed its...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Inaugural Progressive Dinner

from:Forest Lake Area Chamber Of Commerce

The Forest Lake Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend the Inaugural Progressive Dinner. Enjoy a three course meal at three different restaurants – get a group...

Racino is about fair competition,not monopolies

Taxpayer League of Minnesota is on the wrong side of their own beliefs Rep. Mark Buesgens Guest Columnist Hometown Source recently published an op-ed by Phil Krinkie, president of...

Find a way to fix broken state aid school funding model

A survey of area school superintendents revealed that all educational opportunities for each Minnesota student are not equal. Joe Nathan, director of the Center for School Change...

Letter writers opine on several topics

EDITOR’S NOTE: Letters will be accepted for the Open Forum for publication in the next available issue after receipt. Letters may be sent to Forest Lake Times, 880 SW 15th...

Agenda for Reform partisan, misleading

Michael Lafave Guest Columnist Rep. Bob Dettmer wrote in his Thursday, Jan. 25 letter in the Forest Lake Times Open Forum column that “Legislative leaders from the Minnesota...

Thomas P. Servaty

Thomas P. Servaty, 62, Chisago City, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. He was a former resident of Wyoming. A funeral service will take at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 9 at Zion Lutheran...

FL varsity hockey teams drop Saturday games

It was a pair of defeats for both the boy’s and girl’s varsity hockey teams in Suburban East Conference action on Saturday night. The Ranger boys dropped a 4-2...

FL girls nip Cretin-Derham Hall, 50-48

Forest Laked trailed Cretin-Derham Hall, 27-25 at the half, but rallied in the second half to capture a 50-48 victory over the Raiders in Suburban East Conference girl’s...

Cretin rolls to 71-49 victory over FL boys

A slow first half put Forest Lake in a deep hole Friday night and the Ranger boys fell in Suburban East Conference basketball play to Cretin-Derham Hall, 71-49. The Raiders rolled...

Ranger boys net key ice win

Forest Lake trailed Cretin-Derham Hall, 2-0, after one period on Thursday night, but stormed back to claim a 6-4 win in Suburban East Conference boy’s hockey action. The...

Traffic stop by FLPD leads to drug arrests

Jennifer Mevissen Staff Writer A traffic stop by the Forest Lake Police Department at 12:16 p.m. on Thursday at W. Broadway Avenue and I-35 resulted in two arrests for drugs....

Hastings stops FL in key SEC wrestling contest

Forest Lake’s bid for a Suburban East Conference wrestling championship ran into a roadblock on Thursday night as second-ranked Hastings defended its home mat with a strong...

Jim Lindberg: Bank Leader, Bridge Builder

After 43 years at Security State Bank of Marine, retirement calls Cliff Buchan News Editor In the banking world of Marine on St. Croix and Scandia, Jim Lindberg won’t call...

One year in, Rep. Cravaack believes major reform needed

Budget deficit, national debt are skyrocketing, he says Cliff Buchan News Editor When Chip Cravaack pulled off one of the major upsets of the 2010 congressional elections, he knew...

Dettmer sponsors bills on veterans’ issues

Bill dealing with veterans preference for road contracts will be refined T.W. Budig ECM Capitol Reporter District 52A Rep. Bob Dettmer is seeking a civil immunity provision for...

Winners of Drug Awareness Poster Contest announced

The Forest Lake Lions Club recently announced the winners of the annual Drug Awareness Poster Contest. Members presented cash prizes to first, second and third place winners in...

FLDT places in top 10 at invitational

The Forest Lake Dance Team attended its last invitational of the season on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Mounds View — placing 6th in jazz and 9th in kick – out of a field of...

Ranger boys can’t keep pace with Roseville cagers

Forest Lake’s Noah Davis pumped in 27 points but it wasn’t enough as Roseville soundly defeated the Rangers, 72-46 in a Suburban East Conference boy’s basketball...

Hockey girls blanked by Cretin-Derham Hall, 3-0

Forest Lake and Cretin-Derham Hall skated to a scoreless first period on Tuesday night in a girl’s Suburban East Conference hockey game, but the Rangers failed to keep pace...

Roseville cagers defeat FL girls, 54-39

Roseville raced to a 33-16 lead at halftime and never looked back as the Raiders handed the Forest Lake Rangers a 54-39 defeat in Suburban East Conference girl’s basketball...

City is asking for public input on future direction

Join a Community Conversation Jennifer Mevissen Staff Writer What do you love about living in Forest Lake? What is Forest Lake missing? What can Forest Lake do today to be vital...

Mayor’s annual appointments ruffles feathers

Jennifer Mevissen Staff Writer Mayor Chris Johnson’s goal in his annual appointments was to accommodate all requests of the council members as well as provide all of them...

FL hockey coaches endorse rule changes

Penalties stiffened following severe injuries to high-schoolers By Clint Riese Sports Editor The injury suffered by Benilde-St. Margaret’s hockey player Jack Jablonski in...

Kauls gets last laugh in FL farewell

Former Ranger coaches Mounds View to comeback win Clint Riese Sports Editor Forest Lake dropped two Suburban East Conference basketball games last week, including one to Mounds...

No. 1 Eagles rally against scrappy Ranger matmen

Apple Valley wins FL Duals Clint Riese Sports Editor At least we made them earn it. That can be Forest Lake’s mantra following a 44-22 loss to top-ranked Apple Valley in the...

Good effort spoiled on Bears

Rangers come up short in two tough SEC tests Clint Riese Sports Editor Taking on two teams with a combined record of 19-3 in the Suburban East Conference, the Ranger girls’...

Alpine girls notch season-best score

Kirchner, Welch lead FL to fourth at SEC meet The Forest Lake alpine ski girls posted their highest score of the last two seasons in the Jan. 24 Suburban East Conference meet at...

Shorthanded Ranger gymnasts drop pair of dual matches

The Ranger gymnasts typically have one meet per week. Their last two competitions, though, came in a span of three nights. Forest Lake fell to Rush City/Pine...

FL debuts well at Laker Invite

Swimmers take second at seven-team meet Forest Lake finished just nine points out of first place in its first appearance at the Minneapolis South Laker Invite on Saturday. The...

FL’s Patriot Bank fails; Savage bank takes over

FDIC closes 3 locations on Friday Cliff Buchan News Editor For the third time in a little over two years, a bank in the Forest Lake area has failed. Patriot Bank Minnesota, with...

Bachmann will run again for Congress

By Tim Budig ECM Capitol Reporter Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, R-Stillwater, will seek a fourth-term in the 6th Congressional District, according to the...

Make-or-break time for Ranger girls (VIDEO)

A 2-0 week pushed the Ranger girls’ Suburban East Conference winning streak to four and put the basketball team in fifth place in the league standings.

Four-game slide ends in Hastings

The Ranger basketball boys have shown some inexperience when it comes to closing out halves and games this season.

Gymnasts give Park a scare

The Park gymnastics team entered this season with state title hopes after placing third last winter. Last Thursday the Wolfpack came to Forest Lake without its top two competitors...