Forest Lake News
Grocery store purchased by service group
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010FOREST LAKE – An old grocery store just south of downtown will become a new food shelf, thrift store and teen center.
New laws target graffiti, drinking parties
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010FOREST LAKE — Two new city laws hope to clean up annoying graffiti and keep party hosts aware of underage drinkers.
Council cuts salary range for administrator
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010FOREST LAKE – Council members are looking for bargain in the search for a new city administrator.
Lines and lanes
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Travis Peterson worked to establish court lines and prepare the newly installed Forest Lake High School gymnasium floor for painting last week. The school district is raising $50,000 to replace its 36-year-old gym floor and paint new lines and logos on the hardwood. Donors can receive a piece of the old floor and have their name listed on a gym plaque. To contribute contact Activities Director Joel Olson at 651-982-8411.
House fire started on deck
Friday, August 27th, 2010FOREST LAKE - A back yard deck fire spread into kitchen and up into the attic of a home in the 700 block of Schilling Circle Aug. 26.
Lake lessons
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Instructor Emma “Uisce” Harvey helps Forest Lake Youth Service Bureau campers get situated in their kayaks on the shoreline at Camp Lakamaga before allowing them out onto Big Marine Lake for an early evening group session Thursday, Aug. 19. Harvey, a native of Ireland, is spending the summer in the United States. Find more photos at www.presspubs.com/gallery/.
Stegner won’t see third mayoral term
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010FOREST LAKE — Residents will elect a new mayor from a field of three candidates after current Mayor Stev Stegner decided not to seek a third term when filing for the Nov. 2 election closed Thursday, Aug. 19.
Small farm harvests organic success in rural Forest Lake
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010FOREST LAKE — Dorothy Stainbrook wouldn’t call her Heath Glen’s Kitchen a small business.
Council looks at $9.16 million budget, 1.53 percent levy increase part of plan
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010FOREST LAKE — Adding back a fire inspector position and reviewing options for a new public safety buildling were among the ideas the Forest Lake City Council discussed at a 2011 budget workshop Aug. 19.
The man with the sheets
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010FOREST LAKE — After graduating from St. Thomas University in 2007 with a major in finance management; Josh Pribyl decided the best career path for him was to start his own business.